Scotland: Country of Origin?

We have assumed our Bartee/Bartie/Barty families were of European descent, but a specific location was not known. Theories included France, Scotland, England, and Germany. All kits currently in the project (August 2022) indicate a likely common ancestor if their trees are extended a few more generations, however only one of those kits has a documented line back to a European location. Based upon the current findings, we should all be eyeing Scotland as the country of origin for our Bartee/Bartie/Barty ancestors.

Kit #169883 has a well documented history back to Perthshire, Scotland. The Scottish emigrant of this line, David Barty, boarded the ship Abrota in Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland, bound for Port Phillip Bay, Australia in 1852. Reportedly, others from this branch of the family emigrated to Canada and South Africa. A project is currently underway on WikiTree to publish what is known for this line and to link the Canadian and South African branches.

You may view the profile page for David Barty at: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barty-91

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