Tom Paterson's Guest Book

Tom Paterson's Scottish Roots Guest Book

Number of Entries 149

Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 - 11:28:38 PM Entry number: 149

Name: Bill

E-mail: hillbill06@btinternet.com

Location: England

Interest: Family History

Comment: Dr. McKenzie at the Falkirk Royal Infirmary from the late 1890's till early 1950's He passed away at his daughters house in St. Ninans outside Stirling in the mid 50's
Would anyone have any information of this gentleman or of Janet Davidson a District Nurse in the late 1890's in the Falkirk area .
Please make contact with Bill
Thank You !!

Friday, June 19th 2009 - 05:53:17 AM Entry number: 148

Name: Marina

E-mail: marina@yahoo.com

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://geo.ya.com/duyos/medroxyprogesterone/index.html

Monday, June 8th 2009 - 08:18:32 PM Entry number: 147

Name: Larry Macneil

E-mail: Larryjandmaureen@shaw.ca

Location: Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: I believe William McNeil and Elizabeth McNeil {Robertson}were my great grandparents.My wife is working on my family tree and is back to 1856. The spelling of the name changed with the birth of my father William in 1912.
We recently visited the isle of Barra and found that there have been several spellings of the name through the years.

Monday, June 1st 2009 - 07:02:29 PM Entry number: 146

Name: Georgette Telfer

E-mail: georgie@kessous.com

Location: Israel

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi,
My g-g-grandmother was Ann Pringle. Our line is through Elizabeth Burrelshe married George Crooks, their daughter Anne Pringle Crooks was my grandmother

Wednesday, May 20th 2009 - 09:10:15 PM Entry number: 145

Interest: Family History

Wednesday, May 20th 2009 - 02:49:15 PM Entry number: 144

Name: David Stephen

E-mail: dstephen1@cogeco.ca

Location: St Catharines ON Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: My grandmother Mary Hogg Wilson nee Dickson was born in Slamannan. Her parents were William Dickson and Agnes Dunsmore. Looking through your census data I could find an Agnes Dunsmore working as a servant for James Waugh. There is a William Dickson farmers son. I was told growing up, my grandfather William Wilson was gassed during WW1 and while convalescing in England his nurse was my grandmother. After the war he wanted to marry her but her mother having lost a husband and elder son in the coal mines would only consent if he brought the family to Canada. I don't know if this is true but they widow and her children did come. It was very interesting to make a connection to the past.
Thank you for your efforts
David Stephen

Wednesday, May 6th 2009 - 08:30:18 PM Entry number: 143

Name: Elaine Duncan

E-mail: elaine_duncan@sky.com

Location: Auchenreoch, just along from Queenzieburn

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi, very interested to stumble across your website and read the census for 1881. I stay at Dyke Farm Cottage and my inlaws are at Cairnbog. Amazed at the number of people living ang working at Cairnbog and neighbouring farms....very changed times!
Regards, Elaine

Tuesday, May 5th 2009 - 02:53:34 AM Entry number: 142

Name: thomas cuthbertson

E-mail: tumblertruckertom@hotmail.com

Location: tumbler ridge bc. canada

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://msn

Comment: i am trying to build my family tree but not having much luck my father william renwick cuthbertson born 14/11 /1898 and his father thomas cuthbertson (mason) born 15 /08 /1859could you help me find any outher family members thank you tom cuthbertson

Thursday, April 30th 2009 - 03:03:59 AM Entry number: 141

Name: Catherine Young

E-mail: younggt@tpg.com.au

Location: Newcastle, Australia.

Interest: Family History

Comment: G'day Tom, Congratulations on a very well laid-out,informative site. Keep up the good work.Cate.

Thursday, April 30th 2009 - 03:03:33 AM Entry number: 140

Name: Catherine Young

E-mail: younggt@tpg.com.au

Location: Newcastle, Australia.

Interest: Family History

Comment: G'day Tom, Congratulations on a very well laid-out,informative site. Keep up the good work.Cate.

Sunday, April 26th 2009 - 06:06:59 PM Entry number: 139

Name: john kenny

E-mail: jkk66@msn.com

Location: hamilton ont canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: just found youre site great, interested in mckennie mckenney kennie kenney kenny & jardine family from the grenngairs, old & new monkland area.

Sunday, April 26th 2009 - 05:55:31 PM Entry number: 138

Interest: Family History

Sunday, April 26th 2009 - 05:44:52 PM Entry number: 137

Name: Helen Lapere

E-mail: h.lapere@sky.com

Location: Bridge of Allan, Scotland

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi Tom, I've just found your site. I am looking for descendants of David and Jenny Paterson who possibly stayed in the Stirling area and emigrated to Victoria sometime after 1929? David had a daughter called Jenny. Davids siblings were William, Jane and Isabella. Isabella is my gran and she was married to William Ramsay. I am trying to find out what happened to them. My mum Jane (80) is Davids niece.

Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 03:14:28 AM Entry number: 136

Name: Trina

E-mail: trinatanner@rocketmail.com

Location: paisley

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi i'm looking for my Husbands dad. His name is William Quinn and he was born around 1945 give or take a few years, the last we heard he was living in Grangemouth but that was a good few years ago. When my husband David was born in 1972 the family lived in Cumbernauld and David Remembers William drove taxis but the last time he saw his dad he was 4. I know it's a long shot but if anyone can help in any small way i would be very grateful.
Great wee site by the way Trina....

Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 03:14:13 AM Entry number: 135

Name: Trina

E-mail: trinatanner@rocketmail.com

Location: paisley

Interest: Family History

Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 04:22:03 AM Entry number: 134

Name: Kathleen STRINGER

E-mail: kathleen.stringer@xtra.co.nz

Location: New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thanks for including indices on your site, a great help.
Im looking for Thomas NEILSON who married Janet FERGUSON in Bothkennar 1797. They has two children here and then more in neighbouring Labert. A son Thomas married Mary Mercer and ended up in Glasgow.

Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 04:40:44 AM Entry number: 133

Name: lynn filshie

E-mail: lynn_donald@hotmail.co.uk

Location: strathaven scotland

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi
My grandfather lived in Ferniegair Lanarkshire and also worked in the pits - he was Crawford Paterson and came from a large family of Paterson's - Mathew, James, Robert,Jenny, and William - there may have been more. Is this the same family.
Have some photo's

Lynn

Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 04:39:55 AM Entry number: 132

Name: lynn filshie

E-mail: lynn_donald@hotmail.co.uk

Location: strathaven scotland

Interest: Family History

Sunday, March 8th 2009 - 10:09:50 PM Entry number: 131

Name: Nancy Dube

E-mail: hopeseeker2@gmail.com

Location: Too many David Speirs

Interest: Family History

Comment: I am the Nancy Spiers Dube whose father spelled his last name Speirs wrong, and I see I am included on your page. Thank you. I couldn't help noticing that your grandfather was also a David Speirs born in 1840. I am sure they are not the same -- unless he married in Scotland very early in life before he came to Canada and married my grandmother when he was 34. I do not seriously consider that. However, at the request of my family I have spent the last two years researching a completely different family name and have just returned to the Speirs. You and I are victims of the affection the Speirs family feel for the name David. As I seek my David I honestly offer my services to you(free-that's all they're worth. Let me know what you know and I will keep it in mind. I'll be glad to take note of things. I am not an expert at this, I warn you. So do not expect much, but I do myself plan to seriously start investigating. Great page. Nancy

Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 02:56:03 AM Entry number: 130

Name: Mary Close

E-mail: closeadm@aol.com

Location: Bathgate

Interest: Family History

Comment: This is a fab site. My links are to the Roddens and the Welsh primarily with some off shoots here and there. YOur Census is great although I don't see Loch End Rows listed which was where the Roddens were living in 1881. That's no problem as I have it from Scotlands People. It was so good picking up extra names that we hadn't know about. Many thanks for the incredibly hard work this site must have tken and good luck for the future.
Kind regards
Mary Close

Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 12:42:13 AM Entry number: 129

Name: Gwndolyn Mitsui

E-mail: Plantit1228@aol.com

Location: Bridgeton, New Jersey, USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: I'm trying to locate family history or even living relatives Mr great Grandfather's brother, Alexander Wilson once lived in Ambleside in the "Lake District of Scotland and was once a reporter for the "Standard" in Lancaster. I believe he was a writer also. One of his friends was William Martin of Lancaster., who was still living in 1932.

