Roll Call ?
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Hi, everyone. There are now 177 of us here. Would you like to start a roll call? Just the Islay people's names and places you are interested in. I am thinking we can also build up a database for the people we are researching. We can post images too - however - there is an overall size limit for images on free lists here. So be cautious and resize them, please. I would love to see photos of those we know came from Islay, if we have them. Diane
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J LOCHRIDGE
Hello, I am Johan Lochridge, been interested in my Islay ancestors for many years and my names are Keith, Campbell, Brown, Sinclair, and Stevenson, Dunlop the latter two moved to Islay in mid 1800s. I have taken a DNA test and my results can be matched on Gedmatch where my No is A768704. I have trees on Ancestry. I hope this is helpful Regards Johan
On Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 06:41:26 GMT, Diane Rogers <diane_rogers@...> wrote:
Hi, everyone. There are now 177 of us here. Would you like to start a roll call? Just the Islay people's names and places you are interested in. I am thinking we can also build up a database for the people we are researching. We can post images too - however - there is an overall size limit for images on free lists here. So be cautious and resize them, please. I would love to see photos of those we know came from Islay, if we have them. Diane
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John Kemplen
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, Tighnaspeur (a.k.a. Sky House, in Kildalton parish but nowhere near anywhere), Ardilistry, Cnocrhaonisdale, Trudernish, Proaig, Ayen, Kilchiaran and, most recently, Auchnaclach between Keills and Ballygrant. Ancestors of both grandmother and grandfather moved to Islay (separately) in the 1840s, when many people were moving out. Regards John
On 22/01/2020 06:41, Diane Rogers
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Kris Herron <herronjk@...>
My complicated Islay family
Goodness knows how to put photos on the links, however here are my great grandparents Donald Gillies and Ann McKewan (brewer at Laphroaig) The Carson children of Catherine Ann Gillies, who married William Carson, photographed on the last photo, with her sister Margaret Gilles who was the mother of Alaistair Woodrow who partnered with his cousin, May Carson, my grandmother. Bit twisted. Margaret, my great grandmother was also my great aunt, and went to Canada.
Regards Kris Herron
From: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io [mailto:Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io] On Behalf Of Diane Rogers
Sent: Wednesday, 22 January 2020 4:41 PM To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io Subject: [Islay] Roll Call ?
Hi, everyone.
There are now 177 of us here. Would you like to start a roll call? Just the Islay people's names and places you are interested in.
I am thinking we can also build up a database for the people we are researching.
We can post images too - however - there is an overall size limit for images on free lists here. So be cautious and resize them, please. I would love to see photos of those we know came from Islay, if we have them.
Diane
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MORISON JAMES <james.morison@...>
Hi All, My name is James Morison. Names of interest Johnston, Kildalton, Laphroaig Distillery, Jackson, The Lotts, Whyte, Kildalton
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On 22 January 2020 at 06:41 Diane Rogers <diane_rogers@...> wrote:
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Kris Herron <herronjk@...>
I have James Morrison from Glasgow who went to Canada in 1786, and my Gillies grandfather was the brewer at Laphroaig Distillery. Regards Kris Herron
From: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io [mailto:Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io] On Behalf Of MORISON JAMES via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, 22 January 2020 8:27 PM To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io; Diane Rogers Subject: Re: [Islay] Roll Call ?
Hi All, My name is James Morison. Names of interest Johnston, Kildalton, Laphroaig Distillery, Jackson, The Lotts, Whyte, Kildalton On 22 January 2020 at 06:41 Diane Rogers <diane_rogers@...> wrote:
Hi, everyone.
There are now 177 of us here. Would you like to start a roll call? Just the Islay people's names and places you are interested in.
I am thinking we can also build up a database for the people we are researching.
We can post images too - however - there is an overall size limit for images on free lists here. So be cautious and resize them, please. I would love to see photos of those we know came from Islay, if we have them.
