Scot ancestors, either Canadian military or Scot?

[frank_a]

I have been sorting through family history stuff this month as prep for putting together a genealogy for my 3 sons (and one grandson so far!). In sorting through "stuff" from the Campbell side of the family, I came across these 5 pics of kilted folk. Any idea what branch of who's military these folks were with? I don't have names of the fellows, just know that somehow they're ancestors of mine.

Thanks for any help!

Frank

[BCAC]

I have been sorting through family history stuff this month as prep for putting together a genealogy for my 3 sons (and one grandson so far!). In sorting through "stuff" from the Campbell side of the family, I came across these 5 pics of kilted folk. Any idea what branch of who's military these folks were with? I don't have names of the fellows, just know that somehow they're ancestors of mine.

Thanks for any help!

Frank

The ones on the left side of the first pic look to be wearing Hodden Grey so possibly either London Scottish or Toronto Scottish Regiments.

[frank_a]

Thanks BCAC. I do believe, after more investigation, that all of them must be in some sort of Canadian regiment. I believe all 5 photos were taken in Canada. Cheers! Frank

[bluebonnet]

Frank, you might want to try looking up surnames from your family in the National Archives of Canada. They have now completed digitalizing all the attestation papers from WW1. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/d...2-100.01-e.php

I found all my great grandfather's, his brothers and many of the cousins's records. The papers lay out their NOK, where they joined from , some personal details like weight and height, colour of hair, education etc and their home addresses. Gold mine of info for those doing family research.

You can also search the Commonwealth War Graves site for fallen family members. The site will tell you where they fell, where they are buried and in some cases, a photo of the grave or monument. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx These names will include those fallen from all commonwealth countries - UK, Aus, Canada etc. In that list and record, it will include DOB, regt and rank and service number. From there, you can request their records from DND/MoD.

[frank_a]

Frank, you might want to try looking up surnames from your family in the National Archives of Canada. They have now completed digitalizing all the attestation papers from WW1. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/d...2-100.01-e.php I found all my great grandfather's, his brothers and many of the cousins's records. The papers lay out their NOK, where they joined from , some personal details like weight and height, colour of hair, education etc and their home addresses. Gold mine of info for those doing family research. You can also search the Commonwealth War Graves site for fallen family members. The site will tell you where they fell, where they are buried and in some cases, a photo of the grave or monument. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx These names will include those fallen from all commonwealth countries - UK, Aus, Canada etc. In that list and record, it will include DOB, regt and rank and service number. From there, you can request their records from DND/MoD.

Thanks for those links, but I do not have any direct ancestors that fought in WWI, at least in Canada. My paternal grandmother, a Campbell, had only sisters, and her dad died young in a logging accident. These kilted relatives would have been related somehow through my paternal grandmother's father, or her Wallace mother. My ancestry records do not go "sideways" even to 1st cousins, who I assume these kilted gentlemen were, if not 2nd cousins or just related to friends of the family. Unfortunately, at this point, there is no one I can ask. All my aunts and uncles are gone, and the Campbell side of my family history is poorly populated if only because my paternal grandmother only had sisters. I'm scanning hundreds of old pictures and documents I inherited from my dad (who was the only son of his family) in preparation for a family history I hope to finish within the year I hope to give each of my 3 boys as comprehensive a history as I can. Also, probably after the 1st of the new year, I believe the wee lass and I will do the DNA thing that ancestry.com offers. I know I have a lot of Scot heritage, and hope this testing will tell me just how much. Cheers! Frank

[tulloch]

What a wonderful find! Good for you.

[Hopper250]

I can tell you that Ancestory.com is a good source if others are sharing their finds with you. What you can find is a link to a relative you didn't know of and they can help identify the people in the pictures. It is how I managed to trace my Scottish heritage back to the 1780s in New York. That kind of connection online can help fill in the blanks.

[frank_a]

I can tell you that Ancestory.com is a good source if others are sharing their finds with you. What you can find is a link to a relative you didn't know of and they can help identify the people in the pictures. It is how I managed to trace my Scottish heritage back to the 1780s in New York. That kind of connection online can help fill in the blanks.

That is exactly what I hope to find Hopper, among other basic sorts of things. Thanks! Cheers! Frank

[frank_a]

Before my grandmother Campbell was married, she was the church organist for the Presbyterian Church in Woodlands, Ontario, one of what is called the "Lost Villages." (They're all under water now since the power dam was built on the St. Lawrence River between Massena and southwestern Quebec in the 50's.)



When I was a child, my dad's parents came to our house and babysat me. She would play the family piano and my grandfather would sing. Anyways, one of my grandmother's favorite songs was "Roamin in the Gloamin on the Sunny Banks of Clyde." She had a repertoire of old Scot songs, but I remember that one the best. She also played in a small orchestra when she was younger, maybe in Cornwall, Ontario. As a youngster I did not have any idea to ask dad to get out the reel to reel and tape these songs that now only exist at the fringes of my memory...

Frank

[bluebonnet]

Frank, if your grandmother hailed from around Cornwall, try looking in the archives for Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders. If you send them your pics, they may be able to match them up with their own archives. http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/e...ers/index.page