Thursday, February 26th 2009 - 08:27:46 AM Entry number: 128

Name: Jennie Geddes

E-mail: jen.jules@virgin.net

Location: Liverpool

Interest: Family History

Comment: This is a brilliant site-many thanks-I have found my grandfather's name and my family history from here for this part of the family-Thomas Geddes -who married Blanche (Watts) was my grandfather's (Philip)father-and then the O'Grady link-very interesting-thank you

Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 08:51:17 PM Entry number: 127

Name: Janice Brady

E-mail: janice.brady@btinternet.com

Location: Northumberland

Interest: Family History

Comment: A most enjoyable site having spent days researching some Tripneys it was a pleasure to find your helpful informative site. I now know a lot more about the area they originated from

Thank you

Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 07:58:43 PM Entry number: 126

Name: Garry Paterson

E-mail: garry.paterson@yahoo.com.au

Location: New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://

Comment: I am looking for information on my late father's side of the family.

Information I know is that my paternal grandfather was Walter Weir Paterson, born 7 November 1881 at noon in Glasgow,immigrated to NZ in 1890, married 22/08/1917 at Auckland NZ, died 17/10/960 at Auckland, NZ his parents were:

James Paterson, DOB 05/07/1848 in Glasgow, married Jane QWeir 12/12/1873 (2nd marriage, died 18/10/1873, buried at Waihi in NZ. James worked at the Railway Workshpos in Springburn, Glasgow

Jane Weir, DOB?/?/1853, place not kown, died ?/?/1913, buried at Armidale, Australia.

There is an address of 2 Wellfield Place, Springburn, Glasgow on the copy of Walter's birth certificate I have.

Are you able to help in any way please?

Regards

Garry Paterson
Flat 6
Antares Flats
6 East Street
Petone
Lower Hutt 5012
New Zealand

email: garry.paterson@yahoo.com.au

Lower Hutt is located on the northern shore of Wellington, the capital city of NZ, and forms part of the Greater Wellington metropolitan area.

Saturday, February 14th 2009 - 05:15:29 PM Entry number: 125

Name: Roxie Martin

E-mail: roxie@rivervalleyinsurance.ca

Location: Alberta, Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thank you for your website. It is very interesting for me and my family. My Great Grandad and my grandads eldest brother were both buried in the Redding Pit Disaster. My great uncle was one of the 5 last men to be rescued. It is what brought my family to Canada. After the disaster, I have been told, the family decided to move to Canada.

We are planning a trip to Scotland in 2010 and would like to do some research on our family. Maybe find some family members still around the area. If you have any ideas or information on where to start my research, please let me know.

Saturday, February 14th 2009 - 12:08:48 AM Entry number: 124

Name: Glynn Kane

E-mail: glynnkane@slingshot.co.nz

Location: New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thank you. I am after the parents of my great grandmother Ann Chittick who went to Australia in 1886. Her parent were William and Elizabeth (morrison) Chittick. My info in scant in the Family bible - she was baptised in Kilsyth and there is a mention of Quaker, as well as parent names. I found them in your census results. I now would like to find out more info on them. I hope for success. Do these people fit in your family tree? I have the family of Ann in Australia if it is of interest.
Glynn

Saturday, February 14th 2009 - 12:07:28 AM Entry number: 123

Name: Glynn Kane

E-mail: glynnkane@slingshot.co.nz

Location: New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Tuesday, January 27th 2009 - 07:14:26 PM Entry number: 122

Name: David Baird Ohmann

E-mail: davidoh46@hotmail.com

Location: Marietta, Georgia, USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: Very interesting, informative site! My goal is to locate Craig's Cottage area of Polmost where my great grandfather lived in 1880...died there in 1907 at age 56, a stonemason who also had a son James Sloan Baird, stonemason who immigrated to New York, USA around 1908. Both Freemasons who lived adjacent to one another at Craig's Cottage (flats?) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, David Baird Ohmann, Marietta, Georgia USA

Monday, January 26th 2009 - 12:38:28 PM Entry number: 121

Name: Irene Carney

E-mail: i.e.carney@hotmail.com

Location: Ireland

Interest: Family History

Comment: I have researching my family history,
Dawson & Buchanan, originating in Stirling.
Buchanan side originates in Campsie.
My great-grandfather James Dawson emigrated to Ireland
in 1850s, returning to Glasgow to marry Agnes Buchanan
in 1860. James' father was John and mother Helen (nee Christie). I believe he had a sister Janet and brother John.
I would like to trace some family in Scotland.

Saturday, January 24th 2009 - 07:02:08 PM Entry number: 120

Name: Roger Logan

E-mail: logan55@ntlworld.com

Location: Burwell Cambridgeshire

Interest: Family History

Comment: I have been seeeking my Scottish roots through my grandfather(Thomas Logan, son of Archibald an iron moulder of Thornhill St in 1881)Your site has given me some further idea re Tom's siblings occupations. Many thanks

Friday, January 23rd 2009 - 07:20:12 AM Entry number: 119

Name: janet bauchop paterson storrie

E-mail: janetstorrie@bigpond.com

Location: townsville,qld,australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: stop start family history. my mother,janet devlin was a daughter of thomas devlin and janet bauchop paterson. my family heritage is irish/scots. i'm at our business at the moment, so have no family history here. my mother was born in 1914 july 28.i'm sure they lived in fife nearly all thier lives. will contact you or you contact me at a later date.

Monday, December 29th 2008 - 07:35:13 AM Entry number: 118

Name: Stuart McDougall

E-mail: kapistu@shaw.ca

Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: Researching ancestors Duncan McDougall and Mary McColl, parents of John McDougall born about 1858 apparently in Lismore. Enjoy learning about the region. Hope to visit in 2009. Thank you

Monday, December 29th 2008 - 07:34:31 AM Entry number: 117

Name: Stuart McDougall

E-mail: kapistu@shaw.ca

Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: Researching ancestors Duncan McDougall and Mary McColl, parents of John McDougall born about 1858 apparently in Lismore. Enjoy learning about the region. Hope to visit in 2009. Thank you

Saturday, December 20th 2008 - 06:01:42 PM Entry number: 116

Name: Geoff Eddington

E-mail: geoffeddington@gmail.com

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: I was searching Andrew Leishman & came across your site. My father born & raised in Linlithgow & his g'dad's burial headstone was located in the Palace Church site.

I've scanned your site & impressed with the detail you have at hand & catalogued. I will be taking more time to fully read in coming weeks.

Cheers

Geoff

Sunday, November 23rd 2008 - 02:54:36 AM Entry number: 115

Name: George Paterson

E-mail: rpat1175@bigpond.net.au

Location: Sydney Australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: I left Scotland when I was 11ys old, i lived in Edinburgh at 10 springwell place Dalry, still follow Hearts

Sunday, November 9th 2008 - 06:47:34 AM Entry number: 114

Name: April

E-mail: nv_scottie@yahoo.com

Location: Nevada

Interest: Family History

Comment: I am a direct decendant of the Leckie Clan and I appreciate all of the work you have done and submitted for others to read and share. Thank you for your dedication.

Thursday, October 30th 2008 - 02:16:13 AM Entry number: 113

Name: Molly Bowditch

E-mail: mollybow@xtra.co.nz

Location: Rotorua, New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hello Tom, I have searched your census pages and found some McFarlanes that I have been looking for. Thank you!
One of my ancestors married Christina Isabella Kerr born 12 June 1854 daughter of William Kerr and Margaret Paterson and that, in a roundabout way, is how I came upon you website.

Tuesday, October 28th 2008 - 03:38:29 PM Entry number: 112

Name: marilyn anne love

E-mail: fetchdelivers@shaw.ca

Location: calgary, alberta, canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: I'm researching my maternal lines of Buchannan/Butler/Ferrand/Coll circa 1759 Baldernock, Campsie and Torrance.

thanks for access to the information on Baldernock. It was helpful to know what type of industries were there to attract my family to the area from Co. Donegal. It looks like the Buchannans and Butlers may have been from the local area, still trying to join the dots. Any information on any of these family names greatly appreciated.

marilyn L

Monday, October 27th 2008 - 01:39:13 AM Entry number: 111

Name: Lunn

E-mail: len.norasmith@shaw.ca

Location: Ontario,Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: Nice site--lots of info. Looking for any other missing links to the Alexander Paterson of Kilmany,Fife line. I am the gr-gr-gr-grandaughter of the "Missionary Of Kilmany:memoir of Alexander Paterson with notices of Robert Edie".Alexander was an early convert of Thomas Chalmers His life spanned 1790-1851,was married to Elizabeth Horn(e) of Dairsie.One of his sons was David Horn(e) Paterson 1832-1871.David Horn(e) was married to Janet Stillie.One child was named David Hugh Cleghorn Paterson 1868-1940,my great Grandfather.His son was David Roy Paterson.Would love to make contact with any of Patersons from this line

Sunday, October 26th 2008 - 02:30:36 AM Entry number: 110

Name: Lunn

E-mail: len.norasmith@shaw.ca

Location: Ontario,Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: Nice Website,Mr. Paterson.Glad I found it while googling the Paterson name. Am looking for other connections(descendants) to my Paterson name. I'm the gr-gr-gr-grandaughter of "Missionary Of Kilmany:memoir of Alexander Paterson with notices of Robert Edie".(Early convert of Thomas Chalmers.)Alexander,1799-1851.Son David Horne Paterson(medical missionary),1832-1871.Son David Hugh Cleghorn Paterson,1868-1940.My Grandfather,David Roy Paterson,1895-1974.All these des. had siblings--this is just the condensed version.Would love to make contact with other long-lost relatives. Thanks

Friday, October 17th 2008 - 10:14:34 AM Entry number: 109

Name: Ian Bowie

E-mail: ibbowie@bigpond.net.au

Location: Australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: Seeking information about John Bowie of Larbert (age given as about 80 in the 1841 census, may be an incorrect transcription of 60). He was married to Ann Marshall (age about 60 in 1841). I am descended from his son David. Would like to know of records that might establish his birth and his marriage or marriages. His oldest son is said to have been born 1798; the year of son David's birth is unknown but he and two siblings appear to have been born 1798-1816, followed by four siblings 1816-23, which suggests the possibility that Ann Marshall was a second wife (a different possibility is that John was in the army during some or all of 1798-1816 but that, too, I dont know how to establish.

Saturday, October 4th 2008 - 06:42:48 AM Entry number: 108

Name: Chris Goldstraw

E-mail: goldies@westvic.com.au

Location: Australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: Someone from a mmailing list sent me your website. I'm working on my line of Rae from Stirlingshire and it has been most helpful.

It is a wonderful site.
Cheers Chris

Thursday, October 2nd 2008 - 03:35:27 AM Entry number: 107

Name: Patricia Lackey

E-mail: patlackey@rogers.com

Location: Ottawa Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi: I have been doing research on the Neilsons of Craigcaffie Scotland and Urney and Radamen Ireland. Family tradition says that the Neilsons of Ireland were Presbyterian ministers and that they were part of the Ulster Scots plantation. That Joseph Neilson of Urney was sent from Craigcaffie after being finded for his Presbyterianism. Would like to correspond with any Neilson relatives.

Saturday, September 13th 2008 - 12:20:52 PM Entry number: 106

Name: John Moore

E-mail: moore_pld31@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Kirkintilloch

Interest: Local History

Comment: I looked up this site because I have an interest in the local history of the area and the geology, including the diverse wild life. My wife Sylvia and I now have the pleasure of moving to the village, hopefully to settle there for the remainder of our days. Great site. Maybe see you there some day Tom - buy you a drink in the Fintry Inn! We know Kenny & Senga well.

Cheers

John & Sylvia

Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 04:52:06 PM Entry number: 105

Name: Chris Martin Paterson

E-mail: chris.mp@hotmail.co.uk

Location: Hull uk

Interest: Family History

Comment: Was intrested to find out about my Family history, Grandparants George and Louis Paterson Hull(died) Father is Micheal Anthony Paterson and his brothers are David Paterson and Stuart Paterson , I beleive that My grandparents Ancestors are from PaPa westray orkney isles any info would be nice Thanks Chris Paterson age 51

Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 01:46:59 PM Entry number: 104

Name: Hugh Magee

E-mail: mageehugh@hotmail.com

Location: Ireland

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://mageehugh@hotmail.com

Comment: I am a G G Grandson of Thomas Lidwell who was born 1812,married Delia Russell,and seems to have gone to Tasmania.Why?.He did not return and is reported to have died there a few years later.
Was Thomas Lidwell,b 1750,ever really transported to Australia according to sentence? He also seems to have disappeared.

Saturday, August 9th 2008 - 10:29:32 AM Entry number: 103

Name: jean

E-mail: old.jean@gmail.com

Location: Australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi
I also have Maxwell and Patterson in family tree
I was tring to see if there a connection.
Regards jean

Tuesday, August 5th 2008 - 07:23:30 PM Entry number: 102

Name: Hilary Fletcher

E-mail: hilary.fletcher2@btinternet.com

Location: Cleveleys Lancs England

Interest: Family History

Comment: While researching my mothers family I entered Kerse Brock into the search engine (not expecting to find anything!)as my grandparents George Rankine and Susan Rankine (nee McFarlane) worked or lived there at some point around the 1920-24.
My mother Martha Rankine mentioned Kerse Brock frequently when talking "days gone by"

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 - 07:37:50 AM Entry number: 101

Name: SUE HILL (NEE PENMAN )

E-mail: KNSHILL@BIGPOND.COM

Location: AUSTRALIA

Interest: Local History

Comment: AFTER INFO ON ROBERT PENMAN BORN 1739 AUCHTERRAN FIFE MARIED
IN AIRTH Prish to Jean Muirhead jan 1767

Wednesday, July 16th 2008 - 04:10:12 PM Entry number: 100

Name: anne

E-mail: anneheg@btinternet.com

Location: livingston west lothian scotland

Interest: Family History

Comment: Dear Tom
Came upon your sight by accident but found we have acommon name in ancestors ie Binnie.
My furthest back Binnie is Alexander Binnie born ?? who married Helen Binnie or Bonnie born Wester Kingscavil Linlithgow 12th June 1764. They were married 7th NOV 1756 in Linlithgow and at that time he was a servant at Kingscavil.
I cannot find an accurate birth for Alexander but have come across 2 possibilities one 1730 in Carriden and one in
1728 in Falkirk.
Maybe you could help me with this research
Your sight A1 glad I found it
Anne (nee Binnie )

Wednesday, July 16th 2008 - 03:07:54 AM Entry number: 99

Name: Thomas Paterson (Tom)

E-mail: patersonthomas@msn.com

Location: Adelaide Australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: Dont know of a connection but I was born 8-10-61 in bangour Maternity HospitalBroxburn in the county of Uphall in the district of West Lothian my father is John Paterson (coal miner) and mother is Margaret (nee mcLaughlin)worked in the fish markets

Sunday, July 13th 2008 - 03:53:59 AM Entry number: 98

Name: Cathy Munro Stevens

E-mail: CM.STEV@xtra.co.nz

Location: Dunedin NZ

Interest: Family History

Comment: Have only started looking through your site and I am sure I will keep going back. Great resource! Have family links through Bo'Ness, Reddingmuirhead, Polmont,Muiravonside, Slamannan and Shotts etc. My grandfather was mentioned in the rescue of the 1923 Redding Pit disaster. Would love to get some photos from c1914 - 1950 from around the Redding/Reddingmuirhead area - the time my father grew up and especially if anyone went to school around that area from 1919 - 1929. My father Alexander Hill drove Alexanders' buses around the Falkirk area and also the SMT long distance buses to the borders and to London.
Thanks Tom for a great site.

Saturday, July 12th 2008 - 05:29:20 PM Entry number: 97

Name: Ann

E-mail: ann@lemessurier.ca

Location: Canada

Interest: Things Scottish

Comment: I have only just found your site. It looks very interesting. I hope that I may find some one else on your site who is interested in the same family that I am researching. I am a g.g.grand daughter of John Stevenson, the whiskey distiller of Oban, Scotland. He was born in 1800 in England, died 1869 in Oban.

Friday, July 4th 2008 - 09:05:38 AM Entry number: 96

Name: Robert Seaton

E-mail: rg5023XXX@gmail.com

Location: Australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: Great site. I'm looking, looking... always looking. Trying to find my rellies.

