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Link Info Name Rel. Birth Death Gender Manager Marriage Status
Duncan-543
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Sir - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Sir William Duncan 1501 Garbred, Fife, Scotland uncertain 27 May 1574 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Male Edwards-7481
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID2257120 04.08.2016 21:13:08 False suggestion Old False error
Robinson-1561
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Lady - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Lady Agnes Duncan (Robinson) uncertain 1509 uncertain Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland uncertain 1597 Scotland Female Porter-4837
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID2257120 04.08.2016 21:13:23 False suggestion Old False error
Lumsden-77
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Sir - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Major-General Sir James Lumsden of Innergellie (Lumsden) certain 1598 Falkland, Fife, Scotland uncertain 1676 Innergellie House, Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland Male Hatfield-1242
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID170975 20.08.2016 08:04:47 False suggestion Old False error
Lumsden-77
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Major - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Major Major-General Sir James Lumsden of Innergellie (Lumsden) certain 1598 Falkland, Fife, Scotland uncertain 1676 Innergellie House, Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland Male Hatfield-1242
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID170975 20.08.2016 08:04:47 False suggestion Old False error
Lumsden-77
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General - Move to Prefix or Suffix: General Major-General Sir James Lumsden of Innergellie (Lumsden) certain 1598 Falkland, Fife, Scotland uncertain 1676 Innergellie House, Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland Male Hatfield-1242
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID170975 20.08.2016 08:04:47 False suggestion Old False error
Mackenzie-2013
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Sir - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Sir John Mackenzie of Coul (Mackenzie) 3rd Bt uncertain 1673 uncertain 1715 Male Gordon-7317
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID165787 04.08.2016 07:34:47 False suggestion Old False error
Marshall-4632
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Sheriff - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Sheriff James Marshall uncertain 16 May 1703 uncertain Glasgow Male Gray-2682
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID165787 02.08.2016 01:59:43 False suggestion Old False error
Balfour-188
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Major - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Major Major Henry Balfour 13 Aug 1724 1791 Male Ansell-286

Allen-6100
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID165787 02.08.2016 02:00:39 False suggestion Old False error
Smail-154
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Elder - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Elder Smail certain 12 Sep 1743 certain Haddingtonshire, Scotland certain Feb 1821 certain Rotten row, Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland Female Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carson-4864 27.12.2019 17:46:26 Not corrected That was his given name
Templeton-1883 27.10.2020 14:49:17 False suggestion valid first name, sourced
Galt-33
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Capt - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Captain Capt. John Galt Nov 1750 1817 Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID188292 09.08.2016 13:37:02 False suggestion Old False error
Porteous-459
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Saint - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Saint Ledger Sage Ralston (Porteous) certain 22 Dec 1750 Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland not living Female Sneddon-196
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Adams-39063 08.05.2019 00:35:13 False suggestion name correct as spelled
Knox-7136
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St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St. Clair Stuart Trotter (Knox) 29 Jul 1776 London, England 11 Dec 1863 Dresden, Saxony, Germany Female Adam-3290
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Watson-1411 01.07.2023 20:55:27 False suggestion valid first name, sourced
Samuel-429
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Elder - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Elder Old (Samuel) certain 21 Jul 1777 certain Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland certain 9 Jan 1861 certain Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Female Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID2667989 19.10.2016 15:36:37 False suggestion Old False error
Cockburn-1425
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Sheriff - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Sheriff Cockburn certain 11 Jun 1780 certain Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 30.11.2023 19:15:06 False suggestion Valid name
Carruth-363 30.11.2023 21:10:50 False suggestion valid first name, sourced
Duff-1788
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Sir - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Sir Benjamin Duff Dunbar Vth of Hempriggs (Duff) 1808 1897 Duddingston, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Male Gordon-7317
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID165787 05.08.2016 07:42:58 False suggestion Old False error
Yonge-181
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Duke - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Duke John Yonge 1809 Hertfordshire, England 1846 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
White-68730 08.07.2023 19:18:10 False suggestion Is their name not their title
Pote-201
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Hon Charles St Clair Pote certain 18 Sep 1810 certain Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom certain 4 Oct 1882 certain Grahamstown, Cape Colony Male Lynch-7562
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Templeton-1883 06.01.2021 16:08:39 False suggestion 'St Clair' is a valid name
Montgomery-16231
H
Canon - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Hugh Canon Montgomery aka Montgomrie uncertain 1818 Stanraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland Male Meyer-12280
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 14.05.2022 05:02:49 False suggestion name is correct
Muir-450
H
Sir - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Sir William Muir KCSI 27 Apr 1819 Glasgow, Scotland 11 Jul 1905 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Male Wawzonek-1
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID187378 06.09.2016 06:13:41 False suggestion Old False error
Allan-2927
H
Major - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Major Major Cartwright Cartwright Allan certain 10 Aug 1819 Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 22 May 1858 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Male Brown-29008
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Templeton-1883 25.09.2019 18:26:56 False suggestion Major is his first name, not a title - as entered in sources
Link Info Name Rel. Birth Death Gender Manager Marriage Status
Gallwey-396
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St John Henry Gallwey MD before 1821 Male Gallwey-5
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 10.01.2024 00:12:31 False suggestion Is a name, not a title
Knox-2114
