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From: Gordon Johnson< >
Subject: Re: The Malcolm Family of Jamaica - links in Argyllshire, Scotland.
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 13:00:03 GMT
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craig <> wrote:

>I am trying to research information on the Malcolm family of Jamaica.
>Details I have on the family are as follows:-

>John Malcolm married Sarah Wingfield and is described as a planter of
>Jamaica. Their estate is said to have been in the vicinity of Pell
>River, Hanover.
<snip>
>The family is said to be related to the Malcolms of "Poltalloch",
>Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland and there is some suggestion that the
>youngest child, Neill may have been born and attended school there. He
>later married and emigrated to New Zealand.

**The Malcolms of Poltalloch were the clan chiefs of the
MacCallums, so you should be able to find something on the family
that way.
Good luck.
Gordon Johnson
Scottish genealogical consultant

KinHelp - http://www.scotweb.com/genes/genes.htm

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