Hi Nan, wow you really have gone a long ways back on your family line. So far, according to my great uncle's memoirs, my great grandmother's great grandfather came from Scotland, but haven't gone that far back yet. My Gilmores more recently came from Warren Co. KY in the mid 1800s and moved to southwestern MO. The farthest back is Patrick Gilmore born in 1753, and was from Augusta Co. VA, though he may have been born in the old country. Welcome to our Gilmore list and I hope you find your answers. barb Nanmcghee@aol.com wrote: > Hi > > I've just joined the list and would like to hear from anyone researching > Gilmours in Ayrshire Scotland in the 19th and 18th centuries. > > Mine were all based round Hurlford and Kilmarnock though I've come across a > few spares from the rest of Scotland. > > Nan