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Clan Hunter in Scotland

Started by Carol Hunter Sullivan Jul 12, 2018. 0 Replies

Ross family of Moray, Scotland

Started by William Lee Ross III. Last reply by William Lee Ross III Jun 10, 2016. 1 Reply

Stewart or Stuart

Started by Barbara Kim Thigpen. Last reply by Rosemary Harris Apr 30, 2014. 1 Reply

old graveyards in Glascow

Started by james hart. Last reply by Jeannette Scott Jan 27, 2014. 4 Replies

Dutch in Fife

Started by Rosemary Harris. Last reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale Jan 25, 2014. 1 Reply

Some Clan sites

Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by Chev. Terrance Gach MacFarlane Mar 26, 2013. 3 Replies

Websites for Researching Scottish Ancestry

Started by Kirsty F Wilkinson. Last reply by William Douglas Jan 25, 2013. 8 Replies

Montgomery Road Block

Started by Kelley V Schulz Mar 13, 2012. 0 Replies

McRoberts Mystery

Started by steve welling. Last reply by Gail Korszniak Kreyns Mar 11, 2012. 1 Reply

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Comment by Pamela Ann Drake on July 15, 2009 at 11:35pm
Hi!

I have 2 family lines from Scotland so far. They are: BOWIE & DAVISSON.
Comment by CHARLES GORDON on July 15, 2009 at 3:20pm
I'm hoping that someone may be running a similar line of research. I am researching the Gordon line.DNA research indicates this line came from Scotland, thru Ireland and then to USA. My last identifiable is named Thomas Gordon B. 1814 Delaware. Any help vastly appreciated!
Comment by Alene Montgomery Cromar on July 15, 2009 at 1:44pm
I'm interested in Lowery/Laurie and Montgomery surnames in Whiteletts (San Quivox Parish) in Ayrshire and Cromar and Niven surnames in Aberdeen.
Comment by Bobby Timson on July 15, 2009 at 10:52am
In all the Scottish research I have done I have noticed a trend for the first-born to have the mothers maiden name for a middle name. I have used this before to push by a road block in cases where you only have a mothers first name.
Comment by Lesley Robertson on July 15, 2009 at 9:25am
Quoting Betty Oliver: "I would like to access the 1901 census for Glasgo (Milton district) for family forenames of Hamill living there at the time. Anyone help? "

The Ancestry transcription shows Walkinshaw (b abt 1865 Ayrshire) and wife Mary Jane (b abt 1866 Kircudbirght) in Govan plus Helen (b. abt 1872, she's Mrs Hamill) with 2 kids indexed as Harill (another Ancestry typo) - Abram age 5 and Catherine age 2.
There's also Lizzie Hamil (b abt 1877, Larank) and Annie Hamil (b. abt 1893 Glasgow). They're not in the same household.
If you go to Scotlands People you can download (for a small fee) the image of the census pages and see what's really there (as opposed to what Ancestry's transcribers saw).

Lesley
Comment by Sarah Jayne Holmes on July 15, 2009 at 9:18am
All my ancestors on my mothers side apart from 1 line (who moved to Scotland) all come from either Lanarkshire, mainly Larkhall, Stonehouse or Hamilton and surrounding areas or Ayrshire, there are family rumours that we do have some highlander ancestors on the McGregor and Bruce lines.
Comment by Lesley Robertson on July 15, 2009 at 9:00am
Quoting Sandy: "James Walker born March 8 1856 Father William, mother Margaret Wallace, married Agnes Robertson born Apri 18 1856 in Parish of Pencaitland County of Haddington I had a friend "Mary" whomed got me a copy of their marriage license but it is difficult to understand"
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The best way to find out more about these people is to go to Scotlands People and download (for a small fee) copies of their birth certificates. However, if you can put a scan of their marriage certificate on line and tell us where, we can take a look and see if we can read it - what is the problem? Is it faded or bad handwriting? It should give you both sets of parents.
Lesley
Comment by Sandra L Mautner on July 15, 2009 at 8:39am
Hello Scotland,
I am from the USA--looking for my relatives from Scotland--James Walker born March 8 1856 Father William, mother Margaret Wallace, married Agnes Robertson born Apri 18 1856 in Parish of Pencaitland County of Haddington
I had a friend "Mary" whomed got me a copy of their marriage license but it is difficult to understand---Are there any "Walker's or Robertson" still in Scotland
Hoping to hear from you
Sandy
Comment by Te Ao Marama Joseph Windsor Waru on July 15, 2009 at 5:36am
Hey Great Grandfather on my fathers mothers side was Ropata(Robert) Campbell had a daughter named Turia(Julia)Campbell who was my grandmother
Comment by jillian anthea clark on July 15, 2009 at 4:38am
hi ,i have a family tree,shetland isles and i am generally following up on the names sinclair,frazier and many more that i will add later,if anyone wants to contact me with information here,please do so.x
 

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