Diane
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Alan Cameron
Hi My name is Alan Cameron and I have many family connections in Islay. My mother was Mary Fraser, her sister Annie Fraser and their brother Iain Fraser. They were born and brought up in Ardbeg where their father John Fraser worked at the Distillery. They lived in Wembley Cottage Ardbeg. Ian was a gamekeeper at Farkin, Kildalton and latterly Dunlossit. Their grandfather was William Fraser who came from Boleskine on Loch Ness side and was a sheered. His wife was Peggy McFadyen. he had many brothers and sisters and her parents were Finlay McFadyen and Mary McGillivray. Finlay's father was Charlie McFadyen and the came from the Claddah area of Portnahaven. My grandmother Annie Fraser (ms Currie) was one of a large family of Curries who originated in Carnduncan (Kilchoman). She had a brother John whose sons - Malcolm (Calum) and Donald farmed in the Ballygrant /. PortAskaig area - Donald at Finlaggan and Calum at Esknish Annie my granny's father was John Currie and he married Mary Smith. There are still Smith farmers in the Bowmore area. There was a large family of Curries whom I can trace. John's father was Malcolm and his wife Elizabeth Ferguson. If any of these families are familiar, I would,d be happy to share my information. Alan I Cameron
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Colin Donald
On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 10:41 PM, Diane Rogers wrote:
Hi Diane, My names is Colin Donald, Aberdeen Scotland. My interests from Islay are primarily McDougall, McCaffer, McNabb. Main places of interest are Port Ellen and Bowmore. Regards, Colin
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Carolyn Harmon
Hi Diane: Thank you for all your work with the group! I have wonderful memories of our get togethers in Ontario and Islay. My gr-grandfather, John McNabb was born on Islay in 1842. He immigrated to Ontario before 1865. His sister, Martha married Archibald Currie in Glasgow in 1866. (Arch was also from Islay.) Their daughter, Kate, was born in January 1867 and supposedly learned to walk on the ship to Ontario about 1869. A "cousin" just helped me locate their brother, Colin, who also eventually ended up in Ontario with their parents, John and Cathrine. Before living in Port Ellen, John and Cathrine lived in Ballychatrigan and Lyrabus. I believe John's parents were Alexander McNabb and Martha Campbell. Not sure about Cathrine. John's and Martha's families both ended up in Chicago and many members are buried there. Colin and the parents died in Ontario. This is John and his wife Margaret Galloway (born in Ontario). I assume this is their son, John, although they had a daughter, Martha, first. Carolyn Harmon
On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 12:41 AM Diane Rogers <diane_rogers@...> wrote:
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Rebecca Campbell
Hello Everyone,
My last direct ancestors to raise their families on Islay were:
Hopefully something of this is familiar to someone out there.
Rebecca
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Betty Macey
Hi all.
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My 4xG Grandfather Hector McInnes married Marion McCaffer at Kilchoman on 17 December 1822. The 1851 census shows most of the family living at Coullabus and gives Hector’s place of birth as Rothesay, Isle of Bute. Hector died in 1856 in Port Glasgow - there is no forename for his father but his mother is given as Mary Johnson. Marion McCaffer’s place of birth is usually given as Kilmeny or Kilchoman, probably about 1790. Frustratingly, I have never been able to find a death certificate for her though she was still living with her daughter Isabella Grant and my 3xG Grandfather, her son Neil b. Kilchoman c 1833. There is plenty of evidence of other activity by family members around Port Glasgow and Greenock during mid to late 1800s (not least that my grandfather, another Neil McInnes, told me that there were so many of us that there was a close in Greenock called McInnes Close) but Marion McCaffer McInnes vanishes from records after 1861. The children of Hector and Marion that I know of are Duncan, Marion, Isabella, Neil, John, Peter, and Donald, all born between about 1827-1839 at Kilchoman. Betty McInnes Macey
On 22 Jan 2020, at 14:23, Rebecca Campbell <beckner_20@...> wrote:
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M E Fuller
