Dawn, I am researching the Callan name, too, but do not have John and Isaac in my database. The oldest Callans I have are Thomas and Janet (McQueen) Callan, who were farmers and died in Crawfordjohn, Dumfries, Scotland. Their son James moved to Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland, where he raised a family and died in 1837. As James sons were miners, I think James might have moved to Muirkirk to work in the mines. Does any of this connect with what you are doing? Christina On Tue, 8 May 2001 09:13:54 -0700 [email protected] writes: > Hello! > > New to this list but have had success with other lists in the past > few > months. Am looking to your collective knowledge and hoping for a > miracle!!! > > Interests: > > Callen ancestors born: John 1783 Isaac 1785. > Were Methodists and iron miners. > Emigrated to Beaufort, South Wales circa 1810 in regard to mining. > > So, I am looking for counties/ areas that were mining hotspots with > Methodist fellowships in the 1780's. Any and all leads would be > much > appreciated as I am brand new to this territory. > > I am happy to provide any help for those needing access to records > in > Wales. > > Sincerely, > Dawn Perry-Taft > > > ==== SCOTTISH-MINING Mailing List ==== > Visit the Dunaskin Museum > http://www.dunaskin.org.uk/ > <================================================> > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >