Sivell: my maternal grandfather, Robert Sivell, R.S.A., was a painter whose work I respect and enjoy. He was the grandson of Henry James Sivell, of Port Glasgow Scotland, the captain of a sailing ship named the "William Campbell" which sank in 1858. His father was also named Robert Sivell. Members of the Sivell family dispersed to Australia, Canada, and the United States. I have collected a little information about the Sivells, and I hope to receive a copy of a family tree that a cousin has been working on.

Sayers: the Sayers were boatbuilders and wood workers from Paisley, who moved to Kirkcudbright (the Galloway coast of Scotland). My maternal grandmother, Isobel Sayers, was one of thirteen children. I don't have much information collected about the Sayers yet, but have been in touch with a relative in California, U.S.A. and one in the United Kingdom.