I'm new to RootsChat so apologise in advance....
Alexander Scotland, master mariner, born 1785 in Bo'ness, West Lothian, was my ggg-grandfather. After (presumably) running away to sea around 1800 he ended up in Liverpool where, on 22 November 1804, he married Phoebe (nee Salts, various spellings). I am descended from their son Joseph Henry, b 21 April 1828; his son James was born on 15 July 1847, and James's daughter Emily Josephine Thornhill, nee Scotland, was my paternal grandmother, b 1 November 1881.
Alexander died at 55 Prince Edwin Street, Everton, on 15 January 1855, and Phoebe six days later.
The street is still there, but not the house.
Alexander's parents were James Scotland, b 1732, and Isabel Cupar (again multiple variant spellings), b ?. She died at Miltown of Balgonie, Fife, on 4 April 1816 (I'm guessing that she was originally from Fife, Cupar being a town in that county, and that she returned there to family after being widowed, but I haven't yet been able to trace her any further back than her marriage to James on 19 June 1758 at Carriden). There is a record (scotlandspeople.gov.uk) of a James Scotland being buried at Dollar cemetery (Clackmannan) on 17 April 1813, who may or may not be "our" James.
The latter James's parents were possibly a Robert Scotland and Katharine Foord, but I haven't been able to verify that. However, generally scotlandspeople.gov.uk is a huge help when it comes to Scottish records.
I hope this will be useful to someone!