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My Islay gt gt grandmother
Heather
My Gt gt grandmother Mary Gilchrist (married to Donald Mclean) was born in 1805 at Upper Cragabus, Oa. Her parents were Archibald Gilchrist and Flora McDuffie/McPhee. She appeared to be the eldest daughter the others were Peter , Ann (married Neil Darroch), John, Dugald (married Mary McKechnie)Catherine (married McCuaig). I believe Peter Gilchrist has the most descendants still on Islay as his daughter Flora married John Campbell.
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Re: Roll Call ?
That should be John Currie, son of Donald Currie of Duich Lotts, and grandson of Peter Currie.
Glynn
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From: Glynn Currie <glynn.currie@...>
Date: 2022-02-16 03:10 (GMT-08:00)
To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Islay] Roll Call ?
An interesting message.
My grandparents were John (son of Peter from Duich Lotts) Currie and Flora (daughter of Archibald from Bowmore) McDiarmid. Perhaps we are distant cousins.
Glynn Currie
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From: "John Murdoch via groups.io" <c.murdoch@...>
Date: 2022-02-16 02:54 (GMT-08:00)
To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Islay] Roll Call ?
Did any of the Smiths move to Paisley? I used to garden for an Islay Smith who lived in Glasgow Road. I thought he was old in the 1980’s but he looked after his Mother there. She was friendly with my Grandfather who was a McDiarmid with Currie relations
on the Murdoch/ Murphy/ Caskie side.
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Re: Roll Call ?
An interesting message.
My grandparents were John (son of Peter from Duich Lotts) Currie and Flora (daughter of Archibald from Bowmore) McDiarmid. Perhaps we are distant cousins.
Glynn Currie
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From: "John Murdoch via groups.io" <c.murdoch@...>
Date: 2022-02-16 02:54 (GMT-08:00)
To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Islay] Roll Call ?
Did any of the Smiths move to Paisley? I used to garden for an Islay Smith who lived in Glasgow Road. I thought he was old in the 1980’s but he looked after his Mother there. She was friendly with my Grandfather who was a McDiarmid with Currie relations
on the Murdoch/ Murphy/ Caskie side.
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Re: Roll Call ?
Did any of the Smiths move to Paisley? I used to garden for an Islay Smith who lived in Glasgow Road. I thought he was old in the 1980’s but he looked after his Mother there. She was friendly with my Grandfather who was a McDiarmid with Currie relations on the Murdoch/ Murphy/ Caskie side.
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Re: New to Group - unable to access or download Excel files for marriages and census at http://web.archive.org/.../freepages.family.../~tlarson/bdm/
#gilchrist
Steve G
Try here for Ted's archive:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080405035838/http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tlarson/bdm/
And can you list your info request in the body of this email, rather than in the subject line?? I'm not 100% clear on which files you are after.
Cheers,
Steve G
Seattle
On Feb 15, 2022, at 12:21 PM, annemac62@... wrote: Hi
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Re: New to Group - unable to access or download Excel files for marriages and census at http://web.archive.org/.../freepages.family.../~tlarson/bdm/
#gilchrist
I did download spreadsheet files from the Internet Archive site earlier. 1860 census, for e.g. These files may no longer be saved elsewhere though. Diane R M Diane Rogers
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Re: New to Group - unable to access or download Excel files for marriages and census at http://web.archive.org/.../freepages.family.../~tlarson/bdm/
#gilchrist
Donald Young
Hi Anne; What files do you want from the Gilchrist site. I may have some of what you what. Donald Young On 2022-02-15 3:21 p.m.,
annemac62@... wrote:
Hi
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New to Group - unable to access or download Excel files for marriages and census at http://web.archive.org/.../freepages.family.../~tlarson/bdm/
#gilchrist
annemac62@...
Hi
Can anyone help me with the above or if possible, copy over all the excel files to the files folder on this group site? Thanks in advance
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DNA and Islay Genealogy
There is now a new "Islay DNA Connections" Facebook group some may be interested in if you have done autosomal tests and uploaded those to GEDMatch.
