On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 9:17:47 AM UTC-7, D. Spencer Hines wrote: > Thank you, Leslie. > > How would you judge the credibility of this source -- Angus Mackay, The Book > of Mackay (Edinburgh, 1906) -- what marks would you give it? > > It seems to be a cut above the usual vanity publication. > > Spencer > > DSH > > "lmahler" wrote in message > news:d90b2973-f18e-4132-a452-cf5385d2dfa6@googlegroups.com... > > On Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 9:55:47 AM UTC-7, D. Spencer Hines wrote: > > > Then there is this alleged relationship... > > > > ...Similar personalities perhaps - romantic, theatrical and outsized? > > > > DSH > > > > "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do > > nothing." - Attributed to Edmund Burke [1729-1797] > > > > "Ignorance-Arrogance-Dishonesty-Goodwill-Fortitude-Guile-And Zeal -- > > Absolutely The Worst Possible Combination Of Human Traits." > > > > R. Bannister Chandos Byron [1836-1903] > > > > George Gordon 6th Lord Byron & The Donald Trump > > > > > > Donald John Trump is the Half-9th cousin 6 times removed * of George > > Gordon > > Byron 6th Lord Byron > > > > Common Ancestor > > > > * Janet Stewart > > (Cir 1505-1558) > > | | > > | | > > Henry Stewart 1st Lord Methven Alexander Gordon Master of > > Sutherland > > (Cir 1495-Abt 1551) (Cir 1500-1530) > > * Janet Stewart * Janet Stewart > > (Cir 1505-1558) (Cir 1505-1558) > > | | > > | | > > William Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie * John Gordon 11th Earl of > > Sutherland > > (1541-1584) (Cir 1525-1567) > > * Dorothea Stewart Helen Stewart Countess of > > Sutherland > > ( -After 1605) (Cir 1509-1564) > > | | > > | | > > James Ogilvy 6th Lord of Airlie * Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of > > Sutherland > > ( -Cir 1617) (Cir 1552-1594) > > * Jean Ruthven Lady Jean Gordon > > ( -Cir 1611) (Cir 1543-1629) > > | | > > | | > > * James Ogilvy 1st Earl of Airlie Hugh MacKay of Far Tongue and > > Strathnaver > > (1586-1664) (1550-1614) > > * Lady Jane Gordon > > (1574-1615) > > | | > > | | > > Patrick Urquart of Meldrum * Donald MacKay 1st Lord Reay, fiar of > > Strathnaver > > (1611-1664) (1590-1649) > > * Margaret Ogilvy Elizabeth Thomson > > ( -1637) > > | | > > | | > > Sir George Gordon 9th Laird of Gight The Reverend Hugh Munro Minister > > of > > Durness > > (Bef 1611-Bef 1695) (Cir 1639-1698) > > * Elizabeth Urquart * Anna MacKay > > | | > > | | > > Alexander Davidson of Newton and Tillymorgan Robert MacKay of Archness > > ( -1712) * Isabella Munro > > * Marie Gordon 10th Laird of Gight > > ( -Bef 1740) > > | | > > | | > > * Alexander Davidson 11th Laird of Gight * Alexander MacKay > > (1716-1760) Margaret Fearn > > Margaret Duff > > (1720-1801) > > | | > > | | > > * George Gordon 12th Laird of Gight * Robert MacKay tacksman of > > Halmdary > > (1741-1779) > > Katherine Innes > > ( -Bef 1783) > > | | > > | | > > Captain John Byron British Army * Ansus MacKay tenant in > > Kinlochbea > > (1756-1791) > > * Katherine Gordon 13th Laird of Gight > > (Cir 1765-1811) > > | | > > | | > > * George Gordon Byron 6th Lord Byron Angus MacLeod of Carnachy > > (1788-1824) (Cir 1757- ) > > * Mary MacKay > > (Cir 1750- ) > > | > > | > > * Donald MacLeod of Whitefield, > > near > > Thurso > > (Cir 1785- ) > > Margaret Cameron > > (Cir 1785- ) > > | > > | > > William MacLeod of Skerray > > (1806-1869) > > * Catherine MacLeod > > (1809- ) > > | > > | > > * Alexander MacLeod > > (1830-1900) > > Ann Macleod > > (1833- ) > > | > > | > > * Malcolm MacLeod > > (1866-1954) > > Mary Smith > > (1867-1963) > > | > > | > > Frederick Christ Trump Sr. > > (1905-1999) > > * Mary Anne MacLeod > > (1912-2000) > > | > > | > > * Donald John Trump > > (1946- ) > > The source for the generations down to Donald MacLeod of Whitefield near > Thurso is Angus Mackay, The Book of Mackay (Edinburgh, 1906): > > https://books.google.com/books?id=GiMNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA255&dq=angus+macleod+carnachy&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUw9_Bx9vMAhVDyGMKHfq6C8UQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=angus%20macleod%20carnachy&f=false > > Leslie I do not have enough familiarity with the region and time period to make an evaluation of The Book of Mackay. Leslie