I think my grandmother on my fathers side was Catherine Aitken and Grandfather was Alexander Seaton. My father, Robert Aitken Seaton married my mother, Agnes Cairns McLelland.

I know that there is also an Audrey Graham thrown in there somewhere.

if anyone can help, send me an email or two.

Thanks again for your site. Cheers and all the best.

Rob

Thursday, June 19th 2008 - 10:27:02 PM Entry number: 95

Name: Althea Craig

E-mail: altheavpc@hotmail.com

Location: Auburn, WA

Interest: Family History

Comment: I am looking at everything that has the name SIM and HARROWER for my several times great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I donot have a tree on the net yet, however a mother-in-law, Carol Haas, of a DIXON cousin does on Roots web. My gg grandmother is Hannah Harrower m:James Sim, my gg grandfather. Their son Walter m:Elizabeth Dixon, my g grendparents. I am trying to get as much of as many branches as I can.

Thursday, June 19th 2008 - 01:59:26 AM Entry number: 94

Name: catherine lyons

E-mail: dc_lyons@hotmail.com

Location: australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi Wonderful website, I am related to john baird born muiravonside 1766?? -cant find his parents?? married to elizabeth rae. I am i looking for families who have the surnames - hutchison, mcfarlane, baird, buglass.
Hoping someone can help me. Cathy.

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 08:04:42 PM Entry number: 93

Name: Cheryl

E-mail: PuppyKittyMax@aol.com

Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina

Interest: Family History

Comment: I started out searching the various web sites to find out information on my mother's side of family (Mahaffey and Olwell (sometimes spelled Alwell). I was absolutely astonished when I found my dad's surname, Lauth (originally, I believed, spelled Louth) in the Scottish and Irish records.

According to what I've found, my dad's ancestor was beheaded by Oliver Cromwell and the entire family fled to Germany. I can only presume the information about once having been Irish or Scottish was not talked about in Germany out of fear of retaliation from Lord Cromwell. By the time Lord Cromwell had passed away, no one probably remember the history.

Can you help me find out more about my mother's or dad's history in Ireland or Scotland,

Thanks so much for any help you can provide.

Saturday, May 24th 2008 - 10:52:59 PM Entry number: 92

Name: Barbara Tarplee

E-mail: barbara.tarplee@talktalk.net

Location: Birmingham England

Interest: Family History

Comment: this is the first time I have viewed your site and discover that we are linked distantly.My 3xgreatgran was Helen Rae,in my tree is Elizabeth McLuckie who married George Rae.Icame across your web site through an article in Birmingham Evening Mail and was surprised to find a connection when I started viewing the 1881 census,so just had to leave you a message.Best Regards Barbara

Thursday, May 15th 2008 - 10:19:38 PM Entry number: 91

Name: Georg Kaviar

E-mail: georg@telefonsex-kaviar.com

Interest: Other

Web site: http://www.telefonsex-kaviar.com

Comment: Hi Tom, just got into you sight,magic, i grew up in skinflats,i was in the first class to go from the old kirk bothkennar, to the new school skinflats. The first headmaster at the new school was Mr Reid, my name then was Jeanette Davidson.I lived in Zetland place for many years.I have many fond thoughts of Skinflats and my childhood growing up there, the little shop at the back of the hall, the co-op, the two forests where children played safe for hours, the park with its soccer field.The bing.The thoughts of my dear friends i grew up with.Thanks for the memorys Tom. janet birt.

Tuesday, May 13th 2008 - 04:37:15 PM Entry number: 90

Name: marion bowes

E-mail: marion.bowes@btinternet.com

Location: blackburn west lothian

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi Tom,

I was wondering if you can answer a question for me, while researching my family tree I have came across my gggmothers death she was drowned in the canal she stayed in maddison in the year of 1899, would that have been in the local paper at that time and what would that local paper be called, her name was an Elizabeth Wilson and she was 49 years old I think that she was missing for 2 days prior to them finding her body, can you help me please,

Thanking you
Mrs. Marion Bowes

Monday, May 12th 2008 - 09:22:58 PM Entry number: 89

Name: william nelson

E-mail: wllm_neilson@yahoo.com

Location: ms.

Interest: Family History

Comment: Previous post should be EGAN and humphries which seems to be ONEILL and R1B1C7(R1B1B2e niall modal haplotype).There were 3 sons of neill earl of carrick and one,william,had lands in craigo,angus and we dna to angus and fife so he should be our ancestor,and a neilson of craigcaffie.The strabane tyrone homepage has our ancestor,thomas the signer,as a member and ulster and north ireland dna,plus,a dna study at ftdna has a close match with a oneill royal line and this is good proof we are oneills.Close stuart matches and book referncences make them our cousisns,sorenson dna database.The william,above,has land records in the great seal charter so is reliable with the dna matching.The neilsons were said extinct but are not and they were said to be oneill and both seem true.Close matches in renfrew are close to the stuarts of bute neilsons.Matching book data(and stories)with dna can help define families.

Sunday, March 23rd 2008 - 01:30:11 PM Entry number: 88

Name: Dorothy Cruse

E-mail: gewalt@worldonline.co.za

Location: South Africa

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thanks Tom, this site is great. A lot of my relatives lived in the Camelon area. Most of them were nailers living in George Square, Camelon.

On the Cruse side a lot of them lived in Bonnybridge area and worked as ironworks labourers.

Kind regards,

Dorothy

Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 12:46:24 AM Entry number: 87

Name: john hayes

E-mail: birdnest@speednet.com.au

Location: sydney australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: hi there
i was sent here by a web page i am looking for a john hayes who may or may not have come to south-australia from ireland he had a son names jame hayes who in 1888 married a lady name ann theresa conole they had a number of kids one being james patrick hayes who is my grand father he married a native woman named margaret louisa green but she changed her name on the wedding papers to read louisa margaret speck
dropping the name green and taking on her new step fathers name of speck they are all from south-australia like my seft i would love to hear from any body who knows of this family other names married into this family are goss,bassett,revell,poulton,

Friday, February 29th 2008 - 11:27:50 PM Entry number: 86

Name: lesley young (nee currie)

E-mail: jambojohn1951@yahoo.co.uk

Location: scotland

Interest: Other

Comment: I have been looking for the parents of George Corbet born around 1830 and had been given this site address by a Genes Reunited user. I am not sure if any of the Corbets listed are the ones I am looking for. Can anyone help. Please. This George Corbet married an Annie Armstrong and had as far as I know one daughter called Annie born around 1855 and married a Charles Blackwood who is listed in the Blackwood site they were married in January 1880 in Stirling.

Monday, February 25th 2008 - 01:38:38 AM Entry number: 85

Name: Paul Smith

E-mail: paul12344@embarqmail.com

Location: centrL Virginia, USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: Just a quick look so far. I'm tracking Davidson starting back from Alexander Davidson teacher of the Infant School in Elgin. Currently trying to verify his father Alexander of St Monance. Got to work on that. Enjoy what you have on your site.

Paul Smith

Saturday, February 23rd 2008 - 02:40:51 PM Entry number: 84

Name: William Silcock

Location: Nortnern Ireland

Interest: Family History

Comment: Enjoyed ur web site

Thursday, February 21st 2008 - 07:33:30 PM Entry number: 83

Name: robert

E-mail: ron@zz.pl

Location: bristol

Interest: Other

Web site: http://reikimastery.wordpress.com/

Comment: thanks for really great stories and all your website

Wednesday, February 20th 2008 - 12:05:52 AM Entry number: 82

Name: Edith Johnston

E-mail: edith49_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Lasswade, Midlothian

Interest: Family History

Comment: very helpful site. I found it interesting.

Monday, February 18th 2008 - 04:12:52 AM Entry number: 81

Name: Wesley Laird

E-mail: bamalaw1@yahoo.com

Location: Opp, Alabama

Interest: Family History

Wednesday, January 30th 2008 - 12:47:53 PM Entry number: 80

Name: lisa langford

E-mail: lisalangford72@btinternet.com

Location: oxford

Interest: Family History

Comment: im looking for my father neil massie in peterhead ,area , he had with my mother in oxford,and left to settle in scotland just after i was born ,36 yrs ago

Monday, January 28th 2008 - 04:41:21 AM Entry number: 79

Name: Dolina Barker

E-mail: barker.d@xtra.co.nz

Location: French Farm, Akaroa, N.Z.

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://www.bantrylodge.co.nz

Comment: Mother was Margaret Dunn Gardiner, daughter of Margaret Goodwin, grandaughter of Margaret Geddes,and cousin of Tom Macgregor.

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008 - 09:35:47 PM Entry number: 78

Name: Chris Born

E-mail: gunman2110@gmx.de

Location: germany

Interest: Other

Web site: http://www.zeocom.de

Comment: Hi there! Google sends me to this page :)
A bunch of information you put together on this site!
Greetings from Germany!

Saturday, January 19th 2008 - 04:42:03 AM Entry number: 77

Name: Joe Walker

E-mail: jwalker85@hotmail.com

Location: SAn Antonio Texas

Interest: Local History

Comment: Glad to have found this site, Joe

Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 05:32:48 AM Entry number: 76

Name: Debbie Paterson (nee Pringle)

E-mail: debbiepringle@blueyonder.co.uk

Location: Edinburgh

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi, i was looking up my Hubbies surname, his father was William Paterson married to Eileen Paterson (nee Judge) both of Glasgow. I was very interested to see the link with the surnames Pringle and Paterson. it's a great site well done,

Thursday, January 10th 2008 - 02:21:26 AM Entry number: 75

Name: Richard Hannah

E-mail: rickdkareng@aol.com

Location: Adrian, Michigan

Interest: Family History

Comment: James Hannah, one of the victims, was my father's cousin. My father was also named James Hannah.

Sunday, January 6th 2008 - 04:12:47 PM Entry number: 74

Name: Isabella Taylor

E-mail: isabeltaylor17@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Falkirk

Interest: Family History

Comment: My Grandfather Robert Taylor was born in Threaprigg Farm on the 4th Aug. 1871. I always knew that his Father was Alexander Taylor but I was unaware of my Great Grandmother name(Helen Greenaway)or where she came from(Carron).
I came across this site by accident and I have now been able to find out the names of his brother and sisters. Something that none of the family seemed to know.
I have now been able to find out a lot more about my family as a result of your website.

Thanks a million.
Isabel Taylor

Friday, January 4th 2008 - 08:01:26 PM Entry number: 73

Name: Francisco Bravo

E-mail: sobres07@yahoo.com

Location: Guadalajara ,Mexico

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://www.themostseenwebpage.com

Comment:
Nice Site dude, congratulations!

Thursday, December 27th 2007 - 01:06:11 AM Entry number: 72

Name: billy nelson

E-mail: wllm_neilson@yahoo.com

Location: ms. U.S.A.

Interest: Family History

Comment: R1B1C7 haplotype and elder and humphries dna matching seem to confirm we,nelsons,are neilsons of craigcaffie and strabane tyrone oneills.Various references say the say but the dna is definitive.

Saturday, December 22nd 2007 - 06:21:23 PM Entry number: 71

Name: Avril Hill

E-mail: avrilhill@aol.com

Location: Kent

Interest: Family History

Comment: Great informative web site, I came upon you by accident I was looking for Industrial school Stirling.Ancestors lived in St Ninians. You have given me several new sites to look up. Avril

Thursday, December 6th 2007 - 04:57:32 AM Entry number: 70

Name: Sally Paterson

E-mail: sally.paterson@gmail.com

Location: Australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: I was looking for information on the Paterson Clan. The work is very interesting. Will keep checking into it.

Cheers,

Monday, December 3rd 2007 - 10:07:49 PM Entry number: 69

Name: Lizbeth Freebairn

E-mail: lizbethfreebairn@ihug.co.nz

Location: New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi Tom, What a fantastic site. I chanced upon it and found several missing families - McPhee and McIntyre - who I had given up on. It's a real goldmine for anyone doing research in this part of Stirlingshire. I've used it a lot. Thanks

Saturday, November 24th 2007 - 09:02:39 PM Entry number: 68

Name: Ian Macaulay

E-mail: johni.macaulay@btopenworld.com

Location: Wembley, Middlesex

Interest: Local History

Comment: As a Whitecross lad I was interested in the BBC article on the rare orchids found on Almond bing. It refered to Muiravonside Colliery being close at hand. News to me given that I had covered all that area and my grandparents lived at Causewayend insight of the Almond bing. So I started searching for Muiravonside Colliery. I knew the limekilns and old coal working on the Muiravonside Estate, now the Country Park but could not place a name to the coal workings. Anyway the search led me to this site and in conjuction with 6" scale maps I found Muiravonside Colliery. I am amazed at the wealth of knowledge on this site. I have spent hours scanning the site and enjoyed every minute.

Thursday, November 22nd 2007 - 01:24:43 PM Entry number: 67

Name: DANIEL DUNLOP

E-mail: dunlop49@hotmail.co.uk

Location: Bathgate, West Lothian.

Interest: Family History

Comment: I had been researching the Fowlers from Slamannan,My grandmother, Clementina, was born there in 1863, and came upon your site when searching anything to do with that village.Up to that point there seemed little information available. Suddenly I was faced with a massive amount of material on the Fowlers through the census for 1881. I just could not believe my luck. This has resulted in a tremendous improvement to my family tree. Please accept my heartfelt thanks. How easy would research be if there were more people like you out there! Have recommended you to all my correspondents. Keep up the good work.

Wednesday, November 21st 2007 - 08:36:30 PM Entry number: 66

Name: Robert Tulloch

E-mail: bobbytulloch@aol.com

Location: Coatbridge, Lanarkshire

Interest: Family History

Comment: I have traced my GGGG Parents to marriage in 1792 at Muiravonside,namely William Tulloch & Susan Alexander. I have found Susan's Parents but have not been able to confirm John's. I have a hunch he may have come to Polmont area from North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Going by the traditional method of naming offspring his Father would be John & his Mother Christian. Using the I.G.I.the only likely
match is "John Tulloch & Christian Tulloch" who had a son William born 1765 in North Ronaldsay. What I am trying to
establish is if there are any records which mention William's place of birth, eg tombstone, church records,farm
records,rent records or other miscellaneous local records.
He was living in Bennetstown at the time of his son John's
baptism at Muiravonside Church. Any help or suggestions will
be appreciated. Bob Tulloch (aged 76)

Tuesday, November 20th 2007 - 04:08:49 AM Entry number: 65

Name: Andrew Graham

E-mail: dragon223@bigpond.com

Location: New South Wales Australia

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://www.dragon223@bigpond.com

Comment: I have relatives who are living or lived in Grangemouth. My cousin Ellen Kane married Billy McEwen and moved to Grangemouth in I think the late 60's their offspring played in the local pipe band and at one time came here to Australia to play, I have not met with them or have I had contact with my cousin, she had a sister called Margaret who married Jim Armitage in Cowie Stirlingshire, she also had two brothers named Jim and Frank Kane, I would like to make contact with all or either My mother and father were Andy and Johan Graham, we lived in Larkhall prior to emigrating to Australia in 1964 Maggie and Bob Kane were
my aunt and uncle as well as the parents of the above family members.

Monday, November 12th 2007 - 01:53:46 PM Entry number: 64

Name: Kelly Shaw

E-mail: kjshaw4682@charter.net

Location: Bicknell , Indiana , USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: I am looking for family information regarding the Shaw's from Slamannan , According to the census records provided on this site they were there in 1881. Any help would be greatly appreciated .

