Researching your Ancestors from Ayrshire

[@cherylmcinnes4434]

My Dad was from Prestwick in Ayreshire (came to Australia) and I still have relatives there in Ayr itself, who I have visited a number of times. It’s a beautiful area of Scotland.

[@cbrigham9444]

This is lovely. I am researching and have family from Ayrshire. Daniel (Donald) Matheson was a highlander from Ross & Cromarty in the 1800s. He married Margaret Jardine in 1848 in Muirkirk Ayrshire. Quite a distance to travel at that time, so I’m curious to learn circumstances if I may be able to… I know that Daniel and Margaret gave birth to twins, and one survived. They were baptized in Muirkirk in 1849, then they emigrated to America!! Hoping to trace further back and learn the role Ayrshire played!

[@theangelb4u]

Thanks for the informative video. I was adopted & through dna research have found much of my ancestry is from Ayrshire area & surnames Hamilton, Pollock & Stewart. I'm planning travel to the area to research my roots and your video has given me a good start :)

[@auldfouter8661]

My great- grandfather's first wife had a grandfather called Hugh Reid ( 1754 -1809 ) who co-founded the Batchelors Club in Tarbolton with the brothers Robert and Gilbert Burns. They were all Tarbolton farmers.

[@ambu6478]

My Great Great Grandfather McEwen came from Ayrshire county to where we live in Tennessee in the States, in the 1800's. I would love to visit this area some day.

[@eliseshadanielle]

am interested in the boyd family from this area around glasgow and ayrshire

[@donnapoissant2839]

Ok, I found William Moore on the isle of Mann he was born there in 1771. Found him on the Jannette in 1841 with Margaret and 5 son's.

[@southernlady5085]

Anyone know of a Miller family who came from Ayrshire and ended up in central Pennsylvania?

[@janeboyd4974]

I am a direct descendent of the Boyd family of Ayrshire.

[@georgeenglish8482]

Who owned Dean Castle in Kilmarnock? I live very close to there. George

[@charleyt6414]

Templeman's here.

[@jackieboyd7506]

I'm a Boyd from Stevenston and Stewarton

[@jamesjackson3990]

Related to James Boyd of Kilwinning?

[@Foundingmother1]

I have ancestors from ayshire, Boyd and Blair and there is some connection to Rowallen Castle.

[@davidbagley1783]

That's awesome that you have a population of the communities in 1755

[@lindawoody8501]

I have a Great Great Grandfather who was said to be from Ayr but was a merchant mariner who spent most of his adult life in Queenstown, (Cobh) County Cork, Ireland. His birth said to be 1816 but I had not seen a record for anyone of his name with the date. His son my ancestor immigrated to the USA in the 1880s and my family here in America since. I have never been to Scotland or any UK place other than the commonwealth country of Canada on our border.

[@georgeenglish8482]

Hello Linda. What were their names? George

[@davidbagley1783]

My great grandfather was William Jeffrey Cunningham born in 1881 Irvine.. so I have an ayshire connection on both my mom's and dad's side

[@georgeenglish8482]

Hello David. I'm glad that you enjoyed our Ayrshire Ancestors video. Bit colder than Hawaii! The Cunninghams came from Monkton in Ayrshire which I drive past regularly. Please let me know if you'd like any help researching your ancestry. George

[@davidbagley1783]

@@georgeenglish8482 ... thank you ....I was wondering if my great grandfather is connected to Malcolm Crawford and his wife Margaret Cunningham ...I think that would fascinating...if my parents coming from Crawford on mom's side and dad coming from Cunningham..had a genitic connection in the past..

[@davidbagley1783]

I hope to visit soon as possible.. Grandmother Cunningham was born in Paisley in 1911

[@davidbagley1783]

I love history..

[@georgeenglish8482]

@@davidbagley1783 Hello David. If you would like me to look at this, you should send brief details of what you know to me at [e-mail]. I will then have a look, free of charge, and get back to you with the options that I suggest. George

[@davidbagley1783]

Very good.. aloha from Hawaii

[@gc-vz4ib]

Some of the families in my tree from Ayrshire are Wasson, Robertson, and Knox

[@raymaxwell2940]

very difficult to trace Ancestors from scotland over the short distance here in ulster the Americans seem to be fascinated to find a irish or scottish connection don't know why nothing special coming from these parts be glad you made it to the new world folks

[@m0th.shroommm]

There’s always a desire to find where your ancestors came from. I’m grateful to be an American. At the same time, I know I have a lineage in Scotland, I’d love to find them one day.

