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Thank you so much Colin and Nell I really appreciate your help.

My friend is convinced it is the McLean side which originates from Mull.

 How would I be able to find that out since Archie and Ann’s marriage won’t have their parents’ names to try find in early census etc.

 My great grandfather was attacked in Neilston Renfrewshire, subsequently dying of his wounds in Western Infirmary 5/7/1885.
Before he died he gave a deposition to the Sheriff. Amazingly I have a copy of his handwritten hospital notes which are fascinating.
I wonder if anyone can offer advice about the best way to find out if there is a record of this deposition and where I might find it. I don’t know if his assailant was ever charged. I’ve tried looking at newspapers of the time without any success.
My gt grandfather’s name was Charles Gallacher and his attacker surname Lynch.
Any help or advice would be appreciated. 

My 3x gt grandfather, Charles Gallocher was involved in a fight with a man outside a pub in Neilston, Renfrewshire in 1885.  He subsequently died of his injuries in the Western Infirmary.  It’s a mystery how he would have got to the hospital as they were a very poor family.
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of how to find possible police records and / or newspaper reports of the fight or his death. Thanks

The Rachel O’Neil I mentioned in my ‘shop’ post was married to John O’Neil.  John was a Lamplighter but in the 1911 census as well as his occupation being Lamplighter it notes his Employer as ‘Town Council, Burgh Commisioner’.
Could someone shed any light on the significance of this?

Thank you joemc. Your help is very much appreciated and I will check it out.  Irene