Elvis link has Scottish village all shook up

LONDON, UK (Elvis Presley Fans Website) - Elvis Presley's ancestral heritage has been traced back to Lonmay, a small village in north east Scotland, the London-based Times said, citing Allan Morrison, author of a book on Presley.

Parish records are said to show how eight generations before Elvis was born in 1935, his ancestor Andrew Presley married Elspeth Leg in Lonmay on August 27, 1713, and their son was the first Presley to leave Scotland for America, the newspaper said.

Elvis only once set foot in the U.K. when he spent 60 minutes at Scotland's Prestwick airport in 1960 on his way home from national service in Germany, the newspaper said.
Paul Downie, a spokesman for the singer's Scotland's fan club said although Lonmay is so small it is often left off maps, it may become a draw for fans, the newspaper said. "Elvis was at Prestwick in 1960 for an hour and fans from throughout the world visit, so you can imagine what might happen to Lonmay," the Times cited Downie as saying.

Morrison said his research into the Presley line started when he "heard rumors of him coming from Scotland," the newspaper said. "I was able to trace his family tree and when it got to Lonmay it was like striking gold," the newspaper cited Morrison as saying.