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From: Camilla von Massenbach <>
Subject: Re: Malcolm Family of Poltalloch, Argyll.
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 10:20:18 +0000
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Harry Duckworth wrote:
>
> As usual, my news server has eliminated the original post, but I see
> that Malcolm McDonald, of New Zealand, is looking for information on the
> family Malcolm of Poltalloch, because of a supposed connection with a
> Malcolm family in Jamaica. There may well be a connection - the name
> Neil is common in that family. There's an account of the family in
> Burke's Landed Gentry, which will probably be useful. The family name
> was originally McCallum; Malcolm must be an "Englished" version of it.
> Poltalloch, their seat, is located north of the Crinan Canal, and looks
> down upon it, which is of interest because Neil Malcolm of Poltalloch
> was involved in the Company that built the Crinan Canal. Poltalloch
> House itself is derelict (my wife and I visited the site about 8 years
> ago).
>
> Harry Duckworth
>

I have "This family traces its descent from Donald McGillespie
Vich O'Challum (+ ante/Oct 1609), 1st of Poltalloch,
parish of Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland, for which he
received a charter 18 May 1562. "

Best wishes

Camilla
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