Hi Helen, On reading your email I found that you also are researching the ALLAN name in Scotland. I am looking for my great grandfathers birth in Roxburgh. He was David ALLAN born c. 1828. Hope that you can find a connection. Regards Desni (Australia) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen McD" <helenmcd20@hotmail.com> To: <SCT-ROXBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 11:19 AM Subject: [SCT-ROX] 1851 census for Hawick and interests > I am researching my partner's family tree and this includes the following > names in Scotland: > > SHIPLEY > ALLAN > GALTON > STEVENSON > > I have had trouble obtaining details fo the marraige of William SHIPLEY to > Margaret STEVENSON in 1848 and this means I have hit a brick wall as I > cannot find out who their parents were - I found the banns dated 28 Aug 1848 > in the HAwick register, courtesy of the Scottish Giv site but nothing else > is available - any suggestions please? > > I am also hoping that the couple may have still been in Hawick for the 1851 > census and would be grateful for suggestion as to how I find out - has this > census been indexed at all? > > I would, of course, be interested to hear from anyone who is researching > these names > > Thank you for reading my message > > Helen McDiarmid > > > > ==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== > ATTENTION those of you with Elliot in your line!!! Have you thought of trying the CLAN-ELLIOT list at CLAN-ELLIOT-L@rootsweb.com Why not give it a try? > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237