Hello Toni and Janet: There is a possibility that my Mary Currie born 1794 ( per tombstone) could be the Mary born 1787 above. Especially since we believe her mother was a Sinclair, and I have the dna

Hi Toni long time since I heard from you. Yes that is right, also when my Dad visited Islay over 25 years ago, someone told him that his branch of the Curries got caught in a Church, escaped and

Hello all, I hope you don't mind if I butt into this conversation. I found my record of the marriage between Donald Currie and Katherine Sinclair, Feb.1786. This is what I have for their family:

Hi Jane, It took me a little while to figure out this statement, but the way I read it is that it was Donald Currie who died on the moors in 1856 and is buried in Kilchoman graveyard, stone not

Verrrry interesting! Sent from my Galaxy

We could start a new thread - "ancestors born on Shore Street". :) Wayne's grandmother, Euphemia Ferguson McNeill was also born in a house on that street 3 Jan 1884. Jan

Re Currie: Janet Chubb does share a dna match with my first cousin and my third cousin. ( Both descended from Mary Currie 1794-1877). No birth record has been found for Mary, but she does show up on

Hi Candy - I have your Charlotte Murdoch & that family in my tree - a first! LOL. If what I have is correct, this Neil & Wayne's 4x ggf Donald are brothers. I will let you know if/when I discover more

Thanks Roger. I do not expect ever to find out. A question for you. Family lore is that my Donald Currie had a son who died in a snow storm with his cousin. Would that be the John Currie I

Thanks for the clarification, Iain. I agree completely! Jan

Hi Janet I still havnt got a father or mother for him Regards Roger

Morning all: My Donald Currie born about 1768 Bowmore married Catherine Sinclair 4 Feb 1786. Roger McWee told me years ago no one knew who his father is, and if found out I would be told. In my

Hi Janice I was passing a general comment on the dangers of accepting data from Ancestry trees without checking back to primary sources. Not specific to the content of your earlier message.

Hello Jan, My Charlotte Murdoch (dau of Rev John Murdoch and Catherine Campbell) married Neil Currie in 1792 at Bowmore, they had 4 children that I know of Donald b 1793, John b 1795, Catherine Anne b

Hi Flora, Thank-you, did not know that Donald re-married after his first wife died - that is some info I did not know / Donald’s brother Hugh is my G Grandfather Philip Hubsmith, Erskine,

Thank you! And.... done! Jan

Thank you, Alan, for the info & phonetic pronunciation - I must say that even though my own ancestry is well over 70% Scot/Irish Gaelic is not a language that comes readily, or at all, ha. Alas, with

Glynn I don't think I'll be able to help with that. At that time several families would have occupied one house, and names of houses have changed over the years. I'm not sure how the numbering

Hi Philip Margaret Carmichael was the second wife of your Donald McFadyen, Postmaster. Flora

Flora, Your message clicks with me as well. My grandmother was born on Shore Street in Bowmore as well. I see that you are a current resident of the town and so might have an answer to my query. My