Scotland and Scottish Ancestry

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Comment by Lisa A. (Thamm) Spegal on March 3, 2010 at 5:05pm

Hello, I just joined here as I just got information (on rootschat) that my ancestor John Aikin that I was researching in Dalston, Cumberland, ENG was born in SCT.

John Aikin would have been born in SCT abt 1776, but I have no clue WHERE as yet. So am hoping for some guidance in how to go about finding that out. He later married Mary Skelton in Dalston in 1797, it says he was 21 and she was 23. The rest of the information I have on them is later years, children, etc. all in Dalston,Cumberland, ENG.

Comment by Koczar Koenig on February 23, 2010 at 6:15am

Hi All,
Have been researching my partners family tree. Her maiden name is "Gourlay". And I believe descends from Gerard de Gournai who died during the crusades and was married to Edith de Warenne..daughter of William de Warenne, hephew of WtC.
I have visited ther oldest know grave (tomb) bearing the Gourlay name in Scotland. That of "Ingelarmus de Gourlay" who came from England in the year 1174 with Prince William. And is the Progenitor of all Gourlays in Scotland

This is stated on the tomb. Ingelramus is a the great grandson of gerard de Gournai...so I believe. Certainly descended from him.
Prince William went on to be King of Scotland."The Lion"
For his services Ingelramus was given lands in Fife....Kincraig..I believe thr orginal line still hold the deeds.
I have links to Scotland also.
James Otway Clerk who married a Martha Campell in Edingurgh..they ended up in Jamacia.

I also believe my acient ancestor Sir Peter Gaunt d'Or was related to Gerard de Gournai..as they were both cosuins of WtC.

Comment by Linda Steele Winter on February 19, 2010 at 2:12pm

Hi Kirsty, I am brand new to this site. I would like to have you add another family group to your list, if you would. My great grandfather, James Steele, was from Kirkconnell, Scotland. So can we add the Steele family name to the list?

Comment by Libby McCann on February 7, 2010 at 8:06pm

I am looking for information on Blair from Girvan Ayrshire, Scotland, McGough from Girvan Ayshire Scotland, Lowerie, Hay, Barr, Wright

Comment by Sherri S on February 2, 2010 at 9:50pm

My ggf obituary in 1937, stated his was a member of Clan MacGregor, at that time his living in New York. Has anyone ever tried to connect a family member to a clan when they have had only a name, age, town of birth,(Arbroath). His obituary also mentioned he was a member of the Black Watch Division. He fought in the Boer War and a while back I obtained an image of him from one of those books published afterward. (the name fails to come to mind at the moment).

Comment by Ron D Munro on January 30, 2010 at 2:40am

Someone somewhere must know of David Alexander Stevenson MUNRO and His brother Thomas Murray MUNRO of Wester Muir Dean near Kelso as listed in the 1881 Census. They are the Brothers of my Great Grandfather Robert Stevenson MUNRO who came out to South Australia c 1890's as a marine engineer of steamships. If these two missing from my research are known to any of you, pretty please make this Aussie happy and reply.

Comment by Rosemary Miles on January 30, 2010 at 1:49am

I didn't realise there was one. The Homes figure quite prominently in Border history though. After James Vl became James l he set out to destroy the Border Reivers and many Border families (particularly the Grahams) were banished to Ireland (amongst other places). Whilst the Reivers were thieves, murderers etc and one could forgive him for wanting them stopped, the families were treated quite harshly - in fact it was the clearances BEFORE the Highland Clearances - which is what most people hear about today.

Comment by Craig Humes on January 29, 2010 at 11:46pm

Would this be the reason why there is a Home Castle in Ireland as well?

Comment by Rosemary Miles on January 29, 2010 at 11:39pm

I visited the ruined Home Castle when I was in Scotland last year. Very old Border clan.

Comment by Craig Humes on January 29, 2010 at 11:35pm

I am to believe that I am from the Home clan. Anyone connected to this family?

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