And if you have had Y-DNA or MtDNA (Mitochondrial DNA) results and have maternal or paternal descent from Islay, you may be interested in the older "Isles of the Hebrides" DNA Project at FamilyTreeDNA. (Originally that project was only Islay, but there weren't enough of us.) https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=isleofislay Diane M Diane Rogers Admin
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subscribe
Ian McEachern
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Re: Hugh Stewart
Anne Farrar
This may be a red herring but my 2x great grandfather served in the Crimean War and later as a member of the 73rd Foot Regiment was posted to Canada. The Regiment was first stationed in Halifax, Nova Scotia and then to Haldimand County, in what is now Ontario, Canada. He took his discharge from the army in 1869 and settled in Cardwell Township, Muskoka Ontario.
If your Hugh Stewart was a pensioner he must have returned to England around that time as Canada became independent in 1867. You may have to look further into any available military records. Anne
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Re: Hugh Stewart
Sorry, must get my fingers seen to.. or my keyboard! Some Campbeltown records seem to be missing or had been destroyed. I have the same problem with my GG grandfather. No record of death and no gravestone. Last noted in the 1881 census , but his widow living with her daughter on Gigha in the 1891 census. So missing death register sometime between 1881 - 1891. My brickwall!
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Iain
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From: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io <Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io> On Behalf Of lola.cook@shaw.ca Sent: 05 February 2022 21:11 To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io Subject: [Islay] Hugh Stewart Hugh is my paternal grandfather and my brick wall. I have researched his family, siblings, army career (Chelsea Pensioner), marriage, but then he disappears and I can’t find him in any further census records or his death. I need some help and hope someone out there can do so! Father - John Stewart b. 1812, Kilmore, Islay - Died btw Nov 1866 & Jan 1869 His parents Alexander Stewart & Effy McPherson Mother - Mary McCaig b. 1816, Bowmore, Islay - Died Dec,,. 2,1872 Bowmore Her parents Donald McCaig & Betsy Brown Siblings: Robert Stewart - b. 1844, Kilchoman - Died Oct 10, 1870 Bowmore Poorhouse Spouse - Isabella McFadyen, Renfrew, Scotland Marriage - Nov 30, 1866 - Glasgow Hugh Stewart - b. Aug 1846, Easdale Died ?? Spouse - Catherine McEwing - b. 1857 to 1921 Campbeltown Marriage - Dec. 1, 1885 Campbeltown Her parents - Joseph McEwing & Mary Wallace John Stewart - b.1848, Portree, Inverness - Died June 22,1878 - Glasgow Spouse - Margaret McCaffer 1848-1881 Marriage - June 3,1870 Calton, Glasgow Mary Stewart - b. 1852 Kildalton, Islay Died - Jan 10, 1869 Bowmore Susan Stewart - b. 1854 Bowmore. Died May 5,1893, Glasgow Spouse - Gilbert Boyd (1851-1880) Marriage Oct 22, 1873 Spouse - Daniel McAleese Hugh Stewart’s Army Career - At age 17 he enlisted on June 23, 1864 at Greenock. He was a Private in the 73rd Foot Regiment -Service number 1094 Served in Ceylon and the Far East, and Ireland. Discharged Nov. 6, 1876 on Medical Discharge as he had many bouts of phthisis (Tuberculosis….as had many of his family members). He stated on his discharge that his intended place of residence would be at 57 Hill Rd. Calton, Glascow. He worked as Masons Labourer and went to Campbeltown to work on a Lairds Estate. Catherine worked there s milkmaid. She was pregnant by Hugh when they married on Dec. 1, 1885. My father, Robert McEwing Stewart was born on July 25, 1886. Hugh does not seem to be there at this time and I can’t find anything more about him….no census records or death notice, Catherine reverted back to her maiden name “McEwing” and Robert became just Robert McEwing. So that is as far as I’ve been able to go. I would certainly appreciate any help or suggestions to see if I can solve this mystery! Thank you! Lola Cook
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Re: Hugh Stewart
Hi Lola
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Some Campbeltown records seem to be missing or had been destroyed. I have the same problem with my GG grandfather. No record of death and no gravestone. Last noted in the 181 census , but his widow living with her daughter on Gigha in the 1991 census. So missing death register sometime between 1881 - 1891. My brickwall! Iain MacIntosh
