It is said that the Scottish spelling must be MC and not MAC because the extra letter 'a' would use more ink and that runs counter to our reputation. Doug > From: cilurnum@googlemail.com > To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:17:05 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Duke of argyll > > It is often said, probably quite wrongly that Mc has an origin in Ireland. If this were > true, I believe it is known that people from Ireland settled in Mull many years ago. > I would be interested to know how those with families using Mac and others using Mc are > recorded in your records. > > Janet > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Phillips" <mullgenealogy@gmail.com> > To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 10:23 AM > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Duke of argyll > > > > Hi, > > > > For what its worth I tend to agree with James. > > > > If you look at the census records some areas where recorded as 'Mc' and > > other areas 'Mac'. What I'm not sure off is why when children (and I guess > > that in most cases it would have been children who learnt to read and write > > first in a family) started to write they used 'Mc' or 'Mac'. I guess this > > could have been down to the teacher. Just a thought. > > > > Ian > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That's a good one Douglas! Sandra / Garmany -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com] Im Auftrag von Douglas Young Gesendet: Freitag, 22. November 2013 15:30 An: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com Betreff: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Duke of argyll It is said that the Scottish spelling must be MC and not MAC because the extra letter 'a' would use more ink and that runs counter to our reputation. Doug > From: cilurnum@googlemail.com > To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:17:05 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Duke of argyll > > It is often said, probably quite wrongly that Mc has an origin in Ireland. If this were > true, I believe it is known that people from Ireland settled in Mull many years ago. > I would be interested to know how those with families using Mac and others using Mc are > recorded in your records. > > Janet > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Phillips" <mullgenealogy@gmail.com> > To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 10:23 AM > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Duke of argyll > > > > Hi, > > > > For what its worth I tend to agree with James. > > > > If you look at the census records some areas where recorded as 'Mc' and > > other areas 'Mac'. What I'm not sure off is why when children (and I guess > > that in most cases it would have been children who learnt to read and write > > first in a family) started to write they used 'Mc' or 'Mac'. I guess this > > could have been down to the teacher. Just a thought. > > > > Ian > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message