Scottish Ancestors

[Clockwork John]

Others got my maternal grandmother's family back to the 1340's. It pays to be able to work with an obscure last name (not Scottish though).

I'm not that lucky. I'm a Campbell.

[Coinneach]

That's great! I envy you. I have an English line going back to the 15th century, but my McArthur line is stuck about the 18th...this guy, I'm sure, is the one that came across, I just can't confirm it yet. Good work!

[Cawdorian]

I'm not that lucky. I'm a Campbell.

Those of us of Campbell descent do have a rough time tracing our ancestors, I have a line of Campbell's on both sides of the family, both result in a brick wall. I have another line of a Campbell sept (Caudle) that is traceable back to Argyll.

I was fortunate to be able to trace my Patrick (Lamont) ancestors back to 1429 in Ayr, Scotland, thanks to a descendant who took the time and effort to go Scotland and researched the kirk records.

Another line I have difficulties with is my Gregory family line, which is probably my closest Scottish connection. In talking with some other Clan Gregor descendants I have been told that the McGregor's and their septs can be difficult to trace back to Scotland because many of them were transported to the USA as prisoners.

Genealogy is loads of fun, I like to unearth the black sheep and other interesting and possibly unsavory characters in the various family lines.