This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: peppermintpatticake Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/13908.2867.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Am I wrong, or was the name originally Montgomery, and they took the name Giffin when they moved to that area? also, Matt, if you have a membership here, I wish you would contact me. I have another web-site that might interest you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
My limited understanding is that the Montgomery of Giffen were a senior Cadet of that family and may have married back into the central stem of the family ie a male Montgomery of Giffen married a female heiress of the Earl's family and thus become the Earl. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [AYR] Giffen Station > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: peppermintpatticake > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/13908.2867.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Am I wrong, or was the name originally Montgomery, and they took the name > Giffin when they moved to that area? > > also, Matt, if you have a membership here, I wish you would contact me. I > have another web-site that might interest you. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message