Have several McDonalds in my tree as my daughter married one There a couple of others too. Really suggest you try to get Lucille Campey's book on the Scots to the Maritmes if your ancestors were there early in Canada. When you have more common names, it is wise to contact all older living family members and ask lots of questions. Do this in collateral lines as well as your direct line. Record all clues and gather every speck of information. So often there is one person per generation who is interested in family history. They have information. There is often a "gossip" in every family who can be a goldmine (could be a cousin, aunt or uncle). Keep in mind this "gossip" may also tell fibs to hide any family secrets. Thus you need to verify the information via documents. As my main paternal Smith family originated in Shetland, thanks to a wonderful man called Tony Gott and his marvelous research site http://bayanne.info/Shetland/ some of the research was easier. Lauraine > > From: "Cynthia Phillips" <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/11/23 Sun PM 08:06:27 CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames > > heehee I have the commonest of scottish and italian names > Mc/MacDonald, Iuliano/Juliano/Uliano and DeSimone on top of this Malcolm > and Arthur are very common first names and PEI is full of Malcolm > McDonalds. The italian side is John and wife Josephine. > > cindy > > > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Linda Mock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wow, can't imagine haveing a surname that can and probably does now, > > include millions...like Brown or Jones, geeze. It must really get > > frustrating...I have a hard time with Irish "RYAN" name at times, luckly > > my Paternal surname is a bit easier is "FILIPPINI", tough to pronounce > > but fairly easy to find... > > Wishing all a happy Turkey day, where ever you are. > > > > ~Linda~ > > Happy Holidays, to you and yours~ > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is > > a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > To search the archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > The information page is: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Cindyp > > http://grammiesbears.com > http://teambeachbody.com/cindylu > http://OurGV.com/cynthiaphillips > http://shaklee.net/naturalngreen > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >