On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:15 AM, Kevin Sheridan <kevinsheridan5@yahoo.com> wrote: <snip> Can you tell me if this place called Arnsheen: 1. Is where John's father Peter was from - 2. Is in Scotland or Ireland <snip> And in a following message: <snip> Also John, does this mean that Peter's wife was also deceased at the time of John's death? What does the "M.S." stand for? <snip> Hi Kevin, Sorry, perhaps I should have attempted to set out the transcription of John SHERIDAN's death registration a bit clearer. I have confused you with that raw format. Arnsheen was the parish of residence of John's son, Peter SHERIDAN, who was the informant. Peter's residence was Knockycoid, a farm in that parish. Knockycoid is in Ayrshire, which is the county immediately to the north of the county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. The census returns for both 1861 and 1871 state that John SHERIDAN was born in Ireland, so its likely that his father was from Ireland, but we can't be sure of that, or if he also went to Scotland. John's parents were both deceased at the time of his death. M.S. is an abbreviation for maiden surname. Hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask further questions. Regards, Bruce