Colin, Don't know if this helps but I'm looking into the family of Thomas Gardiner who was born in Cape Town in 1857 and then emigrated to the UK in the 1870s. I've discovered that Thomas somehow (still tbd) has a family link to another Gardiner, Walter Gardiner, who was born in Cape Town in 1895 and whose mother (maiden surname Scott) died during his birth. Walter appears to have been taken by his aunt to live with his maternal grandfather, also called Scott, on St Helena. This may all be totally off the wall but if any of it is of interest I'll try to get you the e-mail contact of my distant relative on St Helena who is also trying to find out more about her Scott relatives. Kind regards. John Gardiner ---Original Message----- From: cjedwards@xsinet.co.za [mailto:cjedwards@xsinet.co.za] Sent: 01 September 2004 16:50 To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] FROM COLIN EDWARDS Hi Listers I am new to this list and am interested in any info I can obtain on the SCOTT family of Robert SCOTT b. Tayport, Fifeshire . He was a bookseller in Long St. Cape Town. Robert was married to Ann Eliza STOCKLEY and they had the following children: 1. Louisa SCOTT 2. John SOTT 3. Sarah SCOTT 4. Elisa SCOTT 5. Robert SCOTT (my wife's Gf.) 6. William Dav SCOTT I have most of the info I need on Robert but would dearly to know what happened to his brothers and sisters and any of their families. Kind regards Colin Edwards I am also researching DICKS (1820's), EDWARDS (not 1820's), BOTHA --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.587 / Virus Database: 371 - Release Date: 12/02/04 ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== Heather's South African Genealogy Help List www.genealogy.co.za ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237