Very impressive, and you've made a good point. Except perhaps that you should have also reminded us to reply to all, not simply hit the reply button. It took a while for me to realize that my comment on the McPhees had not gone to the whole list, but just to the one person whose post I was reading. Not only did my message not go through, but reading your long post I find that there were several other posts shown that I don't recall reading. And yes, even though I don't have much to add to the group, I do read everything. Here, again, was the message I tried to post: My Islay great grandmother, Marion Morrison - on her marriage registration to John Brown in 1861 in Cathcart said her mother's name was Jane McPhail. On her death registration in 1902 in Glasgow, it was shown as Janet McPhee. Her father was James Morrison. I've never been able to find anything on Jane/Janet McPhee/McPhail and a James Morrison. Sigh Irene, in Michigan In a message dated 4/28/2016 9:24:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sct-islay@rootsweb.com writes: None of us are perfect and it is just so easy to hit the reply button and quickly get your thoughts down as a reply before (in my case) you forget them!

Irene,I hadn't seen your message below until now,  but have you explored Sarah McDuffie as the possible mother?  Perhaps someone will be able to tell us if Janet is sometimes known as Sarah...anything is possible.  I have had a look in Ancestry and the only likely James Morrison that I see may have been married 1st to Sarah McDuffie and 2nd to Marion McPhee.It could be that because Sarah died when Marion was very young, info just was not clear.  Did you look at James Morrison's death cert?I am just trying to think outside the box....not recommended, but nothing to loseRegardsJohan   My Islay great grandmother, Marion Morrison - on her marriage registration  to John Brown in 1861 in Cathcart said her mother's name was Jane McPhail. On  her death registration in 1902 in Glasgow, it was shown as Janet McPhee. Her  father was James Morrison. I've never been able to find anything on Jane/Janet  McPhee/McPhail and a James Morrison. Sigh Irene, in Michigan In a message dated 4/28/2016 9:24:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  sct-islay@rootsweb.com writes: None of  us are perfect and it is just so easy to hit the reply button and quickly get  your thoughts down as a reply before (in my case) you forget  them! ------------------------------- Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message