***************************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. ***************************************************************************** I agree - the alias could go back several generations. Cathy: I hasten to say it was not me who gave you this advice. Malcolm Dundee, Scotland -----Original Message----- From: Ian Morrison [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 28 November 2002 15:58 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SUT] MacDonald Cathy: I do not think it safe to conclude that men with an alias of "Bain" had a mother with a maiden name of Bain. The alias of Bain often originated with some fairhaired person, since that is roughly the Gaelic equivalent. I think it more likely that their father went by the alias of Bain and they continued it, or they themselves were given the alias of Bain because of their fair hair. Ian in Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Wagner Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 7:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SUT] MacDonald Thomas MacDonald of Armdale married to Mary Bain proven children so far Now on the list of men in Armdale are some MacDonald's that are alias Bain >From what I believe Malcolm told me some time ago....this would mean that their mother's maiden name was Bain?? Is this correct?? Cathy: ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== Our Member's Interest's site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~suthlist/index.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== Our Member's Interest's site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~suthlist/index.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNET. On entering the GSI, this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSI) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. GSI users see http://www.gsi.gov.uk/main/new2002notices.htm for further details. In case of problems, please call your organisational IT helpdesk. ******************************************************************* This email has been received from an external party and has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. *******************************************************************