Thankyou all for responding to my MacDonald query and thankyou Malcom for clearing that up....I think some time ago (billions of years ago when i first signed up..smile) I had been looking at some parish records and they had a lot of alias to them....I inquired as to what they stood for, and yes I remember that it could describe them as a person, or give lineage....etc etc, but some reason it was stuck in my head that the first alias was maiden name of mother.....isnt the first time something wrong got stuck in here.....lol..... Misinterpretation.......is all.... I guess no one has heard of Thomas before tho.....or that Sutherland MacDonald....I am quite curious about him now....have been from get go....but didnt pursue it when even if I could figure him out...I still didnt have the connection to my Margaret.... I am rather out of sorts.....my chair broke....gotta sit on this awful thing my daughter dragged out of her garage......have a kidney infection from H*** first batch of antibiotics didnt work,......now they are wondering if I have some stones.....somewhere..... So if by chance anyone looking for me doesnt hear from me....well it might be because I am not here.....but will email eventually Cant stand....barely walk....agonizing Cathy