My husband's name is McOmber and we think it's Scottish but not sure. Would anyone know if it is or not?

Always looking for more info on my McFate line, which goes back to Scotland in the 1600's (If anybody can verify what castle the McFate's might have called Castle James... maybe Sterling or Edinburgh?)

My paternal grandmother's family is from Auchinleck, Ayrshire (Devlin, Anderson, Dunlop, Andrews) and my mother's family is from Dundee, Alyth, Edinburgh and Kincardineshire (Marshall, Burnett, Kynock, Hume, Longmuir).

Just found this site so haven't started to look up the websites listed by Kirsty. Will definitely do so.
I am researching the name of Robertson and Laird, & Simpson. They lived in Scotland in Lanarkshire and Midlothian and W. Midlothian before 1854. They came to U.S. about 1852-1854. I have found some things about them but need more information from Scotland.
Nancy

Currently researching the Clan Carr/Car/Kerr/Kerr line. I also have MacDonald, MacRae, Campbell, Graham, and many others on my tree.

Tracing my Scottish ancestors that came directly to the US from Scotland - Campbell, McFear/Fears/Fares & Black......

I am researching MacLeod, MacKay, Morrison , Jamieson and others from Durness, Sutherland. Also have my mystery Scot - ggrandfather Angus Good, born Scotland (doesn't state where), ended up in Maine prior to 1869, where his son Joseph was born. Also Kneeland of Glasgow and Lanark, and Hamilton from Glasgow.

Researching Shaw, Bruce, Blue, Johnston, Grey, Wreight (Wright), Brakenrigg, Greenshiel(d)s and specfically the towns of Campbeltown, Saddle and Skipness, Argyll; Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.

Hi everyone,I'm researching,Macdonald,Munro,Crookshanks (Greenock area)
Marriner,Goodwin ( pottery owner in Seacombe ).My Macdonalds were from Scalpay,just of Isle of Skye.

My maiden name is Dunlap. I'm not sure but I think they may have come from Scotland. This is a work in progress for me. Still searching for my Great Grandfather G. MC. Dunlap. I only have a marriage document for him and these are the initials on that document.

my paternal ancestry (Flemings) come from Mid Calder, West Lothian. I can trace back to the father of the three sons who came to Canada in 1835 (married in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, in 1825), but no further in spute of lots of family tradition. I can trace his wife, a McGregor, back several more generations. I can get the Flemings forward from marrying into the Bruces in the late 14th c, down to about the mid 16th century, but need to find the links from ther to the late 18th century.

I am looking for the Scott family from Legerwood. Three Scott brothers went to Tasmania in the early 1800s.

The photo of my wife Sally and me was taken in Melrose about 3 years ago.

I'm interested in all occurences of the name McIlhagga and its variants, eg McIlhagger, McIlhaga, McElhago, &c. I'm involved in a 'Clan' website which is being remodelled at present. I also write a blog at
Donald.

I am researching my family name of Gregson. My 2x great grandfather, Henry Gregson from Liverpool, met and married Margaret Davidson who was born in Wick in 1832. They were married in Leith in 1850 and then travelled down to London (Poplar) where they settled. I believe Margaret's mother came from Orkney - South Ronaldsay, but I don't know her family name or where Margaret's father came from. Does anyone have any clues??

Doing research on my dad's side, Earliest records I'm aware of are Edward Russell, son of Edward marr. Margaret Thomson, dau of Hugh Thomson & Margaret Rankin Jan 22/23 1855 possibly in East Parish, Greenock, Renfrew co. Daughter, Margaret Rankin Russell, b Nov 23, 1855 in above town. Not sure where Margaret and Edward were married. They were in Hoboken, NJ by 1884

I am researching DONALD and MARY (MCEWEN) MCINTYRE of GEARACH FARM, KILCHOMAN parish, ISLE OF ISLAY, Argyll, Scotland 1700 - 1851. Children were FLORY (b: 1822), DUNCAN 'ARCHIBALD' (b; 1827), JAMES (b. 1830), and NEIL (b. 1832). Also MCINTYRE of ANNATHILL, LANARK, RUSSELL and SNEDDEN of DENNY, STIRLING and DEMPSTER of DUNBARTONSHIRE.

