This is my ahnentafel, a simple but ordered way of listing one’s forbears. In such a list, each person’s father has a number double his or her own, with the mother’s number at double plus one. There are many gaps to fill!

1. Alexander John MCKINLAY, b. 2 Jan 1923
2. Alexander Mitchell MCKINLAY, b. 10 Aug 1889, d. 20 Aug 1973
3. Christina Elizabeth ANDERSON, b. 12 Nov 1892, d. 28 Jul 1978
4. Donald MCKINLAY, b. 17 Feb 1840, d. 13 Dec 1926
5. Margaret MUIR, b. 1842, d. 1923
6. John Slater ANDERSON, b. 11 Aug 1862, d. 26 Oct 1950
7. Elizabeth Emma GLOVER, b. 25 Jul 1869, d. 1906
8. Robert MCKINLAY, b. 23 Sep 1807, d. 10 Jun 1874
9. Jean MCFARLAN, b. 08 Oct 1812, d. 19 Nov 1883
10. John MUIR
11. Mary Ann YOUNG
12. James Downie ANDERSON, b. 1833, d. 1905
13. Ellen SLATER, b. 1838, d. 1909
14. Abraham GLOVER, b. Jan 1822, d. 02 Sep 1898
15. Ann LEE, b. 1833, d. 04 Aug 1922
16. Robert MCKINLAY, b. 03 Jan 1785, d. 1830
17. Margaret RANKINE
18. Donald MCFARLAN, b. 28 Sep 1776, d. 06 May 1847
19. Janet MCKINLAY, b. 1 Dec 1781, d. 25 Dec 1859
24. John ANDERSON
25. Christina DOWNIE
26. John SLATER
27. Elizabeth READON, b. 1801, d. 17 Apr 1866
28. Abraham Cann (GLOVER ?), b. 1779
29. Mary Ann
30. William LEE, b. 1801, d. 1886
31. Elizabeth JEWEL, b. 1804
32. James MCKINLAY, b. abt 1760
33. Grizzel CAMPBELL, b. 22 Jan 1762
36. Malcolm MCFARLAN, b. 1737
38. Robert MCKINLAY, b. 1762, d. 1820
39. Jean SMITH
58. Daniel GLOVER, 177, d. 1848
59. Mary BOND, b. 1771, d. 1864
65. Grizzel
66. Robert CAMPBELL
67. Margaret GLENN
72. John MCFARLAN
73. Janet MCHUTCHEON, b. 1685, d. Sep 1771