Hello everyone I have been on the list for a while and have decided to as for assistance. I am researching my ggf who was Hugh Campbell from 22 Bridge Street Rothesay He married Annie Russell Miller in Nov 1906 in Airdie. They lived in Rothesay until moving to New Zealand about 1920 or so. I beleived they did go back to rothesay for a visit about 1925. Is anyone out there related to them or know of them. Thanks again Debbie Martin

Posted on: Buteshire Scotland Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Bute?read=363 Surname: Minehan, Kerrigan ------------------------- Hi all, I am searching my Grandmothers line. Alice Minehan married my grandfather Peter J. Nilson in Australia 22.05.1911, on her marriage certificate it shows she was 27 yrs old yob. about 1884 ? On cert. Mother Alice Kerrigan Father Peter Minehan. Place of birth Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland. Father's profession Merchant. On search on IGI found Alice born 8.02.1873 as you can see 11 yr diff but same parents Alive Kerrigan and Peter Minehan. Slight fib about age to grandfather ??? Also brother John Coombe Minehan 4.04.1871 Any and all information greatfully recieved. Errol S. Nilson, Mount Isa, Australia

In a message dated 5/24/00 4:30:54 AM GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I have recently re-subscribed to this list so thought I'd repost my surname interests: ROBERTSON, HUNTER and HILL, all on the Isle of Cumbrae. I'd be grateful for any information. I know they're all pretty common names on Cumbrae but you never know. >> Hi Tell me more. I have an 1851 census index for Bute, as well as the 1881 on cd, and a book with pre-1855 MIs.......but I also have a mother still living on the island and am going to be going up fairly often in the next few months, so if there is anything you'd like photographed let me know. Irene

Does anyone know anything about James McCurdy b. 1755 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland? He was son of John & Mary (McFie) McCurdy. Thanks, Sue Marcus

These links may be of use ... -----Original Message----- From: Jane Brownlee <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 28 May 2000 3:01 Subject: [LKS] Batch numbers and LDS films >This is a list of websites that I have stumbled across SNIP >This is a link to an explanation of what batch numbers are and how to use them. >This is the key to the whole thing. ><http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/8333/scotland.html#a> > >David Wills' site: ><http://www.ktb.net/~dwills/scotref/13300-scottishreference.htm> >This site contains information about census film lists; street index film lists; >birth, marriage, and death records index lists; parish number lists; information >about the General Register Office of Scotland; and a link to the Scots Origins >site. > >This link is to a list of death indexes filmed by the LDS; they are >from 1855 to 1956 only. ><http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13305-deathindex.htm> > >This is a link to another list of batch numbers: ><http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/8333/scotland.html#a> >

Welcome to Heather, Jennie Macfie, Bill Covey, Kaye and Maureen who have joined this week. If you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** A possibly useful source for list subscribers are the published proceedings of the Buteshire Natural History Society. As an example, "Arran in the Eighteenth Century" by George Laidler. D.L. [Read 9th December 1930] was according to my source, published in 1935. It is slightly mis-titled, as the talk was restricted to the time covered by John Burrell's diary (1766 - 1782) when he was Commissioner to the Duke of Hamilton, however for Arran researchers, it expands on what is in Volume Two of the Book of Arran. Now for copyright reasons, I can't give the full text as I have done with other documents in the past, but I will in future issues pass on some relevant quotes (for the sake of those of you with Bute &/or Cumbrae roots, I'll try to select the generic examples). ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook [email protected] List owner and Co-host with Barbara < [email protected] > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list. List owner of the SCT-RENFREW and SCT-ARGYLL mailing lists.

Posted on: Buteshire Scotland Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Bute?read=362 Surname: McNeil ------------------------- I am trying to trace a Neil McNeil,who i believe was born in Ireland. He married Mary?. They had a son Richard McNeil, born 07/04/1814 in Kerrycroy, who married a Jean Black on 30/07/1840 in Kingarth, she was born on the 18/01/1821 in Piperhall, Kingarth, daughter of Daniel Black and Isobel McLean. She had a brother Duncan and two sisters, Mary and Isobel. Duncan and Mary were twins. Richard and Jean moved to Glasgow. Jean died 9/01/1874 in Dumbreck Priory Lodge,Govan. Richard died in Wellside, Cambuslang on the 6/5/1894. They had 2 Children, Daniel and Neil both born in Kerrycroy.