Sunday, November 11th 2007 - 02:38:57 AM Entry number: 63

Name: Dan Meffen

E-mail: dmeff52@aol.com

Location: USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: Looking for my Family History. The Meffen line runs from Fintry to Massachusetts, USA

Sunday, November 4th 2007 - 11:58:12 AM Entry number: 62

Name: john hayes

E-mail: birdnest@speednet.com.au

Location: sydney australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: hi there
i am trying to trace my hayes family tree from ireland with out much luck .
i am looking for a john hayes who came to south-australia australia with his son james there may have been moore family members i dont know nor do i know if john had a wife with him or not.
james hayes was born about 1862 in ireland some time after he came to south-australia australia .
he married anne conole they had about 10 kids my grand-father being jame patrick hayes who married a native female named margaret louisa green in port pirrie south-australia they then had my father james edward hayes .
if any body can help please do i would be so gratefull
thanks

john & marsha hayes

Monday, October 29th 2007 - 04:56:53 AM Entry number: 61

Name: Kevin McGee

E-mail: kmcgee1974@yahoo.com

Location: Chicago

Interest: Family History

Comment: Found your site by entering my grandmother's maided name. Her name was Helen O'Grady, daughter of Waller O'Grady from Cappamore, Co. Limerick. I have a picture in my living room of his father, I believe John or Hugh O'Grady. Waller married Nora Gleason from Pallas Greene in Chicago. Drove through Cappamore in Sept. '06 as my wife went to med school in Dublin. Would like to hear more about the O'Grady's if possible!

Saturday, October 27th 2007 - 06:56:58 PM Entry number: 60

Name: Duncan Sutherland

E-mail: dsutherland@athenique.com

Location: Poulsbo, Washington, USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: Much of my ancestral history in the 1700's and early 1800's centered around Larbert and Airth in Stirlingshire. The surnames of interest in Airth are Anderson/Neilson (m. before 1769); the surname of interest in Larbert is Cochran and, in the mid-1800s, Hogg.

Your site is a great resource for background on the places and times! Thank you!

Duncan Sutherland
Poulsbo, Washington, USA

Thursday, October 25th 2007 - 09:09:55 PM Entry number: 59

Name: Robin Hardie

E-mail: robinhardie105@hotmail.com

Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hello,
My father, Alfred Hardie was born in Kippen in
1906 and had one brother and sister. My grandfather was George Hardie and he married Margret Kenny. My great grandfather was also named alfred and he married June ??
Any futher information or contacts for reseach would be greatfully received. Thank you.

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007 - 04:35:07 PM Entry number: 58

Name: Joanne Neyman Price

E-mail: iteachce@aol.com

Location: Edinburg Pennsylvania USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: Looking for information on my grandmother Margaret T. O'Neill born in Stirlingshire iam CameroScotlandlate 1800's. she eminigrated to the USA at the age of 14 Father Patrick O'neill She had a brother Patrick in the military and a sister mary Ann who married Wlln in 1890

Monday, October 22nd 2007 - 09:07:36 PM Entry number: 57

Name: john dunn

E-mail: scarva94@gmail.com

Location: england

Interest: Family History

Comment: looking for bankiers.edinburgh

Thursday, October 18th 2007 - 09:52:25 AM Entry number: 56

Name: Valerie Torrance

E-mail: valatorrance@hotmail.co.uk

Location: Dartford Kent

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thankyou for a fantastic site. As you can see I am a Torrance by marriage.I have details of the most recent Torrances. One of whom is married to a Paterson.
Good Luck in your research
Val

Saturday, October 13th 2007 - 04:54:05 PM Entry number: 55

Name: MRS MARY CHRISTINE STEAD (nee SMART)

E-mail: marystead@talktalk.net

Location: Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire

Interest: Family History

Comment: My father was John Smart and his father, Francis Smart, this latter Christian name featuring many times back through the years. We have a handwritten history of births, marriages and deaths going back to 1793. Some of this was when the Antiburghers went to America but returned again to Leith, from where Grandad originated.

The Christian Bookshop in Edinburgh have heard of one name in the history, i.e. Rev. Andrew Smart.

Recently retired, it is my intention to go as far back as possible but the above is all I know at present.

Friday, October 12th 2007 - 09:00:29 PM Entry number: 54

Name: Sharon Baker

E-mail: sharonlbaker2003@yahoo.com

Location: Sevierville, Tennessee US

Interest: Family History

Comment: I am a Malcolm and I'm working on my family history. I have several pictures and names of my ancestors. I think the oldest is that of William Malcolm. I'm not sure if it's the same William Malcolm in your family tree, but it was very interesting to read what history you have.

Wednesday, October 10th 2007 - 10:50:57 PM Entry number: 53

Name: Stephen Crown

E-mail: management@infiniteadvice.com

Interest: Local History

Web site: http://www.infiniteadvice.com

Comment: You have a great website.
It is interesting to figure out how psychic ancestry is to be looked into.

Wednesday, October 10th 2007 - 12:35:50 PM Entry number: 52

Name: Helsexer

E-mail: aol@dsueli.de

Location: helsexerli

Interest: Things Scottish

Web site: http://www.sexblatt.de

Comment: Wirklich gute Geschichten hastdu hier besonders die mit den Hobbyhuren gf�llt mir gut.

Friday, September 28th 2007 - 08:16:43 AM Entry number: 51

Name: Gerry Keenan

E-mail: gerryceltic@hotmail.com

Location: Maidstone, Kent

Interest: Family History

Comment: Have traced my GR. GR. grandfather back to Bothkennar, David McCulloch who married Jean Rae in 1854. His son William whom had a large family,one of them being Jean who married Michael Keenan, my grandparents.
It is nice to find a informative website for such a small area, and it gives me my next challenge to find out which of the McCullochs of the area were related. Many thanks
Gerry Keenan.
PS.Don,t tell anyone, but I originally came from Blackburn

Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 12:12:43 AM Entry number: 50

Name: Jim Crawford

E-mail: jimcrawford40@hotmail.com

Location: St. John's, Newfoundland

Interest: Family History

Comment: Very interesting site. The Airth census provides information on my forebears. Hugh Crawford and family lived in Airth during this time. My great-great grandfather, Harry who was also a son, but had probably left home by the time of the census.

I'm thinking of travelling to Airth next year and see the town where my ancestors hailed from.

Are there any Crawfords left in the region today?

Jim Crawford

Thursday, September 20th 2007 - 04:43:22 PM Entry number: 49

Name: Donald Malcolm Shephard

E-mail: shephard@ns.sympatico.ca

Location: Nova Scotia

Interest: Family History

Comment: Interested in Malcolm family from Balfron area

Wednesday, September 19th 2007 - 07:01:31 PM Entry number: 48

Name: Char MacDowell

E-mail: macdowelldussault@sympatico.ca

Location: Montreal,Quebec.Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: My father was born in 1907 in Dundee,Scotland.He came to Canada with his 11 brother's and sisters and parents in 1912. I would like to know if there are any relatives still there.His parents were George and Euphemia (nee Ireland) Some cousins went to Virginia.

Friday, September 14th 2007 - 11:44:44 PM Entry number: 47

Name: Jeannie Tunney

E-mail: jmtunney@xplornet.ca

Location: Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: I found my ggggrand father and ggggrandmother on my mother's side in your Larbert Marriages 1760 to 1875. They are William Cowan and Bethia Steel. I also found my ggg grandfather and gggrandmother there. They are William Cowan and Christina Grierson. My g grandmother and g grandfather were born in Larbert. Their names were David Hardie and Lillias Cowan.My Grandmother, Lillias Cowan Hardie and my Grandfather Alexander Cockburn were both born there. My Mother Jessie Cockburn was born in Camelon, and my father Alexander Kay Ferguson, was born in Hamilton. My brother and Sisters and I were born in Canada. Thanks for the help. Jeannie

Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 02:10:36 PM Entry number: 46

Name: rodger

E-mail: rodgermcdodger@googlemail.com

Location: uk

Interest: Family History

Comment: thanksfor a wonderfull little read

feel free to email me rodgermcdodger@googlemail.com

Tuesday, August 28th 2007 - 06:53:47 PM Entry number: 45

Name: Thomas Paterson

E-mail: tomxmipatxersxon@hotmail.com

Location: Wolverhampton

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hi Most of my family are from Kilmarnock Scotland my grandfather came down to england and married my grandmother Irene small maybe related feel free to give me a email removing the x's of course cheers bye

Tuesday, August 21st 2007 - 10:35:09 PM Entry number: 44

Name: robert jack

E-mail: rfjack@aol.com

Location: maddiston, falkirk

Interest: Family History

Comment: great site, used it for sometime.

Tuesday, August 21st 2007 - 08:55:50 PM Entry number: 43

Name: Grant KEOUGH

E-mail: grantkeo@comcast.net

Location: Grosse Pointe, MI USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: Performing genealogical work on Thomas THORNTON who was enumerated at 18 Raploch Village in Stirling Parish, Stirlingshire in 1861, He immigrated to WI, USA in this same year. Hence to IOWA in 1871. Farmer that produced at least 12 children including a physican.

