Hi Morag, I have no idea where in Scotland (Islay or elsewhere) our McArthur’s are from other than Scotland. I know where our Johns wife came from in Scotland or at least where she was born and her pa

No they were called allottments and they were behind the back fence. Allottments are very common in the UK. They rent the space. Edie I was born in England but we didn’t have an allotment. Sent from M

The lotts sound a little like the Allottments that some English homes have at the back, as a lot of English gardens are small especially in the tenement type homes joined together. We rented a home in

Hi Glynn, It doesn’t sound like a farm yo me, more the name of a Town. See this genealogy pedigree chart. https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/o/w/Caroline-E-Rowe/GENE1-0006.html Edie Sent from Mail for Wi

There is also a house sale at Duich, Lotts. Islay, Scotland It is situated on an un named road with 15 houses on it. Could be where your ancestor lived in one of the fifteen houses. Edie https://www.z

Hi Bob, It can be disappointing after paying out so much money to have your DNA tested only to find you are not who you thought you were. I have this experience twice now. At 70, I paid for my brother

Have you lookedin GENUKI Ken, https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/PER/Comrie Edie McArthur

We all have our senior moments Lauraine Edie

Hi Laauraine, I couldnt see any McArthurs , can you point us where you saw a McArthur please. It is a very interesting website and names a lot of people caught up in the diseases of he times. LIke Chl

I do have an illegitimate child born 1850 and it does say Illegitimate and have seen others that early as illigitmate as well. Edie Mc

Thank you for your input. I did just recently a a fortnight ago, printout some of the Cathcart Farms from the website yousuggested as someon on the list had also suggested it. But I need to study them

My second son is on family finder as well as the Big Y. will take a look at your family finder sometime soon. Going to a big DNA Copnference today being run by our local Rotary club. It is a virtual o

That sounds like some sort of cousin match, doesn't it Bob. All 67 markers is a close family member. I wonder if you were to do the Y111 marker if it will help you out. It did us. My brothers DNA as w

H Robert and other McArthurMacArthurs .. My former husband also Robert or user name RobMcA on ancestry.com who like two of our sons Malcolm and Glenn have been DNA tested with Familytreedna at the Y67

Hi Julie, We have Lang/Laing and Robertson, Dougal, Walker all connected to each other, but for the Redding, Wallacestone, area of Polmont , Stirklingshire. One of ours David Laing, with his wife Isob

Hi, I cannot really help you but wonder if he may have been the William Campbell who fathered an illegitmate daughter born at Cambuslang in 1850. Her mother was Isabella Stevenson, who was born at Cam

Hi Bob, No I dont know if there is a list for Gatesheqd, Newcastle but can tell you I lived there on a working holiday for four months in 1998 and Newcastle Library have a great Reference Library. I s

Another good website Lauraine. It has been useful to me again. Thanks Edie Mc

Hi, I would be interested in hearing from anyone belonging to this gentleman. James BARTON, born 1739 Roucan, Dumfires, Scotland. My brother has a 5 step match with him on Familytreedna. His informati

Thanks very much for sharing this website Laurane. It will be useful to me. It also highlights how handy to stay on the main Scotland list as you would miss out of all what is on offer for the whole o