As there are at least 10 entries in this e-mail which relate to one of my three lists, herewith uncut some Canadian Burials which may be of interest. For those who haven't tried the PML system, this is proof that the "near" option works - you only get the messages that really may help in the ongoing search. {When I started. I misunderstood the options and used "Scarlet* and Suffolk" which gave me whole digests with a Suffolk reference in one message and a Scarlet reference in another - needless to say I changed it very quickly) Peter List owner -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, 27 May 2000 15:03 Subject: PML Digest >============================================================ >A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this >search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >============================================================ >Match: Scarlet* near Suffolk >Source: [email protected] >From: Carl Nutbrown <[email protected]> >Subject: Field of Honour, Pointe Claire,Montreal, Canada > > >Found the following whilst taking a stroll through a local >cemetery........ >Only a couple from Yorkshire but have sent them all as they may be >of interest to some. > >Charles WOLFENDEN Jan 5 1881 -- Jan 5 1947. A native of >Slaidburn Yorkshire. >Beloved husband of Mary Emma ROBERTS Jun 7 1880 -- Jul 1 1958 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >John Alan RAYNER, born Sheffield,England Jan 29 1906. >Died MacDonald College May 28 1931, aged 25. >Some time Officer in the Royal Naval Reserve and later a graduate of >McGill University. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >John McKENZIE, beloved husband of Ann Cosgrave, born Feb 27 1888, >died Sept 13 1932. A native of Glasgow. >Ann McKENZIE 1891 - 1973 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Annie NEAL, a native of Sunderland,England. March 29 1854 -- >May 31 1934 >Wife of James WOOLMER, a native of London, March 10 1856 -- >Aug 12 1939 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >John Martin FRASER May 27 1886 -- Jun 21 1935. >A native of Mid Calder, Scotland. >His wife Lily Callander 1890 -- 1960 >His son John 1911 -- 1937 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Mary Jane NEVISON, widow of the late William ROBSON, born Barnard >Castle,England 1858 -- 1938 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >David Scott BLACKIE 1907 -- 1943 born Edinburgh Scotland > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >James MILLER, born Cambuslang,Scotland 1879 -- 1932 >His wife Caroline Agnes LAMONT 1884 -- 1938 >Agnes Mitchell, wife of Chas. LAMONT 1856 -- 1936 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Annie I SHERIFF 1877 -- 1921,born at South Shields,England. >Wife of James George THOM. 1880 --1952 born Glasgow, Scotland >Mary MacIver THOM 1901 -- 1986 > >John THOM 1852 -- 1911 Interred at Glasgow Scotland. >His wife Isabella MORRICE 1850 -- 1925, born Lonmay,Aberdeenshire >Their daughter Isabella Ann Walls Thom 1877 -- 1966 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Royle WOLFENDEN 1893 -- 1981 >Wife Mary Ann HENDERSON 1901 -- 1984 > >Ellen ROYLE Apr 26 1862 (Lancashire) -- Apr 29 1920 >>(Montreal ) Beloved wife of John Thomas WOLFENDEN >July 14 1863 (Oldham) -- Oct 13 1952 ( Montreal ) > >Nora BARNETT 1896 -- 1958 beloved wife of Thomas WOLFENDEN >1895 -- 1971 > >Norman WOLFENDEN 1896 -- 1969 beloved husband of Amy HODKIN > >Dora WOLFENDEN 1926 -- 1989 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Henry WILSON died Oct 5 1956, aged 72 beloved husband of Annie >GAMMON > >Lillian May GAMMON,beloved wife of James TAYLOR , died Feb 6 1954 >aged 62 > >Josiah GAMMON, beloved husband of Annie BRAYLEY, died Aug 20 1930, >aged 68, a native of Devonshire,England. > >Annie BRAYLEY, died Jan 9 1941 aged 68 > >Florence Mary GAMMON, beloved wife of Frederick W CAVENER, died >Mar 20 1942, aged 42 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Mary FISHER, widow of the late David Lewis of Cardiff ,Wales >Nov 19 1859 -- Jan 1 1933 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Frank Cullimore JONES Oct 17 1885 -- May 9 1944, beloved husband >of Beth LEWIS > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Neil McVEAN 1873 -- 1925 of Argyllshire,Scotland, beloved husband >of Sarah ELLIOT 1886 -- 1972 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >James Muir ARBUCKLE born Glasgow Scotland died Montreal Sept 16 > 1945, aged 67 >Beloved husband of Helen MORTON, Sept 25 1880 -- Apr 1 1965 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >John Henry THOMPSON of Durham England Sept 15 1883 -- >Oct 29 1938 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >George Langton GARROW 1884 -- 1944, beloved husband of Lena PILKEY >Their daughter, Dorothy Eunice 1912 -- 1931 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Ernest John SCARLETT of Suffolk England 1883 -- 1959, beloved >husband of Ada Mary GAZE > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >A dear mother, >Beatrice Mary NAPPER born Sussex England Aug 28 1876, >died Sept 15 1959. >Beloved wife of the late Reginald John BAKER > >A dear husband and father, >Reginald John BAKER born Devonshire England, May 15 1879 >died Nov 23 1950 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Jas. B. FLOCKHART born Beath Scotland 1874 -- 1941. >Beloved husband of Sarah THOMSON. >Also their son Robert B FLOCKHART 1904 -- 1945 > >Mary RAE born Ayr Scotland 1878 -- 1941, beloved wife of Thomas >McILWRAITH 1876 -- 1959 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Edward W PIRIE Apr 21 1894 -- Oct 2 1940. A native of Inverness >Scotland. >10th Battn. CEF ( Canadian Expeditionary Force) 1915 -- 1919 >His wife Millicent ROSS Sept 15 1893 -- Mar 11 1985 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >William Eardley SWALES born Ulceby England Dec 31 1908 -- >May 22 1952 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >William Ross BULLOCH Jun 7 1884 -- Jun 19 1954, born Dunoon >Scotland >Beloved wife of Bella CUMMING Jun 12 1885 -- Feb 8 1970, born >Toronto,Ontario > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Joseph Bennett born Northwold Norfolk Oct 6 1858 died Lachine >Sept 25 1929 >His wife Elizabeth Ann BICKERSTAFF 1866 -- 1944 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Mary Marjorie REDFERN born Lesmahagow Scotland Apr 30 1903 -- >Dec 7 1952 , beloved wife of Daniel BULLOCH, and her niece Marjorie >Jean STEELE , wife of Francis DUFFEY Mar 3 1930 -- Apr 13 1956 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >David STEELE born Kirkfieldbank Scotland Dec 3 1905 -- July 23 >1973, beloved husband of Anne REDFERN born Lesmahagow Scotland >Feb 12 1907 -- Sep 25 1978 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Allan GOWANS Aug 24 1890 -- Aug 18 1946. A native of Dundee >Scotland. >Beloved husband of Elizabeth McLEAn Dec 13 1893 -- May 17 1964 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Horace James ALLEN died Dec 22 1930 in his 64 th year >His beloved wife Emily CHARGE died Dec 25 1948 aged 82 > >Arthur John ALLEN died Jan 15 1923 aged 29, a native of St Albans >England > >Ethel Ann Newman died Dec 25 1962 in her 75th year. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Joan CUNNINGHAM 1869 -- 1949 Strathkiness,Scotland > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >James VEATS of Dufftown Scotland 1892 -- 1955 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >William F MUIR born Kilburnie Ayrshire Scotland 1888 -- 1956 >Husband of Janet JAMIESON 1891 -- 1987 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Helen Fraser HUGHES of Ellon Scotland Jan 14 1897 -- Dec 8 1946 >beloved wife of Thomas Lewis HUGHES. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Carl Nutbrown >Canada > >==== YORKSGEN Mailing List ====

