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Category Archives: McAllister
James Lamb and the Workhouse
Darling-McAllister-Lamb By Don Taylor It is easy to forget that words often have different meanings in the US than they do in the UK. For example, being “stuck in the bog” could mean being stuck in the bathroom in England, … Continue reading
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Family Oral History & James Cooper Lamb
Darling-Mcallister-Lamb Military By Don Taylor I often find family oral history fascinating. I’ve found there are usually grains of truth in the oral story; invariably, some details aren’t quite right. I think I may have found the basis for an … Continue reading
Isabella Atkinson & the Censuses.
Darling-McAllister-Lamb-Atkinson Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always difficult and I find English Census records particularly difficult to follow. To the best of my research, Isabella Atkinson (my wife’s 3rd great-grandmother on her … Continue reading
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McAllister – Surname Saturday
McAllister Name Origin McAllister is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name, Mac Alasdair, meaning “son of Alasdair.” Alasdair is the Gaelic form of Alexander. There are dozens of forms for this surname. My wife’s family line has records both … Continue reading
Darling DNA – ThruLines – Part 1
ThruLines Thursday Darling DNA My Wife’s Darling-Swayze-McAllister-Lamb Line Introduction My wife’s mother has had her DNA tested, so rather than using my wife’s matches, I’m going to use her mother’s matches to focus on my wife’s maternal line. It will … Continue reading
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