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From: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io <Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io> On Behalf Of lola.cook@shaw.ca Sent: 05 February 2022 21:11 To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io Subject: [Islay] Hugh Stewart Hugh is my paternal grandfather and my brick wall. I have researched his family, siblings, army career (Chelsea Pensioner), marriage, but then he disappears and I can’t find him in any further census records or his death. I need some help and hope someone out there can do so! Father - John Stewart b. 1812, Kilmore, Islay - Died btw Nov 1866 & Jan 1869 His parents Alexander Stewart & Effy McPherson Mother - Mary McCaig b. 1816, Bowmore, Islay - Died Dec,,. 2,1872 Bowmore Her parents Donald McCaig & Betsy Brown Siblings: Robert Stewart - b. 1844, Kilchoman - Died Oct 10, 1870 Bowmore Poorhouse Spouse - Isabella McFadyen, Renfrew, Scotland Marriage - Nov 30, 1866 - Glasgow Hugh Stewart - b. Aug 1846, Easdale Died ?? Spouse - Catherine McEwing - b. 1857 to 1921 Campbeltown Marriage - Dec. 1, 1885 Campbeltown Her parents - Joseph McEwing & Mary Wallace John Stewart - b.1848, Portree, Inverness - Died June 22,1878 - Glasgow Spouse - Margaret McCaffer 1848-1881 Marriage - June 3,1870 Calton, Glasgow Mary Stewart - b. 1852 Kildalton, Islay Died - Jan 10, 1869 Bowmore Susan Stewart - b. 1854 Bowmore. Died May 5,1893, Glasgow Spouse - Gilbert Boyd (1851-1880) Marriage Oct 22, 1873 Spouse - Daniel McAleese Hugh Stewart’s Army Career - At age 17 he enlisted on June 23, 1864 at Greenock. He was a Private in the 73rd Foot Regiment -Service number 1094 Served in Ceylon and the Far East, and Ireland. Discharged Nov. 6, 1876 on Medical Discharge as he had many bouts of phthisis (Tuberculosis….as had many of his family members). He stated on his discharge that his intended place of residence would be at 57 Hill Rd. Calton, Glascow. He worked as Masons Labourer and went to Campbeltown to work on a Lairds Estate. Catherine worked there s milkmaid. She was pregnant by Hugh when they married on Dec. 1, 1885. My father, Robert McEwing Stewart was born on July 25, 1886. Hugh does not seem to be there at this time and I can’t find anything more about him….no census records or death notice, Catherine reverted back to her maiden name “McEwing” and Robert became just Robert McEwing. So that is as far as I’ve been able to go. I would certainly appreciate any help or suggestions to see if I can solve this mystery! Thank you! Lola Cook
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Hugh Stewart
Hugh is my paternal grandfather and my brick wall. I have researched his family, siblings, army career (Chelsea Pensioner), marriage, but then he disappears and I can’t find him in any further census records or his death. I need some help and hope someone out there can do so!
Father - John Stewart b. 1812, Kilmore, Islay - Died btw Nov 1866 & Jan 1869 His parents Alexander Stewart & Effy McPherson Mother - Mary McCaig b. 1816, Bowmore, Islay - Died Dec,,. 2,1872 Bowmore Her parents Donald McCaig & Betsy Brown Siblings: Robert Stewart - b. 1844, Kilchoman - Died Oct 10, 1870 Bowmore Poorhouse Spouse - Isabella McFadyen, Renfrew, Scotland Marriage - Nov 30, 1866 - Glasgow Hugh Stewart - b. Aug 1846, Easdale Died ?? Spouse - Catherine McEwing - b. 1857 to 1921 Campbeltown Marriage - Dec. 1, 1885 Campbeltown Her parents - Joseph McEwing & Mary Wallace John Stewart - b.1848, Portree, Inverness - Died June 22,1878 - Glasgow Spouse - Margaret McCaffer 1848-1881 Marriage - June 3,1870 Calton, Glasgow Mary Stewart - b. 1852 Kildalton, Islay Died - Jan 10, 1869 Bowmore Susan Stewart - b. 1854 Bowmore. Died May 5,1893, Glasgow Spouse - Gilbert Boyd (1851-1880) Marriage Oct 22, 1873 Spouse - Daniel McAleese Hugh Stewart’s Army Career - At age 17 he enlisted on June 23, 1864 at Greenock. He was a Private in the 73rd Foot Regiment -Service number 1094 Served in Ceylon and the Far East, and Ireland. Discharged Nov. 6, 1876 on Medical Discharge as he had many bouts of phthisis (Tuberculosis….as had many of his family members). He stated on his discharge that his intended place of residence would be at 57 Hill Rd. Calton, Glascow. He worked as Masons Labourer and went to Campbeltown to work on a Lairds Estate. Catherine worked there s milkmaid. She was pregnant by Hugh when they married on Dec. 1, 1885. My father, Robert McEwing Stewart was born on July 25, 1886. Hugh does not seem to be there at this time and I can’t find anything more about him….no census records or death notice, Catherine reverted back to her maiden name “McEwing” and Robert became just Robert McEwing. So that is as far as I’ve been able to go. I would certainly appreciate any help or suggestions to see if I can solve this mystery! Thank you! Lola Cook
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Re: Roll Call ?
