Hi Roy, I have rather a lot of information about the Mylchreest family I will give you what I have got in direct decendants to Samuel Mylchreest. If you would like to contact me for more details my email is jillski54@aol.com
The name is first recorded as
William Mclecrist 1600,
William Mylchreest 1626-1668 m Jony Kennaugh
Silvester Mylchreest 1650-1723 m Jane Moore
Thomas Mylchreest 1670-1751 m Mabel Killey
John Mylchreest 1712-1751 m Ann Kelly
Patrick Mylchreest ?-1823 m Catherine Oates
Solomon Mylchreest 1785-1865 m Jane Kerney