This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SeC.2ACI/108.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Do contact me off line, please. I do not have--or have --access to-- a Family Bible, nor have I ever had any correspondence with said Museum. How things do get tipped upside down.I do not have McFie research.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SeC.2ACI/108.1.1 Message Board Post: I got back into my files , apparently this would have been information that you provided the Musuem on Bute some time ago. Carole Warham's letter states that this information was provided by you from an old fmaily bible. Carole who was working at the Museum at hat time early 1980's was lookingto match information that I was sending related to the McFie family. Sorry if I overstepped protocol, but the credit for this information belonged to you

----- Original Message ----- From: lindahill <lindahill@optusnet.com.au> To: robert vitellaro <rvitellaro@home.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:24 PM Subject: Re: guest house > Hi Lorraine, > Don`t know if it`s the same place, but my grandparents ran a guesthouse in > Dippen, Whiting Bay just prior to the years you mentioned. It was called > Burnside, and is still there today, and still a guesthouse. For photos` and > a list of current guesthouses in Whiting bay try > http://www.arrantourism.com/whiting_bay.htm > Linda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: robert vitellaro <rvitellaro@home.com> > To: <ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 2:53 PM > Subject: guest house > > > > Hi Listers, > > I just came on board and I would like to find out about a guest house > > that was once run by Martha and Tom Dick in Whiting Bay around the time > > of 1940-50. Would anyone know of this place and what the name of if was > > and is the house still standing and is it still a guest house or > > private? > > > > Thanks > > Lorraine Bomphray > > Ontario, Canada > > > > > > ==== ButeshireGenWeb Mailing List ==== > > *********************************************************************** > > The Buteshire GenWeb page is at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctbutes/ > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > >

> I just came on board and I would like to find out about a guest house > that was once run by Martha and Tom Dick in Whiting Bay around the time > of 1940-50. Would anyone know of this place and what the name of if was > and is the house still standing and is it still a guest house or > private? > Is this the same Tom and Martha Dick who moved to Millport and had a cafe called the Nixe in the 60s? ...... can't remember how old they were ....... to a child everyone over 20 is geriatric <lol> Irene

Hi Listers, I just came on board and I would like to find out about a guest house that was once run by Martha and Tom Dick in Whiting Bay around the time of 1940-50. Would anyone know of this place and what the name of if was and is the house still standing and is it still a guest house or private? Thanks Lorraine Bomphray Ontario, Canada

Hi Everyone, Many thanks to Peter Cook for his welcome. As Peter has requested I shall you all a little a bit about myself. I'm Heather Thomas from Surrey, England. I work from home as a full time Carer to my two disabled, teenage sons and as a voluntary worker with the charity, the M.E. Association where I work as the Parent's Contact for England and Wales. Both of my sons and myself suffer from this debilitating disease. Fortunately my husband is healthy. I started researching my family tree earlier this year, with varying degrees of success. I have Scottish connections on both sides of the family. The line that I am interested in, in the Bute area, are the HENDRYs. All the family know that they came from Scotland originally but from where? I have asked all the older members of the family and nobody is completely sure but from the various places suggested, the Isle of Bute has tied with Glasgow as being the most likely, so here I am. I'm afraid that at the moment all the information I have is very vague. I have traced back to my Great, Great Grandfather JOHN HENDRY. He married MARGARET BROWN and in 1856 they had my Great Grandfather, ARCHIBALD JOHN HENDRY. I don't know if John and Margaret had any other children. By the time Archibald was born, they were living in Paddington, London. John Hendry is believed to be Scottish but I haven't actually been able to prove it yet and I do not know whether he married Margaret in Scot! land or England. I haven't been able to trace them on the 1881 Census. The only other thing I know about John is that he was a railway engine fitter, an occupation that Archibald went into once he left the army and Archibald's son also went into. There is also the possibility that they may have been called MacHendry or McHendry at some stage in the past as several of my older relations have a faint recollection of their father's telling them this. I am very sorry that it is all so vague but at the moment I am having to try every angle that I can think of to progress with this line. If by some remote chance, any of this sounds familiar to anyone, I would really love to hear from you or if anyone has any advice as to what I can do next, I would much appreciate hearing from you too. Many thanks. Heather Thomas, Sutton, Surrey, U.K. Researching - ABBOTT/ABBERS - Middlesex, BROWN - Middlesex, COGHLAN - Berkshire, COLES - Ireland/Scotland, FOY -Berkshire/Hampshire/Middlesex, FREESTONE - Northamptonshire, HALL - Kent, HENDRY - Scotland/Middlesex, JOYCE - Leicestershire, MURDOCK - Scotland/Ireland, NEALE - Leicestershire, TEBBUTT - Leicestershire, WAYT -Hampshire, WRIGHT - London.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SeC.2ACI/423.1 Message Board Post: I am trying to find descendants of william ewart who emigrated to tasmania in late 1950's early 60's, any ideas.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ewart Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SeC.2ACI/431 Message Board Post: I am searching for details of the Ewart surname on Bute1900-1970.There is a son called Billy(william) half brother Cuthbert (bill) and mother called Isobel. Any details or clues please respond

Hi everyone, Has anyone come across the Currie family who once farmed Balgowan Farm Kilmory Parish Isle of Arran in the 18th/19thC. Some of the names of couples I have are : Neil Currie and Margaret Cook 1790's John Currie and Ann Currie 1820's A daughter of John and Ann Margaret c.21 Apr 1833 Kilmory, Bute married a relation of mine Wm Cuthbertson 25 Nov 1856 Kilbarchan Renfrew. An unnamed brother of Margaret's emigrated to New Zealand. Any comments welcome, Derek Thom Wolverhampton UK

