Interested in any info or contact with descendants of the family of Alexander FINDLATER and Mary SHIVAS - moved from Ellon, ABD to Edinburgh in 1870s, he d. Edinburgh 1886. Known children are: Robert b 1852 m Annie TAYLOR (son Robert J, dau Mary A); Helen b 1854; Christina b 1857; William 1859-1900 m Margaret SIM; Thomas b 1861 m #1 Ellen CAMPBELL had dau Ellen, m #2 1900 Margaret PROUDFOOT; Jane b 1864 m Robert FOSTER, blacksmith; Lizzie b 1867 m William DONALDSON, blacksmith, had 4 daughters; Mary Ann b 1875. father Alexander was a firewood merchant; his sons carried on as coal merchants into 20th century. Family lived on Dalry Road and adjacent streets (Caledonian Place, Downsfield Place, Henderson Terrace). Nancy (Findlater) Cutway Kingston, Ontario, Canada