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Establish the Scottish (or Scots-Irish) origin parish/town of the Lithgow line in the Dominican Republic. Direct ancestor in scope: Federico William Lithgow Alonzo (b. 23 Dec 1876 Puerto Plata, DR; death date unrecorded). Per family tradition the surname Lithgow is Scottish (Lothian area). Confirm: (a) which Lithgow emigrant arrived in DR / Puerto Plata; (b) when; (c) from where (parish + county) in Scotland; (d) via what route (direct UK → DR, or US transit).

Ipotesi

Direct Lothian / West Lothian origin (the toponym 'Lithgow' = old form of Linlithgow, royal burgh in West Lothian; surname concentrates there). 19th-c. emigrant arrives Puerto Plata before 1876.

Scots-Irish via Ulster transit. Ulster Plantation Lithgows (PRONI records) → 18th-c. emigration to North America → re-emigration south to Caribbean.

Mercantile-route via Scottish merchant houses in Caribbean (Glasgow tobacco/sugar trade) — emigrant ancestor was a clerk or factor placed in DR by a Scottish trading firm.

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Nuove prove

Surname concentration analysis (Lithgow) — strong Scottish/Lothian peak, secondary peaks in Ulster (Antrim/Down) and North American colonial-era records (Pennsylvania, Maryland). DR/Caribbean concentration starts ~late 19th c.
Mom Annie reports Aunt Irene (Annie's elder sister Irene Pezzotti Lithgow) accumulated Lithgow/Scotland research notes over decades — those notes are the highest-yield uncovered evidence. Annie tasked with retrieving.

Prossimi passi · 7

Recover Aunt Irene's Lithgow/Scotland research notes via Annie (open task — see _active.md)
ScotlandsPeople — search Lithgow births/marriages 1840s–1870s in West Lothian/Linlithgow/Bo'ness parishes for a candidate emigrant
PRONI — Lithgow surname search Antrim/Down/Armagh 18th–19th c. (Ulster hypothesis H2)
AGN immigration — search Puerto Plata port records 1860s–1876 for Lithgow arrivals
British Newspaper Archive — Glasgow Herald / Caledonian Mercury 1860s–1870s for Caribbean trade announcements naming Lithgow
FamilySearch — search Scotland Lithgow surname tree for documented emigrants to West Indies
Marcano (S-001) does not name Federico W Lithgow Alonzo's parents beyond what's in S-004 GEDCOM (Julián William Lithgow Pelegrín × Ana Luisa Alonzo Villalobo, both Puerto Plata); the Scotland link must be one or two generations earlier

Persone referenziate

Federico William Lithgow Alonzo 1876–—

Federico William Lithgow Ceara 1902–1977

Ana Luisa Lithgow Ceara 1913–2010

Luoghi

Puerto Plata

Fonti

[S-001] Marcano, José. "Lithgow Ceara, Federico …

[S-004] Ancestry tree GEDCOM export, "ancestry-i…

Lithgow Scotland origin

Research Question

Establish the Scottish (or Scots-Irish) parish-level origin of the Lithgow line in DR. Anchor: Federico William Lithgow Alonzo (b. 23 Dec 1876 Puerto Plata). His father, Julián William Lithgow Pelegrín (b. 24 March 1847 Puerto Plata, per S-004), was already Puerto Plata-born — so the Scotland-to-DR emigration happened at least one or two generations earlier than him. The first-generation immigrant ancestor is unidentified.

Why this matters

The Lithgow surname is the single most distinctive marker of British-isles ancestry on the user's maternal line. The Scottish-origin claim is family lore that has not been documented.
Aunt Irene Pezzotti Lithgow (Annie's elder sister) has spent decades accumulating Lithgow research notes; these notes are the highest-yield starting point and need to be retrieved through Mom.
Federico William Lithgow Ceara (1902–1977), the photographer/mountaineer grand-uncle, may have left papers naming the original Scottish parish. His sons (Freddy + César) may have inherited these.

What is known

Federico William Lithgow Alonzo b. 23 Dec 1876 Puerto Plata (S-004, unverified)
His father: Julián William Lithgow Pelegrín (b. 24 March 1847 Puerto Plata, per S-004) — so the immigrant ancestor is Julián's father or earlier
The surname Lithgow is most heavily concentrated in West Lothian (Scotland), specifically the Linlithgow / Bo'ness / Borrowstounness parishes — the surname is essentially toponymic
Secondary Lithgow concentrations: Ulster (Plantation-era Scots), and 18th–19th c. North American colonial records

Status: open, awaiting Aunt Irene's notes

This research log is structural — no document searches yet performed. Priority lifts to P1 once Aunt Irene's notes arrive (see _active.md question #2).