Alec was born in 1946. He grew 2up in Scotland. In 1964 he went to the University of Edinburgh and studied medicine. After he went 3 from university, he went to New Zealand and worked there as a doctor in a big hospital. In 1976, he met Barbara and fell 4 in love with her. Barbara was also from Scotland. They got 5married in 1977 and two years later, they had 6 a daughter, Julie. When Alec was sixty-five he had 7a and then they both returned 8 Scotland. They now live in Edinburgh and visit New Zealand once a year 9 to see their daughter and grandchild.