Hi, I subscribed to the Wigtownshire list about 8 or 9 years ago I think. Since then I've been very lucky with finding my Fleming information in Australia but still no further advanced with their origins in Wigtownshire. I thought I'd have another try. My ggg grandparents were Andrew Fleming and Ellen/Helen Findlay/Finlay/Finley. When Ellen Fleming died in Australia in 1885 she was at the home of her grand daughter. I realise that death information is not always accurate but it is all I have to go on for parents names. The grand daughter was informant on the death certificate giving Ellen's name as "Ellenorah Douglas Finley Flemming" and her age as 94 years. The age is most probably incorrect as the passenger details on Andrew, Ellen and their 6 children's arrival in Australia states Ellen was 38 years of age in 1848. Also I have Ellen in the 1841 census, age 35, at Penninghame with the 5 older children but no husband there on census night. I found in 1841, a probable Andrew Fleming, Ag lab at Creech, Sorbie and another at Whithorn, occupation mason. I think the one at Sorbie is the best bet so far. Andrew Fleming's death in Australia has not been found (that I know of yet) by any family researcher and there have been quite a few of us over the years, so we have no idea of parents names. Ellen's birthplace is given as Galloway and parents on her death cert were given as William Finley/Finlay (hard to read) labourer and Marion Finley formerly Bride. I recently found the OPRs for Penninghame online and noticed the surname Brydson and I'm wondering if that could have been Marion's actual surname. Another researcher was given Andrew and Ellen/Helen's OPR marriage on this list years ago as Feb 1828 Penninghame. Their first child (in case naming pattern was used) was my gg grandfather, William Finlay Fleming b abt 1831 (although he was either a stretcher of the truth or forgot :) always claimed he was 20 odd years older. The ship list in 1848 had his age as 17 years. In 1841 census his age given as 12 years. Then came Ann born abt 1833, Ellen/Helen born abt 1836, Mary Ann/Marion born abt 1838, James born about 1840 and Andrew (from ship list) born about 1844. Am I likely to be able to find any new information do you think? Any suggestions welcome Kerryn in Oz