hi my maiden name is boag. my grandfather was lyall born 1911. my great grandfather was john born 1877. my great great grandfather was george born 1840. georges dad was john born 1817. johns dad william born 1793. williams dad john born 1760 not sure if this one came from scotland. got a picture of john born 1877 he looks your typical scotsman. john married an elizabeth ellwood thompson patrick in 1902 gateshead. i know they had relations in middlesbrough because they visited there regularly. elizabeths dad was robert patrick he was from glasgow. the boags owned two carriage building companys in newcastle one on pittock street in city centre and the other on st marys street byker. they were also painters and there is a collection of oil paintings around the region mostly of birds of prey. william born 1793 was one of the first manufacturers of wallpaper in newcastle upon tyne and is in the pigots directory. hope this helps. lorraine