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21 July 2005:
hello everyone. My name is Stephanie Douglas. I came to this site in hopes of finding out anything at all about my heritage. i have no leads, and ive only just begun searching. i wouldnt even know how to begin searching for any relatives or ancestors i had or have in scotland or anywhere else for that matter. If anyone could give me any information about how i would go about tracking down douglas ancestors it would be greatly appreciated. I currently live in the United States and i heard that some douglas's came to the states along time ago. anyway any help would be appreciated.
- Stephanie Douglas (iamnothingyet@gmail.com), Reno, United States of America (USA)

21 July 2005:
hello everyone. My name is Stephanie Douglas. I came to this site in hopes of finding out anything at all about my heritage. i have no leads, and ive only just begun searching. i wouldnt even know how to begin searching for any relatives or ancestors i had or have in scotland or anywhere else for that matter. If anyone could gve me any information about how i would go about tracking down douglas ancestors it would be greatly appreciated.
- Stephanie Douglas (iamnothingyet@gmail.com), Reno, United States of America (USA)

13 July 2005:
Does anyone have any info on William Thompson, born about 1698 in Scotland and married to Sarah Evans? He is of the clan MacTavish where there were many Thompson's in the Roxburghshire and Dumfriesshire areas. They migrated to County Down, Ireland before 1722 where a son William was born there as well as couple of other children. They subsequently immigrated to the U.S. where they settled in Tazewell, Va. area and died there. I am looking for birth places and marriage places and dates for William Thompson and Sarah Evans. Thank you.
John Thompson (sthomp4926@aol.com)
- John Thompson (sthomp4926@aol.com)

06 July 2005:
well done! keep up the good work! i like it
- Shi Shi Min (waterfallhamster@hotmail.com)

01 July 2005:
In the churchyard cemetery at the north end of Inverkeilor is the headstone of my g.g.ggrandparents, John and Anne (nee Barrie) Lyall, and other family members. John and Anne's son, also John Lyall emigrated to Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) alone, in 1833, his wife and their children, John, Julia, William, Andrew and Margaret joining him in 1836. Their two elder sons, Alexander and James were 'at sea' in the merchant navy. The family had originally been farmers near Inverkeilor prior to moving to Foveran. Margaret, later to become Mrs. Mickle, wrote her memoirs in 1892, a copy of which I can email to your site, or other interested parties. She also wrote some other documents.

Ken Lyall

- Kenneth Lyall (kmlyall@optusnet.com.au)

17 June 2005:
Does anyone have any information about the events before, during and after the Cullen Inquiry into the Dunblane massacre thet he/she thinks might help effect a renewed inquiry with an open remit. If it is regarded relevant and/or useful to the following website http://dunblane.com the information might be used in full or in part. Anonymity will be respected unless otherwise requested.
- Billy Burns (dunblanewhitewash@yahoo.co.uk)

03 June 2005:
hi,can anyone remember,the cliff callapse at sullom voe,in the begining of the 1980s,or if it was reported in the local papers,and if so which papers reported it,any help greatly appreciated.
thanks charlie.
- charlieromeo@hotmail.com

23 May 2005:
I was stationed at Machrihanish in 1968 with the U.S. Navy and had the opportunity to visit Davaar Island. I was just thinking about it recently and did a search on the internet and found this site. I was hoping to find a picture of the Crucifixion. It would be great if someone could add a picture of it to this site. I also remember the crash of an RAF Shackleton on the Mull of Kintyre. It was a very terrible thing. I must add, I really enjoyed my tour of duty and the wonderful people of Campbelltown. Some day I hope to make it back there.
- Robert Moorhead (kninshar_bega@charter.net), Gaylord, United States of America (USA)

08 May 2005:
My entry of February 6th 2005 resulted in my visiting one of the sites of my ancestral family on Caltenish (Caltanais) in South Uist this mid April. Thanks to the Gazetteer and a geneologist in South Harris I was able to pinpoint a locale and establish my great-great grandfather was tenant in a rental there in 1822! Any other follow ups? pcferguson@shaw.ca

- Charles A. Ferguson (pcferguson@shaw.ca), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

04 May 2005:
bernathy de Berrie. Please let me hear from you.
- Susie Abernathy (tarsue5930@aol.com)

30 April 2005:
Am enjoying your site. Was interested in the info on Auchtergaven or Bankfoot. I have just found 4 pages of typewritten info "Waterloo, near Bankfoot" by Rev. David Graham, Redgorton...no date in my late father's Burns poetry book. It talks about the naming of the village and a relative of mine by the name of Bryce Scott Wilson, a piper in the 79th Highlanders at the Battle of Waterloo. Bryce Scott Wilson was born in Inverkeithing in 1801 and died in Perth in 1889. It also includes some of the extract of his obituary. He was married to a Catherine Robertson and they had 7 children that I know of. If anyone knows anything of this person I would love to hear. I am working on our family tree and have traveled to Scotland many time. Thank you.
- Heather Robertson (pnawadl@comcast.net), Seattle, United States of America (USA)

29 April 2005:
A friend on mine Pat McGuire who worked in the SARACEN FOUNDRY is writing a book on the The Foundry and his experiences of working there in the 1960's

Did you work there? Or have you any interesting stories relating to the Saracen Foundry
If so just get in touch with me at:

dantinasmith@yahoo.co.uk

If so it would be GREAT to hear from you. And any messages will be passed on to Pat.