Monday, August 20th 2007 - 10:42:19 PM Entry number: 42

Name: Sally Thompson

E-mail: salthomp@hotmail.co.uk

Location: Belfast , Northern Ireland

Interest: Family History

Web site: http:// Internet Explorer

Comment: Hi,have read your some of your guest book I am trying to trace my family history of my dad's his name is James Hawthorne Millan I know his Grandfather was a Scots man his name was james Hawthorne my dad's mum was called Sarah she was born about 1901 she married man called James Millan my granda died around 1929 my dad was quite young can't find out anything about my grandparents how did you get started.
Kind Regards
Sally

Sunday, August 19th 2007 - 01:07:04 PM Entry number: 41

Name: Anne Gilfillan McLay Aitchson nee Campbell

E-mail: anneaitchison@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Stenhousemuir Scotland

Interest: Family History

Comment: I came on this web site trying to find one ancester and I've found dozens. Originally from Airth, Stirlingshire, it's well seen that they didn't have television in those days, or transport. I find that I'm related to almost everyone in the village. Great site, keep up the good work.

Saturday, August 18th 2007 - 03:31:16 PM Entry number: 40

Name: Alan Forrester

E-mail: atfrrstr@charter.net

Location: Michigan

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thanks for your work, which interested me because my Forrester great grandfather was born in 1830 in Stirlingshire and moved to Canada in 1872. I've been trying to learn where he was born, so through your kindness I now have some more clues about "the clan."
Best wishes. ATF.

Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 01:26:23 AM Entry number: 39

Name: Lance Paterson

E-mail: lp_flames_fan@yahoo.ca

Location: Alberta Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: Just looking for a family history and any relations i have, I know my family is from Banff and my dad and grandfather are both George Paterson, any information would be great.

Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 09:10:40 PM Entry number: 38

Name: Nelson Dickens

E-mail: bachcha87@hotmail.com

Location: USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: great site awesome graphics

Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 12:51:56 PM Entry number: 37

Name: julia lord ..Paterson before married

E-mail: martinandjuliauk@aol.com

Location: cumbria

Interest: Family History

Comment: trying to find limks to paterson family can you help

Wednesday, July 4th 2007 - 04:30:48 AM Entry number: 36

Name: Brian James Mitchell

E-mail: bm1tchell@xtra.co.nz

Location: New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Comment: have tracked down relatives to Alexander Mitchell who married jane mackenzie 4.4.1807 and was searching when I found this site

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007 - 01:00:11 PM Entry number: 35

Name: John Jackson

E-mail: ecoei@yahoo.co.uk

Location: In Spian

Interest: Family History

Comment: I am putting together my family tree and found your site. Thank you very much. Your site has helped me find my Grandmother and her family who came from Airth. There name is Pepper. I am unable to find info on my grandfather though. Both lived in Airth as a married couple, but it looks like my Granfather moved to Airth afer the 1881 census. His name was John Jackson and he married Marion Pepper.

Anyway, I can't thank you enough.

Kind Regards,

John Jackson

Friday, June 29th 2007 - 09:06:31 PM Entry number: 34

Name: Jennifer

E-mail: lostinengland2006@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Canada

Interest: Things Scottish

Comment: Welcome to all things Scottish, where our motto is: If it's not Scottish, it's crap! LOL, classic SNL skit for a classic site. Keep up the good work.

Monday, June 25th 2007 - 12:01:11 AM Entry number: 33

Name: Carol Anne McKernan

E-mail: carolmce@btinternet.com

Location: Ballymena

Interest: Family History

Comment: iI would just like to find out more about polemaise mine as my papa and his brother worked in it and also my uncle worked my papa's name was Jim McMurchy and my uncle is Donald McMurchy so if anyone could help me out i would be totally greatful Thankyou

Saturday, June 23rd 2007 - 06:23:48 PM Entry number: 32

Name: Gimel

E-mail: admin@freepsychicnetwork.com

Location: USA

Interest: Other

Web site: http://www.freepsychicnetwork.com/

Comment: This is a very interesting site. have you considered other nationalities family trees? Are Kelts from Scotland. I always wondered if druids, psychics, or other para normal (besides the Loch Ness Monster)phenomonon were attributed to Scotland.

Friday, June 22nd 2007 - 12:18:27 PM Entry number: 31

Name: ALA OWERRI

E-mail: owerri@msn.com

Location: usa

Interest: Other

Web site: http://myspace.com

Comment: this is an intrestig site keep up the good work

Saturday, June 16th 2007 - 11:52:05 PM Entry number: 30

Name: Carol Anne Mckernan nee(mcelroy)

E-mail: carolmce@btinternet.com

Location: Cloughmills Co Antrim Northern Ireland

Interest: Family History

Comment: I was just trying to find out about my ancesters who worked in the polmont pit i know that my pappa jim mcmurchy and my uncle donald worked in it but i think there were more off my relatives worked here to so if anyone could put more lite into my family history i would be very greatful thankyou

Saturday, June 16th 2007 - 10:39:29 AM Entry number: 29

Name: Jennifer McFadden

Location: Motherwell,Scotland

Interest: Family History

Comment: My Grandfathers name is william Ure!

Wednesday, June 13th 2007 - 12:07:56 PM Entry number: 28

Name: David Wedgbrow

E-mail: Dw012f0701@blueyonder.co.uk

Location: Birmingham UK.

Interest: Family History

Comment: Hello Tom you dont know me or perhaps you do?
my name is David Wedgbrow Born 12/07/ 1946 I have a pretty comprehensive Wedgbrow family tree about 266 Wedgbrows then their spouses & siblings amounting to 372
should you need any help with your quest. Iwould be Glad to help PS My wife is a Paterson.

Thursday, June 7th 2007 - 08:55:10 PM Entry number: 27

Name: aytac

E-mail: gregor@egegelisim.org

Location: turkey

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://www.egegelisim.org

Comment: very nice design.

Tuesday, June 5th 2007 - 06:43:19 PM Entry number: 26

Name: Kyle

E-mail: iaoshkyle@gmail.com

Location: USA

Interest: Other

Web site: http://proxytor.net

Comment: Very nice website. Keep up the good work!

Sunday, May 27th 2007 - 04:54:13 PM Entry number: 25

Name: Brian Connor

E-mail: tubatalk03@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Watford UK

Interest: Local History

Comment: Thanks for doing this site, it has brought me a insight to the place where I grew up and a understading of life how it is and how it use to be.

Monday, May 14th 2007 - 02:57:12 PM Entry number: 24

Name: JENNY

E-mail: maquis@maquis.karoo.co.uk

Location: England

Interest: Family History

Comment: A terrific site. I came here looking for HUNTER ancestors. I have a g-g-g-Grandad, Colin Hunter who on his son's marriage certificate at Kikcolm Wigtownshire in 1871 has the occupation of'HAWKER'. His wife was allegedly Margaret Howard but I have no proof they were even married. I have no idea where Colin was born nor where he went (apart from Wigtownshire-he might even be Irish or English) but I have had a lovely time looking through your amazing pages.Maybe someone out there has a 'travelling' ancestor like me and can help. Thank you for all your hard work.

Thursday, May 3rd 2007 - 03:04:36 PM Entry number: 23

Name: Russell Atkinson

E-mail: russell.atkinson@gmail.com

Location: Preston, Lancashire

Interest: Family History

Comment: What a helpful site.
I am researching my Scottish ancestors the Adam family from Campsie/Lennoxtown. They left the area around the mid nineteenth century and moved to central Glasgow.
Your site has helped to provide substance and colour to my researches - thank you.
If anyone can provide any links with the 18th century Adam family in this area I would be very grateful

Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 04:27:58 PM Entry number: 22

Name: Ron

E-mail: ronhallberg@gmail.com

Location: central Illinois

Interest: Family History

Comment: 1881 East Stirlingshire census very helpful. Found many McLucky and McLuskie family members. Now, if I can just sort out which are related. Thanks.

Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 08:24:21 AM Entry number: 21

Name: john tripney

E-mail: johntripney@tiscali.co.uk

Location: inverness(caldercruix is home though)

Interest: Family History

Comment: i was curious to find out how to go about sourcing a family history, i've googled the name which eventually got me here.
any advice would be appreciated.
thanks an advance.

