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I have found the book. It was printed in the late 1800's. Tobias George Smollet was apparently one of the great scottish novelist of his time. Born in 1721 mother was Barbara and father Archibald. He was of a Dumbartonshire family and proud of it. apparently there are 'genealogical records preserved in the town archives which go back to 1500's where another Tobias married the daughter of Sir Patrick Houston, who was the owner of propert in the countyof renfrew. In the 17th century there is a mention of sir James Smollet in Bonhill. This was the grandfather of tobias George. He has a brother James, sister Jane after her paternal grandmother, Tobias was the third child and shortly after he was born his father Archibald died.
Tobias died on 16 or 17th September 1771 at Leghorn and is buried there. After I have moved house and if this is of any interest to you I will try and either copy or type out dates and names of the people that are mentioned for you, but my internet will not be back on till the 18th March.....
Lynda
Welsh Allan, Wemyss, Caird, McAllister,Gibb, Kincardineshire,
Chisholm, Rew,McDonald,Macdonald, Brechin, McConnachie, Pirie, Welsh, Angus
Gibb, Allan, Ross, Stewart,McRobb, Aberdeenshire,
Horan, Edinburgh.
Robertson, Penicuik, oodfellow, Hodgson, Birtley,Chester le Street Durham.