Duncans Kilconquhar

[hdw]

Kinn-ucher, without the y! But anyone who has trouble with the guttural Scots -ch-, as in (Kilconquhar) loch, can just use its official pronunciation, as per the spelling - Kil-conker, as in the things that fall off trees and that kids play with (except when forbidden by health & safety rules).

By the way, remember that people mentioned in the records as being in Kilconquhar parish might actually be in the villages of Colinsburgh or Earlsferry, rather than in Kilconquhar village itself.

Harry

[janicejo]

Thanks Tom, I will check out the link. Its great to meet people knowledable about this area of Scotland, and Scottish culture.  I am doing the genealogy for my father-in-law who is 91. His father didnt tell them much about his family, he only knew of 1 aunt and 1 uncle. Turns out there were 13 kids in all!! I will be checking out the headstones.  I have already learned that the mothers side, Wallace, was too poor to have headstones.  Is there a board just for Kilconquhar parish? Janice

[tidybooks]

Hi Janice,

All Kilconquhar posts will be on the Fife board. Scotland is split up into county boards, and a general board. If you post on the Fife board, they will get looked at there.

Tom

[janicejo]

Hey Tom thanks about your tip about the headstones in Kilconquhar.  Norrie gave me some names from the census and the pre-1855 death index.  I got a sister and a daughter of one of the direct ancestors! Janice