MacLachlan Families

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Comment by debie stearns on May 17, 2010 at 6:04pm

my great great grandfather Andrew Cunningham MacLachlan was born in Greenock Scotland on March 17 1861. His parents were William and Rosannah (Fulton)

Comment by PJ on March 9, 2010 at 7:25pm

I'm looking for the parents of my earliest McGlaughlin (etc) of Surry co, NC. Thomas and siblings were orphaned and placed in families (May 1819 court records) As of yet, I can not find the parents names. Does anyone know how to find these records? We range from Rowan-Stokes- up to Wythe co, Virginia from 1819 to the 1870s, and I believe there is a wide group of relatives that no one remembers anymore. Is anyone missing McGlaughlin relatives from then? :))

Comment by Winifred Elizabeth Gross on August 23, 2009 at 8:33am

Douglas John Lauchlan - my father was born October 16th 1883 and died in 1952.
He talked a lot about Caithness and we children assumed that was his birthplace. When He died the death certificate listed it as Glasgow.He married my mother in London in 1915 and his father was listed as John Lauchlan - Soldier.We were told that he was placed in a military school as a very young boy by an uncle. He was a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during WW1.
I have his number and the company etc, but so far have had little luck in finding out anything else. If anyone has any suggestions about finding more infor I would be eternally grateful. I did check his birth with Scotlands People with
out any luck- so it is possible that he was illegitimate and registered under his mothers name in a parish record.Which of course makes it even more difficult.
I need all the help I can get. My email is bette144@aol.com. Thaanks for taking the time to read this.

Comment by Carolyn Wrenn Harvey on August 22, 2009 at 6:22pm

I'm looking for information on John Archibald McLaughlin born 1834 in Georgia and died in Florida in 1889. Married Margaret E. Carter b.1850 in SC and died in 1884 in Florida. One child John A. McLaughlin, Jr. b. 1877 and died in 1953. Need any information on family. E-mail me at 46frog@gmail.com

Comment by Anna Wynne on August 4, 2009 at 5:23pm

My g-grandfather Terence McLaughlin was born 1 may 1815, I think in Co Antrim, he arrived in Canada as per the 1901 C. in 1841, his brothers name was Patrick and the family said there were 2 other brothers who came with them , but stayed in Quebec or went to the States. When he married on the 29 Jan 1846 at the Holy Name of Mary, Marysville, Hastings Cty, ON. he said he was from the parish of Kilwater (the way it is spelled) Kilwaughter, Antrim, and his parents were John McLaughlin and Margaret Mc Carm Mc Cann, it was hard to read, his wife was Mary Laughlin, daughter of George Laughlin and Elizabeth Holahan, I have see her mothes name spelled a number of ways, I cannot seem to find anything in Ireland. Mary Laughlin was born in Qubec.

Comment by Gwen Hobbs on July 27, 2009 at 9:17pm

My husband's farthest McLaughlin ancestor was John McLaughlin who was born about 1717, probably in Scotland as he was a Presbyterian. He settled in the mid 1700s in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and later moved to Rowan County, North Carolina where he died about 1779. He was a captain in the local militias He was married to Mary Hart, daughter of Samuel Hart and Elizabeth. His known children were John H. McLaughlin who married Rebecca Harvey; Samuel McLaughlin whose wife's name was probably Clementine; James McLaughlin who married Anne Hart whose brother William was executor of her husband's estate; Elizabeth; Martha; Mary who was married to Duncan Johnson and Eleanor who was probably born in Rowan County and died there as well. If I had to guess, I would say that Captain James McLaughlin's father's name was John since his oldest son was named John but that's speculation on my part. I have no idea where in Scotland they would have immigrated from. The surname is listed as McLauglin, MacLaughlin, McGothlin, etc.

Comment by Iris Nicholls on July 27, 2009 at 3:01am

Sarah Jane McLaughlin, b about 1852 Pollockshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Moved to Glasgow, m Joseph Rae.
Her siblings were John, Patrick, Catherine, Bridget, Ellen and Neil, born either Renfrewshire or Glasgow.
Father Patrick McL b about 1824 Ireland, d 1871, Govan, Glasgow. He married Bridget Docherty and he was a carter.
Any ideas anyone? And all hail, other McLachlans

Comment by Paul Maclauchlan on July 26, 2009 at 7:38pm

Post your own MacLachlan names/places/dates here in the comments list or start a discussion. Let's make some connections!