Greetings all. I am researching Archibald Stewart b. 1792 Refluich Farm parish of Kilcalmonell & Kilberry. His parents were David Stewart & Elizabeth McGill. He arrived in Canada 1819, I have yet to find him on a passenger list.
Wife # one is supposed to be Marion Walker m. 24 February 1811 Kilcalmonell. I don't know what became of her. wife # 2 Flor Patton/ Patterson/ Patison etc I have found no wedding for them in Canada or Scotland I do know their first born was named David born Lachine Quebec 1821. Flora died in 1825 and Archie remarried wife # 3 Agnes Anderson McNab Twp. Ont. abt.1827/28.

Am researching Duncan McNabb who married Hannah Cameron, daughter of "Castle" John Cameron and his wife Annabella McLennan who came to the Puslinch Ontario area @ 1841. The Camerons were from Ullapool, Rossshire, Scotland, but I cannot trace Duncan McNabb further back. Duncan and Hannah Cameron were married @ 1846, and had children Mary, Anabella, John and Alexander. John moved to Michigan in 1879.

Hi everyone. New to this site. I am researching most of my Scottish Ancestors. I have the Omond, Traill, Reid & Bruce from Orkney & Shetland Islands. My Dundee Angus are Longair /Lumgair, Fargie. From Polmont Stirling I have Gardiner & Robertson. Would love to hear from anyone with these names in their tree. Willing to share all I have on any of these names.

Hello everyone,
Bruce and Scott were my great grandparents they came to New York in 1849, stayed there for a while, then Illinois ending up in Iowa.
They came from the Border area Selkirshire and Roxburghshire.
Barb

I've been researching my family lines for years and have gone as far as I can here in America. Now onto Ireland and Scotland. In Scotland were in Ayr, Ayrshire, Snodgrass Village. I have pictures of the old Manor House and surrounding buildings that were taken back in the early 90's before they were tore down and the property sold off. So I'm still looking for any info in Scotland on the surname of Snodgrass and all of it's different spellings.

Hi Barbara,
My Scott family was Thomas 1800, George 1802, James 1810 who went to Tasmania. The others were Margaret, Agnes, Robert & Adam. Their parents were George and Elizabeth (or Betty) Pringle. Scott is a common name so I guess they are not your line.

Kathleen, I have just come across Ingram as a second name on my ONS. Elizabeth Ingram was born 7th Sep 1856 at Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland, to Henry McIlhaggo (or McIlhagga or McIlhaga) and Agnes (nee McMeekin). Do you perhaps have an Ingram who married a McMeekin or even a McDole (McDowel), Henry's mother's maiden name?
Donald McIlhagga.

1. JOHN3 BRUCE (JOHN2, DAVID1) was born 14 Jul 1776 in Selkirk, Selkrikshire, Scotland, and died 13 May 1821 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. He married AGNES PHILIP Abt. 1800, daughter of THOMAS PHILIP and MARGARET LAMB. She was born 01 Sep 1776 in Selkirk, Selkrikshire, Scotland, and died 08 Jan 1859.


Children of JOHN BRUCE and AGNES PHILIP are:
2. i. JOHN4 BRUCE, b. 16 Oct 1803, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; d. 22 May 1859, Ladylaw Place, Hawick, Parish of Wilton.
ii. THOMAS BRUCE, b. 22 Mar 1807, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
iii. KATHARINE BRUCE, b. 04 Aug 1809, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; d. 03 Mar 1891, 8 Gladstone St., Harwick, Scotland.
iv. THOMAS BRUCE, b. 12 Aug 1810.
v. MARGARET BRUCE, b. 13 Aug 1812, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
vi. JAMES BRUCE, b. 30 May 1815, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
vii. MARY BRUCE, b. 1818.
. viii. WILLIAM ROBERT BRUCE, b. 19 Aug 1821, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; d. 27 Nov 1890, Troy Mills, Linn, IA.

Sorry Barbara we are not related. Your's are a different lot. Nevertheless the Scottish Borders is a very pretty area and when we went there about 3 years ago I must say I wondered why they left. Of course we weren't there in winter.

These are the Bruce that I am researching If anyone recognizes the family would be glad to share information:

Donald Bruce (b. c. 1767, Scotland) and Elizabeth Blue (born 06 Aug 1771) were married 17 Jan 1795 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. Elizabeth was from Campbeltown. Known as Betsy.

Children:

1. Douglas Bruce born 1796 in Carradale; married Charles Shaw in 1822 in Saddell and Skipness parish. They emigrated to Canada then to Michigan. 11 children. Douglas died in Huron Couinty, Michigan; Charles died in Ontario, Canada.

