MY grandmother, Jane, was born in 1865 at Cuminestown, (illegitimate) daughter of Jane Murray.

I AM trying to trace some family. The only information I have is her name I believe was Elizabeth Canavan.

I AM looking for information on any descendents of Hewson Thompson and Elsie Jacobs who operated Tommy's Cabins in Banff.

I HAVE traced my family back to my great great grandfather John McBain, a master shoemaker in Aberchirder.

I AM seeking information on my great great grandfather, William Wilson. I have traced him back to 1855 with the birth entry of his first child - also a William.

I AM seeking information regarding George Thomson who appears on the 1861 census as 'nephew' living with William Lawson in Drumblade.

HAS anyone got any information about my great grandfather William Smith who was a police constable in Macduff around 1909 or my grandfather, also named William.

I AM trying to find information on my grandmother, Helen Jane Henderson, who was probably born in Deskford in 1880. Her mother was Jane Henderson and her father was John Jamieson.

I WAS wondering if anyone had any information on a Meal mill in Nethermill, Grange.

I AM looking for anyone who may have information regarding Andrew Barclay, born circa 1550 in Banff.

I AM looking for ancestors in the Banff area of my great grandmother, Elizabeth McBeth Findlay.

I AM an amateur genealogist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Since undertaking my family history research eight years ago I have located my kin and ancestors across Canada, in parts of Ireland, in Australia and New Zealand.

I AM trying to track down information or descendants of Alexander Barclay, born 1844 in Alvah, Banffshire and died September 1921.

I AM seeking information on the family of my great great great grandparents, James Sim (1770-1853), married to Elspeth Mitchell nee Elder.

I AM seeking any information on Alexander Ironside, probably born 1796 approximately at Bedlam, New Deer, Aberdeenshire? This is open to question. He married Ann Harrold at St. Nicholas, Aberdeen 4 July 1818.

CANADIAN Elricks (Norman Garth and; Richard Keith) will be visiting Aberdeenshire, Inverness, and Buckie in Spring 2008 seeking relatives of Dad.

I AM trying to find out more information about my ancestor Andrew Mitchell who lived in Ramsburn in Rothiemay and died in 1864.

I AM looking for ancestors of Jane Anderson, born 1770 at Headstoun on Cullen, and married to James Shand of Cornhill Farms.

I AM looking for descendents of John and Ada Gray nee Plouman b.1879. She was my great grandmother’s youngest sister.

I AM researching my family tree and looking for information on James Urquhart (Hairdresser) b: about 1864 Potetown, Aberdeenshire.

I AM looking for information on Eliza Maggie Sim Lemmon b: 1876 Banff, Banffshire.

JUST came across your interesting website, while seeking information on Tarlair because a relative told me that my great grandfather, William Bell, ran a confectionery business there during the 1920s.

I AM looking for the family of George Craigen who was born in Keith about 1855, but lived his life in the Gardenstown area.

I AM in search of any living relatives or anyone able to help in finding any relatives in the Banff area.

I AM hoping to find the descendents of Daniel Smith and Anne Grant (b 1791).

DOES anyone have information about the Thomsons who lived at Ramsburn, Rothiemay?

I AM putting together a list of people who worked at the Television Service at Aberdeen University during the 1970s, and I wish to make contact with one of the secretaries there then who came from Banff, named Lesley Sutherland.

MY grandad was born in Fife Street, Banff. All of the family I have traced so far were born in the same Street.

THIS location features for many years as the property on which a branch of my ancestors lived and worked.

CAN any reader identify the two gentlemen on the right of this old photograph, taken in Macduff, probably between 1916 and 1920?

AFTER visiting Scotland two years ago I've hit a dead end with my family tree.

I AM looking for descendents of Isabella Gerrie. I think she marred a Robertson in 1920 in Banff .

I AM researching my Scottish roots, in particular my grandfather's family the Burnetts.

GEORGINA Corbet went to South Africa in 1939 with her husband Alexander Craib Corbet and daughter Mima.

I AM looking for family of William Innes & Ann Watt from the Banffshire area.

I AM trying to find the parents of Charles McLEAN b. 1807/8 in Whitehills, Banffshire, my great-great-great-grand father, family details as below:

I AM looking for descendants of Alexander Chalmers and Jean Allan, who married in Forglen in 1835.

SO far, research has shown all REIDFORDs within the UK, Canada, Australia and NZ are related in some way, with the earliest documented originating in the Marnoch area (Corskie Farm). Descendants scattered over NE Scotland, with several ending up in the Glasgow area by 1881, although the majority were between Banffshire and Fife.

MY great grandmother was born Ann Ingram 11th March 1851 to Alexander Ingram and Elspet Gerrie/Garioch. They lived at Mains of Glassaugh Fordyce.

I AM looking for any great, great grandchildren to Alexander INNES who married Ann Paterson 2 Dec 1819 in Grange.

I AM searching for family of James Gardiner Milne b. 1880 Fordyce d.1965 Fordyce.

DOES any Banffie reader have WWI etc information on our Watt family grandfather?

I AM looking for help in tracing some ancestors as part of a study of my family. My great great great grandfather was Andrew Donaldson of Ferniestrype Farm.

I am looking for any relatives of Sarah Thomson (parents John Thomson, baker and Jean Thomson nee McIntyre). I know they lived in Gellyburn Street for many years.

I AM anxious to contact descendants of my great great grandparents John Forbes and Catherine May who were married in 1850 in the parish of Cromdale and Inverallan and Advie, Inverness.

I AM researching the death of my husband's father, William Nicol Lindsay, who died when the steam trawler Sansonnet, from Aberdeen, was lost with all hands on April 3, 1940, when a bomb went down the boat's funnel, 18 miles east of Muckle Flugga.

I AM interested in contacting any descendants of my family Robert A West.

I AM anxious to contact descendants of members of my family, James Milne and Mary Mitchell.