In a message dated 03/09/00 8:24:56 PM Central Daylight Time, robert.kuzyk@sympatico.ca writes: << Dear List, I just looked up the James McLENNAN d. 1857, details of which I sent in my last message. On the IGI it looks like his mother's ms was THANE. The name on the d. cert. copy could be Thain, all I can say is that the last 3 letters are definitely 'ain'.... another way of spelling Thane, Maureen Kuzyk >> Tain it is also the name of a town. DaveM.