Hi Gene, I noticed your message and thought maybe I could help. I'm certainly not an expert but I have been researching Dunbartonshire census records from 1841-1871, specifically in the parish of Row. There did appear to be many people listed in the census whose birthplace was Ireland. So I suspect many Irish immigrants did come to Dunbartonshire to work as farmers. Rachael Diana researching MCCOLL, MCALISTER At 06:46 PM 04/17/2000 -0400, GErick1996@aol.com wrote: >My name is Gene Erickson, and I am researching my gg grandparents who were >farmers and lived near or in Dumbarton in 1848 when their first son was born. > My grandfather, born in the US, always referred to his family as >Scotch-Irish, which infers that they emigrated from Ireland to Dumbarton to >better their lives as farmers. Was this common for Dunbartonshire in the >first half of the 19th century? Why? > >Thank you. >