Katrina, >From the 1871 census index, both WINNING families seem to have been living in Lanarkshire then, and both fathers, Robert and Thomas WINNING, were coal miners. Their marriage records might tell you more about whether they may be cousins or even brothers. I can see a marriage for one set of parents: Robert WINNING and Janet THOMPSON in Cambusnethan, but haven't seen one indexed for Thomas WINNING and Annie/y SNEDDON yet. I think you said you had information on your Annie's birth; the record should say where and when her parents were married which would help to point you in the direction of finding out how and whether Thomas and Robert closely related. If you so wish, of course... I have to remind myself that not everyone is as quite as besotted as I am. Will now get off your case ;-) Katie PS My previous message, the one below, does not seem to have come through yet: Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] Quirky coincidence - WINNING> > Two more points, Katrina, > 1) The young lady who married Hugh HAMILTON in 1899 appears to have the same > parents as Annie who married William BAXTER in 1901, i.e. Thomas WINNING & > Annie SNEDDON. > 2) I don''t know about the odds on two Annie WINNINGs, but I certainly had > > trouble with my great grandmother Mary McVean and her cousin by the same > name, two years younger and born next door in Argyll and migrating to > > Renfrew and Lanark which, after all, are pretty close.> Enjoy the trail, > Katie de Haan