Is it not a surgeon? [that's the translation of Chirurgeon from French] Since he's also an apothecary, perhaps he also removes teeth, or performs other "medical" services? Carole - There is no limit to what can be accomplished if you don't care who gets the credit. ~ Dr. C.C. Young In a message dated 2/7/2013 4:09:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, sct-wigtownshire-request@rootsweb.com writes: Message: 2 Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:53:51 -0800 From: wayne.hannay@dccnet.com Subject: [WIG LIST] Old Occupation To: Wigtownshire List <Sct-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <5BF798989886468EAA4B98A643561B27@Hannay> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" In transcribing Old Parish Birth records for Kirkmaiden Parish back in 1720 I`ve come across the following: 01 Dec 1720 - John Gray - Chirurgeon - Apothecary in Stranraer - and Margaret Adair lawful daughter to the deceased William Adair of Curgy [Curgie] were Married on the 1st of December 1720 years. Chirurgeon .... It took a while to figure out what the meaning of this word is ... ?? Anyone ?? Wayne