Hi, My gt gt grandmother was Isabella Lamont, wife of Archibald Lamont. She was the daughter of Dugald McDougald and Rebecca Craig according to her 1862 marriage certificate. I have the Census records for her family from 1841 to 1861. The family name on the 1841 Census was McDugald but on the 1851 and 1861 Census records it was McLucas. I could not find a record for this family in 1871. I found a record in 1881 for Rebecca McDougall where she was listed as a widow. It took me a long time to find these Census records due to the different surname spellings but perseverance paid off. I am wondering if there is a reason for the different spellings or if this is a mistake made by the person recording the census data at the time. I have the 1894 death record for Rebecca McDougall. I have not found a death record for her husband Dugald. As I have not been able to find the family in the 1871 Census I assume he died between 1862 and 1881. According to my great aunt, Isabella's husband, Archibald Lamont, was a seaman and she says she was told that he died at sea somewhere between Scotland and America. He appears on the 1871 Census in Ardtun. Isabella Lamont is listed as a widow in the 1881 Census. My brickwall is how to find these death records. As I could not find Archibald's record then that might be because he did die at sea. Would there be a death record for him anywhere else? Did Dugald die in Scotland or somewhere else. If there is anyone else researching these families I would be grateful if they could help me figure this out. Kind regards Pat _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? Then be it! Find it at www.ninemsn.seek.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau%2F%3Ftracking%3Dsk%3Ahet%3Ask%3Anine%3A0%3Ahot%3Atext&_t=762942039&_r=seek_apr07_yourfuturestartshere&_m=EXT