Hi again
I have all kinds of info on the McLauchlan family in Canada. I was born in 1938, so I knew my grandparents John McLauchlan and Jessie (Heatley). I also knew my Uncle John McLauchlan and his family as well as Margaret's (Aunt Greta) family as well. The website which I posted with their graves seems to be defunct now, but I do have photos of their graves as well.
When we were in Scotland in April 2005 we went to Selkirk armed only with a photograph of the Heatley 50th anniversary (about 1963?) and asked around, first at the tourist info booth and then in one of the stores whether they recognized anyone in the photo and indeed they did. As a result we had tea with Tom and Bessie, both since deceased, and learned a little bit about the family, including the fact that one of the ancestors had come over from France to fight in one of the Scottish wars.
The other members of the Heatley family that I have met were my grandmother's sister Margaret (Aunty Meg) and her son John Caldwell who lived in Canada for a while as a representative of the Edinburg Essence Company. But Tom and Bessie unfortunately didn't seem to know anything about them. I would like to get more information about that side of the family but I'm not too sure how to communicate and to send pictures.
I'd like to get more info too. Do you have a Facebook page? If you look up Sam McLauchlan you will find me.
Cheers for now.
Sam