Facts and traditions collected for a family record
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SURNAMES. 129
John Gillespie, minister of Kells, or the session-clerk, wrote it M'Gonnel,
as will be seen in the lines of James M'Connell, my grandfather, a.d.
1782. This name has been retained as M'Connel by our own family
ever since this period.
A similar change has been made with many other surnames ; the
name signed Cannan last century, is now written Gannon by descendants
of the family of that name in Galloway.
John Gillespie, minister of Kells, or the session-clerk, wrote it M'Gonnel,
as will be seen in the lines of James M'Connell, my grandfather, a.d.
1782. This name has been retained as M'Connel by our own family
ever since this period.
A similar change has been made with many other surnames ; the
name signed Cannan last century, is now written Gannon by descendants
of the family of that name in Galloway.
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| Histories of Scottish families > Facts and traditions collected for a family record > (141) Page 129 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95522677 |
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| Description | Dedication is signed David C. McConnel. |
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| Shelfmark | S.123.f |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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