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    In a quick search of the Scottish Tartan Authority, I found no entries with that spelling. As we've all learned, names like words change over time. When I put "McKelvie" into a Soundex I do get interesting resilts

    http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.c...undexconverter

    Good Luck

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    Quote Originally Posted by TecScot View Post
    In a quick search of the Scottish Tartan Authority, I found no entries with that spelling. As we've all learned, names like words change over time. When I put "McKelvie" into a Soundex I do get interesting resilts

    http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.c...undexconverter

    Good Luck
    When I was in the RAF, my best mate and drinking buddy was Tony McKilveen. He pronounced it Mac-Kill-Veen (to rhyme green). His father pronounced it Mackle Vane (to rhyme with sane).

    Regards

    Chas

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