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Isle of Arran
« on: Wednesday 17 April 13 17:58 BST (UK) »
Searching for my families that lived on the Isle of Arran. They were McKillop and McMillan. Is there a message board for Isle of Arran?

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Re: Isle of Arran
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 17 April 13 18:26 BST (UK) »
Hi Prairie,

I think it came under Buteshire previously.

Tom
Scotland - Buchanan, Thomson, Pat(t)erson, Stewart, Ritchie, Tracey
Ireland - Tracey, Conroy, Pat(t)erson.

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Re: Isle of Arran
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 17 April 13 19:11 BST (UK) »
From GenUKI:

BUTESHIRE, insular county in Firth of Clyde. It comprises the islands of Bute, Arran, Big Cumbray, Little Cumbray, Holy Isle, Inchmarnock, and Pladda
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Isle of Arran
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 17 April 13 22:02 BST (UK) »
Prairie, I am going to lock this post as you have now started a new thread with more details. This avoids any duplication in searches.

New post here www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,643911.0.html

Monica  :)
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