McCulloch One Name Study

This branch, known as MacCulloch of Plaidis, Rossshire, are the ancestors of the family who founded the McCulloch Motors Corporation in Wisconsin, USA.  The McCulloch Story The man behind the McCulloch brand was a true American entrepreneur. During his lifetime, he helped mechanize the whole forest industry by the introduction of the first light-weight chainsaw, made a fortune on manufacturing turbochargers for the car industry, and founded four cities. Robert McCulloch’s most unexpected move, however, might have been buying and moving the old London Bridge, brick by brick, to Lave Havasu in Arizona. Let’s take a closer look at this extraordinary man and the company he created. Early Enterprises Robert Paxton McCulloch was born on May 11, 1911, in Missouri, as the second child of three. In 1925 Robert and his siblings inherited a fortune from their late grandfather , who, among other things, had worked for Thomas Edison, implementing his power plants all over the world. After...

One of the many great things about the National Records of Scotland is that they are all online. At least "all" meaning those that have survived "hunners" of years of history, wars, weather and social change. So... here's some stats of the McCulloch parish records found online which may serve as the start of a new plan to work sequentially through them. These are "McCulloch" + name variant results:  Church of Scotland (old parish registers) - 11,352 results.  BIRTHS 5,978 birth records, the earliest being JOHNE MCCULLO son of JOHNE MCCULLO and KATHARENE INGLISHE born 26/01/1612 in Canongate [Edinburgh]. MARRIAGES 3,617 marriage records, the earliest being ELIZABETH MCCULLO and PATRIK VAWSE married on 16/01/1600 in Edinburgh. DEATHS 1,757 death records, the earliest being ROT MCCULLO son of WM MCCULLOCH died 00/08/1656 in Canongate [Edinburgh]. Roman Catholic Church - 959 results. BIRTHS 415 birth records, the earliest being CATHERINE MCCULLOCH daughte...