Thanks Charles. Glynn Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Hi, Coultersay - It looks a lovely spot with an open view to Loch Indaal and is named clearly with a sign at the entrance road on "Street View" on Google maps . Regards Charles Houston My

I have come into this discussion late but is what is shown as Caullorsay, otherwise known as Coultorsay (Cultorsa) Kilchoman? Johan

Hi, here is my two pence worth – Corogortan in 1851 with its current name being Corra Ghoirtein in Kilarrow parish – Hope this helps – NR 3145/6960. Regards Roger

You are correct. My mistake. Glynn Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Its in Kilchoman Parish not Kildalton

I have now been able to locate the farm of Coultorsay in Kildalton parish on Islay. For anyone who might be interested, it is about halfway between Port Charlotte and Bruchladdich. It is quite large

The attached newspaper item was shared on Old Islay on Facebook. I’m not related. Happy Hunting Sue Visser

Lately I've been reading this - lots of place name info. THE NORSE IN ISLAY: A Settlement Historical Case-Study for Medieval Scandinavian Activity in Western Maritime Scotland Alan Macniven PhD

Anne, that's great that you & Janet have confirmed links & solidified some connections. I have to climb out of the tree for a bit as I have other commitments looming. Happy hunting to all~ Jan

On a related note, in his memoirs (written in the 1850s), my GGG grandfather, Daniel (Mac)Niven indicated that when his father (Duncan MacNiven) married his mother (Flora Campbell) he quit working at

Hi, Yes it is certainly possible. Thanks for the assist. Glynn Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Please give more info to help with the search. Check out Bob McQueen’s Index of Placenames http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/bobmq_audio.htm Possibly Coultorsay?

I have not been able to locate Caullorsay, Islay. The handwriting is not easy to read for certain, but looks the way I have spelled it here. I believe it is a farm. If anyone can help me spell it

Hi Janice: It does all fit. And we have dna matches between Janet and her cousin and me and my cousin. Also her ancestor Alexander Currie and my ancestor Mary Currie both emigrated to Canada in

Thanks for Roger McWee for noticing the error of my ways. The date I wrote for the marriage of son Alexander Sinclair and Annie McLellan was NOT 29 Jan. 1828. That was her birth date! (wrong

Hi Toni, could you clarify Alexander and Annie Sinclair’s dates please ? If they married in 1828, he would have been 10 at the time of his marriage and Annie 7 yrs at the time of her marriage,

Hello Julie, Here's what I have for "Annie" McLellan in my notes. She and Alexander Sinclair were married 29 January,1828. She was the daughter of Archibald and Catherine McLellan. Alex died on

Hi Ann (Goeden) - have you seen Janet Currie Chubb's comment left Jan 22 regarding her family - a Catherine SINCLAIR - and it appears the era fits. Jan

Given the ease with which some people's written 'n' could be mis-transcribed as 'u', my best guess would be Gortan, on the west shore of Loch Indaal on the road now called the A847, just