Ancestor Galloch-alias-Drummond
Abt 1640 - UNKNOWN
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Name Ancestor Galloch-alias-Drummond Born Abt 1640 Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died UNKNOWN Person ID I6599 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Children 1. Duncan Galloch, b. Abt 1670, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]2. John Galloch, b. Abt 1673, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]3. Donald Galloch, b. Abt 1676, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]4. Duncan Galloch, b. Abt 1680, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]5. Patrick Galloch, b. Abt 1680, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]6. Janet Galloch, b. Abt 1683, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]7. Alexander Galloch, b. Abt 1686, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F5932 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The small number of occurances of the surname Galloch makes it all but certain that all those of the surname Galloch from Upper Strathearn are from one family of origin. Parish records go no earlier than 1695 and are incomplete, at best, until many years later, so it may be impossible to ascertain the early roots of this family. This eponymous "Ancestor" is only as a place-holder and does not represent any real known individual. The "children" of this person shown here are not necessarily all brothers and sisters. They are more likely a mixture of siblings and first-cousins, but can be safely presumed to be of the same family. However their exact relationship to each other is unknown. Their birth-dates shown here (with the exception of Donald) are purely speculative guesses based solely on the ages of their children.
The later descendants of this family, as shown here, are not fully verified. Some of the family relationships are certain, while others represent this author's best attempt to cobble together a coherent presentation of this family based on known information. Where I have made guesses as to familial relationships I have indicated so in the notes. At least one branch of this family were known as "Galloch alias Drummond" and it may be that Drummond is the authentic surname and Galloch is simply a nickname-cum-surname.
The occurances of the surname Galloch in Upper Strathearn last for only three or four generations of descendants. The latest OPR record of a Galloch in Comrie, Monzievaird or Muthill is 1772. It's possible, but unlikely, that all the male lines either died out or emmigrated before 1800; whereas it seems more plausible that they may have reverted to the use of Drummond as a surname.
The surname Galloch is very uncommon and may be a corruption of McCulloch, or Culagh ("wild boar") from which McCulloch originates, or Gaidhlig ("Gaelic"), Gaolach ("beloved"), or Gealaich ("to whiten" or "the moon"). The surname can also be found in Caithness and Angus. Galloch is also recorded as a sept of Sinclair and Gunn. And Galloch is also a known corruption of Gallagher, an Irish Catholic name. The form "Galloch" was often chosen to avoid discrimination when immigrating to Protestant areas.
"Repeated evidence suggests that first inhabitant of Cowden Farm may be the illegitamate son of 3rd Earl of Perth James Drummond and mother unkown being a servant girl in the house of James father John Drummond 2nd Earl of Drummond. The son recieved the fram and land holdings from his father. He assumed the name galloch but in later generations . Descendents assumed the name of drummond." (Source unknown and unverified)
- The small number of occurances of the surname Galloch makes it all but certain that all those of the surname Galloch from Upper Strathearn are from one family of origin. Parish records go no earlier than 1695 and are incomplete, at best, until many years later, so it may be impossible to ascertain the early roots of this family. This eponymous "Ancestor" is only as a place-holder and does not represent any real known individual. The "children" of this person shown here are not necessarily all brothers and sisters. They are more likely a mixture of siblings and first-cousins, but can be safely presumed to be of the same family. However their exact relationship to each other is unknown. Their birth-dates shown here (with the exception of Donald) are purely speculative guesses based solely on the ages of their children.