Thanks once again Daniel Smith
- Daniel Smith (dantinasmith@yahoo.co.uk)

22 April 2005:
I would be interested if anyone knows anything of the history of Ballindalloch, Banffshire. I found a very old post card in our loft and it appears to be in Memory of the late James Burges who was the postmaster at Ballindalloch. He died at the at the Post Office ages 73, in the year 1888. Any more info anyone Thanks
- Margaret Shepherd (magshep@tiscali.co.uk)

20 April 2005:
Hi folks,

Am a masters student at the University of Dundee doing some research into the Waldie - Griffith family of Hendersyde Park, near Kelso. The Waldie - Griffiths had holdings in coal mining in Bohemia (modern day Czech Republic), believe it or not - however I am just posting on here in the hope that any relatives of them etc. that might still be around may read. Anyone with any info let me know.

Also notice the link for Hendersyde Park on the Kelso page is empty, I can contribute some info about it if you guys like?

Thanks,
Kevin
- Kevin Tennent (kevo00@yahoo.com), Dundee, Scotland

02 March 2005:
Fife section - add to existing Auchtertool information Parish Church web-site www.auchtertoolkirk.org.uk and add Auchtertool Kirk under attractions section also
- Anonymous

16 February 2005:
I wonder if anyone can help me please? I am trying to locate Eileen Campbell, (formally Murray)or any relative of hers. She was known by this name in or around 1970 and use to live at 47 New Hunterfield, Gorebridge, Midlothian. If anyone can in any way, however insignificant you think it may be please email me. She was in close contact with my family at this time however we have lost contact and all efforts to find and reunite have been fruitless.
- Carlton Relf (csrkitchensol@aol.com)

06 February 2005:
My great-great grandfather embarked for Cape Breton, Nova Scotia from Lochmaddy on the vessel COMMERCE in 1828.The place name mentioned in family lore is CALTERNISH, North (?South) Uist.Despite this name being listed on several web sites, I can
NOT find it on a map?? It is likely a ruin or worse. Any ideas??
pcferguson@shaw.ca, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.
- pcferguson@shaw.ca, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

02 February 2005:
My name is Alyson Davidson (maiden name). I want to locate an old school friend. Her name was Lynne Shaw and we attended Kings Park SS School, Croftfoot, Glasgow in the 60s. Her sister was Hilary. We kept in touch after school, but lost touch after I came to Canada. Lynne married Ian Broadfoot, moved to Renfrew then Arbroath and had two children. Lynne and Ian divorced and she has remarried and lives in England. If anyone has any information as to Lynne's whereabouts I would be thrilled. I'm planning another trip back to Scotland in the near future and would love to be able to see her. Thanks in advance.
ALYSON
- alyson@beacongroup.net, Burlington, Canada

25 January 2005:
I am researching my Great Great Great Grandfather's family name Douglas[Douglass] who is from Sctoland and moved to Ireland, I do not know his first name but he had a son named Hugh and James, James was married to Margaret Green and remained in Ireland while Hugh Immigrated to the USA in 1873 and settled down in Pennsylvania. He was a Shoemaker, any information on the family, town, parish or clan would greatly appreciated. please e-mail me at popop@ptd.net
Thank You
Robert J. Douglass Sr.
- Robert Douglass (popop@ptd.net), Selinsgrove, United States of America (USA)

23 January 2005:
While viewing this site the name LATHERON was right there in front of me. I think my prayers are answered. I'm searching for the family of Bernard McGurn,or variations of the McGurn speling,who was born Nov. 6 1835. The records I found here in the USA mention he was born in SATHAEN/LATHERN and I'm assuming that it was spelt wrong. I could not find that word in any dictionary. Bernard's parents were Martin McGurn & Mary McDonald. Bernard married Feb. 15,1863 to Catherine Fearon from Co. Down. Where they wed I do not know. Bernard died Aug. 17, 1910 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Thank you
Bob Ryan ryanblack@cox.net
- Bob Ryan (ryanblack@cox.net), Providence Ri Usa, United States of America (USA)

17 January 2005:
i am trying to find any information on the family of GOVAN from lanarkshire around the 1780s . the family of william govan in particular.
any information would be appreciated

thank you
murray williams
- murray3au@optusnet.com.au

13 January 2005:
I find your site to be very interesting. I am on a genealogical search for Dunlops. I can trace my ancestors back to 1721 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire, but have been unable to discover the link to Dunlop, Ayreshire. Along the way I have looked up a number of settlements listed in your gazetteer but others are not there, Brookside, Garvald Parish, East Lothian, for example. Do you have any plans for an alphabetical data base listing all settlements/towns/citiesby parish county (old & New) - i.e. East Lothian being an amalgum of a number of shires. My 1935 Dunlop book refers to both Haddingtonshire & East Lothian. If such a data base could be searched by town, parish or shire, that would be most useful. Keep up the god work.
- John Dunlop (j.dunlop@sympatico.ca), Ottawa, Canada

18 November 2004:
Can anyone give me advice about midges in the Portsonachan area.
Are they active in the spring? Is March or April a good time to avoid them?

- peter.barnard7@btopenworld.com

06 November 2004:
i am a new member, who has just now stumbled across this site in an effort to trace my father's family through his mother's maiden name, CHALMERS. the only info i have is that my grandmother was the youngest of 13 children born to thomas and elizabeth chalmers of edinburgh. i do not know if my great grandfather is the Dr. Thomas Chalmers, founder of the Free Church of Scotland. if there are any long lost cousins still living in scotland, perhaps they can help me connect some dots.
my grandmother, Violet Chalmers, married George Gordon. they lived in Detroit, Michigan, USA. George died in the 1930s, and Violet in the 1940s. She died in Detroit. they were the parents of Hazel, violet, and my father, Charles Melvin Gordon all of whom died in Detroit.
- Anonymous

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