From what my current discussion with my Grandmother produced..."Ballantine" is the proper spelling...[not the '-tyne' spelling]... of her side of the family.
Also, I found out that Mary Jane Miller, the one that Robert went back to Scotland for, was born in Claighorn or Craighorn on the West side of Scotland.
This would be in the 1800's.
-That Robert and John Ballantine were directly decended from Scotland.
-That Robert had and older son Tom. That John (my grandmothers father) is his younger brother.
-Also found out that My Great Grandmothers proper name before marrage was Jennett May Flintoff.
I found their records on ...
John Ballantine born in Ontario and died in Ontario in 1941 - Ancestry.com
It is the fifth one down.
-Name: John Miller Ballantine
Spouse: Jennet May Flintoff
Thing is...on every single site I come to I have to pay to get the information. What kinda crock is that?
I am sorry but I am poor as a church mouse and even chuch mice have a right to find out who they are related to or in this case what clan...
Sorry...wee rant over.
Now, I also found out that Tom Ballantine moved to BC, Canada in early 1900's
With his Saw Mill and he never came back to Ontario.
My Grandma said she wanted to save up money to go see her Uncle Tom, but then the Depression hit and she could not save up enough money to do so.
I hope that is a little more information.