Follow the link below to open file   MacFarlane of Kirkton of Bathgate   © Red Book of Scotland 2026.

One of the many non-landed families that I developed an interest in over the years.   Aikenhead   Gordon MacGregor    

    I have recently happened evidence relating to these three brothers but have yet to locate anything which proves either their father’s identity or the stirpes to which they […]

    This entry is still in the research stage and is given here in the hope that it clarifies the confusion which appears to surround the descent of James […]

  I have noticed that a general confusion exists in relation to the family of Meldrum of Laithers, particularly the marriages and issue of Peter Meldrum of Laithers. Below is […]

    Note: This entry remains in draft and likely will not be expanded to any significant degree on account of there being such a paucity of records for this […]

    Analysis of even a small snapshot of officers in the Jacobite army of 1745 reveals a complex web of close inter-relationships. The chart below is an example of […]

    Note: Yet another example of a fascinating family with a story to tell but who have fallen into complete obscurity. The lands they possessed and from which they […]

The Three Donalds of Ballachulish In a letter dated 16 October 1844, John oig MacColl, a well-known Gaelic Tradition-bearer from the Ballachulish area, laid out the descent of three generations […]

  I was delighted to receive an email from the noted Orwell biographer, Darcy Moore, in relation to my research findings published in Volume 2 of the Red Book laying […]