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The clan system was just another name for 'family' but went that bit further by standing by one another. The reivers would join forces against an enemy and would also fight alongside their own enemies. The Johnstone's were my ancestors and married into the Armstrong family, the Armstrongs and Johnstones were great enemies, My x5 great grandfather was an Armstrong, his wife my x5 great grandmother was a Johnstone. The Johnstone's and Armstrongs certainly had chiefs, or lairds. Gilnockie Castle was the seat of the Armstrongs of Liddesdale and Lochwood Tower was the seat of the Johnstones. The Johnstone's became lairds, a marquis and members of parliament.

The sites below give a little more info.

http://www.scotlandinoils.com/clan/Clan-Johnstone.html

http://www.greatscottishclans.com/clans/armstrong.php

I have been trying to find out where my x3 great grandfather was born, I know he was born in County Kildare about 1855, John O'Neill, father John O'Neill. He married in England but between 1883 and 1889 he was living in Sallins with my x3 great grandmother Hannah Alice Talbot Armstrong (born Westmoreland England). He worked canal boats there and was in court for suspected theft.

My x2 great grandmother was born in Sallins, I have her birth certificate, but I wonder if there is any way I can further trace John with this?

I visited Sallins a couple of years ago but didn't get the chance to visit the Dublin archives.

I know it's very difficult to get any further as there are many John O'Neills but sometimes luck occurs, so if anyone has any tips I would be grateful.

Thank you.

Hi,

I'm looking through the parish registers for Linton in Craven and am finding the place name of my ancestors written as Hubber'coe. The years are during the 1600's. I've tried finding where this place is and wondered if it was Hubberholme but this seems too far away.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thank you.

Thank you for the enhancement   

Hi, there isn't anything on the back of the photograph, it's just a typical postcard that has space for communication and 'address to be written here'.  There isn't any indication of where it was taken or by whom, no stamp or markings anywhere.