Please remember to send ALL mail for the list to [email protected] no matter whether you are subscribed to List or Digest mode, and just use the [email protected] address for subscribe and unsubscribe messages, thanks -----Original Message----- From: Benwick <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 7 June 2000 2:05 Subject: McKelvie >Hi > >I am looking for an ancestor William MCKELVIE who is said to have come >from Arran and probably came to Canada in the first half of the 1800"s. >He was married in Ontario, Canada April 30, 1830, so he would have come >before that date. I found there was a large emigration from Arran in >1829, and among those were 6 McKelvies and 2 Hamiltons. His wife >Charlotte Cox was born in 1810 (England) so I'm assuming he could have >been born about 1800 + or- 10 years. I did find in the LDS site : > >William McKelvie c.. Apr 24, 1802 Kilbride and Arran, Bute Scotland > f. John McKelvie (b. about 1763) m. Mary >Hamilton(B. about 1768(mar. 25 Feb 1789, Kilbride) >and >William McKelvie b. Mar 23, 1802 Lamlash Kilbride, Bute Scotland > f. John McKelvie m. Mary Hamilton >and >Wm.MacKelvie, Christened on 21 May 1808. Mother Mary Hamilton. > (perhaps the earlier one died?) > >Other children of the same parents (from LDS site) were > Janet 1791 > james 1791 > Mary 1797 > Isabella or Elizabeth 1797 > William 1802 > William 1808 > >These are possible but I cannot connect it. >Do you have any reference to William McKelvie or any McKelvies that may >have left for Canada or any McKelvie's at all in Arran. I would be >interested in any information that you may have. >Thank >Pam >[email protected] >[email protected] >Vancouver, Canada