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