January 27, 2009:

Thanks to Alexa Pritchard who has sent us a copy of a type-written list of Scottish
nicknames used in Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada.

It's difficult today for us to sort out all of the persons who had the same names and lived 
within a concentrated settlement area. Especially the surname McDonald / MacDonald / 
McDonnell in a Scottish environment. Contemporary families and friends assigned distinctive 
nicknames to differentiate amongst the various individuals.

From Alexa:
I was given the list 10 years ago by Donald Fraser who is now 97, and is/was the local 
historian. It was clearly an old list even in 1990, pages are yellowed.  I'd lost it in my 
office papers and it surfaced on the weekend. Too valuable not to be shared.
 
... Alexa












Sorry but the names struck out are due to my highlighter. They are:
 
Alex MacPhee = Sandy Moggans
Alex MacPhee = Lord Glengarry 
Angus MacPhee = Angus The Drover
John MacPhee = Old Man of Gold Potach-an-or
Alex MacPhee = Tobacco MacPhee
Alex MacPhee = Sandy Moggans
Alex McPhee = Whiskey MacPhee
 
Donald Fraser's MacPhee, Protestant, was "Lord Glengarry"
Donald McPhee of Con 5 Lot 27 was "Donald Angus The Piper McPhee"
... Alexa