Monday, April 30th 2007 - 01:44:15 AM Entry number: 20

Name: malcolm leckie

E-mail: maleckie@optusnet.com.au

Location: australia

Interest: Family History

Comment: have looked at your vg site over the years
so thought I'd say hi

it would be great if your attention moved further west via kippen along the old military rd towards glasgow ;^)

Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 11:37:56 PM Entry number: 19

Name: christine

E-mail: yorkshire123@blueyonder.co.uk

Location: england

Interest: Family History

Comment: The 1881 census is great
well done
found my folks really quickly
Chris

Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 02:57:38 PM Entry number: 18

Name: Ingrid Daley

E-mail: Inkyd@shaw.ca

Location: Canada, Thunder Bay

Interest: Other

Web site: http://same as above

Comment: I am looking for a very special individual, Julian Kelly, He resided at coursey Rd. N , London, England.Could you please try and find this person.
Thankyou, Ingrid daley, Have a great day.

Sunday, April 22nd 2007 - 11:53:57 PM Entry number: 17

Name: Judith bell

E-mail: jdthbll@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Kinross tayside

Interest: Family History

Comment: Looking for any one related to my late grandmother in skinflats bothkennar

Tuesday, April 10th 2007 - 07:55:46 PM Entry number: 16

Name: Steve

E-mail: steve@huddersfield-go-local.co.uk

Location: Huddersfield

Interest: Other

Web site: http://www.huddersfield-go-local.co.uk

Comment: Thought provoking site!

Tuesday, April 10th 2007 - 11:06:15 AM Entry number: 15

Name: Margaret McWatt

E-mail: george.cree@totalise.co.uk

Location: Musselburgh, Scotland

Interest: Family History

Comment: William is in my family tree, his son Robert married my fathers aunty Marion they were cousons and she was Roberts second wife.

Regards Margaret

Monday, April 9th 2007 - 06:39:23 PM Entry number: 14

Name: Denise Paterson

Location: me

Interest: Family History

Web site: http://www.botnik.net

Comment: i did this wonderfull website for our family
just have a look www.botnik.net

Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 03:38:26 PM Entry number: 13

Name: Mary R. Doherty

E-mail: robgeo@verizon.net

Location: Chatham, New Jersey, USA

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thanks you for your wonderful website.My great, great, great grandfather, Peter Leishman left Falkirk for Nova Scotia and then the USA in 1818 with his two brothers. I am coming to visit Falkirk in May and just happened on your site in my research. You have given me invaluable cluse to their history. Mary Doherty

Monday, April 2nd 2007 - 09:13:04 PM Entry number: 12

Name: Mr. George William Morrison

E-mail: george.morrison4@ntlworld.com

Location: Southampton, England

Interest: Family History

Comment: Useful information. Trying to trace other family members

Monday, April 2nd 2007 - 03:28:17 PM Entry number: 11

Name: Ali Andrews

E-mail: alieandrews@tiscali.co.uk

Location: Oxfordshire UK

Interest: Family History

Comment: Thank you for making this book accessible to family researchers it gives us a great insight into the lives of our ancestors. My ancestors were cotton workers born and married in Balfron and it has been very humbling to read what they were up against.

Monday, April 2nd 2007 - 10:32:16 AM Entry number: 10

Name: bawheids3@optusnet.com.au

Location: adelaide. s. a.

Interest: Family History

Comment: lovely site. grd father john mcdougall born balfron 1857, grt grand mother and his older brother worked in mill,grtgrtgrand father worked on farms in area,name was spelt mcdougald then, lovely to read the history of the place,i was born in stirling m/s gerry. keep up the good work. regards

Monday, April 2nd 2007 - 12:53:18 AM Entry number: 9

Name: janette

E-mail: jinnybrns@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Kings Lynn Norfolk

Interest: Family History

Comment: I take my hat off to you. Your work on this site is brilliant, I'm only sorry I couldnt find any names I was looking for, will be coming back just the same.

Saturday, March 31st 2007 - 12:42:20 AM Entry number: 8

Name: Deborah MacInnis

E-mail: debbie.macinnis@gmail.com

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Interest: Family History

Comment: looking for my ggrandparent's roots. William McInnis lists Slammanan, Scotland as birthplace on 1909 death record of his first wife, Agnes. looked thru your census records but no luck yet. Great site!

Monday, March 26th 2007 - 02:22:36 PM Entry number: 7

Name: Nathan Cubitt

E-mail: n.cubitt.02@cantabgold.net

Location: uk

Interest: Family History

Comment: My charity has granted new funding for overseas projects.contact:

Nathan Cubitt, Leima, Rowford, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8JY

n.cubitt.02@cantabgold.net

Wednesday, March 21st 2007 - 06:13:21 AM Entry number: 6

Name: Ina Esther Hearns

E-mail: patina@ihug.co.nz

Location: New Zealand

Interest: Family History

Comment: Delightful website and a boon to genealogists. My husband was of the clan McLean and he was in the 3rd Transvaal Scottish in World War 2.

I have sent you an email re the Sinclairs of Stirlingshire.
Keep up the good work.

Best regards
Ina Esther.

Tuesday, March 13th 2007 - 11:01:44 AM Entry number: 5

Name: Barry Guthrie

E-mail: barry@barryguthrie.wanadoo.co.uk

Location: CLACTON-ON-SEA .ESSEX

Interest: Family History

Comment: GREAT SITE,IM LOOKING FOR ANY HISTORY OF DOUGAL McDOUGALL
LIVED AT MACVEY,S LAND STENHOUSEMUIR Scotlandin1909.partner was MARGARET GUTHRIE ,ANY ASSISTANCE A GREAT HELP .

Barry guthrie

Monday, March 12th 2007 - 04:48:19 AM Entry number: 4

Name: Kerri-Lee Paterson

E-mail: kazza_116@yahoo.com

Location: Gympie

Interest: Family History

Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 01:44:12 PM Entry number: 3

Name: Pavle

E-mail: pavle.spoljaric@inet.hr

Location: Croatia

Interest: Local History

Web site: http://www.kuharica.hr

Comment: Nice
place
you
have
!

Wednesday, March 7th 2007 - 03:12:24 AM Entry number: 2

Name: Gavin Millar

Location: currently in liverpool

Interest: Things Scottish

Comment: I am a great great grandson of William MacFarlane (mentioned as 47yrs old in the 1881 census for Slamannan).I understand that he was born at Wester Auchine (?) Slamannan, I wonder if you can verify the location of this farm? He married in Airdrie, and his son Thomas, my great grandfather, was born at Carserigg (now known as Crossrig). The family then moved to Brownrigg farm (nr Meadowfield) and at the time of the 1881 census, he was farming at Tods Bughts. My great grandfather married and the first farm he took on was Greenhill. The Watts I think were then in Tods Bughts as one of them was a great pal of my great grandfather and indeed was his best man. Great grandpa then moved to Easter Glentore farm, where my granny was born and finally moved to Glenhove, Luggiebank, where he died of pneumonia in 1925. His father retired and built Brownrigg Cottage in Slamannan, which I have yet to see. He remarried after losing his first wife and died round about 1910.

My grandfather on my mother's side was born and raised at Roughrigg where his father was an engine driver on the Monklands railway. One of grandpa's sisters, Lizzie, lived in Slamannan till her last years and another, Jeanie, continued to live at Bankier Place, Roughrigg (house now restored)until her final days. I have really happy memories of visiting Roughrigg and Slamannan in the 1970s and early 80s, with my mum and brothers - we were fed and fed and fed till we were liken to burst, all the nice things kids get when they visit relatives at weekends. Although none of them had palatial living quarters, they had all the love and warmth which I still feel now and their kindnesses are still remembered by me, I only wish I had the knowledge to ask them things; my grandfather remembered coming home with his father one Friday night to Roughrigg (probably during or just after the great war) and hearing drunken men lying in the fields singing away - quite comical I think he'd have found it!

Memories are things to be cherished and I hope this input has shown how valuable sites such as these are for recording past events.

Sunday, March 4th 2007 - 12:57:30 PM Entry number: 1

Name: clive christopherson

E-mail: aqws43@dsl.pipex.com

Location: Edinburgh

Interest: Family History