by dcfraenc » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:41 am
Hi Kim !
Thanks for the quick feedback and sorry it's taken me so long to reply ( away from home on busines last two weeks).
I don't think your relatives are part of my family tree...although you did give me insight into a name I could not decipher in a marriage certificate of my great grandfather Malcolm McGougan - a fisherman, who apparently came from Gigha.
He got married to a Flora Maitland on 26th Feb. 1869, in Campbeltown and Malcolm's father was another Malcolm ( fisherman - born about 1820) but his mother was Elizabeth McGougan, whose maiden name ....looks like McClatchy....I had thought , at first, it might be McConachy . these records are so difficult to read.
So, I think you've helped me to get the name right......Thanks for that.
Did you get the photos of the Blacksmiths shop you were looking for ?
Was your Mum's bithday a success?
I looking forward to coming back to Scotland at the end of April for my niece's wedding and meeting a few older relatives , who may be able to help me with my 'quest'
So, thanks again for taking the time to answer.
All the best,
Donald.