My names are Agnes Martin and Robert James Brown, both painfully common surnames. Agnes's parents were Andrew Dunn and Margaret Martin, and I've been told recently that Dunn is not as common a Scottish name as I had assumed. Thanks for the URL, and I'll check it out to see if it might yield anything. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [DUNB] cotton weavers > Hi Sharon, > > You dont mention the name you are associating with cotton weavers; it > might help. Having post registration records, the occupation of folk is > often given. You never know, you might find an association with the same > name in this group. I can associate cotton weavers with Kirkintilloch so > I did a Google search in case it turned up anything. ;-) The whole > results are just too numerous not to pass them on to you. Hope it helps. > http://tinyurl.com/2kkxrb > > > Janet > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Howell" <[email protected]> > >> In beginning preparations for a trip to the Dunbartonshire area this >> summer, >> I've been reviewing some long-neglected research from 5-6 years ago about >> my >> 2 x and 3 x great grandparents who grew up in the area but migrated to >> the >> U.S. around 1874. I suspect that other relatives were left behind when >> this >> migration happened, as I know is often the case. I also was reminded that >> they were cotton weavers. Can anyone give me any information about this, >> or >> about sites where I might learn more about that industry as it existed >> around the 1860 time frame? >> >> Sharon Erickson Howell > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Strange coincidences. I have a DUNN ancestry. You will find them in Glasgow, on the Borders, Dundee and Montrose. They were once DON and DUN. The name is associated with the place Dun, in Angus. You will find the name changes to DUNNE for those more associated or with associations in Ireland. I have a long line of them in Montrose back to 1754. You will find a DUN website www.dun.org. Don't be discouraged by the spelling of the name because it was spelled that way back in the 1500s. Check out the website. Leave a message with the website owner - you could tell him I referred you because he will recognise my identity. Good Luck. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Howell" <[email protected]> > My names are Agnes Martin and Robert James Brown, both painfully common > surnames. Agnes's parents were Andrew Dunn and Margaret Martin, and I've > been told recently that Dunn is not as common a Scottish name as I had > assumed. Thanks for the URL, and I'll check it out to see if it might yield > anything. > > Sharon

Thanks so much, Janet! Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [DUNB] cotton weavers > Strange coincidences. I have a DUNN ancestry. You will find them in > Glasgow, on the Borders, Dundee and Montrose. They were once DON and DUN. > The name is associated with the place Dun, in Angus. > You will find the name changes to DUNNE for those more associated or with > associations in Ireland. I have a long line of them in Montrose back to > 1754. > You will find a DUN website www.dun.org. Don't be discouraged by the > spelling of the name because it was spelled that way back in the 1500s. > Check out the website. Leave a message with the website owner - you could > tell him I referred you because he will recognise my identity. Good Luck. > > Janet > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Howell" <[email protected]> > >> My names are Agnes Martin and Robert James Brown, both painfully common >> surnames. Agnes's parents were Andrew Dunn and Margaret Martin, and I've >> been told recently that Dunn is not as common a Scottish name as I had >> assumed. Thanks for the URL, and I'll check it out to see if it might >> yield >> anything. >> >> Sharon > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >