Hello again Forrest, Since receiving your advice & the below Scottish birth registration of Ann I have been able to locate in the Victorian Pioneer Index, 2 more children born to Ann where her surname was written as BALCANQUELL BALLCANKWELL And on her death registration her father's name was written as Benjamin CANKWELL, the Christian name matching the father's name on her Scottish baptismal record. So it looks like we have a match !. Thanks again Regards, Alan Elliott Torquay, Victoria, Australia -------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Elliott" <[email protected]> To: "Forrest Anderson" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] BALLCOMPTON or BALCANCLE ? > 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 >