This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Fraochale Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/2090.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you have access in Scotland to records? If so I would look at the Kirk Session records for the period in which you are looking at. If both Alexander Wallaces were in the same parish there would be record of them if they ever came before the Session and it is likely that Sir Alexander would have been an inheritor of the parish so he would likely appear in some of the business of the Kirk. But the other might as well as my ancestors appear in their parish records as donating to different causes and he was only a cottar. So is I were you I would find a way to use the Session records for his parish, though you have to use them only in the Archives in Scotland at this time. Very interesting reading. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.