I had a great great Uncle who married a woman whose first marriage was to a John McNab/McNabb in 1864. Believe they were married in Manitoba but trying to trace down a son and daughter he had with a M

Do you know if this Duncan McNab was sent to Canada - i.e. Winnipeg or Red River? Lauraine (Smith) Syrnick

A very good Christmas or festive season and hoping the New Year bring us some relief from the Virus 19 pandemic. It’s been a tough year, but we seem to have survived so HOPE is what we have. Good heal

I want wish everyone on this list a very Merry Christmas and health and happiness in 2021. It is true we must express our love for our fellow men/women. This dreadful disease is taking too many - one

I wouldn’t take anything said on here too seriously. Obviously “weird” has a couple of meanings. Definitely don’t think the person who originally wrote this intended any insults to the Scottish people

No idea and do not understand how it ended up in my email. aAaAa. Can’t get my machine to do it again.

My Mother (non-Scottish) was buried as Ella B. Smith and when I saw it was horrified. She was born as Ella B. Whittier and married my Dad, David Laurie Smith (Scottish ancestry). I asked my Dad why he

Not too sure, but is this what you are looking for? http://www.caithness.org/atoz/cemeteries/burialgroundscaithnesssusutherland.htm My GG Grandfather is buried by himself on a hill near Maywick Beach

What does RCA stand for? LAuraine

Am not sure about this, but was told by a Scottish lady that “hand fasting” was popular in Scotland. Apparently that is two people could say they were married (unsure if witnesses were required) and u

So sorry, Edie. Read the name wrong and it is MacGregor not MacArthur. Most annoying as I grew up in a town called MacGregor and misread it. Getting too old, I guess. ): really don’t feel that way, bu

Hmm - no so sure I agree with you. In the 1890-1900, an illegitimate child is definitely noted on its birth certificate as “illegitimate" aa there is one in my family (that I know of). I will do some

While looking up mining, came across this site which may be of interest to some of the McArthurs on this list. Lauraine (Smith) Syrnick http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/468.html

Not sure if this will be useful or not, but it is another site that came to me today. https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/lanarkshire-os-name-books-1858-1861/lana

Thank you Edie. So many people in Scotland came to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, USA and South Africa when times were so tough in Scotland. Many who stayed were sent to homes which this site proves.

Not sure if anyone is interested, but found this on the Stout Family - actually came to me from Australia from a fellow genealogist. We both have Stouts in our background tho its on my GG Grandmother’

Just received the above site. Please note that Lancashire is shown in this group. See: http://findingyourancestors.scot/scottish-poor-relief-records-online Lauraine (Smith) Syrnick

I also had this information plus a lot more as his brother was my G Grandfather who married Eliz. Albright called Laurence Smith who came to Canada with the Hudson Bay Co. I have most of Eliz. Albrigh

Thomas was born to Laurence Smith and Anderina Eunson/Yonson. He is the only one in this Smith family I cannot find. Thomas was living with in his Mothers home in the 1871 Census but then disappears.

I found the following: Falkirk Burns House, Scotland - Image Results Lauraine Syrnick