hello my name is tina and my maiden name was gair, i think they originated from scotland but my G G grandad was william gair born shankhouse northumberland 1849 and all the way down the line to my father they were all born in northumberland, my G grandad was robert john gair who left my G grandma harriet brewis and son robert, daughter cora in 1910 to work in pennsylvania and although he wrote saying he would be back soon in 1911 he never returned,i know its been a long time since your last message to anyone but i hope you are still looking for relatives on ancestry, look foward to hearing from you Tina