Not a typical post for my family tree blog, but felt like a pretty historic family moment to me! Just before 9am on 27 April 2025, I stepped out of my hotel into a sunny London Sunday morning, fully kitted out, ready to run and triple checked I had everything I needed. I wished another… Continue reading A Bouchet (née Allan) runs the London Marathon
Allan is my maiden name and my father’s family surname. It is a Scottish and Northern English surname. ‘Allan’ spelling rather than ‘Allen’ is typically Scottish. Lanarkshire in Scotland had the highest density of the Allan surname in the 1800s but our Allan family originates from Banffshire in the Highland region of Scotland. The Allan… Continue reading Allan Family Overview
Whisky drinkers all over the world know the name Dalwhinnie. A single malt with a flavour which has branded it as one of the best in the world and known as the gentle spirit. If you have ever visited the distillery you’ll know that it and the tiny village next to it, are the only… Continue reading Dalwhinnie – the gentle spirit
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