I am trying to trace Scottish McCutcheons, McHutchons, McHutcheons (and all name variants) who emigrated from Scotland to USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland and Wales. I have traced my own McCutcheon line back to farmers settled in Barr and Dailly in Ayrshire throughout the period 1690 to 1850. But family members also were present in nearby Girvan, Kirkoswald and other Ayrshire locations and spending time in Wigtownshire and moving to Glasgow. Most McCutcheons in England and Wales in 1837-1900 period seem to be linked to this area of Scotland. And a significant proportion of McCutcheons on passenger records also seem linked, though I have less info. Lots of the family groups in the area moved away en masse and many must have travelled overseas, perhaps due to the Clearances (from 1732 but picking up speed from 1750s into the 19th century), the 1746 failure of the Jacobite Rebellion and subsequent repression, the Year of the Sheep forced emigration in 1792 or the Highland Potato Famine (1846-1857). So if you know your ancestors were from "Scotland", the main Scottish port Glasgow, or any of the English ports of departur,e e.g. Liverpool, Plymouth, Southampton or London, they may well have been from Ayrshire. I'd love to know to see if we can find some links.