Do you have Scottish Ancestors or an interest in Scotland? Come Join Us in the Scotland Project! [closed]

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The Scotland Project is hard at work improving profiles for our Scottish Ancestors and we would love you to join us!  The Project covers all things Scottish, so no matter what you interests are, there's a team waiting for you!

You'll begin with a journey down our new Tartan Trail (you can learn more about it here) where you'll not only improve and/or learn new skills, but will also meet new people and learn to work within an active, collaborative WikiTree community.  Once you've completed the Tartan Trail, you'll be invited to join other teams within the project that interest you.

Membership Information

If you are new to WikiTree and have not become a full member you will need to upgrade to Wiki Genealogist Level. Sign our Honor Code to receive your Wiki Genealogist badge, which is a necessity for editing profiles. Full details can also be found on the Scotland Project home page. This will also give you a time line of what to expect from the Tartan Trail.

To start your journey, post an ANSWER below!

Don't forget to add the Scotland tag to your profile page

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If you leave a *comment* here instead of an *answer,* your comments will be read and then removed. This thread is only for joining the project, and all other questions should be started on a separate G2G post.

Again, please be certain to *answer* above, not *comment.*

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https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1171338/have-scottish-ancestors-interest-scotland-scotland-project

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Hi

I'm looking to join the project

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Hi Terry

I have sent you the joining information

Jackie

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Yes I would. I am Clan Keith through my grandmother

Answer 1

Hello!  I have an ancestor called Jean (John)Reid, son of David Reid and Elisabeth McKinnon, listed as being from Inverness in Jean's marriage record in 1714 with Catherine Primeau (Primo).  Marriage was in Laprairie, Quebec (Canada).  I am wondering how he got there so early on, what ship (and under what flag) he landed in North America.

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Hi I,

I'll be in touch shortly by PM to get you started.

Answer 2

Greetings, my ancestors settled in Ireland after coming in to Ireland from "probably" Renfrewshire. This according to my latest reply from Dr. Bowes of Irish/Scottish Origenes. Dates about 1200 with the "Gallowglas" move to Ireland. I can send a copy of the findings of Dr. Bowes which give a better picture of the possible surnames that my ancestor might have been originally. Please note that I am in process of changing my email address, it is now john@j-yquigleyfam.us thank you.

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Hi John

I'll be in touch shortly by PM.

Answer 3

I'd like to also join the Scotland Project, being one-third Scot with ancestors going back to the late-1600s.

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Hi Dave

I'll be in touch shortly to get you started

Answer 4

I just found out my father has a strong DNA connection to the Sproul line in Scotland. Though I'm not sure how exactly I will be working to find. I think being in the project would help me not only me look for answers but maybe someone else with the same questions.

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Hi Lucy

I'll be in touch soon to get you started

Answer 5

I would like to join this project, largely so that I can improve the profiles of my Robertson (Angus/Perthshire/Forfarshire), Currie (Midlothian), and McQueen & Rankin (Lanarkshire) ancestors.

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Hi W

I'll be in touch shortly to get you started

Answer 6

I would be happy to help but don't know if I have access to things online that I would need.  I have a number of lines who came from Scotland to the US long ago but I can't seem to make the jump across the pond.  For instance, Robert Kernohan, born 1815 in Dundee, Scotland, parents said to be born in Scotland, Moved to N. Ireland in 1819, then to Canada, then to Michigan about 1855.  I've looked on Scotland's people but can't find anything.

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Hi Eleanor

I'll be in touch shortly to get you started

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I haven’t heard from anyone since this reply.

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Hi Eleanor.  I sent you a Private message through WikiTree's message system.  It may have gone to your junk folder.  I'll re-send.

Answer 7

Hello, I would like to explore my Scottish roots. Im just starting out, so areas of Scotland are unfamiliar to me. Thank you

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Hi Christina

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Answer 8

Hello! I am interested in learning more and working on this project. Individually, I am researching my Mackay ancestors, but I also have ancestors from Gillis, Stuart, Campbell, and Anson families.

