My g-g-grandfather, James McAlister, arrived in New Orleans/Algiers LA in 1849(where he married Catherine Hull) and two years later was living in Mobile. He and several of his brothers settled "amidst many of his friends who arrived here from Scotland, mostly associated in the ship building industry in the southern part of the city of Mobile". This quote is from my grandfather M. V. O'Rourke's account of McAlister's life. James was born in Campbeltown, Argyll. So it seems that my Scot ancestor followed almost the same path as yours about the same time, and if you glance through Mobile's old city directories, you'll see that it was definitely a destination for immigrants. I'm curious if you have any info regarding the ships your ancestor took. If he worked in shipping, it is quite possible our ancestors knew each other. Brian Researching Mobile names: O'Rourke, McAlister, Balurdo Stockmann, Kaune, Bruning, Bresentine > Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 07:49:43 -0500 > From: "Mary Lander" <jacknday@datasync.com> > Subject: Re: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Immigration Ships into Port of > Mobile in the 1850s > > My Scottish GGgrandparents came over on a ship from Ireland > (spent 8 years > there) arriving first week of January 1853 to New Orleans, LA > and on to > Mobile where they settled. According to a note by my > Ggrandfather they went > on a smaller boat to Mobile. I had the impression that Mobile > must not have > had much immigration during that period. > > Mary McArthur Lander __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com