tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post1025616320139597220..comments2023-04-15T09:00:08.996-05:00Comments on Brenda Dougall Merriman: Kirk Session Excerpts, Isle of Coll, Scotland, Part IIIBDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-82359100591258093422013-04-09T22:03:35.391-05:002013-04-09T22:03:35.391-05:00John, this is a great comment, thank you. You are ...John, this is a great comment, thank you. You are so right and my face is red. It's clear that "surnames" here evolved in that 40-year gap after 1734. It's a subject I certainly don't know enough about. Your last sentence is very quote-able! BDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-19129991361159052772013-04-09T00:57:17.967-05:002013-04-09T00:57:17.967-05:00Hi Brenda...You may have not have had any luck sea...Hi Brenda...You may have not have had any luck searching for John McLachlan in the list because the Kirk sessions have used his patronymic name of John son of Lachlan grandson of John great grandson of Dhoil (Donald). The list could show him as John McLean etc. Patronyms can be a great help if you know the family name, a curse if you don't. Regards John.J. Mc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18324440883315727773noreply@blogger.com