Author Topic: Alternative name for 'Alexander' Williams 1869 Banff  (Read 9894 times)

Offline J11

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 506
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Alternative name for 'Alexander' Williams 1869 Banff
« Reply #18 on: Friday 06 March 15 09:10 GMT (UK) »
Alastair/Alasdair was the Gaelic equivalent.

Offline Forfarian

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,947
  • http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ruz/
    • View Profile
Re: Alternative name for 'Alexander' Williams 1869 Banff
« Reply #19 on: Friday 06 March 15 10:10 GMT (UK) »
Alastair/Alasdair was the Gaelic equivalent.

Is, not was, though it's now regarded as a name in its own right.


Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.