The Family History Center near my home has the INDEXes for marriages which were filmed from 1855 through 1956. I found the INDEX hit for your uncle's marriage, a researcher or anyone else can go to New Register House in Edinburgh and view the original themselves. It cannot be photocopied since there is a 75 year ban on photocopying marriage registrations [a 100 yr ban on births and a 50 yr ban on deaths, too]. Anyone can view the original and transcribe whatever data they wish from it. I've done this on 4 occasions since 1989 and spent hours at NRH getting Registration data. 1942 Marriages : Harold Edward YOUNG to Ethel Mary SAMMS in Haymarket, Edinburgh entry #801. I looked up Ethel's entry, it matches with Harold's. I then began to look for the 7 children. Beginning 1929 the mother's maiden name is listed in the Indexes. I checked up to 1949 and found no children which is unusual if the marriage was in 1942. Even if he was gone for the war years, he would have returned sometime and their 7 children didn't just materialize without birth registrations. The only similar surname for the mother was a recurring listing for the surname 'SIM' which is close, but not the same as SAMMS. Those births were in Fraserburg [Aberdeenshire]. Did they perhaps return to England to have the children ??? Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >