And the last for the moment. This is not ARL but given the displacement at the time, one never knows. Am heading away for a few days south of Sydney so am anxious to get back and track down some more of these records. Will post on what I get. Anne Maye. Shipping List 'General Hewett' 1848, Master Gatenby. New South Wales State Records Reel 2135 Ex Liverpool 12 August 1848 arr Sydney 13 November 1848. Name, Age, Calling, Native place & County, Religion, Read or Write, Remarks. McDonald Malcolm, 36, agricultural labourer & boat builder, Poolewe RossShire, Free Church of Scotland, Read. McDonald Christy, 30, wife, Applecross RossShire, Free Church of Scotland, Read. McDonald Anna, 3, daughter, Poolewe RossShire, Free Church of Scotland, Neither. McDonald Colin, 1, son, Poolewe RossShire, Free Church of Scotland, Neither. Assisted Immigration to Sydney & Newcastle Agents List 'General Hewett' 1848, Master Gatenby. New South Wales State Records Reel 2458 Ex Liverpool 12 August 1848 arr Sydney 13 November 1848. Name, Marital status, Calling, Native place & County, Parents names, & if alive their residence, Religious Denomination, Read or Write, Relations in the Colony, State of bodily health, strength & probable usefulness, Any complaints respecting treatment on board ship, Remarks. No 32. McDonald Malcolm, 36, M, agricultural labourer & boat builder, Poolewe RossShire, Colin & Anne father dead mother living Poolewe, Free Church of Scotland, Read, a cousin hector MacDonald came on the 'Royal Saxon'. McDonald Christy, 30, M, dairy maid, Applecross RossShire, John & Anne McKenzie mother dead father living in Locharn, Free Church of Scotland, Read, none, good, none. McDonald Anna, 3, S, daughter, Poolewe RossShire, on board, Free Church of Scotland, Neither, none, good, none. McDonald Colin, 1, S, son, Poolewe RossShire, on board, Free Church of Scotland, Neither, none, good, none.

Hi List Another from the shipping records. Anne. Assisted Immigration to Sydney & Newcastle Shipping List 'General Hewett' 1848, Master Gatenby. New South Wales State Records Reel 2135 Ex Liverpool 12 August 1848 arr Sydney 13 November 1848. Name, Age, Calling, Native place & County, Religion, Read or Write, Remarks. McDonald Benjamin, 32, shepherd, Kilmalie Argyleshire, Free Church of Scotland, Both. McDonald Catherine, 25, wife, Kilmalie Argyleshire, Free Church of Scotland, Read. McDonald Angus, 1, son, Kilmalie Argyleshire, Free Church of Scotland, Neither. Assisted Immigration to Sydney & Newcastle Agents List 'General Hewett' 1848, Master Gatenby. New South Wales State Records Reel 2458 Ex Liverpool 12 August 1848 arr Sydney 13 November 1848. Name, Marital status, Calling, Native place & County, Parents names, & if alive their residence, Religious Denomination, Read or Write, Relations in the Colony, State of bodily health, strength & probable usefulness, Any complaints respecting treatment on board ship, Remarks. McDonald Benjamin, 32, M, shepherd, Kilmalie Argyleshire, Hugh & Jane father dead mother living in Glasgow, Free Church of Scotland, Both, a cousin Allan McMaster at Gosford, good, none. McDonald Catherine, 25, dairy maid, Kilmalie Argyleshire, Hugh & Anne MacMaster both living in Kilmalie, Free Church of Scotland, Read, , a cousin Allan McMaster at Gosford, good, none. McDonald Angus, 1, S, son, Kilmalie Argyleshire, on board, Free Church of Scotland, Neither, none, good.

To Paul who asks about this name. It caught my attention because I have a mysterious appearance of the name in my McLACHLAN line. We have explored all sorts of possible sources for it to have suddenly turn up and can find no connection with my family and that name. My grandfather was Ernest Hollingsworth (various spellings) McLACHLAN born in AUS 1885 to John McLACHLAN & Mary Anne WHITE. John McLACHLAN was born near Lochaline in Morvern ARL SCT. I wonder if there is some connection? Anne Maye in OZ.

I am also researching McCallums-although with a sinking feeling, since it seems to me that they are the Argyll equivalent of Smiths. Every parish seems to have a few, without there being being a preponderance anywhere that would suggest an "ancestral homeland". My first McCallum connection is a Mary McCallum married to Henry Tyson in Muckairn on November 29th , 1822. The bride was from Appin originally. I am also researching McCalmans and somebody has suggested(!)that McCalmans and McCallums are basically the same in Gaelic. Is this true? When did the names diverge? Are we talking about the seventh or the seventeenth century? Does anybody know of a GOOD professional genealogist specialising in Argyll? I feel that I have presumed on the goodwill and willingnesss to help of this list long enough. Any suggestions, please? Rosemary ===== "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read". Groucho Marx ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/

