This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NSeeds Surnames: ADAIR, EDYER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/1032.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Using Scotlandspeople and searching all of Kirkcudbrightshire for the period 1553 through 1700 for male births under surname = ADAIR there were NO matches. None for Dumfriesshire either. One match in Wigtownshire: 1 Dec 1695 Robert Adair to John Adair in Stranraer Then I did a soundex search for the same time period and got only 1 match in Kirkcudbrightshire: 9 Jun 1695 William Edyer to Robert Edyer in Dalry There were 12 matches for soundex search of Dumfriesshire for the period 1553-1700, with births dating from 1605 through 1624. The spelling was all the same as above in Kirkcudbrightshire--i.e., "EDYER" -- and they all were recorded in the Burgh of Dumfries. 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.