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Perthshire / Re: McNab
« on: Friday 06 October 17 01:14 BST (UK)  »
Hello, although i have not found a James in those years, i do have James McNab in early years, as a brother to a distant grandfather Adam Mcnab......Still searching for family links........by any chance is your James Mcnab related to an Adam Mcnab? 

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Scotland / Re: Captain John McNab (McNabb originally)
« on: Friday 04 November 16 16:29 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for that! I agree........a lot of money waisted trying to figure it out........I thought maybe it was because i am just a family member trying to figure out my roots and not a professional genealogist!...........Glad you sent me this!  Cheers!

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Scotland / Re: Captain John McNab (McNabb originally)
« on: Thursday 03 November 16 22:32 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you J11~~~ :D

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Scotland / Re: Captain John McNab (McNabb originally)
« on: Thursday 03 November 16 14:51 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for your post and your time! Will check this out for sure, will give it another go, will have to figure out the conversion of pounds to canadian money hahahaha.....J11 you have been extremely helpful, and i really appreciate it!! as I do all of you!! One question  What is OPR? Have an amazing day.

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Perthshire / Re: McNab
« on: Thursday 03 November 16 00:53 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for responding..........i am looking to find where my McNab clan is from> Ireland/Australia/Canada.......seems i have plenty of family members interested in knowing my family origins but none of the family has any logged/written information or pictures that i am aware of......i have managed to go so far........To my great great grandfather Captain John McNab......I know by a marriage and death certificate his father is Adam from Scotland and this is as far as i can go......I think my McNab clan has no records past a  certain point,.....or i have to go to parish searches, which i am not sure how to navigate around........Do all sites need a payment? or is there sites i can go to that are for free.??  and if so.........could someone advise me as to where to go??.........I would so appreciate help on how to get successful information and stay on track.... :-\ :'( Thank you in advance, and Thank you Andrea for getting back to me too!! Cheers!

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Scotland / Re: Captain John McNab (McNabb originally)
« on: Wednesday 02 November 16 20:05 GMT (UK)  »
No unfortunately...........i am really sorry for asking so much, i know you are for support to head in the right direction..........i am about to throw in the towel... I  have only gone back so far as to find my gg grandfather Captain John McNab as the son of Adam McNab and Janet (McDonald) with two sons at the time of the census (showing John 6 and William 1)  living with her parents....and the father  not being there......I am going on the help from others for the further back..and searching for other searches in hopes that i will see my gg grandfather and his dad and mother in theirs. ...i have a marriage certificate and a death certificate for my gg grandfather Mcnab stating his fathers name Adam McNab, and it only says Leith Scotland...I am not genealogy savvy, and i cant seem to wrap my brain around the searches as much as i am wanting and trying....Thank you so much for your direction..........Question..........is there anywhere i can find parishes or is all parish records through Ancestory??

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Perthshire / Re: McNab
« on: Wednesday 02 November 16 17:01 GMT (UK)  »
Would any of you have made connections with Captain John McNab (born 1844 in Leith Scotland, to an Adam McNab and Janet (McDonald) )John  married first to a Margaret, then Martha (Connally), and third wife, Dora Day.  He also had two daughters Margaret, from first marriage, and Adam John and Dorthy with his third wife Dora Day.....they were not married while in the UK but did marry in the USA in the early 1900's.....which they continued up to BC Canada...



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Scotland / Re: Captain John McNab (McNabb originally)
« on: Wednesday 02 November 16 14:42 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: J11 on Wednesday 02 November 16 10:09 GMT (UK)
I'm not sure if you have checked this one out, but there is an Adam MacNab born 1804, Edinburgh Leith South, to father Adam MacNab and mother Helen Murray on Scotlands People.  I've not looked at OPRs for that parish so don't know how detailed they are, but you may be lucky and get some useful details on parents such as occupation.

Thank you for this! I am so appreciative of all help..........I found a few more links for Adam McNab Married to a Catherine Robertson. Their daughter Grizel on the 18th of March 1744?
 
Then i found a second connection which then confused me........Thomas and Peter McNab (born 1823) sons of Robert Stewart McNab born 1791 in Moulin.  One of these boys married to a Catherine Robertson........

Could this be that there is two Catherine Robertsons...?   Also I was told that Adam was a rare name for the McNabs.....do any of you find this to be your understanding as well? and if so will that help me keep on track with  my family.


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Scotland / Re: Captain John McNab (McNabb originally)
« on: Tuesday 01 November 16 22:44 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: maggbill on Thursday 30 June 11 07:01 BST (UK)
Hi Lisa,

I too, am of McNab(b) descendancy, but don't have any info which may be relevant to your Captain John McNab.  My "McNabs" were from Glasgow as from about 1860's, (having come across from Ireland, possibly Co. Tyrone).  We used to think that our McNabs were of the "Killin McNabs" - the original clan being from a lovely little town in Central Scotland called Killin, - but it turns out we are more Irish than Scottish.  I presume you will have some knowledge of the original McNab history?  And of the "McNabs" who a strong presence in your native Canada?
(by the way, we sort of believe that the McNabb with double B was more of an Irish version of the name, but many changed it to McNab after moving over to Scotland - often after the Irish Famine in mid 19th century)..??

Anyway - sorry, I can't offer much help - but wish you all the best in your research.
Maggs


If your still searching and have any more information since this was written i would be so appreciative,,,,,,i am loosing my hair trying to figure out how to find my ggg grandfather now Adam Mcnab.......He just seems to drop off after his two boys were very little, and then i get nothing.....no matter what i have read.  I think my search may have come to a complete stop, as i have read that many seafarer families didnt have registrations, or even wrote down births/marriages or deaths....uggg.....i cant even get my own father to send me a thought..oh dear!  :'(

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