Old Photograph George Ballantyne Choirmaster Greenlaw Church Choir Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of George Ballantyne, choirmaster of Greenlaw Church Choir in Paisley by Glasgow, Scotland.

Ballantine is a surname of Scottish Gaelic origin. It is first found in Lanarkshire, where the family had been settled since ancient times. The name has also been spelled Balentine, Ballentine, Ballantyne, Ballantine, Ballentyne, Bannentyne, Bannatyne, Bannantyne, Ballanden, Ballanden, Ballendine, and Ballendyne. It is unclear when the surname was first recorded in Scotland, but John Ballenden, also recorded as John Ballentyne and John Ballantyne was the archdeacon of Moray in circa 1450, whilst Sir Alexander Balendin, was the provost of Methven, Perthshire, in 1563.



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