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The Cromar-Robb line IV: allies and associates in the Scottish Diaspora
Many names Where the previous post debated the merits of a one-name study for the Cromar family, this one takes on the reality that “one-name” is an abstraction. Like anyone else on earth, Cromars are intertwined with a vast array of family lines, but given the close-knit nature of communities bound by geography and technology,…
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The Cromar-Robb line III: toponymies, diminutives and one-name studies
World-wide distribution of the Cromar and Robb surnames in 2014. Dark red equates to higher frequency, transitioning to pale yellow representing lower incidence. Robb is more geographically dispersed, but Cromar seems to be easier to trace. We’ll explore why. | Screen-captures from Forebears A couple of posts back, I had arrived at a mid-point in…
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The Cromar-Robb line II: observations on the phenomenon of generational “drift”
As I continue to build the descendancy chart for Peter Cromar 1690, which focuses on the Cromar side of the Cromar-Robb line, I can’t help but notice oddities in the data as it arrives at a certain critical mass. Patterns of migration and settlement, the frequency with which certain family names enter the line, and…
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The Cromar-Robb line I: progress and methods
And to think this is still a work in progress as of this writing: the Cromar-Robb Hypothesis tree under construction. With 7 out of 9 generations finished, it may only be about 50% complete. Note the impossibly dense parent-child linkages in a tree of this magnitude, as well as the consistent generational growth pattern seen…
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Cromars in the Scottish Postal Directories
“Improvements” changing livelihoods In our exploration of the Jacobite period and its aftermath, we’ve run across many historical descriptions of life in rural Scotland and the nature of farm life. Many sources describe the hardships of subsistence agriculture, which as recounted are hard enough without any other encumbrances. But imagine that life overlaid with an…
