Hi Ian, Thanks for this reply.  Clearly the name Lambert was and still is rare in Galloway.  From general searching I've done,  I've read that Ayrshire was a pocket (maybe small) for the name Lambert at least in earlier times.  When you mention this Bishop William Lamberton, are you suggesting that Lamberton and Lambert are in a sense the same name, that some Lamberts may originally been Lamberton? Jerry   ________________________________ From: Imchad Ancestry <[email protected]> To: Jerrold Brosious <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Tue, February 14, 2012 4:12:02 AM Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Is Lambert a Galloway name? Hi Jerry Bishop William Lamberton was made Bishop of St Andrews in 1297 and he participated in the crowning of King Robert the Bruce in 1306.  He was said to have been born at Kilmaurs in Ayrshire. Originally, Galloway included the Southern part of what is now Ayrshire. Although Kilmaurs is too far North to be included in Galloway, it really isn't that far away and many Ayrshire people moved a few miles South into Galloway.  There are five lamberts and one Lamberton in the current Dumfries & Galloway phone book. Ian A McClumpha (Chairman: The Robert the Bruce Commemoration Trust) Researching Scottish Family History; please look at our website> www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerrold Brosious Sent: 14 February 2012 03:11 To: [email protected] Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Is Lambert a Galloway name? Hello, this is Jerry Brosious in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. This will be a general question and after getting replies, if fortunate to get any, I'll post a specific query regarding my Lambert ancestors. My Lambert ancestor was born ca 1760 "a native of Galloway, Scotland", according to his U.S. Naturalization record. Can anyone give me feedback as to the occurrence of the surname Lambert in Galloway----Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire in the 1700's? Was it somewhat rare? Does anyone have Lambert connections in that time period in those old counties? Again, specifics of my case will come later. I'll appreciate respones from anyone, whether with general or more in-depth comments. Jerry ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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