Dixie Cutler
Hi Lola,
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Not sure I can help with your mystery - I suspect vanishing men were not all that uncommon! My tree has two Mary McCaig. One born on Colonsay to Lachlan (born Islay in 1809) who married Hugh John McColl on Colonsay and one born 1898 at Dunoon to Angus, son of Lachlan. There is every possibility that we link a bit earlier. Records are a bit sketchy (maybe it was the distilleries?). I will keep on the lookout. Best Dixie
On Jan 23, 2022, at 12:15 PM, lola.cook@shaw.ca wrote:
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Re: Roll Call ?
GREG FERGUSON
My Islay Ancestor Surnames are: Ferguson , Adair, McArthur, Gillespie, Hyndman others believed connected or associated with them Whyte / White, McAlpine, Jamieson, Sweet, Grant, Cameron, McMillan, Taylor, McLachlan, Currie came from Islay around 1845 - 1851 to Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
On Sunday, January 23, 2022, 01:58:34 p.m. CST, Dixie Cutler <dixcutler@...> wrote:
My Islay names are McArthur, McNeil, McCaig (McCoag, McCuag - take your pick!). Dixie Cutler
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Re: Roll Call ?
Hi Dixie,
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I think we are somehow related through McCaig…..but I lost track of you. I still haven’t found out what happened to my paternal grandfather Hugh Stewart. His parents were John Stewart and Mary McCaig on Islay. I have done research and know all about hie parents, his siblings, Robert (who died in Bowmore Poorhouse), John, Mary (died age 15 of TB), Susan. Both Robert & John were in the Police force in Glasgow. Hugh joined the army at age 17 and served in India and other places. He was in long enough to earn a Chelsea Pension. He was a Mason’s Labourer and worked on a Laird’s estate in Campbeltown. Here he met Catherine McEwing, a dairymaid; got her pregnant and he was hauled up by her family to be married in Campbeltown on Dec. 1, 1885. He seems to disappear after that and she has my father, Robert McEwing Stewart in July 1886. I’ve tried census, death, Chelsea Pension hospitals but can find no trace of Hugh….so he’s my brick wall!! Can you fill in any gaps or have any information on him at all…..or any clues where I should look now?? Would appreciate any help!! Cheers! Lola
On Jan 23, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Dixie Cutler <dixcutler@shaw.ca> wrote:
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Re: Roll Call ?
My Islay names are McArthur, McNeil, McCaig (McCoag, McCuag - take your pick!).
Dixie Cutler
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Re: Roll Call ?
My Islay family names are: McPhee/McFee/Mcfie, Shanks, Campbell, Ferguson.
My great great grandfather was John McPhee married to Ann Shanks, he was a gardener at Islay House, probably in early to mid 1880’s.
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Re: Roll Call ?
doris sanders
Left out Isobel Dallas married Duncan McKerrell, apparently died at Port Ellen, but husband and family emigrated to Alabama, USA, between 1851 and 1860.
On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 11:45 AM doris sanders via groups.io <dorisbsanders=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote: Doris Barfield Sanders, Poolville, Texas, USA, and my family from Islay goes back
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