Hello Kate I did a search on Scotlands People for records of births of Mchouats - either sex - between 1553 and 1854. There were 12 and the first was in 1706 in Killearn, Stirlingshire. 8 of the births were in Stirlingshire and the remaining 4 in Dunbarton and Glasgow. The last birth recorded (on Scotlands People) was in 1786 in Drymen, Stirlingshire. But, as you say, no record of a birth for a Margaret. The name appears to have died out in Scotland - there were no births of Mchouats recorded in Scotland between 1855 and 2006. There were however 59 records of births of Mcouats, before 1854, and 272 between 1855 and 2006. Some of the pre-1854 records were also in Stirlingshire. Not much help, but interesting. Makes you wonder where the name came from. Possibly a Lowland-Scottish interpretation of a Highland Gaelic name created when a Highlander settled in Stirlingshire at the end of the 17th century. Or perhaps it could be Irish in origin....... Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Dostalek" <kdostalek@gmail.com> To: <sct-renfrew@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] McWHAT? MCHOUAT > Thanks Rhoda, but it's more to do with the fact that the name appears to > have changed over time. James Boag's (1793) mother is Margaret McCULL. At > the time of his death in 1861 his mother is McCOLL. There are possible > siblings of James BOAG with a Margaret different variants of McCULL. I can > find a marriage for a James BOAG and Margaret McHOUAT in 1792. I'm having > trouble with my current resources to locate a birth for a Margaret McHOUAT > or variants in Renfrew, or anywhere. I need to do a census search for > other > McHouats that might live in the Abbey (Paisley) areas. I'll check out the > web site. > > Kate > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:26 PM, CandROverson > <overson12@btinternet.com>wrote: > >> Kate >> >> I am now unsure whether you think that "Mchouat" is a wrong transcription >> of >> another name? But I googled McHouat and came across a 1791 Book >> Subscription List for Glasgow where two people are listed as bearing this >> name: a May Mchouat of Thornliebank, Glasgow and a Walter Mchouat of >> Dalmuir, Clydebank. (the book list is on Scottish Family Heritage at >> http://www.scottishfamilyheritage.co.uk/list_book1791glasgow.shtm . >> There >> are all sorts of 'Lists' on this site which may be of interest.). >> >> So, the name existed in Glasgow at the end of the 18th century. >> >> Rhoda >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-RENFREW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I pulled up 79 IGI entries for McHowat, mostly in Stirling & Renfrew.   Marc --- On Wed, 11/19/08, CandROverson <overson12@btinternet.com> wrote: From: CandROverson <overson12@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] MCHOUAT/MCOUAT To: sct-renfrew@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6:11 AM Hello Kate I did a search on Scotlands People for records of births of Mchouats - either sex - between 1553 and 1854. There were 12 and the first was in 1706 in Killearn, Stirlingshire. 8 of the births were in Stirlingshire and the remaining 4 in Dunbarton and Glasgow. The last birth recorded (on Scotlands People) was in 1786 in Drymen, Stirlingshire. But, as you say, no record of a birth for a Margaret. The name appears to have died out in Scotland - there were no births of Mchouats recorded in Scotland between 1855 and 2006. There were however 59 records of births of Mcouats, before 1854, and 272 between 1855 and 2006. Some of the pre-1854 records were also in Stirlingshire. Not much help, but interesting. Makes you wonder where the name came from. Possibly a Lowland-Scottish interpretation of a Highland Gaelic name created when a Highlander settled in Stirlingshire at the end of the 17th century. Or perhaps it could be Irish in origin....... Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Dostalek" <kdostalek@gmail.com> To: <sct-renfrew@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-RENFREW] McWHAT? MCHOUAT > Thanks Rhoda, but it's more to do with the fact that the name appears to > have changed over time. James Boag's (1793) mother is Margaret McCULL. At > the time of his death in 1861 his mother is McCOLL. There are possible > siblings of James BOAG with a Margaret different variants of McCULL. I can > find a marriage for a James BOAG and Margaret McHOUAT in 1792. I'm having > trouble with my current resources to locate a birth for a Margaret McHOUAT > or variants in Renfrew, or anywhere. I need to do a census search for > other > McHouats that might live in the Abbey (Paisley) areas. I'll check out the > web site. > > Kate > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:26 PM, CandROverson > <overson12@btinternet.com>wrote: > >> Kate >> >> I am now unsure whether you think that "Mchouat" is a wrong transcription >> of >> another name? But I googled McHouat and came across a 1791 Book >> Subscription List for Glasgow where two people are listed as bearing this >> name: a May Mchouat of Thornliebank, Glasgow and a Walter Mchouat of >> Dalmuir, Clydebank. (the book list is on Scottish Family Heritage at >> http://www.scottishfamilyheritage.co.uk/list_book1791glasgow.shtm . >> There >> are all sorts of 'Lists' on this site which may be of interest.). >> >> So, the name existed in Glasgow at the end of the 18th century. >> >> Rhoda >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-RENFREW-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-RENFREW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you everyone for your ideas re: the McHOUAT or variants name. I will add it to my list of family history mysteries....and one day I hope to find the answer..... Kate