Carolyn, I don't have access to the 1851 Kincardine census, but thought you might like these entries from the 1881 Census: Dwelling: Town Head Cottage, Arbuthnott, Kincardine, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203468 GRO Ref Volume 250 EnumDist 4 Page 5 Marr Age Sex Birthplace James THOMSON M 44 M Laurencekirk, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Agricultural Labourer Helen THOMSON M 44 F Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Labourers Wife George THOMSON U 13 M Garvock, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Dwelling: Cottar House, Garvock, Kincardine, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203470 GRO Ref Volume 260 EnumDist 3 Page 3 Marr Age Sex Birthplace William THOMSON M 21 M Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Farm Serv Ag Lab Isabella THOMSON M 21 F Bervie, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Wife William THOMSON 5 m M Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Son Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: carolyn macri To: SCT-KINCARDINE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 4:27 AM Subject: [SCT-KINCARDINE] Thomson in Laurencekirk Good Afternoon, I am researching the family of James Thomson born in 1836 in Laurencekrik. He was the son of Robert Thomson and Mary Clark. James married Helen Watt in 1857 in Laurencekirk and had various children. William in 1859 in Fettercairn and George in 1868 in Garvock. I have the 1851 census in of Laurencekirk but I can not find James Thomson or his family Robert Thomson or Mary Clark. Yes I agree the parents may have been dead by then, but if anyone has any ideas, could they please let me know. I have found Helen Watt and her family in Fettercairn. I look forward to hearing for SKS. Carolyn ==== SCT-KINCARDINE Mailing List ==== Hoaxes and Urban Legends on the Internet http://www.snopes.com/ <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/">Snopes.com</a> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx