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  What you said about Scots Family research....................   

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 Brian, I have today received the results of your research in to the birth of John Pollock. Thank you very much - what great detective work to discover he was illegitimate - very interesting.

Suzanne Mulligan, Australia
April 2008


Scots Family, thank you very much for your report on the Olliver family which has been very helpful to me. Your efforts much appreciated!

Stephen Oliver, England
March 2008


Thanks for all that you have done on the Forrest family . It's all very interesting to find out where all your relations came from and to think they came out to Australia almost 100 years ago on a big adventure.

Anne Sargent, Australia
March 2008


Alan, to let you know that I have now received the information you researched for me on the family of Archibald Reid.  Thank you very much indeed. It is beautifully presented and I am very anxious to start putting the data on to my  Family Tree. Thank you once again.

Wendy Waters, England
February 2008


Thank you for your report, great to read about my dad George Fernie , his history has always been a mystery to me except that he had a poor upbringing. Please can you continue

Cath Darlington, England
February 2008


Thank you so much for your work on Alexander Scott and family , this will be of great help and has saved me a trip to Scotland!  (Ed - oh well, next time Visit Scotland )

Carol Scott, England
February 2008


Alan, I can't thank you enough for your work on my Robert Mordough and my "clan's" behalf. It's been a pleasure using your research services.

Joyce Robbins, USA
January 2008


Your report into the research on Alexander McMaster and Jane McMurdo received this morning and  I am  very pleased indeed. Although I have done some work on the English records I have not found those relating to Scotland all that easy, and you have provided precisely what I wanted. I have been most impressed by the quality of your work and your rapid responses, all done at a most reasonable cost. Thank you.

Eric Martin, England
December 2007


Thank you for the report you sent on James Conner . Very exciting and useful.

Ginny Barry, USA
December 2007


 I received the Grogan report and was very pleased with your findings. It confirmed some news that I already had, but  also a mystery as I never knew about a son Patrick. Thank you

Charles McCormick, USA
November 2007


Just a quick note to say thanks for the report on my Davidson family , I am really delighted ...after Christmas I would like to find out more about my mothers side of the family, many thanks

Gordon Davidson, England
November 2007


Alan, information  received today re my great-great grandfather, Thomas Hedderwick. Thanks very much for your terrific assistance.

Prue Beck, Australia
November, 2007


Thanks a million for your work on the family of my grandfather John McKeown .

W. McKeown, Scotland
November 2007


I am very happy with the material you have provided and would not hesitate to consult you again or to recommend your services to others. Thank you.

John Francis, Australia
November 2007


A tribute to Alan - The World War 1 record for my maternal grandmother's brother, Tracey Holness, arrived by Royal Mail this morning, thank you. Far more information than I would have ever been able to achieve by myself. Presentation excellent and I was regularly updated as to how the research was going.

Diana Pirrie, Scotland
October 2007


I received the ancestry research on the McCabe family, I didn't think I would ever get it with the postal strike on. Its been very informative and I want to thank you again for your help with this.

John McCabe, England
October 2007


Brian, I received the Weatherston report in the mail today and have read it numerous times already. Thank you so much!! It is absolutely fascinating information that gave me butterflies in my stomach, further solidifying why I love genealogy! Thank you so much again to you and your team  for all your hard work. I will definitely contact you again in the future.......

Kelly Turner, Canada
October 2007


We just received our report on the Howitt family. We are very pleased and impressed with the information you gave us. We are now very interested in finding any living Howitt relatives . If you could help us with that, we'd be grateful. Thanks again

Cindy Howitt, USA
September 2007


Your detailed report arrived today. Thanks  for an excellent piece of work on James Allan and family,  and for helping me to close yet another gap in my family history.

Robert Allan, Canada
August 2007


Thank you for all your wonderful help as always

Michael Beattie, United States
August 2007


I received the folder today, thank you so much. It’s really great to read so much about my Reith family. I’ll be in touch again soon as I’m interested in the Baxter family -my dad’s cousin was the famous footballer Jim Baxter.

Belinda Dunk, England
July 2007


Brian, delighted with the research you did on my Bracken family. Many thanks.

Olive Bracken Murray, Ireland
July 2007


 What a delight to receive my report on Abigail Fraser and family  which arrived today. Thank you. It really tied it all together. Thank you for such professionalism. The report with certificates is so nicely presented, I never expected such presentation . This was very quick and your contact very kind and clear. The cost made it affordable. It has made my Scottish family very real. Your research has  far exceeded my expectations and I hope to use your service again soon.

Rainie Norrish, Australia
June 2007


Your package  arrived  promptly, today. We are most pleased with your report on John Emslie and family  and the service was superb. After review we may need more information. Thanking you in advance .I remain,

Dale Meehan, USA
June 2007


Brian, you and your team have my thanks. What can I say but "wow, how on earth did you manage that."

Colin Smith, England
June 2007


Thank you very much for the information which I received this morning, very informative, and allows me an insight into the lives of my grandparents whom I never met. I am interested in exploring the Campbell lineage further -can this be done? Many thanks

Moira Moore, Scotland
May 2007


What a revelation the information you supplied has provided about my late father Norman Gibson Fraser MacFarlane ! Intriguing information emerges from the enclosures.............I am intrigued to follow up the various threads of this story

Andrew MacFarlane, England
May 2007


 Thank you very much for your letter with enclosures safely received yesterday and for the way in which you set out the details on my Orr family. As a layman in matters of ancestry research I am very happy to read the detail you found from the basic parents/grandparents information I provided.

Leslie Orr, England
April 2007


Thank you very much for the information on John Tait and family. It is more than we had expected and as much as we hoped for

Glen Gaetjens, Australia
April 2007


I received your report on George Stewart and his parents yesterday. Thank you very much for that. Beautifully presented too, thank you.

Meridyth Sutherland, Australia
February 2007


Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am over the moon with your results of my very elusive grandmother Margaret/Jeannie Gibson. Your service has been wonderful and I have recommended you to other members in our local Family History Group who are having difficulties in finding information. This is absolutely the best news I could have had on this momentous St Valentine's Day.

Jan Cooke, Australia
February 2007


I wish Brian and Alan a happy New Year. I received the folder on Norman Young, my grandfather. I thought that it was very professional and quite reasonably priced.  Best Regards and Thank You

Steve Young , USA
December 2006


You have done a superb job for me once again, I am more than thrilled with the results on the Leitch ancestry . I will be contacting you in the New year to carry on further research, only this time on my grandmothers side of the family.

Alan Leitch, England
December 2006


Thank you for the report on my McIvor family. I'm very pleased with the results. It's more than just a job or an occupation that you're fulfilling.....your research helps to restore a dying basic commodity in humanity... the family and family ties. Good on you.

Felix McIvor, Northern Ireland
November 2006


Brian, I would first of all like to congratulate you on an absolute great piece of detective work in tracing the antecedence on my Grandfather and Grandmother. Words cannot express my gratitude to you, it was worth every penny and was presented in a very professional manner.

Alan Leitch, England
October 2006


I was really chuffed with the work you done with James Chalmers. I visited the place where Thomas Chalmers was based in the early 1800's when James was born - it's still there! I also tracked down the old parish church where he had been baptised as well. It was really terrific to source my ancestors like that - geographically as well as genealogically!

Ross Chalmers, Scotland
October 2006


Thank you for the research on Agnes Nash and family. It has been a morale booster in continuing the journey.

Tony Morrison, Australia
October 2006


May I ask for my sincere thanks to you Alan. You are indeed a mine of wonderful information. Thank you once, thank you twice and thank you three times, we are ever so grateful for the time and effort you have taken with our enquiry.

Ruth Stephens, New Zealand
September 2006


I have received your report and am delighted with what you have found out for me on James McIlraith and Lily Nisbet. I am busy taking it all in and enjoying getting to know them all. Thank you once again.

Sue Kirton, Spain
September 2006


 A massive thank you. I received the Georgina Smith- Mackenzie file today. I haven't stopped feeling so overwhelmed. I cannot explain the feeling. Guess one could say a large part of the family tree has began to fall into place. Once again thank you so very much.

Linda Thomson, Australia
August 2006


Brian, thank you so very, very much. I have tried to find this information on Elizabeth Risk for a long time.

Fran Curfew, USA
August 2006


 Thank you so much for doing this research on my Grandfather William Harvey. I received your information and I had a smile on my face from ear to ear. I got on the phone and called everyone that I know and told them . I really did not think that I would find anything, for some reason Grandfather said that all the records were burnt in a fire in Dunblane.

Carmel Q. Harvey Woodward, USA
August 2006


Wow! What great service! Thanks again for helping me (this family tree stuff is addictive! J )

Donna Lee, Australia
August 2006


Many thanks to Scot Roots for your wonderful service.

Pieta Thornton, Australia
July 2006


 This morning I received the dossier of your findings on my ancestor. Everything came to a standstill as I had to open and read it immediately! I am thrilled with all the information you have been able to find on Andrew Richardson and his parents.
Thank you SO much. I am very excited by all you have found.

Lynette Oakes, England
July 2006


I wanted to let you know I received your booklet with the McArthur information and it provided me with enough clues to find a major break-through!! Thank you for the excellent work :} I will spread the word to my friends about your wonderful service.

Sheila Thayer, USA
July 2006


Interestingly following the information that you provided  in relation to “Uncle Tom” I have managed to track down his son and only yesterday, spoke to him for the first time in over 35 years. Another “success story”. Thanks once again.

Brian Pirrie, England
July 2006


The Hendry research is brilliant and I cannot help you enough - I just love the history of it all

Nancy Wayman, England
June 2006


Great news and many thanks for all your hard work researching my mother' s Shepherd ancestors. I definitely recommend your company and will use it again when I wish to travel further back along my Scottish ancestors trail.

George Sanderson, England
May 2006


Report arrived today on the Clark and Shaw families and we are very grateful as it is exactly what we were looking for, many thanks, we will be back in touch soon.

Bill Donaldson, Scotland
April 2006


Many thanks for your hard work researching my grandad John McLean McCallum. My mum is thrilled to bits. Once again thank you Scots Family.

Diane Morris, England
April 2006.


Brian, I received my information on the Clark ancestry  today and loved it. Again, thanks for your help.

Jackie Thies, USA
March 2006


Got the report to-day on my grandfather Tait and I'm very pleased with it.
It was well worth the outlay and the rest of the family will be happy too.
Thanks again

Eddie Fallon, England
February 2006


My mother was thrilled at finding out so much about her father, William Dunlop.
I will certainly want to go further back with both sides of the family, Groves and Dunlop. Thanking you

David Troughton, England
February 2006


Many thanks for the reports - fantastic!

Nick Barrat, Genealogy consultant for BBC
January 2006


I very much appreciate your prompt attention and the attractive set of documents you have provided. When Robert Greenlaw and his family came to New Brunswick in 1840 he established himself as the blacksmith in a lovely little Loyalist town called Hampton. My generation knew nothing of the beginnings of this Scottish branch of our tree. This week I will forward the information to my family members in New Brunswick.

Eric Clifton Langley, Canada
January 2006


You did a cracker-jack job on finding Robert Litster for us, perhaps you could hunt around to see about any siblings.  We were very pleased with the results of your  efforts.

Deborah Fletcher USA
January 2006


Alan, Thank you for all your hard work. You have amazing patience to do your job.

Frances Clark, England
December 2005


Brian, I received the second packet on the Speirs family today and I have to say you've out done yourself! There's way more information than I anticipated - this was a great surprise. Please keep up the great work.

Rob Forrest, USA
December 2005


Dear Brian, received my Buchanan surname scroll and Clan Crest badge yesterday in perfect condition, my partner was very happy with his present and I thank you very much for your prompt service.
merry christmas and all the best for the new year

Tracy Pearcey, England
December 2005


We are very appreciative of the information you have obtained on my great great great grandparents , John & Janet Dickson of Lesmahagow . As you might expect there has been quite a bit of interest by family members within NZ. I'd now be keen to see if you are able to go back a further 2 generations. 

Robert Dickson, New Zealand
November 2005


 Received the report today and it is everything I hoped for! Thank you! I would like for you to continue with your research on the Speirs family as far as possible.

Rob Forrest, USA
November 2005 


Received my package this morning and am very pleased with it.
Some of the Robertson family names in it I had heard over the years, but couldn't have put them in place anyway. Thanks again, and I am really looking forward to the next part. 

Veda Robb, Australia
October 2005


Thank you Brian, you have been most helpful. I appreciate the information you have sent me on Lizzie Mutch. It has filled a long standing gap in my family history. 

Shona Brand, England
October 2005.


That is GREAT!!! If  I could get now get a copy of Peter Brown's birth record listing his parents, that would be fantastic. Thanks for all of your hard work!

Ross Brown, USA
October 2005 


 Received package this morning.... Absolutely thrilled with contents. I will be in touch with you again to delve deeper into the Pottie family search , I am determined to find the connection between the Scottish and French beginnings. Many thanks for your help.

Suellen Schofeeld, Australia
September 2005


Dear Brian, Thanks for sending the information. I never fully appreciated being adopted........until now! Highly recommended. Will contact you on anything  further.

Catherine Clark-Holman, Barbados 
September 2005


I received info on Woodhouse family. Thank you so much. I'm wondering if you could do some more for me? I would like to find out more about Thomas Woodhouse as I've found a possible relative and we are trying to connect family.

Juanita Herman, Canada
September 2005


Thank you for what has been a very efficient service. 

Jennifer Haydon, Australia
August 2005


Since your search for me I have been able to make contact with a lot of Bannatyne cousins that I didn't know I had,  one being quite famous .  So you can imagine how lovely it is going to be for me meeting them all at a big reunion in Scotland this October. 

Moira Simpson, England
August 2005


Thank you so much for my family ancestry details which were absolutely fascinating. I would like you to look further into my ancestors and their past. It is really fascinating and I have been showing everybody. 

Paul Hendry, Wales
July 2005


Thanks a million for the report I received on the Brand family , you have done a great job! 

Pam Bruce-Brand, South Africa
July 2005


Your report on David McClymont arrived safely today. It is very interesting ( and surprising) and well worth the money. Thank you very much

Graham Bishop, New Zealand,
June 2005


Brian, latest report arrived today; thank you very much. Again I find it of great interest.  The research you've done for me so far is fascinating as I'm not sure if my father ever knew much about his side of the family or ever talked much about this. My mother's memory is failing a bit now but she's quite clear that she'd never heard of my grandmother Agnes having a twin brother......

Jim Ormiston, Scotland
June 2005 


Received the latest McGuire report on Tuesday. Love it. Thank you.

Robin Best, USA
May 2005


Thank you for the report which has been very useful. You say in your conclusion that it may be possible to explore further the Bain family, Alexander Sinclair, and the Manson and Swanson lineages. I would be grateful if you would go ahead and do all of that.

James Miller, Northern Ireland
May 2005


 I want to thank you so much for this information on the McCreadie family.  It is great to learn your family roots. Once again thank you for all your help. 

Kay Brown, USA
April 2005 


Brian, received the report this morning. We are so pleased with it. Many thanks for your efforts in finding out so much on the family of Donald Shearer Sutherland .

Stuart Adams, England
March 2005 


Thank you very much for latest report re-Agnes Richardson ancestry; I have found it very interesting, especially because it included names of some of next generation back. 

Jim Ormiston, Scotland
February 2005


After you did the last search finding that Simson Reid Jr. was married to an Ann McKay, I have recently been in contact with the McKay family. They live not 4 hours away from me. They are having a family reunion this August long weekend 2005 and all the Reid family is going.  Thank you very much for you help.

Jodie Grassing, Canada
January 2005


The excellent report has just arrived and I thank you for the meticulous way you have handled the enquiry. The information on the Love family reconfirms much and has helped to fill in the missing gaps to the jigsaw. Regards and thank you again.

John Love, Australia
January 2005


Received my lovely parcel from Scotland today! Thank you, it was so exciting to learn about Catherine. I phoned my mother, who said a “Mrs. Dawson” came out on the same ship as Dad - he always thought they were vaguely related.... 

Sandra Walker, Australia
January 2005


Just a note to say a big thank you for researching William Linn for me, and especially for the quality and clarity of your findings. I have passed these to my half-sister now 84 years old. This is the first time she has known anything beyond her father. It was as if she had won the lottery !!!

Stan Lea, England
December 2004


Alan, thank you so very much, I can't tell you just how thrilled I am to receive this information on Jane Dunbar. I am delighted with the efficiency of your department and with the friendly way you have replied to my enquiry. Please pass on my thanks to all those who assisted with the research. . It is indeed a wonderful service, congratulations. Have a great New Year

Maureen Simpson, Australia
December 2004


Thanks very much for the most interesting and informative report about my grandfather Thomas Pirrie. There is a lot of very interesting information that you have provided  that we had no knowledge about at all. We are so interested in the fact that for generations our family appear to have lived in the Kilwinning area that we hope to arrange a visit in the not too distant future to see where our ancestors originated from. Thanks again for your help.

Brian Pirrie , England
December 2004


I just received the information which you researched for me. It is very informative and fills the hole I had in my grandmother's family history. Thank you, you've done a great job and I'm very happy.

Marion Anne May, Australia
November 2004 


Received your report re Janet Moore Holmes today. I am delighted with it and with the way it has been presented. Many thanks for your efforts on my behalf.

Janet Robinson, Spain
November 2004


Thank you for your research report on John Phillips, which I received today.  Many thanks, it made fascinating reading.

Shaun Cudmore, England
November 2004 


I have received the file on Samuel Pirie. Thank you for a job well done. My God! Where did all these children come from?! 

Diana Fabas-Pirie, Canada
October 2004 


I received my report today and was very pleased at the results of your research and the way they were presented,

Ron Fundell USA
October 2004


You did a wonderful job in tracing my Grandfather John Gordon and family, I would like you now to trace my Grandfather on my fathers side.

John Sellar, England
August 2004


I have received your report regarding my grandfather Arthur O'Neil and I am absolutely thrilled with it. I would like you to continue with any further information you can gather. Many many thanks

 Dianne Rosandich, New Zealand
August 2004


Thank you so much for the report on William McIntosh Reid. It is fascinating. 

Elizabeth Wiggs, England
August, 2004


The Clan Cameron badge arrived Wednesday and it is beautiful. I have framed it in a nice Tartan frame and it looks gorgeous. Thanks for your prompt attention to my urgent request!

Peggy Cameron Johnson, USA
July 2004


Thank you Brian for a Job well done.

Roberta Gregg, Australia
July 2004


I am impressed, that did not take you long! After all the time I have been trying to find them.  I hit a brick wall . THANK YOU - thank you. I am most appreciative and YES I would like to have the copies of the two Macreadie  death certificates very much.

Cathy Pienaar, England
July 2004


I can see your report on my Ridley ancestors  has details I had no way of knowing. I will be  interested in continuing the search

Sheena Miller, Canada
July 2004


I received my report on Alexander Holmes and once again I am delighted with all the new info. I'm leaving for Scotland soon ......... Thank you again for filling in so many missing pieces.

Donna Kerpelman, USA
June 2004 


Thank you very very much . This is great!!! You have done some fantastic work on the Donachie family... and I am sure keen to find out more. This is really exciting.......

Robert Donachie, Germany
May 2004


Your report arrived this morning. Many thanks, I read it with great interest. I found it to be very interesting that all four of my Brogan grandfathers grandparents came from Ireland , no wonder I love to listen to the music of Enya and Clannad. 

Barbara Grayson, England
May 2004


Hi Alan, God bless you and thank you so much.  You're an Angel!
You've been a HUGE help. Thanks again

Theresa McDonald, USA
April 2004


May I take this opportunity to thank you very much for your assistance, I will now look up a few leads in Northern Ireland .One day if I get to Scotland I would like to meet you, and it will be my shout!

Evan R Woods, Australia
April 2004


Thank you so much for your EXCELLENT service.

Corrine Coram, Visas, South Africa 
April 2004


Thank you so much for your hard work on finding William Henderson's records, which has saved me much in time and costs.

Roachelle Playle, Australia
March 2004


I received your report today, and am delighted with the information you have provided . It gives me  insight into my O' Neil family. I was always aware of the Irish connection but I was unsure where to start, now I have a better understanding.

Ann McGranaghan, Canada
March 2004


Just received the two Sinclair official record copies asked. I'm very excited to hold these precious documents in my hands!.....Thank you so much!

Carmelle Drapeau, Quebec, Canada
February 2004


My family and I thank you very much for the ancestry research on George Stewart et al. We are tickled pink by the results. My grandmother, Lilian, was a story teller; no one quite believed her. Thanks again.

Douglas G. Phillips, USA
February 2004


I received your package today on the family of Simson Reid and I thought it was absolutely wonderful. There was a lot of very interesting information in the report. I called my Dad and told him all about it and he was very excited to hear about it. I was starting to give up on my research it seemed that it was a dead end. I was having trouble finding information on the internet about my family. When I opened my mail box today and saw the package there, I couldn't get home fast enough to read it. Now I am more excited than ever to learn more about my family. Thanx again and look forward to hearing from you again.

Jodie Grassing, Canada
January 2004


My son Charles was VERY appreciative of his Christmas present of the family ancestry report. Best regards

Nancy Delierre, France,
January 2004 


I am delighted with the amount of information that you have been able to obtain for me. My father Hugh MacCulloch migrated to Australia as a young man and didn't really keep in touch with his family. I knew very little about his background and it will be nice to be able to pass on to my children some information about their Scottish heritage. Thank you very much.

Lyn Henderson, Australia
December 2003


Your information on my father, Peter Taylor, arrived today. I was very pleased with your search and want you to know that you found the correct family. I have a book which my father was awarded as a school prize in 1911; it is from the same school district as named in the 1901 census. 

Ann Fugate, USA
December 2003


 Thank you so much. I am so excited to receive this news about the girl child, and my how many times great grandparents. You don't know how much I appreciate that.

Cheryl D. Schram (Campbell), Canada
December 2003


 Thank you for the time and effort you have put in to the investigative report on my late father. I cannot tell you how much this means to me.

John Thomson, England
December 2003


 Hi Brian, I received your report today. It was very good, and very interesting. Loved the report, please find the birth and death of the girl, and where she is buried. Thank you so much

Cheryl D. Schram (Campbell), Canada
November 2003


Thank you for the data on Nellie Templeton it gave me great pleasure just reading it.  I am now going down the road of the McKelvie name and wonder if you could search out any info on Jeanie McKelvie and her parentage.

Stuart McKelvie, England
November 2003 


Thank you Brian, report received today with much excitement. It's all very interesting. 

Kerryn Taylor, Australia
October 2003


We were delighted to receive the information on the Nimlin side of the family. We had just about given up hope on ever locating the Nimlins until we contacted you. Thank you so much for your assistance. No doubt we will be contacting you in the months to come to search out more family members.

Glenda and Jean Stewart, Canada
October 2003


I received the report on the twin girls from Islay today, I am very pleased with the report, it takes me a stage further in my family tree. I would like to go ahead with further research in the near future. Thanks  for all your help

Jane Shore, Scotland
September 2003 


I was excited to read your report. It was very clear in its layout and information, and allowed me to process the information and the names before I looked at the certificates. I found everything really interesting. Obviously, even the information I thought I knew was only partly correct! 

Fiona Horrocks , Canada
August 2003


I am so happy with what you have been able to find out for me on my Walls family. I wouldn't have had a hope from this end of the world.
Many thanks

Deanne Walls, Australia
August 2003 


I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply to thank you for all your work. I've been watching some of my grandchildren.  Hopefully one day these records will mean as much to them as they now mean to me.  Thanks again.

Ann Rafferty, USA
July 2003 


The report on my grandmothers family is wonderful. It almost brings her to tears. My grandmother Violet Mary Cunningham is 88 and this is all she has of her family history. I would love to get her in touch with as many family members as I could that may possibly still be living. Thanks again for all your help.

Lisa Jessup, USA
June 2003


We received the report in today's mail. It was great. My husband said that just knowing what his grandmother's maiden name was is well worth the money we paid to find out . The rest of the information is an added bonus. Once again thank you for all your help and if we ever need any other information we shall surely contact you. 

Edith Hunt, Canada
June 2003


 I am delighted that you found birth records for Aunt Bess and Uncle Tom. Both were very much a part of our extended family when I was growing up so it pleases me to be able to have this information. Again, thank you for all of your help.

Agnes Pavelko, USA
May 2003


Thank you very much for your research. We've had fun expanding our knowledge of the family... the Grewar name has been passed down for several generations.
In greatest appreciation,

Heather Cook, Canada
May 2003


Thank you  the report has been received. It is fantastic.  I would highly recommend your services! Thanking you kindly. Wishing you a lovely day Brian.

Heidi Bossert-Toaldo, Australia
April 2003 


I was stuck at this point of research into my family tree. Thank you for your prompt and efficient work

Tony Jensen, Scotland
April 2003


You did excellent work on my grandfather Archibald McCrea and hopefully you can do the same on George McCammon. He was born in Ireland in 1860 and married my great grandmother Ellen Larkin Armstrong in 1890 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England before  they moved to Newmains, Lanarkshire in Scotland. 

Orville McCrea, USA
April 2003


Thank you for all your hard work. It does mean a great deal to me to have this information. The difference in the birth name is the reason I was unable to find this information myself.

