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cattie41
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Expertise

Post by cattie41 » Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:58 pm

WOW! I'm impressed, David - not only do we get your expertise on genealogy, but also your expertise as a chemical engineer. That was interesting.

Hey Nancy, fancy finding you over here. I just noticed you are researching "McNair".... DUH! This grandfather I'm researching (John Miller) has "McNair" in his family. His father was William McNair Miller,(1858-1931) and William's mother was Janet McNair? (1829-....) Starting at West Lothian, to Carluke, Larkhall. Janet was born in New Monkton. Lanarkshire. Any connection?
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DavidWW
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Re: Expertise

Post by DavidWW » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:13 pm

cattie41 wrote:WOW! I'm impressed, David - not only do we get your expertise on genealogy, but also your expertise as a chemical engineer. That was interesting....snipped......
A concise biography can be found at http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/ ... rst41.html

I can't resist one quote here........"Young developed the process of refining oil and created the world's first oil industry based on the oil shales of West Lothian" O:)

Davie
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cattie41
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Interesting

Post by cattie41 » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:06 pm

Thanks, Davie, that was interesting, and I can appreciate that quote. Funny enough, I am researching West Lothian right now! :shock:
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NancyinNJ
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Cattie

Post by NancyinNJ » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:16 am

Cattie said
I just noticed you are researching "McNair".... DUH! This grandfather I'm researching (John Miller) has "McNair" in his family. His father was William McNair Miller,(1858-1931) and William's mother was Janet McNair? (1829-....) Starting at West Lothian, to Carluke, Larkhall. Janet was born in New Monkton. Lanarkshire. Any connection?
The McNair (gt gt grandmother) I have is Margaret McNair born 21 Aug 1802-1864, Beith, (from James McNair and Janet Barbour) married David Caldwell. I haven't gone into her line as yet.
NANCY

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Researching:
Caldwell, McNeil, Baxter,McIntyre, McNair,Shedden, Wilson,Gillies,Barbour,Tucker,Slater,Polock,Lennox, Hillen, Johnston
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cattie41
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McNair

Post by cattie41 » Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:29 am

No, Nancy, I don't think it is the same line. I have a William McNair Miller (1858), whose mother was Janet McNair (1829) from New Monkton, Lanark, and her father was William McNair (1800) - married to Elisabeth Black. Perhaps they are related, but I can't see how right now, can you?
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reporter
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mcnair

Post by reporter » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:16 am

Hi Nancy, festive greetings from snowy Britain. I have a Mary McNair married to a Andrew Adamson from Cleish in Fifeshire. He was angricultural labourer.Born c 1827, died 18/4/1897. Any elation to your McNairs?
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