Jim

John Main of Ballochney

Thank you for asking us if we can research John Main of Ballochney and his genealogical connections.

This is a project with a high degree of difficulty involving more time than the Drummond case on the basis of research outlined below. Please note that 17th century parish records are not complete.

The objectives would be to:-

1. Search for the parents of John Main of Ballochney.
2. Search for the wife of John Main of Ballochney.
3. Search for all the children of John Main of Ballochney.
4. Add whatever else of relevance and significance we can find.

This would involve:-

1. Getting acquainted with the genealogical and historical facts.
2. Dealing with divergence of opinion between researchers and Scottish historical and genealogical associations.
3. Reviewing evidence of John's testimony.
4. Reviewing documents and manuscripts you possess.
5. Consulting archives.
6. Genealogical research as required.
7. Report like the Drummond one. Delivery in digital format only.

We can include the documents and manuscripts you have in our report to make a complete resource, depending on the number of images required.

We cannot promise to translate all the Old Scots manuscripts. I imagine that these are quite considerable in extent. Do you know if any of these have been transcribed, even if only into Old Scots? We may be able to translate transcriptions but it again depends on the size and extent. In such cases we would normally try to outline salient points that might assist genealogically.

You can pay in full or by two instalments of £247 each. This option is shown when you click on the green Pay by Paypal button at the top of the invoice.

We have provided a 5% reduction as you are an existing client.

If this is acceptable, please make payment of the full amount or half payment as applicable and we will get things under way.

If you have any queries or different/additional requirements, please let me know.

Best wishes, Amy