Hello Paul. I’m not related. Are you aware of the Strabane history book? https://www.flamboroughreview.com/news-story/5394726-strabane-book-brings-local-history-settlers-to-life/ Good Luck and Happy H

Interesting to note that the Session meeting date is Aug 1822 when it was decided to buy session books to record Kilchoman Parish Marriages and Baptisms but the first recorded bapt and marriage were i

Hi Faith At the bottom of your email is a link called “Contact Group Owner”. Try that. I “think” there’s an option for a digest format (multiple posts in one email) but could be wrong. Keep safe and w

Thanks Iain – between the two of us, we’ve turned Nancy in the right direction and that Mary d/o of Neil and Rose did not emigrate. Happy hunting, Sue

I’m not related Nancy. Do you have the parents’ marriage: (from OPR transcriptions so it’s a good idea to look at the original) McArthur Neil Kelly Rose BOTP 15 Dec 1818 Kildalton A search on Ancestry

Just grasping at straws here ... The Torra River (north of Glenegedale) - perhaps that's the first part. Ruadh - red haired? Perhaps some help from Gaelic speakers can solve a couple of the problems.

Its in Kilchoman Parish not Kildalton

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

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?

Islay folks buried in Bethel Cemetery. Please note that many of the stones at Bethel cannot be read so the list is likely incomplete. Sue Visser

I’ve photographed a number of gravestones at Bethel Cemetery, Arthur Twp, ON. Many Ileach from Minto and Arthur townships are buried here. If you want a photo, please let me know. Sue Visser

Hi – I’m not related. Sue Visser In Islay death transcriptions (you should to go to the source to verify) Surname, Given name, Date of death, age, Husband, Father, Mother, Informant, Cause, Place Curr

This list is so much outdated, it might be a better idea to ask Steve to delete it entirely. At a quick glance, I see 2 who are deceased (Robert Keith, Ted Larson) and 4 whose email addresses are chan

Hi Toni Norm has also mentioned many similarities through the years. Historically there was a significant relationship between the Netherlands and Scotland. The East Neuk north of Edinburgh is a perfe

Sending Christmas greetings to all – and a Happy, Healthy 2021. Sue Visser

If I have this worked out correctly, in Ontario the time is 2 pm on Wed. https://www.shetland.uhi.ac.uk/studying-at-sc/online-open-week/events/spotlight-on-cultural-theme-norse-place-names-in-scotland

Hi Diane. Thank you for fun memories. Yes the pics are mine 😊. I've looked at the participant pics through the years. I miss seeing some of those folks on our present list. Take care and keep well wis

Hi all Yesterday I was getting ready to watch a webinar about Scottish Wills when I discovered there was a Scottish conference happening right then. I started watching and it was excellent and had to

Thanks for the update Dixie. We’re ok – could be better; could be worse. It would be thought that a lot of Gen stuff would have been done in recent months but nada. Just as the pandemic hit, we were p

An excellent presentation: Found on genealogy a la carte on Facebook: https://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=32946&fbclid=IwAR09PqP3te-SvkL-RbjHH9ywgzZe4dsOdAh1YhVVaVCUWbzm-s9SQ5SC764 On YouTube https://www.