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From: Forrest Anderson <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] BALLCOMPTON or BALCANCLE ?
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:00:15 +0100
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:04:33 +1000, "Alan Elliott"
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>Is it BALLCOMPTON or BALCANCLE or some other variation ?, in other words
>were there families in Edinburgh in the early 1800's of either name or both
>or some other variation ?.

George F Black's "The Surnames of Scotland" has an entry for a name
which sounds as though it could well be connected to Balcancle - note
that one variation is Balcancoll:

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BALCANQUHALL, BALCANQUHAL. From the lands of the same name in the
parish of Strathmiglo, Fife. John Belmacancolle was one of the
garrison of Edinburgh Castle on the English side in 1340 (Bain, III,
1323 ). Richard de Balcanko witnessed resignation by Sir David de
Wemyss of certain lands in Fife in 1373 (Wemyss, II, 15), and John de
Balmacankow was present at perambulation of the bounds of Kyrknes and
Louchor in 1395 (RPSA. p. 3). Walter de Balcancolle was a cleric and
notary public of St. Andrews in 1440 ( RD, p. 297), and eight years
later Thomas de Balcancole appears as burgess of Kirkcaldy (ibid., 424
). Henry Ballincankol had possession of lands of Carmoir "by thatch
and turf," 1550, and Walter Ballincankol and Alexander Ballincankol
appear in same document (Gaw, 23 ). Mr. Walter Maccanqueill was on
trial before the Assembly in 1575 ( MCM., I, p. 120), and Moysie
(Memoirs, p. 51, 129, 138), in referring to him spells his name
Backanquhale, Balkanquholle, and Backanquhell. Walter Ballincanquell
was retoured heir of his father Alexander Ballincanquell de eodem in
1624 (Retours, Fife, 342 ). Anderson (Scot. Nat., I, p. 198 )
erroneously says "The surname of Balcanquhall seems to have been in
course of time changed to Ballingall as more euphonious." Balcancoll
1517, Balcanq'll 1640, Balcanquaill 1653, Balcanquo 1639, Balcanquoll
1517, Balganquhill 1642; Ballincankoll.
See MACCANQUALL.
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Can't help with Ballcompton though!

Forrest




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