Re: Wich Clan THE BINNIES belong to.
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In reply to:
Wich Clan THE BINNIES belong to.
2/08/02
Dear Andrew,
As a descendant of a Binnie family resident in Fife from at least the late 18th century till the beginning of the 20th I would like to put you straight on a point you made.
That is the Mc/Mac debate... Contrary to what you state neither spelling can be used to denote nationality. The choice of either was purely down to the person who wrote down the information on either old parish registers or birth, marriage and death certificates.
So in conclusion Mc/Mac can be either Scots or Irish but O' is only used in Ireland and denotes a grandson rather than a son.
Yours sincerely,
Simon C Miller
Nottingham,
UK