This is as far back as I can go. Maybe one of you knows more. I've been helped to get this far by members of the group. Thank you! Nothing before Neil McPhee & Janet Keith GG Grandfather: Neil McPhee: 1796–1901 BIRTH 1796 • Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland DEATH 10 DEC 1901 • Grey, Ontario, Canada -Married- GGGrandmother: Janet Keith: 1802–1834 BIRTH 1802 • Islay, Scotland DEATH 1834 • At Sea Great Grandfather - Peter Mcphee(1824–1907) May 1824 • Edinburgh, Scotland -Married- Great Grandmother - Elizabeth Keith - 1832–1904 Parents were Nicol Keith (nothing more) and Flora Brown (Flora Brown 1804–1882 BIRTH ABT 1804 • Scotland, DEATH 10 FEBRUARY 1882 • Canada) Nothing before this. BIRTH SEPTEMBER 1832 • Island Islay, Argyll County, Scotland -- DEATH APRIL 28 1904 • Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, USA Paternal Grandmother: Mary Ann (Minnie) McPhee 1866–1957 BIRTH MARCH 13, 1866 • Mount Forest, Ont. DEATH JUNE 26, 1957 • San Bernardino, California -Married- Paternal Grandfather: Walker Britton Bodey (Boddy, Body) 1864–1920 BIRTH 1864 • Ontario, Canada DEATH 19 SEP 1920 • Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA
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heather beausoleil
Hi, My Islay connections are: Archibald McIntyre(1795 -1867) md. Catherine McEachern (1801-1876) lived in Kilchoman. He worked as a miller. Immigrated about 1855 to Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario. Edward Turner (1800-1872) md. Isobella Campbell( 1805-1885) children born in Kilmeny. Immigrated to Oro Township, Simcoe County 1832. Hugh Campbell (1825- 1904) md. 1851 Rachel McLeod ( McCuaig). Hugh was from Scarabus and worked as a tailor. Hugh’s mother may have been a Sinclair. Rachel may have been from Port Ellen. They lived in Kildalton before immigrating to Victoria County, Ontario @ 1866 later to Oro, Township, Simcoe County, Ontario. Thanks, Heather Campbell Beausoleil Hi, everyone. There are now 177 of us here. Would you like to start a roll call? Just the Islay people's names and places you are interested in. I am thinking we can also build up a database for the people we are researching. We can post images too - however - there is an overall size limit for images on free lists here. So be cautious and resize them, please. I would love to see photos of those we know came from Islay, if we have them. Diane ._,_._,_
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Elizabeth Lear
My great-great-grandfather was Duncan Carmichael, born in Killarrow around 1830. His parents were Archibald Carmichael and Isabella McDougall, and the family moved to Ontario when he was a child (late 1830s). From there, they moved to Michigan in the 1850s. Archibald Carmichael's parents were Angus Carmichael and Elizabeth Stewart. Isabella McDougall's parents were Duncan McDougall and Christian Graham. I haven't been able to go back further than that because of the naming practices confusion. Islay Families: Carmichael, McDougall, Stewart, Graham. Best, Elizabeth
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mjmonty@...
Hello Islay cousins! My name is Michael Jeffrey Montgomery and I am interested in my Montgomery ancestors who lived on Islay for about 5 generations until they moved to Canada in 1842. My 3rd great grandfather George Montgomery founded the original Octomore
Distillery outside Port Charlotte on his father John's farm of the same name. My family is deeply entangled with the Campbell's, McAllister's, Currie's, McVorren (Morrison) and McDermit's. I'm on wikitree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-8781),
Ancestry and recently became a co-administrator of the Montgomery family group page on FTDNA. My Y (male line) Haplogroup is J2 (J-M172, J-L26) and my Gedmatch ID is T182699. My brick wall for the last few years is trying to figure out how the Montgomery family
came to live on Islay when we appear to be descended from the Ancient Montgomery clan in Easglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Any help or information on any of this would be greatly appreciated.
From: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io <Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io> on behalf of Diane Rogers <diane_rogers@...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 6:41 AM To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io <Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io> Subject: [Islay] Roll Call ? Hi, everyone.
There are now 177 of us here. Would you like to start a roll call? Just the Islay people's names and places you are interested in.
I am thinking we can also build up a database for the people we are researching.
We can post images too - however - there is an overall size limit for images on free lists here. So be cautious and resize them, please. I would love to see photos of those we know came from Islay, if we have them.
