We all seem to have similar "brick walls" as far as Ireland and the south west of Scotland is concerned. My Alexanders left Ayrshire for somewhere in Ireland, presumably the North, about 1852. James ALEXANDER and Mary MUIR raised a family there but most, if not all, returned to Ayrshire including Mary. No trace so far of James. My Alexanders eventually moved south to Wigtownshireabout 1880 In all the censuses when asked "where born" they all answered "Ireland" Not much help so far. Yesterday was St Patricks Day and celebrated, as in the the rest of the world, in Sydney Australia. I went to a "Scotland The Brave" concert in the Sydney Opera House. Lilias Goddard in Sydney. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 11820 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!