The mention of Irish migrants to lowland Scotland has reminded me of one of my missing branches on the family tree. My great great grandfather was JOHN McINERNEY (also spelled McINAIRNEY and McANARNEY) born around 1815 and I suspect he was born in Ireland. In 1842 on Oct 23 he married SARAH MARSHALL (who was from Kilmarnock) at Bothwell. They had four children: Mary Ann born about 1840 in England (born before her parents were married) Matthew born about 1842 at Ballytight, Cromartyshire William born about 1845 in Muirkirk John born about 1848 in Muirkirk (Info on the children is from the census as I can't find them in the OPRs.) Apart from knowing Mary Ann married my great grandfather, John McCrae, I have been unable to unearth anything about the McInairneys. I am assuming John was a coal miner, as Mary Ann married into a coal mining family and the locations of his marriage and the places of the births of his children seem to indicate it. I wonder whether anyone has come across this surname, as finding anyone called this is proving difficult, let alone my particular ancestors. Regards Judy Strachan