Here is an Islay-specific piece: https://www.islayinfo.com/islay_clearances.html My family (McKellars) moved in to Islay around 1840 when many others were being moved out, to live at Kilbranan (where

Hi Toni Would it be possible for you to share with us images of the handwritten place and person names, which would allow us to make our own guesses about the letters making up the words? Some of us a

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 south of its

PS There is an Archibald McDermid living in a house in the right parish, but the place just says "House", not Bowmore or Shore Street. You would probably have to buy some credits to see if the origina

Glynn There ARE Valuation Rolls for Islay for the period you are looking for. You will find them on the Scotland's People website. You have to register to search them, but you only have to pay to obta

Hi Glynn I can't answer your question about valuation rolls. All I can say is that I haven't come across anything like them for the towns and villages, though there are lists that hint at some sort of

Hello Greg Could I enquire why you have posted this query to the Islay list? Inverchaolain is on the Cowal peninsula of Argyll rather than on the Isle of Islay, Argyll. I have links to both Inverchaol

The Gaelic surname MacMhuirich went through several stages of Anglicisation, becoming McVurich, McCurrie and Currie. They are all the same name really. Virus-free. www.avast.com

This link https://www.islay.blog/article.php/fair-day-in-bowmore gives the artist's name as William Heath and describes the event, Fair Day, but does not give a date. John Virus-free. www.avast.com

Hi Merle The tendency to concentrate on male lines because those give continuity of surname means that I know very little about my McArthurs, as Mary McArthur was my mother's mother's mother. Mary was

Hi all, Happy to share my info in case a roll call is set up. Names of interest are McKellar, Campbell, McLugash, McArthur. People moved around a lot; places include Kilbrannan (near Daill), Torrabus,