2. Catherine Bruce born 1798 in Saddell; married Donald McEachern
3. Mary Bruce born 1799 in Carradale; married Walter McConachie
4. Dugald Bruce born in 1804 in Saddell parish
5. Neil Bruce born in 1806 in Saddell
6. Duncan James Bruce born c. 1809, Saddell; married Christina Johnson/ Johnston
7. Donald Bruce born in 1812 in Saddell

I've been running a One Place Study on the Berwickshire parish of Whitsome and Hilton for years. It started as research into a single house, and kept growing until it hit the parish boundaries!
I'm interested in hearing for anyone with W&H families as it's useful to know where they were before and after their stay in the parish.

Greetings
My name is Jim Mowatt (jpmowatt on ancestry.com)
I'm researching Mowatt (Mowat) family tree emanating from Kincardineshire and my particular branch of it came to Leeds in the 1860's
Most of my tree so far can be found on my web page http://historyzine.com/phpgedview/

I invite all MacLachlan's to the MacLachlan Families group here on GenealogyWise. All variant spellings are equally welcome !!

Hi, all! I'm new to group. Researching Beveridge of Edinburgh, Mid Greenock and Firth of Forth. Brick wall is Mary/May/Maizy Beveridge, b. abt 1754 in Edinburgh, d/o Thomas Beveridge of Burcht Isle in the Firth of Forth.

Hi all, I'm currently researching the Johnston family name from the Banff area and the Findlay family from the Kirriemuir area. Please feel free to contact me if you have any history on these two family names! :o)

Iwould like to access the 1901 census for Glasgo (Milton district) for family forenames of Hamill living there at the time. Anyone help?

I am researching the McLeod family from the Isle of Skye: Angus McLeod and Catherine Nicholson who were married on 14 Feb 1878 in Portree.

I just started the Matheson DNA group on genealogywise so please add it.

I am interested in the Martin, Shaw and Waddle families of Bathgate, West Lothian. Also the Stewart Family which originated in Easter Dalguise, Little Dunkeld Parish in Perth and ended up in Bathgate,

The Stewart and Cameron families were from Little Dunkeld parish, Perth.

I am researching James RUTHERFORD, born January 1829 in Perthshire, Scotland. James RUTHERFORD immigrated to Ontario, Canada before 1855. He married Margaret LEE in Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada in October 1855. I believe his parents were James RUTHERFORD and Lilias MORRICE/MORRIS (daughter of Henry), as listed in the Scottish Parish Registers (OPR), but cannot prove the connection yet. Would love to hear from descendants of these people.

My Barnetts left Scotland in the 1600s and went to N. Ireland. The Kenney side were most likely there in the same time period.
William Barnett born 1609 in Scotland, is believed to be the earliest known ancestor from Scotland.
The name Vance is also allied with the Barnetts as well as Montgomery and Long.

I have a new group for ancestors in Ayrshire, Scotland --- Ayrshire (Scotland) Ancestors

William EAGLE went to Edinburgh with Norfolk Dragoons and married Anne Brand ( or Brann) there in 1799 and a dynasty started.

Also John LANKSHEAR back in London married in 1808 a Margaret PEARSON who in later census said she was from Scotland born around 1782. Looking at IGI and too many choices.

Hi, I need some help with a brick wall. I can follow my family back to a John Smith 1721-1784, he is in a grave in the Kirkconnel cemetery at Springkell, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries, Scotland with his wife son and grandson and probably held the farm at Branteth which was part of the Springkell Estate. In the grave next to his is a grave with a Patrick Smith1677-1734, his wife and son and grandson. Looking at the dates for the birth of his son and his daughters (who are in a grave next door) my John Smith would fit neatly into the family however there does not appear to be any information of the birth of Patrick's children they are not in the births for Kirkpatrick Fleming and I cannot find anything on Scotlandspeople or Ancestry.com, I have some information which indicates that Patricks father was a John Smith and he had land at Waterbeck in the next parish (Middlebie), Does any one have any sugestions of how to find out about the family.

Hi I am researching the Chambers portion of my family, namely Catherine Chambers born 1874ish Edinburgh Scotland. Her parents on her Australian marriage certificate are listed as John Chambers and Elaine (possibly) Tait. I have hit a brick wall help!

I am researching the Scott Family from West Morriston (near Legerwood & Earlston). George Scott married Betty Pringle. They had sons Thomas b 1800, George b 1802, James b 1810. They all travelled to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Does anyone have them in their family tree?

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

Hey Great Grandfather on my fathers mothers side was Ropata(Robert) Campbell had a daughter named Turia(Julia)Campbell who was my grandmother

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

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

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.

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

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.