Posted on: Buteshire Scotland Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Bute?read=361 Surname: McNeil, Brownlie, Whiltshire ------------------------- Hello out There ! I am interested in picking up any information at all about my Great Grand Parents and will really appreciate any morsel of help . William McNeil I believe was born on Rothsay on the Isle Of Bute I estimate in the 1860's or possibly 70's--we think his father was Daniel and his mother Elizabeth Palmer. I believe before emigrating to New Zealand he lived in Northern Ireland and married Elizabeth Brownlie who may have also been knwon as Annie Whiltshire in Wellington in 1892 ( how or why I don't know other than ahe may have been adopted it seems )--she came form the Isle Of Islay in Scotland it appears . Any information in this jig-saw will be appreciated . email [email protected] Thanks / Regards

Hullo Listers, I have recently re-subscribed to this list so thought I'd repost my surname interests: ROBERTSON, HUNTER and HILL, all on the Isle of Cumbrae. I'd be grateful for any information. I know they're all pretty common names on Cumbrae but you never know. Cheers, Dorothy Lismore, Australia

My name is Heather Longland, and I live in Ontario Canada. I am interested in contacting people who are related to my ggg grandparents, Neil Macmillan, born 1785, and Catherine Kerr, born 1795. They were both from the Isle of Arran, and were married in 1816 in Kilmory, Bute, Scotland. In 1829 they left Arran and came to Canada on the ship the Caledonia. They settled in Inverness Quebec. They brought their 6 children and had 2 more in Inverness. I am interested in learning about there life and family in Scotland. Thanks, Heather

