Another site for research findagrave.com is particularly helpful if the contributor also records related family connections and history. There are some records for graves in the UK and Europe but not

I totally agree with you Toni. It was through you that I met Jack Puttenham and both of you are GenAngels. I have a binder of hard copies of his OPR transcriptions. I remembered he died near my

This is a great idea, Seymour. Sorry for the delay in my response, but I was trying to find some old Islay research notebooks from years ago. Back in 2000, I met Jack Puttenham, of Hamilton, Ontario

Hi Seymour, I am on FB and saw that post. Agree there is always things to learn no matter how long you have been doing it. I know I need to know more about Scottish research even though I have been

Hi Sue Very Interesting. This Archibald is not in my tree. Found my CAMPBELL line in LDS's Family Search, back to the 1550's. if one can believe what one reads?

This is an article in the latest issue of The Ileach (I receive mine in e-format – you might want to consider doing the same) Happy Hunting, Sue Visser This article is an excerpt from a book

Hello Seymour, Although I have never taken part in this (Except for doing some transcribing for them) I can recommend it for anyone interested in Scottish Family History. The next conference is

On Facebook today I asked if those of us with more experience might help less experienced people, for example on accessing records on the Scottish Records Office site without spending lots of money. I

Hi John, In the Daybook of Daniel Campbell it says "The dissatisfaction among the Tacksmen and their families finally resulted in a large emigration of the younger men, their families and sometimes

Hi John No connection to the Argyle Patent. My people seemed to go directly to Upper Canada. They settled in Thorah, east of Lake Simcoe in the early 1800's

Malcolm, Thank you for the response and the suggestion. I will try contacting Toni Sinclair. Best, Judy Jeon-Chapman

Hi Judith So far as I know, my McDOUGALLs came from Islay, only to Upper Canada which became Ontario in the 1800's. No mention of coming through New York. No connection to a Catherine McEACHRON

I’ve been pulling at this Argyle Patent thread for some time now, trying to positively establish my McArthur roots. My 2nd great Peter Robert McArthur was born in the Argenteuil region of Montreal

Hi Judy and Malcolm, The connection between Jura and Islay for McDougalls and Sinclairs is also of interest to me, as I have Ancestry matches who share Malcolm's ancestry (Peter "Angus" McDougall) as

Malcolm, I wonder if we are cousins--perhaps very distant cousins. I wonder if your McDougalls immigrated first from the Isle of Islay, like mine, in 1739 to the Argyle Patent, in Argyle, Washington

Thanks very much, Sue, for your advice. I feel a bit daunted, but will have a go. Best wishes, Morag

Hi Toni FYI. Their daughter was Allan McDOUGALL b. 1781– Grastle John McDOUGALL b.1783 – Grastell, - d. JUL 1871•Thorah Twp., Beaverton,ON. Tombstone in the Thorah Church Yard

Hi Toni – the sisters: Florence, Margaret – and 2 possibles: Mary, Catherine. My connection with these Sinclairs are McCannells via Margaret, surprisingly not mother Catherine McCuaig. Sue

Thank you for your response, Glynn. I was aware of Dr. Caldwell's comments about the Sinclairs in Argyllshire going by the name of MacNokaird (various spellings), and I have traced about a dozen on

I have some info on the following, if it is of interest: Sara Elizabeth b. abt 1860 (Islay or Ontario?) Robert m. 20 May 1797 to Jean McLarty Margaret b. 9 Jul 1797 to the above Mary b. bef 1765 m. to