Shot In The Dark...

**Steve Ashton** · 12th July 15, 02:00 PM

The town of Liberton where Thomas Mill was from is near Edinburgh which would make him a lowlander.

Greenock and Riccarton is also in the lowlands. Near Glasgow.

So these people may not have been members of Highland Clans.

This is the most mis-understood thing about Scotland peoples. Not everyone was a member of a Clan. In fact a very small percentage of the total population lived in the Highlands.

Today that is different but in the days your ancestors lived in Scotland it was true.

**Profane James** · 12th July 15, 02:35 PM

I am aware of this distinction - and am well aware where the highland line lies - well outside many of the 'highland clan' lands. My shot in the dark was merely for genalogical information, from anyone why may happen to have a nibble...

**Profane James** · 16th July 15, 08:51 AM

Also FWIW

I am aware of some scuttlebutt surrounding the pronunciation of the name 'Milne' as 'Mill'
- and the addition of the 'S' to signify 'son of'
All seem to keep to the Ayrshire area, except for one woman (of the generation that crossed the Atlantic) that was from Morayshire. The family name of the other women are, if not mistaken, traditionally from Aberdeenshire, and in the case of 'Jamison' from Bute. I also notice there is a town of Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae, which would substantiate a topographical aspect to the patronymic. However, I believe this area is, or was, of Gaelic inhabitants, Port a'Mhuilinn, and I have no reason the believe the males were Gaels, due to the fact that, at some point we became Covenanters.

tbc