Hello. This is my first time requesting assistance/input from this group. Thank you in advance. Wondering if anybody is familiar with Mary McArthur christened in Kildalton on 10 February 1820 - parent

Folks, this is my first post, so I hope I am doing it right. My current information about my wife's Morrison family is WILLIAM MORRISON (b. 1788,;d. 9 May 1805); DONALD (b. 1827, Upper Killeyan, Oa, I

I guess I was a bit off on my comment that records in Kilchoman were destroyed before 1822/1823. The cousin who told me this well over 20 years ago had visited Islay and someone there had told her abo

Would the names of people on the valuation lists have been listed in the same order as the building locations on the street? Glynn

My GGrandmother was a Mary McARTHUR born at Ballanaly, Kilchoman in 1845 – She married Malcolm McFADYEN 1870 in Glasgow. I keep a large database of Islay folk, amongst others I have been researching –

My tree has shown for several decades that my 3xgr-grandfather was Duncan McNABB, born in Kildalton (Oa) and baptized there 3 Sep 1796. His name and approximate birth info came to me over 50 years ago

Hello everyone, and Happy (?) Valentine's Day I've been reading "For the People's Cause" by James Hunter, based the writings of John Murdoch, Highland and Irish Land Reformer. Much of his boyhood was

I am a very busy person and well very interested in genealogy however I find I am getting way to may emails each day. What can we do about it to get them buy less often?Any answers? I am sure there wi

Hi All - Wayne's 4x ggf is Donald Currie 1760-1840, Bowmore. Ancestry says that Donald's father was Ivar Currie McVurich, based on info from 17 family trees but few records. I have yet to add Ivar to

Your Email is most interesting. My McDougald and Campbell ancestors came from Nosbridge and Mulindry, Parish of Bowmore in 1841 and 1847.It is always good to read info on that area. Thanks -and all th

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Hello Glynn, I have two maps of Islay, both clearly show Coultersay. Must be a pretty place. Ian McEachern Western Australia This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.av

Hi everyone, I recently heard from Bill Caudill of the Scottish Heritage Center (St.Andrews University) in North Carolina that they will continue to hold their annual (30th) Scottish Heritage Symposiu

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 corr

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

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 column).

Hello Robinson! I have a LOT of this Sinclair family information for you! I have John's birth year as either 1782 or 1786, depending on the census. Sarah,b. 4June,1788. She was the daughter of William

Hi I’m hoping for some help in finding a location listed in the 1881 Census for William McEwan and his wife Catherine (nee Niven/McNiven). The address listed on the 1881 transcription on Ancestry has

Hello: My great-great-grandparents were John Sinclair 1779-1859 and Sarah (Marrion) Jamieson born 1790. They were married on April 25 1811 in Killarrow. They do not appear as infants in the baptism li

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