My dad, only knowing bits and pieces about his family, has always said that he was Scottish, Irish, and English, so that’s what I thought until I got started with my family history research. I’ve gone as far back as the 1780s and 1840s in the various lines, and almost all Dad’s ancestors are English, the Scottish name turns out not to be in our direct line, and the ones he thought were Irish turn out to be German. The moral is: Never assume anything in your research! for more click here
