Hi I feel it may be worth pointing out that not all Inscriptions in Kirkmaiden Churchyard are included in the excellent publication "Memorial Inscriptions in Kirkmaiden Old Churchyard" published by Dumfries and Galloway Family Research Centre (I have a copy dated Nov 2005). The reason is fairly simple in that the Churchyard was extended sometime in the last 90-150 years and the publication only covers Inscriptions in the Old section of the Churchyard. It is also worth noting that burials still take place in the Old Section ( presumably if a family own the lair and there is still space). However as far as I know new lairs are only now available in the New section. I dont know the earliest burial in the new section but, for example, some of my ancestors were buried there in the 1920s. This means that there is no clear cut-off date between the use of the 2 (adjacent) Churchyard burial areas. I have only recently become a subscriber and have noticed in the archives that some people, who presumably are not local, have been puzzled or disappointed that they can find no trace of ancestors in the MI booklet. If this has been pointed out before then I apologise for repeating the info. I was brought up in Kirkmaiden but now live 100 miles away and only visit the area every few months but if anyone would like me to look for a specific grave I would be happy to do so but you would have to be patient. (Contact me by email) If anyone reading this knows of plans to extend the coverage in the MI booklet I'd be grateful to know. My family interests in Kirkmaiden are McColm, Bailey, McIntyre and Marshall. And Baxters in Stranraer. Cheers Alan McColm