From the IGI: John CARRUTHERS Sex: M Marriage(s): Spouse: Isabella EDGAR Marriage: 16 Jul 1869 Carlaverock, Dumfries, Scotland I didn't find births in the stated parishes in the correct year range for the ages given in the census. Hugh Wallis has put up a site that allows you to search the IGI by parish: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis You might want to try the GRO site: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php They have images for deaths after 1855. The register pages show: name, marital state, spouse name, date/time & place of death, age, parents, cause of death, & who signed the register. Also, the Council Information Service has put up the 1851 census for Kirkcudbright and Dumfires: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/c ensus_search.asp#search (NOTE: 2-line url, so copy and paste into your address bar) I checked for a John Carruthers born Kirkmichael, and found nothing. The only Isabella Edgar, age 5, was in the following household: Name: EDGAR, James, Address: Parish: Caerlaverock Relationship: head of household, Marital Status: widower, Occupation: JOINER Age: 64, Born: born Caerlaverock Dm Household No: 1/32 _____________________ Name: EDGAR, Agnes, Address: Parish: Caerlaverock Relationship: daughter of James Edgar, Marital Status: unmarried, Occupation: Age: 30, Born: born Caerlaverock Dm Household No: 1/32 ______________________ Name: EDGAR, James, Address: Parish: Caerlaverock Relationship: grandson of James Edgar, Marital Status: Occupation: SCHOLAR Age: 8, Born: born Caerlaverock Dm Household No: 1/32 ______________________ Name: EDGAR, Isabella, Address: Parish: Caerlaverock Relationship: grand daughter of James Edgar, Marital Status: Occupation: SCHOLAR Age: 5, Born: born Caerlaverock Dm Household No: 1/32 ______________________ Name: EDGAR, Thomas, Address: Parish: Caerlaverock Relationship: grandson of James Edgar, Marital Status: Occupation: Age: 3, Born: born Caerlaverock Dm Household No: 1/32 ______________________ -- Jo-Ann