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Balmaclellan, where thei'e are no fewer than eight in the 

 Valuation Roll. 



Bardennoch, Carsphairn, has belonged to Shaws for more 

 than a hundred years. For a hundred years Shaws were in 

 Castle-Maddie, Carsphairn. They once possessed Nether Grim- 

 niett, Carsphairn. Shaw or Schaw is a surname of long-standing 

 in Ayrshire. William Shaw, prior to 1309, had a charter for 

 lands in Carrick. The name occurs in Balmaclellan, Kells, 

 Kirkpatrick-Durham, Kelton, Borgue, Twynholm. 



Hannays. 



This name is far from rare in the Stewartry. The principal 

 landowner of Kirkmabreck is Major Ramsay W. Rainsford 

 Hannay of Kirkdale, a descendant of the Wigtownshire Hannays. 

 They have possessed lands in the Stewartry since 1532. W. H. 

 Rainsford married Jean Hannay, and succeeded to the estates 

 1850. His style after that event was Rainsford-Hannay. 



In the district of the Glenkens the names of M'Millan, 

 M'Turk, and Kennedy frequently occur. 



But it is impossible in one paper to do justice to the whole 

 subject. Taking a general survey, Stewart is strong in the west, 

 Maxwell in the east, M'Lellan, Macghie, and M'Kie pretty much 

 in the centre. In short, there remains, after all changes and 

 disasters, a considerable representation in the Stewartry of some 

 of the old names mixed up with the history of Scotland. 



There are in Kirkcudbrightshire a number of surnames, rather 

 uncouth and uncommon, bearing traces of Irish or Highland 

 origin — M'Anally, M'Quarrie, M'Keand, M'Vinnie, M'Quhir, 

 M'Guffie, M'Caffie, M'Minn, Malcolmson, M'Crakeu, M 'Gammon, 

 M'Jerrow, M'Gunnion, Milroy, &c. 



The following surnames have a queer sound : — Warnock, 

 Papple, Riddick, Quig, Hornel, Blythraan, Nish, Clenochan, 

 HoUins, Maltman, Clingan, Handley, Cannon, Twyname (Twyn- 

 holm). The word Twynholm is well represented in surnames. 

 The surname Galloway also recurs. Watret, Gehan, Houliston, 

 Carnochan, and Noe sound odd. 



My chief authority for much of the information supplied is 

 due to that excellent work, " The History of the Lands and their 

 Owners in Galloway," by P. H. M'Kerlie (5 vols.). Edinburgh : 

 W. Paterson. 1877. 