Mabel Slemp, USA
March 2003


Thanks for your tremendous efforts. I and my wife thank you very much. If I hear of any one who needs your expertise I'll give 'em your number. You're already famous here now. Thanks again.

 Glenn Chapman, Canada
 February 2003 


Your assistance has been deeply appreciated by myself and my family. My father who passed away in September was thrilled with the information that you sent a few years ago. He was very proud of his heritage.

Janet Vanstrom,  New York
February 2003


Thank you so much for the report which I received yesterday. Your professionalism is greatly appreciated.

Ede Kennedy, Canada
January 2003


Thank you for doing the work. We are thrilled by the outcome. Wishing you a Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year

Ian Dobson, Nigeria
December 2002  


 Thank you for the information you have forwarded me about my grandmother, it was lovely to find out more about her life. 


Mrs A Nelson, England
December 2002


Thank you very much for your effort. The report made interesting reading especially where we see that Christina was born in 1888 which made her 25 at time of marriage yet her marriage certificate has her at 24 which was why I was looking in the wrong year. The details in the report have been very enlightening 

David Coates, New Zealand
November 2002


My wife and I would like to commend you for the very well done presentation.

Al Pfannkuch, USA
November 2002


I just received your research of my Mother's family tree, and I can really appreciate all the work that went into it. This is indeed amazing to have so much information about the ancestry to go through. It will keep my husband and myself occupied for a while, to digest it all. I know our family will be interested in what you have been able to sort out. A million thanks for all your research.

Annie Fairchild , Canada 
November 2002


The report is presented so beautifully. I really appreciate having someone like yourselves at the other end willing to take on this kind of work. The gaps in my Mother's life are being filled in piece by piece and I think it is doing her good. Thanks again to you, and all at Scot Roots for your wonderful service and sympathetic attitude.

Margaret Buchan, Australia
October 2002


Your professionally presented report arrived yesterday .You have done far more than I expected, not only with the double lineages, but with the provision of details that give much cause for family speculation. I would never have discovered this particular James Fulton for example, and the Hannahs were a delightful surprise. I will ask for your help again if I run into another brick wall. Thank you for your work in breaking through this one.

Noel Purdon, Australia
March 2002


THANK YOU !
I just received the information in the mail today. Where to start. The information on William Arthur is great. Please keep searching for information. I am thrilled with your success. 

Susan Robinson, Canada
February 2002


Great reading on the McCubbins. We had no idea that Andrew Seath McCubbin was born in the USA.

Rae Tait, Australia
May 2008


Thanks so much for the Shanks and McLaughlin family report - it made for really interesting reading; I'm sure my mum is going to love it as her birthday present .

Elaine Burns, Scotland
March 2008


My mother, 81, is thrilled to get information about her Younie family . I also have two grand-daughters to whom I will pass on the family story. Up to 2004, there were five generations of living “Jessie” s in our family, from my grand-mother  to my grand-daughters!

Jessie Lesieur, France
March 2008


Brian, information on Christie family arrived. Very good,  could not be more pleased . Once again many thanks

Bill Christie, Australia
March 2008


Received the info. about my father James Foy with much joy.

Pauline Barber, Australia
February 2008


Brian, we have just received your latest chapter in our Moore family history ... First thank you for a wonderful trace of this  side of our mixed up history . I haven't stopped reading it over and over . I have just talked with my son in Toronto , he is ready to book a flight to Scotland and begin the search for every thing from family to the various locations. This has been a partial dream come true .
(
Ed - one up for  Visit Scotland )

Bob Gatley, Canada
February 2008


Brian, a real big thank you for the report on the Cooper family I received this morning. It  has made things a lot clearer and hopefully now easier for me to carry on my search.

Dawn Cooper, England
February 2008


YOU DON'T KNOW THE HAPPINESS YOU GIVES US WITH THIS NOTICE!!! . MY GRAND MOM DIE THE PAST MONDAY, SHE WAS THE LAST WITH THE SURNAME "BELL" FOR OUR PART OF THE FAMILY . SO..  ALL MY FAMILY SAY TO YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.. ANYTHING, JUST TELL US..

Silvia Jimena Marín Guzmán, Chile
January 2008



Thank you so much for the Brechin family finds , you have answered my Dad's greatest wish.

Caroline Bielinski, USA
December 2007


I have thoroughly enjoyed going through all the info you have been able to give me regarding the McCormack lineage!!!! Thank you so much for all your hard work finding the information I have requested. I will definitely want to go back even further into both the McCormack and Allan lineages

Michelle Storm, England
December 2007


Brian, thank you for the report on Charles McBroom, you did a wonderful job. I will be wanting more research carried out in the future

Donna McBroom, England
November 2007


 Thank you for the report on the McLellan's which has successfully  now closed another chapter of our family tree. Due to the efficient way this report and previous report was presented I would not hesitate in using your services again and I have passed on your address to other people who are researching family trees. Once again many many thanks.

Colin Young, England
November 2007


Brian, received the Syme family info. yesterday. Great job! Thank you. I’m looking forward in working with you on future projects.

Chris Landauer, USA
November 2007



Brian, many thanks, I received your report on the Gray family earlier this week, it makes for very interesting reading!

Alex Hoult, England
November 2007


The documentation has arrived and I must say that I am impressed with what you have provided me. Not only does item fill in gaps with my Campbell family , it provides me with a record of siblings of James that I did not know existed. I was always under the impression that he was an only child. Thank you for what you have done.

David Campbell, Australia
October 2007


Wonderful news about the Alcock family, and quite fascinating – thank you!

Cherry Burchell, South Africa
October 2007


Thank you for all the work you have done for me on the history of my family. It is so exciting to find out about our family from the information you have sent to me. I didn't even know my father Duncan Ferguson's birth date or the names of my grandparents. We are now looking forward to our trip to Scotland

Margaret Wood, Canada
September 2007


 Brian, the Wallace family report arrived today, Betty is thrilled with it and is pleased with her, wholly unexpected, Irish history. Many thanks,

Ian Copeland, England
September 2007


This is BRILLIANT information on our family. We have tears in our eyes as we read it. The Creath break through is amazing. You're the best !

Jennifer Andrews, Canada
August 2007


Many thanks for all the information on my birth mother Esther, my grandparents, and great grandparents, so nice to find one's beginnings, I really appreciate your search.

Beverley Smith, Australia
July 2007


Received your excellent research report on my ancestors John Stewart and Mary Reid. Thank you for a job well done, and also for the additional info. No doubt if I require help again I will get in touch

John Rae, England,
July 2007


 Brian, thank you very much for the excellent research on the Orr family. I am thrilled with the results of your research and, again, thank you.

Leslie Orr, England
June 2007


Brian, the latest info on Maxwell McFarlane and family has now arrived. Thank you. Before I contacted yourselves, I initially subscribed to Ancestry.com, which was OK, but the particular specialisation you have as to Scottish ancestry meant that I chose to initiate the major element of my research through yourselves, and it has been proved to be a wise choice!

Andrew McFarlane, England
June 2007


We have received the full report on the family of Thomas Reilly  and it is absolutely great. My family are very grateful for all your hard work and I am sure that my grandparents are going to enjoy finding out all this information about their families.  I will definitely recommend you to my friends who are thinking of researching their families. Thanks again

Lynne Forisky, Scotland
May 2007


Brian, a very big thank you for the research you did into my grandfather John Robertson Neil.. Has opened up a whole section of ancestors that I only knew about in family legend. Most impressed. Thank you once again. I've finally found all 16 of my great grandparents.

Andrew Neil, England
May 2007


 Dear Brian,
We were very impressed at how clearly you had set out the research report for us, making it so easy to follow and you have corroborated some facts we had through word of mouth. You have also given us lots to think about and a new line of enquiry to follow about William Young, born in England. Once again thank you for the great job you did. Great presentation package as well!!!.
I am sure I will be calling upon your services again before long.
Best wishes from

Glenda Fleming, New Zealand
April 2007


First of all let me thank you for all the information on the Gibson family that you sent me. It was fantastic to sit and read and take it all in. Also, can you tell me where Andrew and Jane Finlayson are buried? You did tell me that they died in 1867 and 1874 but I don’t know where they are buried so I can visit the cemetery when I come to Scotland in September.

Susan Gibson, Australia
April 2007


Thank you for my folder on my grandfather Henry James Millar and family, it's great.

Jacqueline Millar, England
March 2007


Dear Brian, what a lovely surprise in our letter box today!!!! I received your wonderful report and at last I have found the records of my Grandma Lawson alias Margaret Jane Gibson. Once again thank you for such a comprehensive report - I am thrilled pink with it.

Jan Cooke, Australia
February 2007


 Thanks very much for the information on the Haggis sisters , what an eye opener. Knowing their married names is a big help. Thanks again

Trevor Bolton, Scotland
February 2007


Brian, I've received the documents relating to David Johnston, and I'm very pleased with the research that you did. I would be interested in taking my enquiries further into my father's family. Thank you very much.

Nanette Poole, France
December 2006


It's fantastic news to think that I've got a Sloan cousin, and I'm hoping that Sadie has that much sought after photo, I have been searching for. I  really appreciate all you have done for myself and my family, and will definitely recommend you in the future

Sandie Clarke-Bools, England
November 2006


Received the result of the research on my grandfather William McConnell today. I am delighted with it .Reading the names of my ancestors was very exciting.  Many thanks

Elizabeth Bond, England
November 2006


Thank you very much for your report and the death certificate for Dora Geraldine Noyes. It has been a great help in solving the puzzle I had regarding the family and I'm most grateful.

Nigel Sclater, Scotland
October 2006


Brian, the report on our Chalmers family was received. Thank you so much for this information. As well as the emotional response it has caused in our family it has been fascinating to understand some of our history.

Brian Aley, Spain
October 2006


Just a few words to say how I have appreciated your professional services. I have received my Paterson family folder from you and I am getting a lot of new information which pleases me greatly. I will be back to you as soon as I organise myself and decide which line to tackle next.

Dave Paterson, Australia
October 2006


The report on George Gordon and family  arrived today. I am just so thrilled.
 I'm so very impressed with the results, wonderfully presented. Thank you so much Brian, it has been a pleasure being associated with you.

Thelma Giessauf, Australia
September 2006


Thanks so much for all the info which arrived safely towards the end of last week. Has more than come up to our expectations,  thank you to Scot Roots I have now photocopied the originals for my files and passed the original on to May herself, who is still alive and kicking at the grand old age of 80 something. Other than her mother's name (and she didnt know all of that) she knew nothing of her Finnis family at all.
Again thank you very much for all your help.

Anne Coates. England
August 2006


I have received your report on Mary Ann Whyte my great grandmother, and I am very pleased with your professional approach. Many thanks, I am very satisfied.

Dave Paterson, Australia
August 2006


Got the family report today - first class! It fitted in with the family docs and gave me a lot more information. Will be in touch about Alexander Ramsay, thanks again

John Ramsay, Scotland
August 2006


 Received your pack today – fantastic – many many thanks. What fantastic research, results and presentation. I’ve got over 15,000 names in my family tree but had really been struggling for ages on this Hornel branch – until you came to the rescue!

Paul Hardwick, England
August 2006


THANK YOU , THANK YOU, absolutely brilliant, you have been able to achieve what others have failed to do, and they were researchers from Edinburgh.

Thelma Giessauf, Australia
July 2006


Brian, I was really excited when I received your documents on the Arbuckle family.  My Dad will enjoy reading all the details and might explain quite a lot to me on doing so. Many thanks

Elizabeth O'Neill, Australia
July 2006


The report arrived yesterday and I am very pleased with the results. It adds considerable detail and clarification to what we knew previously and it is interesting to track the movements of the Anderson and Bruce families around Forfarshire.

Rick Krehbiel, Canada
July 2006


What wonderful and professional work you did on our  ancestry , and we now need your help to link with another Gulliland line

Carol Gilliland, USA
July 2006


The work on the Jura folk was great and yes, I would like you to get more info on Archibald if you can

Alistair Mackechnie, England
June 2006


Alan, The excitement! How silly to be full of anticipation about such a dry  and boring thing as an old marriage and birth record.... But, with  luck, it will open the door on to the previous generations. I am very  grateful to you for carrying out the work so swiftly.

Sarah Nicholson, England
May 2006


We received the Conn research and read it with great interest! There were a number of things that even Fiona's mother wasn't aware of about her husband's ancestry.

Gary Fors, Canada
April 2006



Brian, Thank you for the William Herdman report which was very interesting.

Anne Martin, England
April 2006


Brian,  I have received the Rae report and it is your usual excellent work. Thank you. Please let me know when you can continue with the research on the Rae family.

Rob Forrest, USA
April 2006


Thank you for the package with the information on Hugh Blair. It is wonderful to have the street addresses. My sister & I arrive in Glasgow on May 30.

