Thank you Tom Welch for your welcome message. I have rejoined the list with new address. Just had 2 days in the Dumfries/New Galloway area visiting from Australia. It is more beautiful than I ever imagined and I was sad not to have had longer there. I saw some of the houses mentioned on our tree. WILLIAM MANSON of FINTLOCH,KELLS New Galloway m.MARTHA MILLIGAN .(Looking for parents) Their son WILLIAM MANSON 1737-1827 m. ANN McGOWAN 1738-1805 in 1773.(looking for her parents) Their children MARTHA MANSON 1774-, Dr.ALEXANDER MANSON 1775-1840 m. ANN NEVILL of Nottingham, AGNES MANSON 1777 d.y., AGNES MANSON b. SCHOOLHOUSE,DALRY 1784 d.New Galloway 1821 m.JOHN MURRAY 1766-1830(Provest TROQUAIN), ROBERT MANSON 1780-1864(born Kells,Died MEADOWBANK)m.AGNES FERGUSSON 1793-1827, JOHN MANSON b 1786 , and DAVID MANSON d.y. Some of these children were baptised by Rev.ALEXANDER McGOWAN 1745-1826 Minister and School teacher DALRY. Interested in connections please. From Eleanor in Sydney.