Hi Bonnie,
This is a bit of a longshot but my Caldwells came from Galston, Ayrshire County so I
thought there might be some connection.
My g.g.g. grandfather, Allan Caldwell, a coal miner, married Janet Hunter in Galston in
1826. They had three children: Janet, John and Allan and in about 1831 emigrated to Cape
Breton where they settled in the Sydney Mines area and Allan worked in the mines.I
don't
have any further information about Allan's family in Scotland.
The name, James shows up in several subsequent generations in my Caldwell family.
If you think there might be a connection, drop me a line.
Susan Purchase
bonnieview(a)sympatico.ca wrote:
Hello:
This is my first posting here. My family is James & Ann Caldwell who lived and died
in
Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. James was a chimney sweep & slater. Ann Caldwell died
1899.
Bonnie