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Hi A

I'll be in touch shortly to get you started

Answer 9

I am interested in joining and participating. Of particular interest to me is Clan Cumming and historical information on it and its members, particularly those who have links to Barbados in the West Indies. My DNA tests have shown I am a descendant of the Cumming Clan of Scotland.

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Hi Winston

Sorry for the delay in picking up your request.  I'll be in touch shortly to get you started.

Answer 10

I am interested in joining the Scotland project. My paternal side is Campbell with ties Glasgow.

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Hi Deborah

Sorry for the delay in picking up your request.  I'll be in touch shortly to get you started.

Answer 11

I commented when I should have answered. Just making my joining official. I've acquired a decent DNA & genealogy applications from the library and hopefully will be able to get my link to the Sproul connection mapped out. I look forward to working with everyone.

Answer 12

I would love to join. I have several lines going to Scotland. My current focus is descendants of Johnstone brothers who settled in Prince Edward Island in 1820 and 1836.

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Hi Judith

Sorry for the delay in picking up your request.  I'll be in touch shortly to get you started.

Answer 13

Hi, I’d like to join.  I’m of Scottish descent.  Mostly from Caithness.  Clan Gunn

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Hi Jared

Sorry for the delay in picking up your request.  I'll be in touch shortly to get you started.

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Thanks

Answer 14

Hi

Can I join please, I'd love to learn more and see how I can help. I also have a large amount of Scottish ancestors.

Kindest regards, Pam

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Hi Pam

Sorry for the delay in picking up your request.  I'll be in touch shortly to get you started.

Answer 15

Hi, I'm interested in joining the Scotland Project. According to church records, I'm descended from a member of the Clan Ogilvy who moved to Finland sometime between 1590 and 1610.

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Answer 16

Responding to contact from Mark Sutherland-Fisher:

Would like to join the Scotland Project. DNA says about 32% Scottish ancestry on my Dad's side (Mom' ancestry was 100% Welsh). My name is German (actually came out of Switzerland at some point), but I'm only about 1/256th German!

My earliest Scottish ancestor to come to America was John Craggen (Cragin, Crag, or a number of other spellings), Scottish POW from the battle of Worcester in 1651.

Great-Grandpa Isaac Woolley always insisted "We're Scots!" I have not been able to track the Woolleys all the way to Scotland, but I trust Great-Grandpa that they are not the English Woolleys. So, the sept of Clan Sinclair that still has families on the Isle of Aran. I can follow the line to William Levi Wooley born in 1763, living in Kentucky in 1794.

If this is too wordy an answer for this purpose, my apologies.

William's son Martin was married to Nancy Neal, whose line I can trace to Jeremiah Neal, born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1716. His father's name was Patrick, and I believe he was the immigrant from Scotland, but the documentation is uncertain. If so, then Neal is a sept of Clan Macneil.

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Sorry for the delay in picking up your request.  I'll be in touch shortly to get you started.

Answer 17

I would like to help in some way

Comments

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Thanks!

Answer 18

I have a lot of Scottish Ancestry and I am adding many Scottish lines to Wikitree. I'd love to help out as much as possible with the Scottish project in improving profiles and adding lines as well as delving into Scottish research to try to extend some lines. I would love to join the project. I have my autosomal tested and my mtdna along with my Grandfather's Y DNA tested on behalf of the Grant Clan. Some surname lines I have been working on are: Campbell, Reid, Stewart, Murray, Grant and many more.

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Hi Leia

Sorry for the long delay in contacting you.  I will send you the joining information shortly

Jackie

Answer 19

Hi Amy,

Thank you for all you're work for the Scotland site - could you assist me with the next steps to join.  I'm getting into territory where I know there have to be existing trees.  Take care,

Andy Macdonald

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Hi Andy

Sorry for the delay in replying

I will send you the joining infomation shortly

Jackie

Answer 20

Yes I have Scottish origins and I am interested in joining this group thanks

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Hi Sylvie

I will send you the joining information shortly

Jackie

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Thanks for this I will reply to your email soon