Hi John,

I'm half English - I'm used to people taking the mickey.

On my mother's side they say that they didn't come over with William the Conqueror, they say that they were already here to meet him.

While investigating my wife's family tree, I discovered some interesting facts. The advent of the railway and the postal system had a profound effect on people's lives. One branch of her family used to travel between Norfolk and Cumberland (some 500+ miles) at least twice a year for work reasons. With the advent of the penny post it was possible to post 'post' children to school for 1penny. They were not fed or watered and truly were treated as packages with legs. Many of the well known public schools (boarding schools) would have an extra delivery on the first day of term.

So, even if people are nominally English, that doesn't mean that they were not living with Scottish people or in Scotland for a time.

As to 'living' that was a general warning to the whole thread. Often these things throw out answers that we really didn't want to know. And that the answer might not be what a person wished or hoped for.

Regards

Chas