McFarland

[C Douglas Elliott]

I am looking for information on the McFarland Family of Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Archibald McFarland married Mary Snedden. Their son, Andrew McFarland was born on 16 Dec 1840 in Cambuslang. Some records have an alternate name: McFarlane. Andrew came to America in 1856.

[WilmaM]

Welcome to Talking Scot

This looks like your family in 1841
[taken from Freecen.org.uk]

Piece: SCT1841/625 Place: Bothwell -Lanarkshire Enumeration District: 12b
Civil Parish: Bothwell Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Holytown
Folio: 20 Page: 24
Address: Carfin

Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
MCFARCLAN Archd M 45 Coal Miner Lanarkshire
MCFARCLAN Mary F 35 Lanarkshire
MCFARCLAN Helen F 17 Lanarkshire
MCFARCLAN Margaret F 12 Lanarkshire
MCFARCLAN Mary F 5 Lanarkshire
MCFARCLAN Andrew M 1 Lanarkshire
ROBERTSON James M 20 Coal Miner Lanarkshire
WEIR John M 15 Coal Miner Lanarkshire

and in 1851, again from freecen

Piece: SCT1851/639 Place: Dalziel -Lanarkshire Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Dalziel Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Dalziel
Folio: 0 Page: 32 Schedule: 125
Address: Motherwell

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
MCFARLAN Archbald Head M M 57 Coalminer Renfrewshire - Abbey
MCFARLAN Mary Wife M F 46 Tambourer Lanarkshire - Old Monkland
MCFARLAN Mary Dau U F 15 Tambourer Lanarkshire - Cambuslang
MCFARLAN Andrew Son - M 12 Coal Drawer Lanarkshire - Bothwell
MCFARLAN David Son - M 9 Scholar Lanarkshire - Bothwell
SOMERVIL John Lodger - M 17 Coal Drawer Midlothian - Edinburgh West

Do check on Scotlands People for the original documents.
You'll find spellings varied a lot.

Did only Andrew go to America? or did the whole family?
If his parents remained in Scotland, you may be able to find their deaths, after 1855 the records should show their parents' names too, which will help you jump back a generation.

[WilmaM]

SP Old parish records have your Andrew's birth:

MCFARLANE ANDREW ARCHIBALD MCFARLANE/MARY SNEDDEN FR279 (FR279) M 07/06/1840 627/20 58 Cambuslang

or rather his baptism/christening record.

You don't mention what documents you do have, or where you have gleaned your information.