Rattray Ancestry
Index to Rattrays investigated in the course of my researches.My line of ancestry is firm to George Rattray, overseer at Yestermains in 1817. Rattray is a fairly uncommon name south of Edinburgh and thus there is a fairly high confidence in the one baptism - in Edinburgh - matching George Rattray but before that there is little confidence since Rattrays moving down into Edinburgh are more likely to be George's ancestors than Rattrays born in Edinburgh.
Note - according to 'old Parish Records (ScotlandsPeople):
Baptisms 1750-1800
All Scotland 1280
Roxburgh Nil
Berwick Three - the children of Henry Rattery in Gordon
East Lothian - 15 - the children of David Rattery in Prestonpans, Charles Rattray in North Berwick and John Rattray in Dunbar
West Lothian - 6 - the children of David Rattray and Thomas Rattray in Carriden
Midlothian (including Edinburgh) - 74 - see Edinburgh baptisms