According to the Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4) Ehemann is of South German origin. It is a byname for someone under feudal obligations of some particular kind, from Middle High German e ‘law’,‘contract’ + man
Docherty Origins
Docherty is an anglicized form of the Olde Gaelic name O’Dochartaigh, the Gaelic prefix “O” indicates “male descendant (of)”, plus the personal name Dochartaigh, from “dochartach” meaning “hurtful” or “obstructive”. The leading sept of the O’Dohertys (the usual anglicization of
Boyle Origins
Recorded as Boyle, Boyall, and O’ Boyle, this is generally regarded as an Irish surname of great antiquity. However it may also be English of Irish origin or English of French origins! If Irish it derives from the early Gaelic
Orr
The familes Orr and Kilkie joined when David Kilkie married Annie Orr in 16 July 1932 in Barrhead. There are numerous origins for the surname. The northern English, Scottish and Northern Irish surname is derived from the Old Norsebyname Orri, meaning
Lloyd
Lloyd is a Welsh surname originating with the Welsh adjective llwyd, most often understood as meaning “grey” but with other meanings as well. The name can be used both as a given name and as a surname. The name has many variations and a few derivations, mainly
McKenzie
The McKenzie and Kilkie connection was in 23 September 1944 when Dugald McKenzie married Sarah (Sadie) Kilkie. Living initially in the Gorbals where both families came from the McKenzies moved to Castlemilk and lived near the Kilkies, Dochertys and the
Howard
The connection between the families here is that Jill Avril Howard married John Field and their daughter Sarah Diane married Martin Kilkie in 1978 in Gravesend Kent. The Howard surname is famous, but our little branch was once thought to
Ehemann
The familes Ehemann and Kilkie join through the Hungler Family. Richard E Ehemann married Margaret Mary Hungler. Margaret’s father William James Hungler married Annie Kilkie (daughter of Martin Kilkie). A separate entry for the Hungler family also claims the connection. Richard
Docherty
The Docherty family and the Kilkie family connection came via the marriage of William Francis Docherty and Esther Kilkie on 11 Feb 1941 at Glasgow. As you will already know Docherty and its variants is one of the commonest surnames
Boyle
The Boyle and Kilkie family connection came via the marriage of Patrick James Boyle and Mary Ann Kilkie on 12 April 1935 at St Francis’s Church, Gorbals, Glasgow. As you will already know Boyle and its variants is one of the commonest surnames
Halliday
The Kilkie and Halliday familes joined when Rebecca Wilson Halliday married James Kilkie on 4th December 1954 in Glasgow. The two familes couldn’t have more different backgrounds, but interestingly their family histories converged previously in 1790 in Londonderry where John
Field
Kilkie and Field family history joined when Martin Kilkie married Sarah Diane Field in 1978. This ancient name is of pre 7th century German origins and Anglo-Saxon origins, is recorded in over seventy spellings. These range from Feild, Feld, and
Kilkie
Kilkie is an unusual surname, in fact any two people called Kilkie are always related – its one family. Until the 10th century people had no family name. they lived in small villages and had a first name to identify