Hi I'm new to the group but would be interested in anyone who knew my dad John McIntosh of Bowmore. He was a Baker before the war, after which he left the island to live in Glasgow with my mum Mary, b

Hi, I am going through my notes and trying to fill in the missing blanks. I am wondering if anyone can help. My current interest is my two great grandparents: Donald Currie (b. 1848 in Duich Lotts) an

Hello all, I have ancestors from both Mull and Islay. Margaret Morison from Mull married an Archibald McAffer from Islay in 1865. Their daughter Mary was my grandmother. Archibald was born in Kilchoma

Bill Calder has very recently registered a one-name study for the surname Calder with the Guild of One-Name Studies. Those of us with Islay (or other) Calders might like to give him our information. S

Begin forwarded message: From: Lola Cook <lola.cook@...> Subject: McEwing/Stewart Date: March 31, 2022 at 9:19:23 AM PDT To: "Islay+help@scotland-genealogy.groups.io" <Islay+help@Scotland-Genealogy.gr

Hi Steffenie and Heather. Although my research activity has dwindled over the past years, I still lurk in the background and browse the group messages on occassion. My interest has been piqued lately

A while ago I watched a UTube series on the Clans of Scotland on TV, and was delighted to see one episode that included a bit on Islay. There's a view of downtown Bowmore, and also a short interview w

I thought this might be a good article for fellow Islay researchers. Allan

Hi, I am researching the names Brown, McLeod, McIntyre, & McKenzie. My Great Grandmother Jennie (Jane) (Janet) Brown born 28 Feb. 1852 went to public school in Port Ellen. Her mother Catherine McLeod

My Gt gt grandmother Mary Gilchrist (married to Donald Mclean) was born in 1805 at Upper Cragabus, Oa. Her parents were Archibald Gilchrist and Flora McDuffie/McPhee. She appeared to be the eldest dau

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 p

Hi Can anyone help me with the above or if possible, copy over all the excel files to the files folder on this group site? Thanks in advance

There is now a new "Islay DNA Connections" Facebook group some may be interested in if you have done autosomal tests and uploaded those to GEDMatch. And if you have had Y-DNA or MtDNA (Mitochondrial D

Hugh is my paternal grandfather and my brick wall. I have researched his family, siblings, army career (Chelsea Pensioner), marriage, but then he disappears and I can’t find him in any further census

Doris Sanders asked that “the complete file from OA 1839” be sent again. This is something that each member can do for themselves without something being sent again. I suspect our Admin, M. Diane Roge

Would the person who posted the 1839 farmers census of Islay, please do so again? I tried to download it and lost it instead. So much for 82 year old hands, eyes, or-ordination and other stuff. Doris

S K, My Taylor and Gillis ancestors arrived in 1738 and eventually settled on the Argyle Patent. I believe they initially settled on the Kakiat Patent near what is now Tappan, NY. I have not been able

Shelly, I am very interested in receiving any information that you have about this community and about where they came from. My email is jjeonchapman@... Judy

In discussion with Ken Harrison re difficulty in see the complete file I found another way to share the file. This is all of the file I have for the 1839 OA. Ken found he could copy/paste what is belo