My "Black" and "Wason" ancestors came from that area...there are other family surnames from there also. On Oct 30, 2015 3:00 AM, ayrshire-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Kilmarnock Clans gathering at Kilmarnock (Mike Boyd) > 2. Re: Kilmarnock Clans gathering at Kilmarnock (Deborah Rea) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:25:35 +1000 > From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > Subject: [AYR] Kilmarnock Clans gathering at Kilmarnock > To: <AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <0531650559E044029E35D12833AD890D@MichaelPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > During my recent trip overseas, including Scotland, I was discussing with a Boyd contact where the House of Boyd might best join some Highland Games and have a Boyd tent. > > After some thoughts and rejections, we said why not hold it at Dean Castle in Kilmarnock. > > So putting on my thinking cap, these are the Clans known to me to be living in and around Kilmarnock. > > > > The main Clan of Kilmarnock are:- > > > > - Wallace; > > - Boyd; > > - Campbell of Loudon; > > - Mure of Rowallan > > - Cunningham; > > - And perhaps Fullarton > > > > While the minor Clans or Families are (that I know): > > > > - Barr; > > - Findley; > > - Gemmell; > > - Lockhard; > > - And I am sure that some other names could be added to that list as well > > > > I am sure that both Kennedy and Montgomeries had families living in Kilmarnock > > > > Do you know of any other Clan (or families)? > > Secondly, I would like to know if there are any Clan/Family Society or contact for those listed above and any additions Clans you might suggest? > > I have yet to write to the Provost of East Ayrshire Council to see what time of year there might be accommodation in Kilmarnock, if Dean Castle would be a suitable venue, etc > > I am viewing this as a ?homecoming? where for ?us? foreigners who know very little about Scottish Culture, Athletics, etc > > So I would expect a 2 or 3 day program; to go to Castles and place; be shown Scottish dancing (and even a try at it by the children, etc); why the Scots throw that log and some lectures on local history, etc. > > I hope be able to write to the Provost within a week to see, to see if this idea has any merit for Kilmarnock. > > Thank you for your views > > Mike Boyd > Chairman > Historical Committee > House of Boyd Society > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:21:50 +0000 > From: Deborah Rea <deborah.rea94@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [AYR] Kilmarnock Clans gathering at Kilmarnock > To: Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > Cc: "AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com" <AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <CAJneOLzW3WbcbX3Aaz04TBNwnXT1occmpMHwvvpSm1XtO+190A@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hi Mike, > > What is your timeframe for this? > > Regards > Debbie Rea > > On 29 October 2015 at 08:25, Mike Boyd via <ayrshire@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > During my recent trip overseas, including Scotland, I was discussing with > > a Boyd contact where the House of Boyd might best join some Highland Games > > and have a Boyd tent. > > > > After some thoughts and rejections, we said why not hold it at Dean Castle > > in Kilmarnock. > > > > So putting on my thinking cap, these are the Clans known to me to be > > living in and around Kilmarnock. > > > > > > > > The main Clan of Kilmarnock are:- > > > > > > > > - Wallace; > > > > - Boyd; > > > > - Campbell of Loudon; > > > > - Mure of Rowallan > > > > - Cunningham; > > > > - And perhaps Fullarton > > > > > > > > While the minor Clans or Families are (that I know): > > > > > > > > - Barr; > > > > - Findley; > > > > - Gemmell; > > > > - Lockhard; > > > > - And I am sure that some other names could be added to that list as > > well > > > > > > > > I am sure that both Kennedy and Montgomeries had families living in > > Kilmarnock > > > > > > > > Do you know of any other Clan (or families)? > > > > Secondly, I would like to know if there are any Clan/Family Society or > > contact for those listed above and any additions Clans you might suggest? > > > > I have yet to write to the Provost of East Ayrshire Council to see what > > time of year there might be accommodation in Kilmarnock, if Dean Castle > > would be a suitable venue, etc > > > > I am viewing this as a ?homecoming? where for ?us? foreigners who know > > very little about Scottish Culture, Athletics, etc > > > > So I would expect a 2 or 3 day program; to go to Castles and place; be > > shown Scottish dancing (and even a try at it by the children, etc); why the > > Scots throw that log and some lectures on local history, etc. > > > > I hope be able to write to the Provost within a week to see, to see if > > this idea has any merit for Kilmarnock. > > > > Thank you for your views > > > > Mike Boyd > > Chairman > > Historical Committee > > House of Boyd Society > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the AYRSHIRE list administrator, send an email to > AYRSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the AYRSHIRE mailing list, send an email to AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > > End of AYRSHIRE Digest, Vol 10, Issue 113 > *****************************************
My husband's Ayrshire families are Cunningham, Montgomrie, Templeton, Coulter, Manners, Hutchison in all their spelling variations. Dean Castle is a great place. We lived round the corner, off Dean Road for 6 years late 70s to early 80s. Nuala