Hi Mike,My bunch are from Lochwinnoch but they had branches in Kilmarnock: OrrMontgomerieFultonSempillGlen Thanks,Elizabeth Russon On Friday, October 30, 2015 3:06 AM, "ayrshire-request@rootsweb.com" <ayrshire-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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