I found all of your messages very interesting and thank those of you who replied to my message. I found it interesting that most of the Boas found their way to North America in the 1800's. I will tell you what very little I know. My grandmother was Janet Kathleen Boa born march 31,1893, to William Boa(Law Clerk) and Mary Abigail Boa(Green), in Edinburgh. My grandmother Immigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1920's, when she married my grandfather Leonard Lawrence Platts. Thanks for taking the time to help me out.