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I would be most grateful, if someone could throw some light and hopefully details on this Clydeside family.
I am sorry but what I have to date is a bit sketchy, but hopefully there might be those who has access to past obituaries, that could start to fill in some of the blanks of this family please:

James Scott 1820-1889
A partnership was formed in 1892 between James Scott and his two sons, Charles Wood Scott 1858-1931 and James Scott Junior 1860-1950 , the firms name was changed again to Scott and Sons.
James Wood Scott 1894-1915/7
James Scott Junior 1860-1950 son Charles and his nephew James carried on the partnership after James Scott died in 1950.
Charles Scott and his brother William Scott became directors when James Scott retired in 1958.

Unbeknownst to me, before I came across Marfy Goodspeed's article, I was trying to trace back a whole host of Kitchens, which were not attributable to belonging to the Henry Kitchen (c.1690 – 1745) m. c.1720 Ann Wheeler (c.1690 – after 1748) line.
Research lead me to the oldest of these three brothers: (2.1) James Kitchen (1679 – 1761) m. c.1725 Elizabeth Furman (1695 – 1776).
Which in turn lead me to this article below.

Tremendous research all sourced and confirmed has been made on this Wheeler line during the past six years, with my half sister's DNA recorded on 23&me.
So it now begs the question as to whether or not a match can be confirmed to the descendants of the Furham and Lambert lines.
This would be the foundation to try and get these branches as definitive as possible.

The Kitchen Tree

April 3, 2020
By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Kitchen 7 Comments    Tags: family trees   

This Kitchen family arrived in Hunterdon County in the early 1720s, and quickly became established. I’ve published this tree to support “Kitchen’s Mill,” my article about property in Sand Brook, Hunterdon County, owned by Henry Kitchen and his son Samuel.

There are other Kitchens who appeared in Hunterdon County, but I do not know if they were connected to Henry and his brothers or not. They are listed at the end of the page. Children of Kitchen daughters are included but not grandchildren. Surnames of spouses who have a family tree on this website are highlighted in green.
First Generation:

(1) Unknown Kitchen of Salem, Massachusetts ?

Most researchers identify the Kitchen brothers of Hunterdon (second generation) as sons of a John Kitchen of Salem, Massachusetts. However, I have not seen convincing evidence that the John Kitchen who did reside in Salem was actually the father of the three brothers.
Second Generation:

|     (2.1) James Kitchen (1679 – 1761) m. c.1725 Elizabeth Furman (1695 – 1776)
|     (2.2) Henry Kitchen (c.1690 – 1745) m. c.1720 Ann Wheeler (c.1690 – after 1748)
|     (2.3) Thomas Kitchen (c.1690 – 1764) m. c.1725 Sarah Lambert (c.1690 – c.1770)

Could I please trouble those to look up these four obituaries:

James Grant Kitchen 1901-1998 married Anna M Wahl 1899-1981
Children:
James John 1923/4- 2013 Michigan married Willene L Koertge 1930-2010

I think I have tried to follow up four of five DNA matches to my Tree, with 13,003 entries on it all sourced and confirmed.
This has all been done with no successful results at all.
Sure my volume of entries might still be the tip of the iceberg, but it would be reassuring to learn and hear just what kind of success others have had.
In so much as what are the chances, the percentage of those matches that have been confirmed on actual trees?

Through my 23&Me DNA results I have contacted a forth cousin from Scotland.
Her maternal line goes back to the surname Sparks.
Although no mention of a Kirk on her direct line, however she came up with an Isable Kirk, who married a David Sparks, and had a son Robert Sparks, see attached images.
Although we have three names in the frame Isable (Isabel), David and Robert, we cannot make any progress from there.

If someone could kindly assist here please, I would be most grateful.