Malcom Wilkie, Native of Skipness, Argyllshire, b.1792 married Jean Taylor in Skipness 1820 under the name McQuilkan but upon their arrival in Nobleton Ont in 1827, their name was Wilkie. Many of the McQuilkans in the USA are Wilkinson Son Donald Wilkie that settled in Pense Sask was also known as Daniel I have quite a bit of information on this line of Wilkies Barrie bwilkie@dunmac.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Stout" <thewebwoman@earthlink.net> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:07 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [ARGYLL] English-Gaelic Surname? > Sarah, > I would definitely be interested in the list. > Christine > > At 07:01 AM 7/11/2003 +0100, you wrote: > >Mary > > > >Most definitely. > > > >The translation or transition from Gaelic names to anglicised ones was very > >common in Kintyre, at least, and may well happen elsewhere, though my > >experience is more limited. McQuilkan ---> Wilki(n)son or Wilkie is just one > >of many. > > > >The definitive source on this topic is Angus Martin's book "Kintyre - the > >Hidden Past", publ John Donald, Edinburgh, 1984, ISBN 0 85976 119 3. You can > >get second hand copies through Amazon or Abebooks, and I have feeling that > >a second edition is going to come out soon. > > > >I have a short list of some of those names which changed, and could post it > >to the list if others are interested. > > > >Regards > > > >Sarah Galbraith > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Mary Breer" <mbreer@shaw.ca> > >To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:57 AM > >Subject: [ARGYLL] English-Gaelic Surname? > > > > > > > Hello Listers, > > > > > > Can anyone on the list tell me if there is a connection between the names > > > McQuilkan and Wilkieson? Is McQuilkan the Gaelic equivalent of Wilkieson? > > > I hope so as it would really answer some puzzlers for me> > > > > > > Mary Breer, Comox, B.C. Canada > > > > > > > > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > > > ********************************************************************** > > > Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try > > > http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > >**************************************************************** > >Please remember to send ALL list mail to SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com > > ______________________________