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F80BD19E9460840F05AF7D4D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Peter Cook asks for brief introductory email - my name is Jennie MACFIE. Relocated last July from Surrey to be near family in Inverness, Highland, Scotland,where I work from home, running a small specialised film archive, which leaves enough time in the day to deal with the demands of children, cats and a large hitherto neglected garden and woodland. In the long dark winter evenings, and on rainy days, family tree takes over from the other kind. Robert Douglas Macfie has already been the patient recipient of all this info...but will post it here hoping to catch more cousins in the net - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family tree of James Macfie, seaman of Rothesay, born c 1745 Son, James*, of James, weaver, of Rothesay, ( c 1775)and Mary SHARP (daughter of Donald SHARP, seaman, of Rothesay) children: James b Dec 1804, Donald b Jul 1806, Archibald b 4 Oct 1808*, and John b 1817. of Archibald and Helen KERR, dau James KERR (weaver/ gardener, of Rothesay) and Jean MACFIE[see below] . children: James (b 1837), Archibald *, Jean (b 1843), Charles (b 1846) and Daniel **. c 1847 family moved to Hamilton, Lanarkshire *of Archibald (b 1839( (Headmaster of the Public Elementary School, Govan, Lanark) and Christina Adam (of Edinburgh) children: Lilian Aird b 2 Jun 1871, Archibald b 9 Oct 1872, James Adam b 1877 and Ellen Mary b 1879. ** of Daniel (b 1849) (commercial traveller/businessman)and Mary Louisa Black children: Helen Kerr (b 1877), Charles William (b 1883), Ronald Bute* of Ronald Bute (surgeon) b 1888 and Monica Enid Taylor children: Hilary Mary (Bennett-Jones), Colin Hamilton*, Ronald Alastair Bute of Colin (test pilot, gardener) b 1920 and Beatrice Mary Hogg children: Jennie (Baker), Alison Mary (Smith) Ronald Angus Shaun* of Shaun and Anna Carr Rowan Mary (b 1993) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family tree of ? Macfie, Bute children: Robert*, James ** *of Robert,(b c 1750) tenant of Langalchorad, near Kilchattan Bay and Mary Jamieson children: Jean * Elizabeth (b 1783), Mary (b 1786) and Janet (b 1790). of Jean (b 1781) m James Kerr [see above] **of James (1749-1844), shoemaker, tenant of Langalchorad after his brother's death, and Elizabeth Martin children: Catherine*, Archibald, John, John (2)**, Janet, Mary, James, Elizabeth *of Catherine (1788-1869) and Robert Macfie - see post by Robert Douglas Macfie on descent from John Macfie and Margaret McKirdy to Kenneth and Graeme Macfie, posted 21 Oct 1998 on this board ** of John, teneant of Langalchorad, and Mary Thomson children: William (1820) Jean (1823) Mary, John In the 1881 Census, Mary (1826)housekeeper, head of household and John (1828) rabbit trapper, are living at Langalchorad, both un

"Love" bug mutations ... I have received a number of off list warnings on these. Simply put - 1 DO NOT open any unsolicited attachment - especially if it ends in .VBS 2 You CANNOT get a virus directly from the list, as all attachments are deleted by RootsWeb. 3 Invest in a good Anti-virus product, and keep it regularly updated. regards Peter Cook Rossmoyne Western Australia [email protected] http://users.bigpond.com/cookfmly/ or http://cookfmly.rootsweb.com/ for research names List owner of the ButeshireGenWeb, SCT-RENFREW & SCT-ARGYLL mailing lists.

Sorry everyone, I just can't seem to get this message right. When I wrote: "If anyone has come across a journalist Currie on Bute in the late 18th/early 19th century I'd be very grateful if you would let me know," I meant late 19th/early 20th century of course, Madeleine

I would like to echo Peter's remarks on the liklihood there will be mistakes on death certificates. From my experience, I am beginning to think there are few certificates that are entirely correct. This past week I received the certificate for my aunt for which my mother, her sister, was the informant. She gave an incorrect middle initial for their father and the incorrect city for their mother's place of birth. My mother was also the informant on her mother's death certificate. She gave an incorrect first name for her mother's mother (but, this time, correctly gave her mother's place of birth.) Lest you think it was just my mother who made mistakes, my father was the informant on his father's death certificate and gave an incorrect name for his father's father. I'm sure many of you have had similar experiences and realize the information on these documents should be regarded as clues until further substantiated.

Welcome to Elizabeth Peacey and Loretta who have joined this week. If you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** Recently I noticed a contributor to another list complaining about the lack of consistency in the entries in the IGI from the parish registers. They cited examples of the information in adjacent parishes in the same time period, one giving both parents full names, the other omitting the maiden surname of the wife. As it was an English list I refrained from pointing out that in many Scottish Registers there are periods where the entry simply reads " John son of Donald _ _ _ _ and his wife, baptised {date}". Not even a forename for the wife ! Makes research on Arran pre 1800 very slow This lack of birth information on Arran is compensated in part by the inclusion of parents in the 1855 and later statutory death records. But once again caution has to be applied, as the person who could confirm the information is no longer around. In my own research I have found nephews and nieces to be reliable informants in about 45% to 50% of cases only. Then one has to assess how much weight to put on the information provided by totally independent informants - the doctors' information I guess might carry more weight than the policeman, particularly when he was reporting an Arran death, but himself came from Bute. Musing on, this hobby of ours begs the question, how many of you are the family expert when it comes to the normal picture jigsaw puzzle? Food for thought. Continuing the train of thought, have you posted your Bute genealogical puzzle yet ? ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook [email protected] List owner and Co-host with Barbara < [email protected] > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list. List owner of the SCT-RENFREW and SCT-ARGYLL mailing lists.

Very sorry - put CURRIE in the header of my previous posting, then forgot to include details. My great-grandfather's sister Mary HILL (born N Bute 1846) married John CURRIE a mason. One of the Currie children - Alexander? - is said to have been a journalist for the Buteman. This is intriguing because there are several journalists in our family today. If anyone has come across a journalist Currie on Bute in the late 18th/early 19th century I'd be very grateful if you would let me know. The late Donald Currie, who was editor of the Buteman until a few years ago, is no relation. Do any Bute residents remember Jane Currie who ran the post office at Port Bannatyne in, I think, the 1950s/60s? She was a daughter of John and Mary Currie, above. If anyone remembers her, I'd be thrilled to hear from you, Madeleine

Hello again, Does anyone else have a link to Tighaghaoil? My ggg-grandparents John HILL, cottar, and Mary TAYLOR were living at Tighaghaoil in 1808 when their son Archibald was born. Tighaghaoil (also spelt Tighnagoigh) was part of the wider farmlands of Kilwhinleck and Miltoun. At this time the tenants of these lands are recorded as being a Robert SHARP and son, which suggests John Hill was a sub tenant of the Sharps. I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone who might have an interest in Tighaghaoil or Kilwhinleck around this time. Does anyone have any thoughts on why a cottar might have come to North Bute from Kintyre? It is possible that John Hill was a hand loom weaver, Madeleine Wales

Hello everyone, I'm taking advantage of the lull to repost my interests. HILL: My ggg-grandparents John HILL, cottar, and Mary TAYLOR were living at Tighaghaoil, North Bute, in 1808 when their son Archibald was born. I am 99 per cent certain that John and Mary came from Skipness, Kintyre. There was a lot of movement between Bute and Skipness - I'd be very interested to hear of other families doing the same. McFIE: Archibald Hill, farm labourer born Skipness, son of the Archibald above, married Jeanie McFIE at Kingarth in 1870. Jeanie's parents were John McFie, a hedger born c 1804, and Janet McKINLAY. Kingarth teeming with McFies, of course - it's very hard to sort them out. I'd love to hear from other McFies. John McFie's sister Eliza, born 1802, married John STUART at Kingarth. John and Eliza's parents were John McFIE, carter, and Mary SPENCE. McKINLAY: Janet McKINLAY, born c 1809, Kingarth, wife of John McFie, above, was the "reputed" daughter of Daniel McKinlay and Janet McFie. When I was in Edinburgh last year the relevant bit of the kirk session minutes that might have elaborated on the reputed bit was away for repair. Madeleine Wales

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 18 May 2000 10:22 Subject: Rippie ancestors >My mother was Agnes Rippie she left Rothesay Isle of Bute around 1904 with an >Aunt while aboard ship she met the Kent family and went to U.S. with them and >work as a Nanny for their children . She had a sister Sarah already in >Montana and eventually went to her. She also had a sister younger than she, >named Jean. There were brothers Harold who worked on the Queen Mary bother >William and one named Jock. I would appreciate any information. I"d like to >know my grandmothers first name also her maiden name. Also my grandfather >first name, I think he was buried in Rothesay. My grandmother eventually >came to U.S. with her came William and Jean. Thank you . Loretta >