History of the House of Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland - pocketboek

Excerpt from History of the House of Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland: With the Genealogy of the Families of Those Who Came to America and of Some of the Allied Families, 1124-1916

For indicating the different individuals, in these family records, we have endeavored to formulate a plan, that would be easily understood, and readily followed.

The children of the common ancestor are designated by the letters of the alphabet. A, B, C, etc. These represent the different branches of the family. By associating these letters with the names of the different members of the first family given, it is easy to keep in mind the different branches of the family, and to tell at a glance, to which branch of the family an individual belongs.

The names of children are indented towards the right, and first given in a list, together, in order of age. Then, as the head of a family, their names again appear, in turn, near the margin.

The descendants of each are followed through, before another is taken up.

The children of A., are A.1., A.2., etc. The children of A.1., are A.1.1., A.1.2., etc. Each number added represents another generation. The number nearest the name, indicates the place, in order of age, of that child, in the family. We may easily trace relationship, back or forward.

If we wish to know, for example, who C.3.1.3.is, we trace back in regular order to C.3.1., the parent; C.3., the grand-parent; C., the great grand-parent, the third child of the common ancestor.

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