Descendants of George CRUICKSHANK & Jean MILNE

CRUIKSHANK is a surname used by the original Picts who resided ner the river Cruick in the former county of Kincardine, The word 'shank' means a projecting point of a hill.
George and Jean apparently lived in the Parish of Foveran where all their children where born. Their grandson John CRUICKSHANK b.1807, was the Overseer at Hillhead of Fechil, a farm immediately south of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. John and Helen's son William married Catherine LAMB from Logie Buchan in 1853 and soon after emigrated to Canada, settling next door to the LEASK, LAMB and BROCKIE Families in Greenock Township, Bruce County, Ontaeio.

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A current picture of Hillhead of Fechil, a farm immediately south of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

John Alfred 'Jack' TANNER (1939-1975) was born and raised in Elderslie Township. His mother was Reta METCALFE, a descendant of the METCALFE Family on our Home Page. Jack married Marjorie McTEER and Marj's mother was Mona WATSON-McTEER, a descendant of the WATSON Family on our Home Page. Jack is a direct descendant of the captioned couple, see his Pedigree Chart.
Other Ancestral Families connected to Jack are; TANNER; ANDERSON; METCALFE; WILSON; KNEESHAW; CRUICKSHANK; LAMB; FLETT & HOUSTON.

Olive Ellen STEWART, born and raised in Greenock Township, married Stewart DUDGEON who was born and raised in Elderslie Township and they live in Dobbinton, Bruce County. Olive is a direct descendant of the captioned couple and is also a descendant of the LAMB Family through her grandmother Ella CRUICKSHANK. .See Olive's Pedigree Chart.
Other Ancestral Families connected to Olive are; STEWART; SAWYER; CRUICKSHANK; LAMB; FLETT & HOUSTON.

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  Descendants of George CRUICKSHANK
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