Hi Susan, There are a number of ways that you can get the 1850 baptism record for your Peter McDOWALL. The quickest would be to use http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ but this is a pay per usage site, and there are cheaper ways to get the same information. This won't give you a certificate as such, rather an image of the original entry into the Old Luce parish register of the Church of Scotland. note that this is a Church record only, and the details recorded were at the discretion of the incumbent session clerk or minister. Civil Registration did not commence in Scotland until 1855. These parish register records are commonly referred to as OPRs, meaning Old Parochial Registers. Images of OPR records have only been available through Scotlandspeople for a week or so. If you particularly want a 'certificate', it is possible to get a photocopy of exactly the same record from the GROS, and (for a fee), they will certify that it is a copy of said document. The OPRs have been filmed by the LDS, so you can also access them at any of their Family History Centres. As you would also get the baptism records for 6 siblings of your Peter McDOWALL on the same film, this would be a good way to go. The exercise of doing it that way also helps one's perspective of these old records. The LDS also offer a service whereby one can order a photocopy of specific records. That can be a good option for a single record, but if you are to get 7 records from the one film, it is best to order the film, and photocopy each record from that. If you want more details of how to go about that, let me know. Another means of getting the information is to request a lookup by one of the volunteers listed in the Wigtownshire Pages; http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~leighann/index.html I happen to be one of those, as I have access to the OPRs for all Wigtownshire parishes. This will normally be a transcription, as images are not easy to arrange. The 1872 marriage, if it took place in Scotland, should show up in the IGI. The LDS have filmed the Scottish civil registration records from 1855 thru 1875, plus 1881 and 1891. These are supposed to all have been extracted to the IGI. If you have Scotlandspeople credits, it may be worth searching there. Maybe they didn't register their marriage. Maybe they married in Canada. Regards, Bruce __________________ Hi Folks! Could anyone help me to obtain a copy of the birth certificate for my grt. grandfather Peter McDowall born in Glenluce on October 13th.1850 to Peter McDowall and Margaret Buyers? Also a lookup for the same Peter McDowall marrying an Agnes Davidson on the 5th. of May 1872, possibly in Glenluce?... or the vicinity there of. I am not sure if they were married in Scotland or Canada. I do believe it would be Scotland though. If anyone could help me with this info. it would be much appreciated and costs covered for the help. Thank you!! Susan McDowell Georgia, USA.