Hi Skip, You asked for my transcription of a Kirkinner OPR baptism record. This is how I read it: 1809 / Dec / 22 / William McKinnel Farmer in Beng had a Son born to him by his wife Janet McKrackan & baptised Jan 4th 1810 named Charles the mother still being Sponsor as the father remains under Scandal I started to check baptisms for Charles' siblings, to determine how long William had been excluded, and for any hint at the reason, but ran out of time. I did find that Janet was the sponsor prior to 1806 and as late as 1816. If you wish, I can transcribe the others on my next library visit. You may find from the Kirk Session minutes, why William had been "under scandal". According to their online catalogue, NAS holds Kirk Session records from Kirkinner for the years 1702 – 1897, and they listed as open access. The LDS have not filmed these records, so unless you have a trip to Edinburgh on the agenda, you may need to hire a professional researcher to do a lookup for you. Regards, Bruce