"A Coulthard!" by Alfred J. Coulthard - Look-up Request, Please

[Josephine]

Hello,

Does anyone have a copy of Alfred J. Coulthard's book, A Coulthard! The History of a Surname and, if so, would you be willing to do a look-up for me?

I'd like to know if the book contains any info on any Coulthards in Roxburghshire, Scotland; particularly in Roberton and Hawick.

Thank you,
Josephine

[larkspur]

Just in case you have not come across these.
http://www.coulthart.com/origins.html
http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=35&p=surnames.coulthard
Not very complimentry on the book

[Josephine]

Thank you, Larkspur, I have seen those postings.

In fairness to Alfred J. Coulthard, there was a negative letter written to The Scottish Genealogist magazine, which received at least three responses correcting the negative information. The initial letter-writer gave the impression that he hadn't actually read the book because he seemed to think it was based on a far-fetched story/tree that had been debunked, but the responses indicated that the debunking was included in the book and that, rather than being the simple retelling of a myth, the book was a massive compilation of trees and transcripts gathered over decades of research.

I'm wondering if any of those many trees featured in the book contained information about my particular Coulthard/Coltherd/etc. ancestor's family.

Best regards,
Josephine