Hello Forrest, Just the information I was looking for, as it looks like we have a possible match with this the nearest out of 20 birth records between 1828 &1832. A name which no doubt could be mangled into BALCANCLE Anne BALCANQUHALL, bap 10/8/1828, Leith South, Edinburgh Many thanks Regards, Alan Elliott Torquay, Victoria, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Forrest Anderson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] BALLCOMPTON or BALCANCLE ? > On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:04:33 +1000, "Alan Elliott" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Is it BALLCOMPTON or BALCANCLE or some other variation ?, in other words >>were there families in Edinburgh in the early 1800's of either name or >>both >>or some other variation ?. > > George F Black's "The Surnames of Scotland" has an entry for a name > which sounds as though it could well be connected to Balcancle - note > that one variation is Balcancoll: > > ------------ > BALCANQUHALL, BALCANQUHAL. From the lands of the same name in the > parish of Strathmiglo, Fife. John Belmacancolle was one of the > garrison of Edinburgh Castle on the English side in 1340 (Bain, III, > 1323 ). Richard de Balcanko witnessed resignation by Sir David de > Wemyss of certain lands in Fife in 1373 (Wemyss, II, 15), and John de > Balmacankow was present at perambulation of the bounds of Kyrknes and > Louchor in 1395 (RPSA. p. 3). Walter de Balcancolle was a cleric and > notary public of St. Andrews in 1440 ( RD, p. 297), and eight years > later Thomas de Balcancole appears as burgess of Kirkcaldy (ibid., 424 > ). Henry Ballincankol had possession of lands of Carmoir "by thatch > and turf," 1550, and Walter Ballincankol and Alexander Ballincankol > appear in same document (Gaw, 23 ). Mr. Walter Maccanqueill was on > trial before the Assembly in 1575 ( MCM., I, p. 120), and Moysie > (Memoirs, p. 51, 129, 138), in referring to him spells his name > Backanquhale, Balkanquholle, and Backanquhell. Walter Ballincanquell > was retoured heir of his father Alexander Ballincanquell de eodem in > 1624 (Retours, Fife, 342 ). Anderson (Scot. Nat., I, p. 198 ) > erroneously says "The surname of Balcanquhall seems to have been in > course of time changed to Ballingall as more euphonious." Balcancoll > 1517, Balcanq'll 1640, Balcanquaill 1653, Balcanquo 1639, Balcanquoll > 1517, Balganquhill 1642; Ballincankoll. > See MACCANQUALL. > ------------ > > Can't help with Ballcompton though! > > Forrest