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Thanks Neale, you're absolutely right, I hadn't considered those name variants and that is quite interesting that one. I'll have another look!

I and a large number of my DNA matches on Ancestry are descended from David Walker who married Mary Kirkwood on 21 April 1810 at Ayr, Ayrshire. David Walker and Mary Kirkwood had at least the following children:
(1)   James Morton Walker born 10 February 1811 at Ayr (migrated to Nova Scotia);
(2)   David Walker born about 1819 at Ayr (joined the army and retired to Kilmarnock);
(3)   Ellen Walker born about 1821 in Ayrshire (migrated to Pennsylvania);
(4)   Hugh Kirkwood born 25 December 1825 at Riccarton (migrated to New South Wales); and
(5)   Mary Walker born about 1831 at Kilmarnock (migrated to Washington State).

Further back than the marriage I mentioned above, everything is uncertain. What I can confirm is that my grandmother’s DNA test shows a number of matches descended from Alexander Morton (baptised 23 April 1738 at Loudoun, residence Newmilns) who married Margaret Richmond on 13 June 1766 at Loudoun (groom of Loudoun parish, bride of Galston parish).

Alexander Morton and Margaret Richmond seem to have had the following children, all baptised at Loudoun:
(1)   John baptised 1767;
(2)   George baptised 1769;
(3)   George baptised 1771;
(4)   Robert baptised 1773;
(5)   Marjory baptised 1774;
(6)   James baptised 1777;
(7)   Hugh baptised 1781;
(   Thomas baptised 1785; and
(9)   Janet baptised 1790.

I believe Alexander Morton was the son of James Morton and Janet Broun who married on 22 December 1731 at Loudoun (both of this parish) and had the following children, all bar one with residence recorded as Newmilns, Loudoun:
(1)   Margaret baptised 1732;
(2)   Robert baptised 1733;
(3)   Alexander baptised 1738;
(4)   Jean baptised 1739; and
(5)   Thomas baptised 1741.

Because of shared matches etc I strongly think the Morton genetic connection that my grandmother seems to have falls in this Walker/Kirkwood part of her tree. But I can’t work out how it fits in. Can anyone see a link between the Morton family of Loudoun and the marriage of David Walker and Mary Kirkwood at Ayr in 1810?

I have purchased a lot of parish register images on ScotlandsPeople and am happy to purchase more as I’d really like to get to the bottom of this. Many thanks if anyone has any ideas!

Hi all, early this year I digitised some old family photos that were lent to me and came originally from my late pop's collection. Among them was this photo and I would love to know more about the uniform. I think I can see the Australian rising sun badge and I am wondering if it is an artillery uniform or if there are other clues?

Thank you RJ137, those documents really help confirm and fill the story in and they might lead to some American cousins for my friend who I am researching for.

I've also been posting on a Lithuanian genealogy group on Facebook and I've found a bit more there too. I don't think I can link as it's a private group.

Annie Dulkenis was born Ona, daughter of Jonas Dulksnius and Juozapota Tučiūtė from Kikoniai village near Kupiskis, Lithuania. She was born on 4 July 1877. Her godparents were Adomas Jackus and Ona, wife of Jeronimas Malinauskas. Jeronimas and Ona Malinauskas were my friend's great grandparents, parents of her grandfather Kasimir Malinauskas. Ona Malinauskus had the maiden name Tučiūtė so I suspect (and am trying to prove) that she was a sister of Juozapota Tučiūtė. The godparent relationship might be the reason why Kasimir Malinauskus gave Antanis Caraukus as a "brother-in-law" when he arrived at Ellis Island in 1906.

This is all starting to come together!