Scotland and Scottish Ancestry

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Comment by Brian Litster on August 9, 2010 at 10:57am

I am aware and have used scotlandspeople which is really beneficial

Comment by Rosemary Miles on August 8, 2010 at 11:14pm

I would be more inclined to rely on Scotlands People than Familysearch.com
Scotlands People are official records whereas Familysearch relies on the input of others and may not always be correct. I have found a number of errors in the information purporting to be on my ancestors, which I've been able to backup with documentation. I think Familysearch has a place in our research as an indicator or suggestion but shouldn't be taken as beeing totally correct.

Comment by Brian Litster on August 8, 2010 at 10:25pm

Mr Douglas, I found Litster in the Oxford unabridged dictionary and it means dyer of cloth. I have seen that version of my last name before. Something interesting I have found out is that it is an occupational name and it could be written down as something like John Smith, litster, in records. I am looking for my last name in both England and in Scotland. I have found Litsters in Yorkshire, Edinburgh, and also Crossgates/Dunfirmline, where my immediate ancestors emigrated from in the 1870s. I have tried looking on familysearch.com and have only seen the Litsters go back to the 1680s or so. Any help would be appreciated.

Comment by Connie Underwood on August 8, 2010 at 3:27pm

Hello Intro:
I am happy to be here. The following are my Scottish surnames: Mc usually shown but may acually have been Mac.
Mc Daniel, Mc Kensie, Robertson, Miller, Pressley. The Pressley are right now who I am trying to trace who came to SC from Glasgow.
My other lines that I have been able to find ample info on are the Stewart (Sir James Black Knight, and also the Earl's of Atoll) and Campbell (black duncan) families.
I look forward to meeting many and lerning much more..
Connie

Comment by Carleen D. Henderson on July 30, 2010 at 5:17pm

Frances,
If your ancestor is THE Richard Henderson then you have a very prominent figure in the history of the southeast. I keep running across references to him. Seems he did a lot of wheeling and dealing down that way. Good luck.

Comment by Carleen D. Henderson on July 30, 2010 at 1:23am

Frances,
Have you looked in Augusta Cty, Va for your Hendersons? There are tons of them there as early as 1742. Many of them migrated south into the Carolinas. Best source of info for old Augusta Cty is the Chalkley history of the Scots Irish Settlement in Virginia. You can read it online by going to
www.usgenweb.com, find Va, find Augusta cty. You will find all three volumes and they are indexed. It's a treasure trove!

Comment by William Douglas on July 19, 2010 at 2:25pm

Brian, I had never heard of the name Litster before, and yet it appears likely it was in early use in Scotland, deriving from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "mac an Fleisdeir" meaning son of the arrow-maker. The surname apparently dates back to the late 13th Century. Early recordings include Aleyn le Littester of Edinburghshire (sic).

Whereabouts in the world are you looking for this name?

Comment by Brian Litster on July 18, 2010 at 4:24pm

Looking for information on Litsters. What I have found is that Litsters are in many different places, both with Litster last name and Litster occupation. I am curious to see what people are aware of

Comment by Charles Edward Radford II on July 15, 2010 at 10:00pm

Thanks, Kirsty! I'll see what I can do about finding it here in North America. Very much appreciate this information.

Chazz
Following the Cadwell, Radford, Buckles, Cullison, and Sartain Lines

Comment by Kirsty F Wilkinson on July 15, 2010 at 5:47am

Hi Frances,

'Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785' by David Dobson is a good narrative account (rather than a list of names) if you're looking for some background information. It's published in both the UK and USA so should be quite widely available.

Kirsty

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