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From: Janet Drinnan <>
Subject: RE: [MCCASKILL] MacCaskill SURNAME-Attention Earl
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:15:27 +1200
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Dear Earl,
I think that we would have a connection somewhere, as I think that most of
the MACCASKILL FAMILY lived on the Island of Lewis in ROSS & COMARTY
Only one or two families were in the Glenelg parish.of INVERNESSSHIRE

When I find Marriage Certs and Death certs, I will keep you in mind.
Where I found the name MCCASKILL WAS on the 1861 census of Glenelg Parish in
Invernessshire, Scotland. My 2ggmother Catherine MCDONALD (ms MACRAE)
Widow had a grandchild Malcolm MCCASKILL living with her, and I did
find that Margaret MCDONALD did marry a John MCCASKILL IN 1847 (she was born
in Glenelg in 1829) but I am not sure if it is my Margaret. But one of the
girls had a MCCASKILL child???? Whether it was legitimate of illegitimate??


-----Original Message-----
From: Earl McCaskill [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, 21 March 2006 6:14 a.m.
To:
Subject: Re: [MCCASKILL] MacCaskill SURNAME

Hi Janet,
My ancestors came to Eastern Ontario, Canada in the early 1800's (sometime
between 1800 and 1830). Therefore, I doubt that I can be of any help to
you.

My grandfather was John James McCaskill (b. June 3, 1886: d. Sept. 23,
1977). He had an aunt Margaret (b. Sept. 17, 1841: d. Feb. 27, 1866). My
great-great grandfather was a Kenneth McCaskill (b. about 1800 in Glenelg,
Scotland and d. Apr 8, 1856 in Canada) who married a Mary McRae (b. Sept.
12, 1809 in Glenelg and d. Oct 31, 1888 in Canada) on Oct 1, 1833 in
L'original, Ontario, Canada.

We have several connections with the McRae's: more so than with the
McLeods, even though we are a sept of the McLeods.

I have been unable to find anything about my gggrandfather Kenneth's
parents/siblings, whereas, I have more info about Mary McRae's family.

Good luck in your research.

Earl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Drinnan" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 11:25 PM
Subject: RE: [MCCASKILL] MacCaskill SURNAME


>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janet Drinnan [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 March 2006 5:19 p.m.
> To:
> Subject: RE: [MCCASKILL] MacCaskill SURNAME
>
> Hello Olive,
> Unfortunately I am not a male !! but I do have an interest in the
> McCASKIll
> surname in Canada.
> Although I have not been able to prove it as yet My great Aunt Margaret
> McDONALD ( born Glenelg Parish 1829) married a John McCASKILL on 24
> February 1847 in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty Scotland.
> I have found a John and Margaret MCCASKILL living in Glencoe, Inverness
> Novia Scotia in the 1881 census. And believe it to be them??
> I would like to hear further from you,
> Kind regards,
> Janet (ms Macdonald)
>
> Do you have any information on MCCASKILL'S in Canada.
> The family listed in the Census were John 54 B Scotland, Margaret 53 B
> Scotland, Ann 25 B Nova Scotia, John 21 B NS, Neal 19 B NS,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olive McCaskill Bell [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, 10 March 2006 5:41 a.m.
> To:
> Subject: [MCCASKILL] MacAskill DNA project
>
> Dear MacAskill men of all spellings---
>
> About four years ago an arrangement was made for a University College of
> London post-grad to take DNA samples from male representatives of MacLeod
> families of all spellings, checking their Y chromosome markers, in an
> attempt to prove or disprove the assumption that all MacLeods are
> descended
> from Leod himself. The outcome, in the sample of over 500, was that fewer
> than 20% of them had the marker for Norse blood!
>
> After the student had published her results the test material was turned
> over to Family Tree DNA Lab in Texas and many MacLeods paid a nominal fee
> to
> get reports on further markers to indicate degrees of kinship among them,
> resulting in many of them connecting with cousins they didn't know they
> had.
> What fun!
>
> Of course, we MacAskills all believe we are direct descendants of Asketil
> himself. So far, those few MacAskill men who have been tested do have the
> Norse marker! And a man in Mississippi whose ancestors came into this
> country via North Carolina circa 1800 and one living in New Hampshire
> whose
> people landed in Cape Breton during the Highland Clearances, found
> themselves to be cousins!
>
> Now, MacAskills (all spellings) can, as a MacLeod sept, get a discount
> with
> Family Tree Lab. The 12 marker Y-DNA test is $99. instead of $159. And the
> 25 marker Y-DNA test is $169 instead of $229. It is suggested by a cousin
> of
> mine that you go for the 25 marker if you can. However, the lab freezes
> all
> samples so you can pay a fee for an upgrade in markers if you want more
> detailed information in the future. The cost of an upgrade from 12 markers
> to 25 markers is $90. with the MacLeod project discount. So, you can save
> $30. by getting the 25 marker up front.
>
> Go to www.familytreedna.com, click projects at the middle top of the page.
> Then in the project surnames box on upper right type in "MacLeod"; click
> project search. On the next page scroll down and click Macleod Septs in
> blue
> on the left. That will get you the page for the project discount. Fill out
> the order form at the bottom of the page.
>
> A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname.
> Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome,
> this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their
> father's Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested
> individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line
> (father's-father's-father's.) with a Y-DNA-12, Y-DNA-25, or Y-DNA-37
> marker
> test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have
> a
> male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order
> an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and
> participate in an mtDNA project.
>
> We would love to get more MacAskills involved in this project and we hope
> to
> have this on the agenda at the Sept Society Gathering in Nova Scotia 21-23
> July 2006.
>
>
>
>
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