Marlene Holmes, Canada
March 2006


Thanks for the great report. There is some very interesting information given. After talking to my mom we would like to find out as much as possible about William Dowell Scott and his wife. Thanks again for the great work.

Nick Garcia, USA
February 2006


Brian....once again my thanks for a great package of material on the family of Alexander McLeod  received last week.

Lorna Matthew, Canada
February 2006


I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your time in researching my inquiring of John Burns. You have been most helpful. Again, I thank you.

Travis Burns, USA
January 2006


Thank you for your research on Alexander Humphrey, I am delighted!

Linda Sheraton Price, England
January 2006


We are elated with all that you have found on the family of Alexander McLeod. Thank you for your great work.

Lorna Matthew, Canada
December 2005


Brian! The report has arrived! I have to tell you, I couldn't be more thrilled with what you were able to pull together!  What a Christmas present this is for my family!
Thank you so much! Happy Holidays!

Marion Evans, USA
December 2005


Your report was excellent and my parents loved the info.

Andy Withers, Australia
December 2005


 I do appreciate the help and professional approach you have displayed in the investigations for me re. the Lamont family

Ray Baken, New Zealand
December 2005


That's GREAT!  Thank you SO much for your help with the Manson family ancestry

Marion Evans, USA
December 2005


Received the documents, all very exciting,  and thank you for your research. It is gratifying to know the history of my grandmother Isabella Chalmers as I never met her, and my father had little contact with the rest of the family.

Viv Willis, England
November 2005


Hello, just to let you know that I received my package the other day,
absolutely great, we were very happy with what you found on the Carey family

Helen Carey, England
November 2005 


Well done, you guys. I am well impressed. I shall, of course, tell all my friends; and for once I mean that...... Thanks again. Will be in touch.

Jim McDonald, USA
October 2005


Wonderful ! At last, answers to long standing questions about the Duffy family. I have cousins in Shotts and often wonder why they never conducted a search themselves. Have a "smashing" day ! ! Thanks , again.

Patricia Jones, USA
October 2005


Mr. James Mackey from Ayr, Scotland used to work as a captain of boat between Nagasaki, Japan and Shanghai, China. Your investigation of him is great.

Akira Fukuhara, Japan
October 2005


WOW! Thank you for finding this wonderful information on the Gulliland family!! We both have goose bumps that won't go away! Where can we leave comment on your website? 

Carol Gilliland, USA
September 2005


Brian, I received the results of the ancestry research on the McCord family this morning. Thank you so much for your efforts.

Jennifer Haydon, Australia
September 2005


I received my research yesterday! Thank you so much for all of your efforts in my Paterson family research.  What you have provided is great. Thanks again.

Tim Paterson, USA
September 2005


Brian, received the Hall Family Folio today. Thanks for researching for me. It was great.

Lorraine Young, England
August 2005


 We received your initial report tracing the Gordon family  descendants . Thank you very much. It was very thorough.

Jennifer M. McCann
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
New York   (August 2005)


I  must tell you how blown away I am by your professionalism. You really have been amazing. Thank you.

Tarryn Clarke- Mcleod, South Africa
July 2005


Brian, received the More family research folder to-day.  The information enclosed has confirmed a story my Grandmother told me, and also disproved the story about her twin brother that was told to me by my mother. Thank you for all your work.

Janet Innes, Australia
July 2005


Your skills provided me with 1st class service in tracing my own family roots

Anthony Thomas Cunningham, USA
July 2005


Thanks for your latest report received safely this weekend. We found the further information on our Pirrie family very interesting indeed as it not only adds to that which you provided us with earlier but also fits with the little bits and pieces that the family have been able to provide, to give us the whole picture.

Brian Pirrie, England
June 2005


Many thanks for your work.  You may be interested to know that our family are  to be presented to Princess Anne at the Royal Show in Edinburgh, so I bought the four grandsons McIntosh ties and our daughter and granddaughter McIntosh brooches.  I hope they get time to tell Princess Anne that her gt grandmother used to request my gt grandfather to drive the coach for her when she stayed at
Balmoral Castle !

Betty Sime, New Zealand 
June 2005 


Hi Brian, Wow, what a complicated tangled web for Margaret McRobert ! That took a bit to figure out,  I bet!  Thank you so much.  You have done a fantastic job!

Davina Graham, Canada
May 2005


Brian, since your report on Bridget Higgins and Walter McGuire  I have become acquainted with cousins all over the States.  It has been awesome. 

Robin Best, USA
April 2005


 I can't tell you how wonderful the records are that you sent me. They arrived yesterday. I must have read them a hundred times already.. I am so grateful for all the work you have done on the Boyle and Green families. Is it possible for you to go back even farther? Please let me know . You are bringing such pleasure and anticipation to my life. I am completely caught up in this now. Thanks again.

Meg Peckham, USA
March 2005


I was very impressed with the report on my Blair ancestors. 

Denise Lawless, England
March 2005


Thanks very much for the latest Pirrie ancestry report dated 4th February 2005. Putting all of this into our “family tree” is really fascinating. We do intend to visit the area when we can and I’ve already sent for some literature on Kilwinning where most of our relatives appear to originate from.

Brian Pirrie, England
February 2005


Dear Sir, I would like to thank for information regarding the Hind family. The older members of the family are delighted. I would like very much, if you could now find further information regarding my Great Great Grandfather John Hind and his wife Margaret Hind (McKay).

E.E.F. Wyatt, England
January 2005


Brian, I received your excellent report on the Dunbar family history together with copies of original certificates yesterday. I was an exciting breakthrough for me as I have been searching in vain for many years. Thank you so much for your prompt and efficient service. 

Maureen Simpson, Australia
January 2005 


I am delighted with  my Scotroots report on Elizabeth Macpherson ,and use it for reference frequently. If you should ever need a recommendation to promote Scots Family, please do not hesitate to ask me.

Shaun Cudmore, England
January 2005


I am very impressed with your work. Please will you carry on with the research into my Woods family history.

Roy Woods, England
December 2004


Thank you for the report you sent me for the Blackley family. I found it to be very interesting & informative. It has helped me tremendously in my quest for information on my ancestors. Hope you have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Jessie Blackley Stude, USA
December 2004 


 Received McGee family materials today - brilliant, fantastic and outstanding. You have cut what would have taken me years to do and consolidated it into one fabulous report. Much appreciated.  I will recommend your company to all my friends who have Scottish ancestry

James V. Magee Jr, USA
December 2004


Brian, how can I possibly tell you how thrilled I am with what you sent me?  I want you to try, please, to go back another two or three or more generations. Is it possible? Say "Yes". I'm looking forward very much to hearing from you. I am ELATED. 

Meg Peckham, USA
December 2004 


Great excitement today when your letter arrived bearing "Royal Mail" which my great grandfather James McIntosh used to deliver with his coach and horses. He also drove Queen Victoria when she stayed in Scotland! It was great to confirm lots of dates and fill in blanks of others and also confirm the shift of the family to Alyth. Our daughter and her husband  hope to visit this part of Scotland next year with their family. Many thanks for all your work.

Betty Sime, New Zealand
November 2004


 Thank you my report arrived yesterday. I cannot express how grateful I am for this research. Thank you and God Bless your work. It is truly a gift to those of us searching for our roots in Scotland. My mother and Aunt will get this info for Christmas and I know it will mean so much to them.

Helen Miller, USA
October 2004 


This does seem the cheapest option as I've spent a small fortune on the Scotlands People site with as many variations of the surname as I could think of with no success!!

Gillian Wheat, England
October 2004


Received my Marshall ancestry research this morning, I am delighted with the results. Many thanks again on all the work you carried out on my behalf. 

Dan Marshall, England
September 2004


Just to say thank you for the latest info on my Toal family, it's fantastic.

Hugh Toal, England
August 2004


Many thanks for the report which I got from you on my grandmother Violet Morrison. I found it very interesting and full of so much information

Lorraine Hawley, England
August 2004


Brian, Thank you so much for such prompt and courteous service

Duane Benton,USA
August 2004


I  got the post from you about my Grandmothers family tree - to say we are thrilled would be an understatement! The information you have given us is priceless. 
My mother was in tears to know that much about her family, all the way back to the early 1800's. I just wanted you to know how much joy you have given my family and me. I can now put together a family tree to pass down to my children. And for them to know their bloodlines is a treasure they can pass down for generations to come.

Susan Hauber, USA
July 2004


..Thanks a million Brian!

Kerith Kingcombe, South Africa
July 2004


I am thrilled with the research on the Johnstone family. I would like a search of the Stevenson branch as well.

Susan Hauber, USA
June 2004


Awesome.....thank you very much.

Kathy Slocum, USA
June 2004


Hi Brian, I simply cannot thank you enough. I received the folder you sent today and am delighted with the research on the More family  - so much so that my husband wonders if you could help him with his Scottish Williams ancestry . Hope you don't mind but I also passed on your address to an American friend ,whose ancestors were McAlpines.

Lizzie Williams, Scotland
June 2004


 I received your report on the children of Michael Berry in today's mail. Thank you so very much for completing the research so promptly. I am very pleased with your summary report which also included copies of the original records. 

Elizabeth Berry, USA
May 2004


 I received my report and I love it! It's so much information--it's almost overwhelming. I do intend to visit many of these places on my trip. I'm on my way to Scotland in about 3 weeks. Thank you so much for all your efforts. They will be appreciated by me and the rest of my family for many years to come.

Donna Kerpelman, USA
May 2004 


I have been reading the report over again and again. Thank you so much for what you have done. 

Betty Mitchell, Canada
April 2004


Many thanks for the information you sent me with regards to my grandmother Irene Mearns. My mother is over the moon with the fact that at last she knows a lot more about her mother and other relatives and you have made her trip to Scotland one she will never forget

Brian Emery, England
March 2004 


Your package arrived. Thank you very much. It was very thorough. I also appreciate the copies that you put in. Thank you so much

Denise Wright, Canada
March 2004


Re the research on the George Stewart family, did Euphemia Baxter have a sister? Ever since we received your report we've been studying the map of Scotland. I had no idea there was such profound French connection: Fraserburgh founded by a man from Anjou, France. This whole thing is getting out of hand. I think our trip to Scotland may be more like a month than a week. Thanks again.

Doug Phillips, USA
February 2004 


We are delighted with the information received from you and I am presently busy bringing our Family Tree up to date with the Hamilton data

Chris Scharff, USA
January 2004


Your information arrived safely yesterday. Thank you so much and for being so prompt with your research. We really enjoyed going through this latest information. You will very likely be hearing from us later on.

Glenda and Jean Stewart, Canada
January 2004


I received the information on Harriet today.  Thank you so very much.  It was a pleasure to know all about her.  Sad, but meaningful and wonderful at the same time. Your gift was priceless.  Thank you .God Bless

Cheryl D. Schram (Campbell), Canada
January 2004


You conducted a wonderful research for me before Xmas about my great grandfather Simson Reid. I was extremely pleased with the results.I was wondering if you had time to conduct another search for me.

Jodie Grassing, Canada
December 2003


I just wanted to say thank you so much for finding out about the McAllister family for my Granddad. I took him to Govan when he was here, and he was like a kid at Christmas -I've never seen him so happy! We went to the street that his father was born in, and there was a pub on the corner that was there when the family lived locally. We went in for a drink, and the landlord gave us a picture of the place taken in 1905! We then went to a coffee shop over the road to get out of the cold, and the shop had been there and in the same family since 1870, so the current owner took out the old photo album and we spent a good hour in there looking through old photo's!! Thanks again, and thanks for giving my Granddad the best Christmas present!

Ian McAllister, Scotland
December 2003


Thank you so much for your help, my mother has been trying to get hold of William Henry Kirkwood's birth certificate for several years. We may have other enquiries at some stage as both my mother and father's families both come from Scotland

Debbie Smart, New Zealand
December 2003 


Your package arrived yesterday. It proved to be interesting reading. I think my great-grand aunt Ann Anderson was a most 'interesting' person. What I would like to do now is find out if I have any cousins still living in the area. That would thrill me to no end. I have a cousin ,another great-grand daughter of Aleck, who wants to take a trip to Scotland, with me of course, to meet our family. Again, many many thanks for all your hard work. 

Laura Rowell, USA
December 2003


Thank you Brian, you always do such a wonderful job. You're the bestest researcher in the entire world!!

Maureen Marella, USA
December 2003

* OK it's a bit over the top, but how can I disagree! (Ed) 


We just received the report that you prepared for us. Very interesting to read and much appreciated. You mention that you might be able to go further back  and clarify the origin of Barbara Stephen's name, etc. We definitely would be interested.

John Thomson, USA
November 2003


Hello Brian, I received the results of your search today which was quite a surprise. Thank you very much. The research has cleared up one family mystery, why a son of