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in reply to a message by Sean Foglai
Many thanks, Sean Foglai, for your information.
Really interesting to see how a surname like Mackelo could possibly come from either MacKellow or Mackelis. The latter was replied to my other message I left on the "Little Lithuania" message forum as,
"Christian name Matas > surname Mackus > surnames Mackelis and Mackele, meaning "son of Mackus."
I wonder which is which? Perhaps I had better add a bit more about my research into the Mackelo ancestry in the hope someone will pinpoint the origin of the surname.
Alistair Mackelo who died aged 24 in September 1984 was the son of Hamish Mackelo who & his parents were Romany Gypsies. Alistair's mother, Ana's surname was Santiago (Spanish) before she married Hamish.
I'm finding it difficult to trace Hamish Mackelo's ancestors as Romany Gypsies have their own traditional cremation ceremonies. It could be possible that they may have come from Ireland via Scotland as they do have Romany Gypsies, don't they, in Ireland?
Really interesting to see how a surname like Mackelo could possibly come from either MacKellow or Mackelis. The latter was replied to my other message I left on the "Little Lithuania" message forum as,
"Christian name Matas > surname Mackus > surnames Mackelis and Mackele, meaning "son of Mackus."
I wonder which is which? Perhaps I had better add a bit more about my research into the Mackelo ancestry in the hope someone will pinpoint the origin of the surname.
Alistair Mackelo who died aged 24 in September 1984 was the son of Hamish Mackelo who & his parents were Romany Gypsies. Alistair's mother, Ana's surname was Santiago (Spanish) before she married Hamish.
I'm finding it difficult to trace Hamish Mackelo's ancestors as Romany Gypsies have their own traditional cremation ceremonies. It could be possible that they may have come from Ireland via Scotland as they do have Romany Gypsies, don't they, in Ireland?
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