This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: johnpharrow Surnames: Mchutchon McHutcheon McCutcheon Classification: birth Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/13960.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Strangely, in the villages I have been looking at in Ayrshire for McHutchons, McCutcheons and McHutcheons, there have been almost no male children's births recorded in the 18th century and into the 19th C, even though there are lots of female births recorded. This makes tracing them very difficult. Were there any male births? To start with and for a long time, I thought it was just something in the water producing lots of girl babies. But now I think there may have been a reason why the male babies went relatively unrecorded. Perhaps they were being protected. Has anyone else been feeling this? 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.