A departed pet

[chinakay]

Skippy, that's just amazing! I've been staring at this for quite some time, it's really something. I can almost feel Athena's fur.

My friend will love all of these. Athena was her heart and soul, and she is devastated. These photos will be a lovely memorial to her little furbaby.

Thank you so much,
China

[McGroger]

Re the McGregors, China, I've traced them back to (possibly) being part of Rob Roy's extended family. It was an obsession for about 5 years; I had help from all sorts of sources, even some very kind assistance by email from Richard McGregor, president of the society.
Peter

[chinakay]

Hi Peter, how interesting. I have Rob Roy very distantly.

Have you had a look at The History of the Clan Gregor? You can find it online and at Ancestry, and in print from various sources including Walmart, of all places!

I came across it by accident and printed out quite a few pertinent pages and followed my line with the help of a set of coloured pens. It's not easy to track. But eventually (and it was many many generations of "eventually") I found myself in the Scottish royal family, and from there I found a ton of kings and nobility. Some of them are quite horrific. The thing about royalty is not that they are special, but that they are documented. The vast majority of our ancestors come and go without any notice.

Here's one of the sources if you are interested.
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20039/?_gl=1*tx1oee*_gcl_au*NDIxNzE5ODAyLjE2ODY0NDM1OTE.&geo_a=r&geo_s=au&geo_t=us&geo_v=2.0.0&o_iid=41018&o_lid=41018&o_sch=Web+Property?

Cheers,
China

[McGroger]

Thanks, China. I've sent you a pm.
Peter