And in further addition to all these variants, I used to have doctor friend James McNally in Lethbridge, Alberta Blake Allan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean H. Wright" <jhwright@frontiernet.net> To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [SCOTLAND] McANALLY SURNAME DNA PROJECT > I am just beginning work on the family of my son-in-law, Scott Taylor > McNelley. > > I can only get back two or three generations.... do you think it possible > that > the surname could have changed? > > Thanks for any help ! > Jean Hayles Wright > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <johnrmcanally@aol.com> > To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 11:51 PM > Subject: [SCOTLAND] McANALLY SURNAME DNA PROJECT > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: McAnally/McAnnally/McAnaly/McAnelly/McAnalley/McEnally > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgC.2ACE/9973 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Hi, > > The McAnally Surname Project is in full swing; check it out! > > > > Our Three Major Goals > > > > 1. To solidify the paper trails of each separate family; > > > > 2.Attempt to connect the various differently spelled surnames: > > McAnally/McAnnally/McAnaly/McAnelly/McAnalley/McEnally/McInally/ETC > > > > 3. To trace the McAnally linage back to Irealand/Scotland and to > > connect to living individuals in these countries > > > > Consider the benefits . . . . . . > > Verify the mounds of paperwork. It's a great feeling to have two > > distant cousins take the DNA test and have them match with your own. > > > > Confirm that you are searching in the right geographical location. A > > match (or non-match) can help you decide whether you are researching in > > the right area. > > > > Determine which other McAnally researchers you should be collaborating > > with to further your line. > > > > Not a direct male descendent . . . . > > You can still participate! Find a male McAnally from your line and > > encourage him to participate on your behalf. > > > > Specific McAnally lines ....... > > Are you researching a specific McAnally line? Contact me with the name > > of your earliest known male McAnally ancestor to find out how this > > project can help out. > > > > Please use the following links to learn more or sign up to be part of > > the project. > > > > The McAnally Surname DNA Project web site ---------> > > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/McAnallySurnameY-DNAProject/#results > > Submit request to join the project ---------> > > http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?group=McAnally > > > > Please feel free to forward this message to other McAnally surname > > researchers. And if you have any questions, please contact me at the > > above email address. > > > > Sincerely, > > John R. McAnally > > McAnally DNA Project CoAdministrator > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view > > the list archives, or for other information about this list, visit the > > list web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/SCOTLAND.html > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view > the list archives, or for other information about this list, visit the > list web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/SCOTLAND.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

One can only guess, as there are numerous reasons why surnames are spelled in a variety of ways, the most common one being poor schooling in earlier times, or carelessness in writing the surname, but I would think they are likely all related. In the Vancouver BC phone book, there are listings for McNalley (two), McNally (thirty-one), Macnally (one), MacAnally (one), many McNeils, MacNeils, Macneils, McNeills, McNeillies, McNealies, etc etc. My guess is that they are all originally connected and that you are dealing with one of the surnames with a great many variants. I know no more about it than anybody else who has done a little genealogical research. I am sure there are experts who can advise and help you, and others who have researched the same names, maybe a clan or sept adviser, so I hope you will not find it a discouraging prospect. Keep at it, and good luck. Blake Allan, Victoria BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake" <rballan@shaw.ca> To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [SCOTLAND] McANALLY SURNAME DNA PROJECT > And in further addition to all these variants, I used to have doctor friend > James McNally in Lethbridge, Alberta > > Blake Allan ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean H. Wright" <jhwright@frontiernet.net> > To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 5:04 PM > Subject: Re: [SCOTLAND] McANALLY SURNAME DNA PROJECT > > > > I am just beginning work on the family of my son-in-law, Scott Taylor > > McNelley. > > > > I can only get back two or three generations.... do you think it possible > > that > > the surname could have changed? > > > > Thanks for any help ! > > Jean Hayles Wright > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <johnrmcanally@aol.com> > > To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 11:51 PM > > Subject: [SCOTLAND] McANALLY SURNAME DNA PROJECT > > > > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > > Surnames: McAnally/McAnnally/McAnaly/McAnelly/McAnalley/McEnally > > > Classification: Query > > > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgC.2ACE/9973 > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > Hi, > > > The McAnally Surname Project is in full swing; check it out! > > > > > > Our Three Major Goals > > > > > > 1. To solidify the paper trails of each separate family; > > > > > > 2.Attempt to connect the various differently spelled surnames: > > > McAnally/McAnnally/McAnaly/McAnelly/McAnalley/McEnally/McInally/ETC > > > > > > 3. To trace the McAnally linage back to Irealand/Scotland and to > > > connect to living individuals in these countries > > > > > > Consider the benefits . . . . . . > > > Verify the mounds of paperwork. It's a great feeling to have two > > > distant cousins take the DNA test and have them match with your own. > > > > > > Confirm that you are searching in the right geographical location. A > > > match (or non-match) can help you decide whether you are researching in > > > the right area. > > > > > > Determine which other McAnally researchers you should be collaborating > > > with to further your line. > > > > > > Not a direct male descendent . . . . > > > You can still participate! Find a male McAnally from your line and > > > encourage him to participate on your behalf. > > > > > > Specific McAnally lines ....... > > > Are you researching a specific McAnally line? Contact me with the name > > > of your earliest known male McAnally ancestor to find out how this > > > project can help out. > > > > > > Please use the following links to learn more or sign up to be part of > > > the project. > > > > > > The McAnally Surname DNA Project web site ---------> > > > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/McAnallySurnameY-DNAProject/#results > > > Submit request to join the project ---------> > > > http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?group=McAnally > > > > > > Please feel free to forward this message to other McAnally surname > > > researchers. And if you have any questions, please contact me at the > > > above email address. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > John R. McAnally > > > McAnally DNA Project CoAdministrator > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > > > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view > > > the list archives, or for other information about this list, visit the > > > list web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/SCOTLAND.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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