I started this Family Tree project in about 2003 and it's just grown and 
grown.  From Scotland, Britain, Canada and Australia, branches have been added 
in New Zealand and USA, and  I'm still hopeful of finding Gow descendants in 
South Africa one of these days.  It has been particularly satisfying to find 
relatives on my father's side of the family as I knew so little about him.  I 
hope that one (or more) of you will continue the Tree when I'm no longer around 
as I think our heritage and ancestry is an important part of who we are.

I'm particularly indebted to John Cotterill, Ann Massey and Patrick Molloy 
(Dyer,Baker,Clayton connections), Dennis Harding (Laurie connections in 
Northumberland and USA), Stu Davidson, Trish Vincent, Jennifer Marsom and Nicola 
Pikari (New Zealand Lawrie connections),Coralie Miles and Janelle Lendon (Miles/Lendon 
connections), Andrew Fisher and Elaine Teague (Hooper connections), Graham Harvey and 
Tracy Dudley (Dudley connections), Tracy Miller (Forrest connections), Margaret Cooper 
and Janet Welham (Cobban/Good connections in Scotland, USA and Australia) and Catriona 
Drummond and Madge Pae (Edinburgh Urquhart connections). Willie Lawrie in the "other" 
Perth has been a huge help even though he has no direct connection with my Lawries.

I have included my "in-laws" - the Miles, Lendon, Hooper, Staines, Forrest, Dudley 
connections in my research as relevant to my children and grandchilden and as a token 
of my affection for my late mother-in-law Ruby Miles (nee Lendon).  
If my research kindles an interest in your past or helps you to locate even one 
ancestor then it will have been worthwhile....please read on.......

FOOTNOTE:
I'm particularly excited to find that we have a convict ancestor (almost Colonial 
aristocracy if you live in Australia!).  If you are related to my Urquhart line I urge 
you to check out Euphemia Yule on this site and to contact the website shown in her 
notes to register yourself as a descendant in the Female Family Founders Data Base in 
Tasmania.