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Offline susan ault

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« on: Monday 24 June 19 12:08 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
I have the possible surname in my tree Mckeallaich
Those in my distant family researching believe this was used when the surname McDonald was no longer allowed to be used. ?????
Just wondering if anyone else has come across this name ?

Sue   ??? ;D

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Re: surname change
« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 June 19 12:29 BST (UK) »
"possible" surname, at an unspecified date?
Sounds tenuous.

The only "outlawed" Surname I was aware of is MacGregor
https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/when-the-name-macgregor-was-banned-for-150-years-1-4356229

When, where, and on which records, does this Name appear?
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Re: surname change
« Reply #2 on: Monday 24 June 19 13:04 BST (UK) »
Donald McKellach married a Christie McCorquodale in Lismore 1800,
we think Donald's father was a Hugh McKeallaich and his mother an Ann Livingston. Their son Donald was bapt 12/10/1771. The family name is McDonald used later.


Donald's first son was called Hugh

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Re: surname change
« Reply #3 on: Monday 24 June 19 13:13 BST (UK) »
So can you give an example of when the two different surnames were used?



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Re: surname change
« Reply #4 on: Monday 24 June 19 16:16 BST (UK) »
Black's "Surnames" gives the origin of this name as MacKelly,  (MacCealaigh) in various spellings going back as far as 1150, from the Isles to Galloway. The name still exists in Wigtownshire as Kelly & MacCulloch. He also mentions the Mull MacKelly's changing their names to MacDonald.

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Re: surname change
« Reply #5 on: Monday 24 June 19 23:06 BST (UK) »
Hi Sue

I have two main lines from the Moidart area, MacIsaac and McVarish. From around the 1850s my families changed to MacDonald. Some BMDs and other documents around these decades actually show as, for example, 'Angus MacIsaac or MacDonald'.

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Re: surname change
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 25 June 19 06:04 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Skoosh on Monday 24 June 19 16:16 BST (UK)
Black's "Surnames" gives the origin of this name as MacKelly,  (MacCealaigh) in various spellings going back as far as 1150,  Skoosh. 

This " Black's Surnames." is it an actual book that can be accessed or purchased, if so, where could it be located.

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Geoff
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Martlock, Pilton, Doubting & Frome:
MASTERS, PORCH, BOULTON, HACKETT,
Combe Hay, HINTON, WEEKS,
Perthshire: CRICHTON, TAYLOR, MOON, IRONS, KIDD
Durham, FENWICK, PUNSHON, EDDY, HENRY aka LAVERICK
Northumberland, BUCHANAN, HODGSON, HALL,
Lincoln: MASKEY,BIRD,FISHER,HARLEY,
Cambridgeshire, CROSS, FOREMAN, FREEMAN, ONG,
FEAST, MOXON
Gloucestershire, HILL, COX, NEWELL
Sussex, CHAPMAN, NEVE, DOWNER
Surrey, NEWELL, WEBB,

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Re: surname change
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 25 June 19 06:43 BST (UK) »
Hi Susan,

I'm also having trouble with the same thing, but for a slightly different reason. A family in my tree that was residing in Perthshire and would use a different surname, but ones that were connected to the family. Alexander GOW (birthname) married Margaret ROBERTSON, at a signing of a document he used the name ROTSON which I've been told is a form of Robertson. One question I asked was why would he sign with a form of his wife's name. NO ANSWERS.
Then on another document he signs with McGlashan which was his maternal grandmother's maiden name. These were all through the 1700's which was the time of the Jacobite uprising.  I asked was it possible that for this reason people used alias names to confuse the authorities, but I NEVER RECEIVED ANY ANSWERS to that question either. If you ever get a reasonable explanation to why there were so many different names attributed to your family name could you please pass it on.

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Geoff
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Martlock, Pilton, Doubting & Frome:
MASTERS, PORCH, BOULTON, HACKETT,
Combe Hay, HINTON, WEEKS,
Perthshire: CRICHTON, TAYLOR, MOON, IRONS, KIDD
Durham, FENWICK, PUNSHON, EDDY, HENRY aka LAVERICK
Northumberland, BUCHANAN, HODGSON, HALL,
Lincoln: MASKEY,BIRD,FISHER,HARLEY,
Cambridgeshire, CROSS, FOREMAN, FREEMAN, ONG,
FEAST, MOXON
Gloucestershire, HILL, COX, NEWELL
Sussex, CHAPMAN, NEVE, DOWNER
Surrey, NEWELL, WEBB,

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Re: surname change
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 25 June 19 06:46 BST (UK) »
George Black's "The Surnames of Scotland!"

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