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I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THREE MAIN BRANCHES - CANNONS WHO ORIGINATED FROM GALLOWAY BEFORE 1200AD; AITCHISONS WHO HAVE BEEN BORDERS SHEPHERDS SINCE 1560AD AND MELVILLES [MY WIFE'S FAMILY] WHO LIVED IN SUTHERLAND BEFORE 1750. I HAVE GATHERED A WEALTH OF INFO ON NEARLY 600 FAMILIES FROM SUTHERLAND AND MY LIFE-WISH IS TO TRACK AS MANY OF THOSE WHO WERE DISPLACED [LIKE MY WIFE'S FAMILY] BY THE 'CLEARANCES' OF 1820-30 WHEN OVER 6,000 NATIVE SCOTTISH FAMILIES WERE CLEARED FROM THEIR HOMES IN THE GLENS OF THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND. | Melvilles, Cannons & Aitchisons from Scotland Updated May 17, 2003 |
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