Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the lives of our ancestors. - Cicero, 106-43 BC

This site has been created in an attempt to better complete our work on the McFarlane, Troll and Whiteman family trees. Unlike many other genealogy sites, we are making this information freely available with the hopes that others will find it to be of use and will contribute to it. Anyone researching genealogy knows that it is difficult, time consuming and expensive. By pooling a collective of knowledge, and a sharing of resources, it will help to make everyone's research more complete. As such, we welcome any input from people who have valid source materials or information that would help to expand upon what is currently listed here. As you can see from the entries, it is not our policy to post any information regarding individuals who are currently alive in order to protect people's privacy.

Special thanks go out to Janet for her continuing support, assistance, advice, and encouragement and to Dorothy for all of her hard work in the Strathblane area of the McFarlane family tree. This site would not have been possible without their tireless contributions.

All information on this site is accurate to the best of our knowledge and research abilities. If you come across anything that differs from your research, please let us know so that we may determine where any discrepancies may have arisen. For questions, comments, or to share information, please contact us at info@ancestralorigins.com.

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