Diane
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My families are: Duncan Sinclair and wife Sarah Sinclair from Sanaigmore immigrated to Erin, Ontario area about 1835. They were married in Glassence which is now the Port Charlotte area. Andrew McNabb and wife Janet McFadgen. Andrew’s parentage is a bit fuzzy but there are McNabbs from Lyrabus. His eldest son was born at Tighandrom. Janet was born at Knock (Cnoc Raonastil) and she is the daughter of John McFadgen and Flora Keith. Andrew and Janet immigrated to Erin, Ontario with family about 1853. John McArthur and Anne “Nancy” McArthur (maybe Taylor) of Port Ellen. I am not sure of either parentage. Anne died on Islay about 1851. John immigrated to Erin, Ontario with his family, Isabella, Anne, Donald, Charles and Margaret about 1873. Alexander McKechnie (census while living on Islay uses McEachern and some of the family maintains this after immigration to Canada) and Sarah (Marrion) McLachlan. Alexander lives at Sean-Ghairt, Kilmeny and dies before the family immigrates to Erin, Ontario about 1834. His parentage is unclear. Sarah’s parents are also unknown to me. She immigrates with her children Donald, John, Flora, Ann, Duncan, Mary, Neil and Christina. Donald MacLean and wife Anne McLachlan both born on Islay but I am not sure of location. They immigrated to Erin, Ontario about 1835. I do not have certain parents for either. Merle
From: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io <Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io> On Behalf Of Diane Rogers
Hi, everyone.
There are now 177 of us here. Would you like to start a roll call? Just the Islay people's names and places you are interested in.
I am thinking we can also build up a database for the people we are researching.
We can post images too - however - there is an overall size limit for images on free lists here. So be cautious and resize them, please. I would love to see photos of those we know came from Islay, if we have them.
Diane
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DixieAC <DixieAC@...>
My Islay ancestry goes back to Alexander McCaog 1761-1843 (various spellings) and Flora McNeil 1776-1836, both of Bowmore (married 29 Mar 1789 at Bowmore) via Colin, illegitimate son their son Lachlan and Catherine McArthur “a native of Kildalton”.
Dixie Bower Cutler
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Paul MacAuley
I found Duncan McAulay was from Kilchoman in the Scottish Census. He was born there about 1795 and married Rachel McLellan in Glasgow about 1824.
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Lorne & Susan Campbell
Hi James, I have Angus Johnston 1790-1833, son of John Johnston and Marion McIntyre, who married 1822 Catherine Campbell 1800-1833. Their children Maria and Angus came to Canada.
Lorne
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From: MORISON JAMES via Groups.Io
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:26 AM To: Islay@Scotland-Genealogy.groups.io; Diane Rogers Subject: Re: [Islay] Roll Call ?
Hi All, My name is James Morison. Names of interest Johnston, Kildalton, Laphroaig Distillery, Jackson, The Lotts, Whyte, Kildalton
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Cheryl Cockburn-Wootten <cheryl.cockburn-wootten@...>
Dear All, My link with Islay - my great grandmother and the main family name I am following is Campbell (they sometimes listed on their certificates that they were Campbell (McIvor)) - I'm not sure why or the significance of this and any information would be interesting thank you :-) Great grandmother was Margaret Campbell B:Jan 1974 Bowmore Islay M: George McLean Stewart (non Islay person) D: Feb 1931 Larkhall Glasgow Her parents (both from Islay my G G grandparents) were: Duncan Campbell B: 1831 D: 1910 and Marion McKay B: 1837 D: 1885 GGG Grandparents Archibald Campbell B: 1771 Islay D: abt 1850 and Mary McIntyre B: about 1773 D: ? GGG Grandparents McKay side - Hugh Mckay b: 1815 D: 1885 and Janet Johnstone B: 1817 D: 1885 My sister and I have both completed our DNA via Ancestry we were both born in Glasgow but moved to NZ in our late 20's. We've made connections with our Australian Campbell's cousins. And my gran had a photo (from her mum) of their father - which we now have (they have a copy and had sent it to either my great granny Margraet or her family in Islay). We are looking forward to finding more connections. Cheers, Cheryl :-)
On Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 19:41, Diane Rogers <diane_rogers@...> wrote:
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