Have traced gt. grandmother as far as Lubriach, nr. Contin ( thank you Andrew I now know where that is!) in the census for 1861, aged 18 & living with her family, father William, a shepherd & mother Mary nee Moffat. Ann gave birth to James on the 4th Jan 1868, was listed as unmarried & named the father as William Reid, but I can't find her in a census. I have tried SP & FS but no birth certs. although they are listed in the LHS Archives. Ann then vanishes & gdfather is listed in 1871 with a family Peterson at 48, Buccleuch St Edinburgh as a boarder where he lived until he joined The Royal Scotts.
ANY help or if some kind person could do a look up I would be very grateful. Desperatly trying to solve the family mystery