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The names Herschel & Nichol.
I was intrigued to read about the naming of his children so researched this further.
Uranus was the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It was discovered in 1781 by astronomer William Herschel. He tried unsuccessfully to name his discovery Georgium Sidus after King George III. Instead, the planet was named for Uranus, the Greek god of the sky. In France, where reference to the British king was to be avoided if possible, the planet was known as "Herschel" until the name "Uranus" was universally adopted.
John Pringle Nichol was a Scottish educator, phrenologist, astronomer and economist who did much to popularize astronomy in a manner that appealed to nineteenth century tastes.
Apparently, hence the names Herschel & Nichol!

Once again, thank you.
Much appreciated.

Patrick McDuff and Janet McVicker had 3 children from 1754 to 1761 in Monzievaird and Strowan.
I have 2 of the birth records, but cannot decipher the location where they lived.
I have attached one record (James McDuff) that contains this place name in two succeeding entries.
Can anyone tell me the name of this place?

I recently discovered that my most distant ancestor, Josiah Drummond, was actually a McGregor.
His parents were Donald Drummond alias McGregor/ Katrine Ferguson who had their children in Callander. Donald Drummond's father was Neill McGregor who married Janet Comrie; Donald was born in Monzie.
Both Josiah (Emilia Crearar) and his brother Donald (Ann Drummond) lived and worked in Fowlis Wester where they had their families in the 1760s.
I have found little information in Scotlands People about the Comries and am hoping that someone might be able to provide some clarification about the Comries in Fowlis Wester and surrounding area (including Callander)

I'm not sure how to post clips of the original documents.
I can do this if I know how.
It seems that these names were used somewhat interchangeably.