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Ballantyne & McKinley families.

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GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 29 Sep 2012 22:29

Scottish naming patterns

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scottish/ScottishNamingPatterns.html

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Moira

Moira Report 29 Sep 2012 22:11

could it be his mothers maiden name. I have family that have
got Grandmothers mn as a middle name

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Morris Radnor, Kerr Yorkshire and Notts. Sorsby Yorkshire, Mapplebeck Yorkshire

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 29 Sep 2012 22:03

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Two of James Ballantyne's children have McKinley in their names and I do not know the connection. Is it through James Ballantyne's family of his wife Jane Smith? The children are Jane McKinley Ballantyne and John McKinley Ballantyne


On the 1861 Census James Ballantyne and his wife Jane Smith had two children with McKinley as a second name, Jane McKinley Ballantyne aged 5 and John McKinley Ballantyne aged 2. Cannot find where the connection with the McKinley family came from. Have not done much research in Scotland and don't know where to start.

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Cynthia

Cynthia Report 29 Sep 2012 12:58

Hello Jean and welcome to the community boards.

If you click on Search (above right) and then on Search all Trees, you can enter the name you are researching and you will see that there are several other people on this site beside you, who have James in their tree. It may be worth contacting the tree owners to see if they have any further information for you.

Regards. Cx

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GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 28 Sep 2012 22:58

1861
Name: James Ballantyne
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Jane Smith
Gender: Male
Where born: Beggar, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 562
Registration district: Eastwood
Civil parish: Eastwood
County: Renfrewshire
Address: Breer Bunkcott
Occupation: Manufacturer Of Woollens
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 70
Line: 11
Roll: CSSCT1861_75
Household Members: Name Age
James Ballantyne 40
Jane Smith 40
Jessie Ballantyne 12
Wm Ballantyne 8
Margt Ballantyne 6
Jane Mc K Ballantyne 5
Peter Ballantyne 4
John Mc K Ballantyne 2
James Ballantyne 8 Mo
Ann Birnie 20
John Annan 35



Quite often scottish wives used their maiden name on census

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GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 28 Sep 2012 22:56

Why do you think there might be a connection ?

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Jean

Jean Report 28 Sep 2012 22:37

Does anybody know how James Ballantyne born 1821 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland is connected to the McKinley family?