[@Les-d1n]

The USA was established by these people that’s why it was the successful nation it has been .

[@DD-lv4tb]

Good video/content. Thank you.

[@georgeenglish8482]

Thank you, you're welcome. Do you live in Ayrshire? George

[@DD-lv4tb]

@@georgeenglish8482 I live in America, Texas. My Great, great, great, great grandfather came from Ireland and ended up in Ohio/border Pennsylvania. I have to look at notes but I think he was from Donegal, N Ireland. I know Kyle surname origin is from Ayr.

[@georgeenglish8482]

@@DD-lv4tbYou are correct - Kyle was an old district in Ayrshire. Have you seen our video 'My Ancestor Migrated to USA and/or Canada', blog at researchthroughpeople.com/american-ancestor-stories/? Or our Mayflower 400 videos? George

[@DaveEldridge-v1t]

I'm a desendent of the Wallace's and templetons of Ayrshire

[@yvonnelivingstone517]

My grandfather's from ayrshire

[@roxyayres3860]

Why does every website say that my surname AYRES comes from Ayrshire? Most of my ancestors were travelling gypsies from places hampshire, berkshire and kent to name a few. Any chance you could make a video on best was of tracing traveling gypsy families ancestry as its quite a hard thing to research due to poor records?

[@georgeenglish8482]

Hello Roxy The most likely origin of Ayres is a nickname. 'the son of the heir.' Possibly a variant of Ayre or Eyre. Remember that surnames were formed many centuries ago, almost certainly before your ancestors became travelling gypsies. George

[@josephrogers5337]

How about records from 1700's. I have a william C. Kennedy who came from Cassilas, b 1728 and come to Virgina Colony in 1752. Parents were a James Kennedy and Janet Hamilton.

[@targetglen]

The Kennnedys of Cassilis burned the old Castle of Loudon with the owner inside. Revenge for the murder of one of the clan by the owners of Arclowden.

[@josephrogers5337]

Clan relations could be quite nasty at time. I just returned from Scotland and do recommend going To Ayrshire. Spent 10 days in total, 2 in Glasgow, 2 in Edinburgh and 3 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. If anyone goes to Scotland, go to Ayrshire. Final night at Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh just across from Waverly Train Station. Go!@@targetglen

[@davidbagley1783]

The canals helped the Industrial revolution

[@stephenhay4878]

Im from Ayr born and bred

[@georgeenglish8482]

Born 1981? George

[@davidbagley1783]

Ancestors Mom Grandma Iva 1919-2001 Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930 Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908 Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825 Revolutionary War Veteran Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820 Daughter of Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775 Richard Stout 1678-1749 John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ Son of Richard 1615-1705 and Penelope..1622-1732 New Amsterdam and Gravesend (Coney Island) Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730 Ayshire Scotland Daughter of John Crawford 1618-1698 12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649 11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644 10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560 7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541 6th Lord James Crawford 1470-? 5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513 4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-? 3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401 2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358 1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services. Hugh Crawford ? -1319 Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297 Sister Margaret married Malcolm Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace

[@donnapoissant2839]

45 moore place.

[@donnapoissant2839]

Quillfoyle

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

Not known asRobbie,Robert or Rabbie but not Robbie

[@davidpaterson2309]

I’m never quite sure why English and Americans in particular persist with this misunderstanding and mispronunciation - no one in Scotland ever referred to Burns as “Robbie”. Rabbie, Robert, Rab and even Robin (he often referred to himself that way) but not “Robbie”, please.

[@davidpaterson2309]

I’m never quite sure why English and Americans in particular persist with this misunderstanding and mispronunciation - no one in Scotland ever referred to Burns as “Robbie”. Rabbie, Robert and even Robin (he often referred to himself as that) but please, not Robbie.

[@archangelmichael5908]

With a last name like Ayres, I'm definitely not related to them!

[@georgeenglish8482]

Ayres is a nickname, 'the son of the heir.' George

[@jacqueline4905]

I'm afraid the narrator doesn't know Scottish history 😕