A wee favor tae ask

[glenlivet]

The real clue is geography; where did your Wilson line originate from in Scotland? Determining that might help in determining which clan (if any) your ancestors might have been affiliated with.

Regards,

Todd

Yes, that is indeed the big mystery. The oldest record I've been able to find yet on scotlandspeople.gov.uk, is my 4x great-grandfather's marriage record in 1787. It took place in Port of Monteith, Perthshire, BUT it names him "Archibald Wilson, not of this Parish." No mention of his or his bride's parents' names.

But if I go on naming patterns of their children, which admittedly they didn't slavishly follow, Archie would have named his 1st first born after his own father, or his father-in-law. I've looked for Archibalds born of Thomases about 1760 to 1775ish, and there was an Archibald born in West Kilbride, Ayrshire 1771. Later references to him say he was a weaver. Wouldn't it be something for him to be related to William Wilson of Bannockburn?

That statement "not of this Parish" could mean he wasn't even born in Scotland, though.

Sorry, I know this isn't a genealogy forum.
-Mark