Are you related to any of these families? Success in tracing them has, so far, been rather limited.
Below are our Scottish Connections but in addition we have now researched a number of families to assist other researchers. They can be found on this website.
Cooper of Glasgow, believed to be of the Gorbals.
Eadington of Coldingham and thought to have moved into Northumberland
Edger of Dumfriesshire and who lived at some point at Headless Cross.
France from Cumberland, but moved to Lanarkshire
Gillespie of Dumfriesshire, but yet to be traced with any success in that county.
Jontin or Jonton - a child born in Scotland but known by first his mother’s maiden name of McCready and then by that of his stepfather.
Lumsden of Dunbar - a labourer who moved to Northumberland with a son who died in France.
McCready - originally Irish, but who lived in Scotland in Victorian times. The family eventually lived in Cumberland.
Paisley of Gretna
Purdy oof Kirkcudbright, according to his maritime records.