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St Clair Denham (Knox) uncertain 1821 Scotland certain 4 Dec 1866 Dublin, Ireland Female Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Macbryde-1 22.04.2018 03:41:06 Comment Birth record sates St Clair
x-8644 23.11.2018 19:05:23 False suggestion profile is correct
Arbuthnott-288
H
Hon - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Col. Hon William Arbuthnott JP 18 Oct 1821 Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland 12 Dec 1902 Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID188291 14.08.2016 14:18:11 False suggestion Old False error
Arbuthnott-288
H
Col - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Colonel Col. Hon William Arbuthnott JP 18 Oct 1821 Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland 12 Dec 1902 Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID188291 14.08.2016 14:18:11 False suggestion Old False error
Caird-5
H
Baron - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Baron Barron Graham Caird 1823 Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1887 Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 19.09.2022 22:50:45 False suggestion name is correct
Arbuthnott-290
H
Hon - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Hon Charles James Donald R Arbuthnott 21 Mar 1823 Scotland 26 Jan 1923 Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID188291 14.08.2016 14:18:32 False suggestion Old False error
Burrow-1304
H
King - Move to Prefix or Suffix: King Burrow before 1838 Scotland, United Kingdom not living Male Christensen-8328
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Christensen-8328 17.08.2022 02:08:33 False suggestion King is first name, not a title
Balfour-1613
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St. Clair Balfour uncertain 1850 Scotland Male Cruthers-29
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Cruthers-29 26.07.2020 21:42:47 False suggestion
Smith-298964
H
Elder - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Helen Elder McLagan (Smith) 18 Jul 1852 Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom 28 Mar 1940 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa Female Kloppers-163
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Kloppers-163 28.06.2023 08:32:33 False suggestion
Ramsay-50
H
Doctor - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Jemima Doctor Ramsay uncertain 1860 Lochee, Forfarshire (Dundee), Angus, Scotland Female Moody-618
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID933322 07.12.2016 23:19:34 False suggestion Old False error
Taylor-87445
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St John Louis Hyde du Plat Taylor 22 Jan 1865 Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom 2 Mar 1936 certain Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Male Swetenham-16
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Cairns-253 15.05.2022 11:28:04 False suggestion BMDs are all in the name of St John as a given nam
Gadd-282
H
Major - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Major Major Parkes Gadd 26 Sep 1868 Glasgow, Scotland 1942 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Male Reed-5549
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Elkin-76 01.04.2019 23:29:58 False suggestion Major is his first name, not a title
Gilchrist-231
H
Rev - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Reverend Rev. Somerville Gilchrist 12 Dec 1869 Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 25 Sep 1950 Pretoria, Cape Province, South Africa Male Walters-1052

Adam-3290
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID188322 23.08.2016 16:28:51 False suggestion Old False error
Sperling-274
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St John Van Hagen Sperling JP 24 Jun 1870 Essex, England, United Kingdom 22 Nov 1948 Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 25.05.2020 20:43:17 False suggestion name correct as spelled
Cree-79
H
Deacon - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Thomas Deacon Cree 26 Feb 1871 Glasgow, Scotland certain 13 Mar 1934 certain Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom Male Deacon-531
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
pickup-177 12.04.2019 10:50:55 False suggestion Deacon is surname from mothers line
Walker-10303
H
King - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Isabella King Walker 1874 Aberdeen 6 Nov 1908 193 Victoria Road Torry Nigg Aberdeen Female Gill-1764
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 14.05.2022 04:55:10 False suggestion name is correct
Merriman-1525
H
Elder - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Elder Miller Merriman certain 16 May 1881 certain Gilmerton, Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland certain 25 Dec 1951 Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America Male Bews-37
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 14.05.2022 05:26:21 False suggestion name is correct
Davidson-19823
H
King - Move to Prefix or Suffix: James King Davidson 27 Jan 1883 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland 8 Feb 1955 Garza, Texas, United States Male Adam-3290
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 10.01.2024 00:12:14 False suggestion Is a name, not a title
Sinclair-13686
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St Clair Sinclair uncertain 1896 Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland certain 30 Mar 1959 Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom Male Warwick-279
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Hennigan-514 08.12.2022 01:22:13 False suggestion Name is correct per source.
Arbuthnott-248
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: John St Clair Arbuthnott 27 Aug 1898 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1984 Male Orphan
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
ID188291 14.08.2016 14:19:09 False suggestion Old False error
Link Info Name Rel. Birth Death Gender Manager Marriage Status
Robson-4095
H
Major - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Major Francis Major MacRae (Robson) uncertain 1902 certain Scotland certain 18 Nov 1989 certain Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom Female Mac Rae-4
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Mac Rae-4 19.05.2023 01:46:45 False suggestion Major is his first name, not a title
Thomson-14616
H
Sheriff - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Elizabeth Sheriff Peat (Thomson) 27 Jan 1902 Larkhall, Scotland, United Kingdom 1994 Exeter, Huron, Ontario, Canada Female Adam-3290
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 10.01.2024 05:25:29 False suggestion Is a name, not a title
Callaghan-1635
H
King - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Elizabeth King Lizzie Rooney (Callaghan) certain 23 Aug 1918 certain 18, Rosevale Street, Partick, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom uncertain 1994 certain Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom Female Callaghan-815
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Carruth-363 03.06.2020 05:51:09 False suggestion valid name, sourced
Callachan-1
H
Elder - Move to Prefix or Suffix: Jessie Elder Cowan (Callachan) 1923 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1997 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Female Bain-1176
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Bain-1176 15.09.2023 04:30:40 False suggestion “Elder” is valid middle name. It was her mother’s family name. It is NOT a title
Mackay-4737
H
St - Move to Prefix or Suffix: St. Clair Wares Mackay certain 20 Jun 1926 Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom certain 19 Oct 2014 Shropshire, England, United Kingdom Male Mackay-4736
WikiTree ID Date Status Comment
Watson-1411 15.10.2021 20:57:50 False suggestion name correct as spelled