hi i have traced my family back to william downie born 1785 in newbiggin by the sea northumberland died 1866 north shields and dont know how to get back any further or even if i could i know a lot of the downie familys were either scottish or irish and altho its a long shot i was wondering if anyone has come across this fellow in their research he married mary ann cross born 1793 who died aged 90 in 1883 in scotland any little slither of info would be a great help thanks for looking lila