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SeC.2ACI/415.417 Message Board Post: Sorry I have just caught up with this web site ! One of my Bute Lamonts , James Lamont married Isabella Fisher Munn ( m.1856; b.1828 ) . She was the daughter of Dugald Munn and Elizabeth Stewart m. Rothesay 1827 Col frae Crieff

Irene, You are just so knowledgeable about everything in Scotland and I thankyou so much for your assistance. Today I will write to The court of the Lord Lyon and it will be interesting to see what they can find out for me. As you said, maybe my Francis TOWNLEY was just called the Baron of Brodick as some sort of nickname. Anyway I'll let you know of my findings. Regards Anne in Auckland

Dot Not likely to be in Battye (State Archive), but possibly in main Alexander Library in the genealogy section (first floor). There definitely is a copy at WAGS in Bayswater, which is where I picked up the details. You should be able to use the on-line catalog in your local library, to check whether there is a copy in the Alexander Library - may even be able to order it on inter-library loan. While these comments are obviously specific to Western Australia, the availability of books via any inter-library loan service should always be a first step when a new reference is given. It's surprising what books are held by some quite small library systems. Beyond that, the best source for second hand books on the Internet is probably Advanced Book Exchange http://www.abebooks.com/ followed by Biblio find http://www.bibliofind.com/ . For a wider list of bookshops try http://www.staffs.ac.uk/services/library_and_info/bookshop.html regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: Dot Wells <wells@wanet.com.au> To: ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com <ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, 2 September 2001 11:12 Subject: Re: MI's for Isle of Arran >Hello Peter, > >Do you know if these MIs are available at the Battye Library in Perth, >Western Australia? >Cheers, >- >Dot Wells (nee Maclean) >Perth, Western Australia.

Hello Peter, Do you know if these MIs are available at the Battye Library in Perth, Western Australia? Cheers, - Dot Wells (nee Maclean) Perth, Western Australia. mailto:wells@wanet.com.au Research Names http://www.perthdps.com/research/wel02.html CUST Families Of Australia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dotwells/index.html My MACLEAN Families http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dotwells/mindex.html

Dear Peter I have found another good site on the web which lives up to its slogan - "the books you never thought you'd find". Should have thought of sharing this before. It's called Alibris. Have bought several books from them, no complaints at all. Jennie PS Link is http://www.alibris.com

The MI's for Bute & Arran are covered by the one publication : "Pre - 1855 Gravestone Inscriptions on BUTE and ARRAN" An Index Edited by Alison Mitchell for the Scottish Genealogical Society. 1987 ISBN 0 901061 31 X. Covers: Bute (5) made up of ... Rothesay (3), Kingarth (2), Cumbrae (1) Arran (8) made up of Kilbride (2) Kilmory (6) There was also a "Manpower Commission" full MI survey conducted in the early ? 1990's , copies of this are in the local libraries on Arrran and Bute, as well as in the Strathclyde Archives office. Maybe someone else can improve of my hazy recollections of this project ? regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Tolman <kltolman@home.com> To: ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com <ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, 2 September 2001 01:39 Subject: MI's for Isle of Arran >Hi, > >Can anyone tell me if the MI's for Isle of Arran have been transcribed, >and if so, where I can purchase a copy. > >Thank you. > >Kathy Tolman > > >==== ButeshireGenWeb Mailing List ==== >********************************************************************* ** >For Websites or WebPages of Buteshire GenWeb subscribers see >http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctbutes/homepage.htm > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >

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Hi Wendy, Sorry to take so long to reply and then to do so in the negative. At this stage I have to say that I cannot find any connections that look remotely likely. To date I don't have one single David Stewart in any of the generations I have so far studied. On the McKay side, to date we effectively only have 2 generations as, of John McKay's children, there were only two lines of issue and they were via daughters. Thus the name does not continue very far.(yet) I'll store the details in the "review" file and let you know if anything turns up. Cheers Bill Bill

Hello Leanna and Irene, I've misplaced my chart of Archibald and Jean. Now I will have to do a paper search to find the chart and see if I have the source of my information listed, I do know it was not a confirmed piece, but it came from my Dad. I have too many Thomson/Crawford relatives. I am presently viewing the West Kilbride film looking for my Gilkison ancestors, just found John and his wife Elizabeth Tyre. Their parents were named, another generation finally confirmed. Will now look add Thomson to my list of names to watch out for on this film. Ann

Hi all I don't think I have any more about Jean Thomson. However I am going up to Millport at lunchtime today (84 year old mother is not coping) and will be there till Tuesday. I'll take the Cumbrae file with me and have a look at it. I'll also have my laptop so I'll be able to keep in touch. Irene

Hi Irene and Ann, After a closer reading Irene's 1851 Census info for Archibald Crawford. I noticed that his wife, Jean (Jane) Thomson's, birthplace was Kilbride Ayr. I had her born 1774 on Cumbrae but there are 2 Jean Thomsons in the IGI, born in West Kilbride, Ayr. One b 8 May 1774 in West Kilbride, Ayr daughter of Thomas and Jean Thomson. The other b. 8 Aug 1779, daughter of John Thomson and Mary Bruce. Definitely worth a little more investigation. That is unless you have more goodies up your sleeve, Irene:) Leanna