This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gilstrap Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zYB.2ACE/330.478.1415.1516.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Marcus & Joe: Thank you both for your replies. I am going to Nottinghamshire in the Spring and will let you know if I have any luck. I am also asking my brother in the Netherlands to research the origin of the name. Best wishes for a Happy Christmas and a good New Year when it comes from all in Bonnie Scotland