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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: Need advise regarding a record on the McGeorge family from Galloway
« on: Friday 03 April 15 11:19 BST (UK) »
Skoosh - Yes, one of them anyway. The De Birmingham in Ireland assimilated and became MacFioris. After few generations of marrying Irish they became Irish. They held the Baron Athenry title.
The thing is, as always even with Noble homes, you have many kids, and the youngest ones first devolve to gentry, they move somewhere else, then peasants...
My problem is I don't know based on what did they connect the MacFioris and MacJoris. Is it really enough to base a connection on name only?
MacJoris became McGeorge, that is documented. De Birmingham became MacFioris, that is documented. But the connection between MacFioris and MacJoris, a branch of the MacFioris moving to Galloway and becoming MacFioris... that is where my questions and doubts are. So many names sound similar and I just find it too little to go with.
The thing is, as always even with Noble homes, you have many kids, and the youngest ones first devolve to gentry, they move somewhere else, then peasants...
My problem is I don't know based on what did they connect the MacFioris and MacJoris. Is it really enough to base a connection on name only?
MacJoris became McGeorge, that is documented. De Birmingham became MacFioris, that is documented. But the connection between MacFioris and MacJoris, a branch of the MacFioris moving to Galloway and becoming MacFioris... that is where my questions and doubts are. So many names sound similar and I just find it too little to go with.