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Scotland look up please

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N

N Report 11 Feb 2008 10:08

Thanks for that tip Mabel, I shall also keep that one in mind.

Who would have thought, trying to find a lady would be such hard work, lol,
Thanks
:-)

Mabel

Mabel Report 10 Feb 2008 22:56

Nichola,

Just another thought on the name I have an ancesor Janet Stewart of Scotland born early c1800 and she is later listed in Australia as a Jessie and I have been told that this was also another common name swap with Janet.

Janet/Jessie

Good Luck

Mabel.

N

N Report 10 Feb 2008 19:29

Thanks Ann not sure but will save it a long with what Maureen has fount as you just never know do you. Thanks again Maureen.

Thanks Alistair I shall keep that in mind and research surnames, their meaning and areas etc.

Thanks everyone
Cheers
:-)

Alistair

Alistair Report 10 Feb 2008 19:25

Mac is more common in Scotland for the Donalds. Some say that Mc is the Irish equivalent of Mac, but I'm not sure.

Search engines sometimes treat them as identical, depends on the site.

Alistair

Ann

Ann Report 10 Feb 2008 19:22

any connection?
The t may have been missed off the end of her name in transcribing.

1 04/05/1764 MCDONALD JANET JAMES MCDONALD/MARGT. ROSS U Botriphnie /BANFF 148/ 0010 0200 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDE

N

N Report 10 Feb 2008 19:20

Thanks Maureen,

I didn't know that Alistair, thanks for that, my surname is Mcdonald, would you happen to know if Macdonald is the same then, as no searches ever seem to bring up Mcdonald it always has the Mac not the Mc

thanks

Alistair

Alistair Report 10 Feb 2008 19:17

The names Jane and Jean were quite interchangeable in Scotland, in those days, if that helps.

Alistair

N

N Report 10 Feb 2008 19:04

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to look for me.

Have no idea with her, with her being a lady Mcdonald thought it would be simple, but its not.

Looks like the end of the road for me and Jane,

cheers and thanks again
most grateful
:-)

N

N Report 10 Feb 2008 18:51

Thank you.

Not sure if this is possible and it will and is a long shot.

I have a Jane Mcdonald, assume she was born with this name and not married into a family first.

It states her name is Lady Jane Mcdonald, Birth: About 1765 Banff, Banff, Scotland

For some strange reason she ends up in Staffordshire, have no idea why and have no idea why she ends up marrying a local man from there,
Marriage: 1787> <Ashley, Stafford, England



I have tried everything to get info on her, typed her name into google, searched sites with Macdonalds on etc, Nothing, can't find a single thing about her.
I know who she marries, her children, etc, but thats it.

I know it might be impossible but this is my last attempt to try and then I will have to close this one.

Thanks again for looking, helping, etc.
:-)