PREFACE. 



It is with considerable diffidence that I have com- 

 mitted to print these notes which were compiled in such 

 spare time as winter evenings have afforded and, in the first 

 instance, for the purpose of gaining myself a clearer know- 

 ledge of the ramifications of the family history of existing 

 animals of the breed. 



My acquaintance with the breed is comparatively short, 

 and my residence is at a considerable distance from its 

 native home, I must therefore ask from those having greater 

 knowledge of the breed, who may happen to scan these 

 pages, condonation of any errors and omissions. 



The notes on the history of the Families are of some- 

 what skeleton type. Possibly, if they could be clothed by 

 some writer having a more intimate knowledge of the breed 

 during the last quarter of a century than I possess, an in- 

 teresting volume might be formed. 



I may add that I should be glad to receive corrections 

 of errors, notice of omissions, or interesting facts connected 

 with the families and animals referred to. 



I am indebted to Messrs. Macdonald & Sinclair's 

 " History of Polled Aberdeen or Angus Cattle " for facts in 

 connection with the earlier history of some of the animals 

 mentioned in these notes. 



ALBERT PULLING. 



BEDDINGTON, SURREY. 

 March, 1908. 