Malcom Wilkie, Native of Skipness, Argyllshire, b.1792 married Jean Taylor in Skipness 1820 under the name McQuilkan but upon their arrival in Nobleton Ont in 1827, their name was Wilkie. Many of the McQuilkans in the USA are Wilkinson Son Donald Wilkie that settled in Pense Sask was also known as Daniel I have quite a bit of information on this line of Wilkies Barrie bwilkie@dunmac.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Stout" <thewebwoman@earthlink.net> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:07 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [ARGYLL] English-Gaelic Surname? > Sarah, > I would definitely be interested in the list. > Christine > > At 07:01 AM 7/11/2003 +0100, you wrote: > >Mary > > > >Most definitely. > > > >The translation or transition from Gaelic names to anglicised ones was very > >common in Kintyre, at least, and may well happen elsewhere, though my > >experience is more limited. McQuilkan ---> Wilki(n)son or Wilkie is just one > >of many. > > > >The definitive source on this topic is Angus Martin's book "Kintyre - the > >Hidden Past", publ John Donald, Edinburgh, 1984, ISBN 0 85976 119 3. You can > >get second hand copies through Amazon or Abebooks, and I have feeling that > >a second edition is going to come out soon. > > > >I have a short list of some of those names which changed, and could post it > >to the list if others are interested. > > > >Regards > > > >Sarah Galbraith > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Mary Breer" <mbreer@shaw.ca> > >To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:57 AM > >Subject: [ARGYLL] English-Gaelic Surname? > > > > > > > Hello Listers, > > > > > > Can anyone on the list tell me if there is a connection between the names > > > McQuilkan and Wilkieson? Is McQuilkan the Gaelic equivalent of Wilkieson? > > > I hope so as it would really answer some puzzlers for me> > > > > > > Mary Breer, Comox, B.C. Canada > > > > > > > > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > > > ********************************************************************** > > > Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try > > > http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > >**************************************************************** > >Please remember to send ALL list mail to SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com > > ______________________________

Hollinsworth sounds like an English surname to me! I think your best way of locating persons of that name would be through the scotlands people website where you can do a free search giving the number of persons living in Scotland 1552 to 1921, then you can do a fee paying search for the ones you find in your time line. Jimmy McPherson >From: "Paul Hollinsworth" <p.hollinsworth@btinternet.com> >To: SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ARGYLL] HOLLINSWORTH >Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 18:24:33 +0100 > >Hi All, >Would anyone happen to have 1841/1851 or even earlier Census information >for the Name Hollinsworth in Dunoon/Kilmun/Glassary or South Knapdale? >I have supporting references to information that my Ancestors lived in >Argyll between1795 - 1878(OPR, Civil Engineering References on Crinan Canal >& Word of mouth from older Generations) >Any Census Info would be a great help in getting further back as I would >have the supporting evidence of Siblings. > >Best Regards, >Paul Hollinsworth > > > >==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== >******************************************************************* >http://members.aol.com/theweeharp/argyll.htm is the Argyll GenWeb site > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Hi All, Would anyone happen to have 1841/1851 or even earlier Census information for the Name Hollinsworth in Dunoon/Kilmun/Glassary or South Knapdale? I have supporting references to information that my Ancestors lived in Argyll between1795 - 1878(OPR, Civil Engineering References on Crinan Canal & Word of mouth from older Generations) Any Census Info would be a great help in getting further back as I would have the supporting evidence of Siblings. Best Regards, Paul Hollinsworth

Hi, I'm new to this list because I just learned that my Peter SINCLAIR was born in Stralaclan, Argyll according to the 1851 census. >From the IGI it looks like this is his family: Alexander Sinclair + Isobel Clark with children: 1. ELIZABETH SINCLAIR Birth: 24 MAY 1820 Christening: 24 JUN 1820 Stralachlan, Argyll, Scotland 2. LACHLAN SINCLAIR Birth: 25 FEB 1822 - (Male) Christening: 22 MAY 1822 Stralachlan, Argyll, Scotland 3. JANET SINCLAIR Birth: 10 SEP 1824 - (Female) Christening: 02 OCT 1824 Stralachlan, Argyll, Scotland 4. PETER SINCLAIR Birth: 03 APR 1827 - (Male) Christening: 21 JUN 1827 Stralachlan, Argyll, Scotland ?. Hugh SINCLAIR Born about 1838 - (Male) I suppose there may be more too. I believe Peter Sinclair above is my ggg grandfather. Is anyone else researching this family? Ginny Echelberger in Virginia, USA

Spotted the following on e-bay and wondered if it would be of interest to anyone on the list: SELLERS DESCRIPTION 1801 INVERARY MILITIA ARGYLL VOLUNTEER LETTER SCOTLAND: Argyllshire. Fine letter to Capt John Campbell of Ardgartan, by Cairndow, charged "3" with double ring "INVERARY" post Office mark on reverse. letter regarding none pay, broken drum head, street duty, etc written by Henry Stewart one of the Stralachlan Company of Argyllshire Volunteers of Militia. Fascinating item. VERY LOW START PRICE Item number: 2938647100; nice picture on the site, good enough quality to read the content; bidding ends 10th July 2003 Sarah Galbraith [who is not the seller, or connected with the seller]

John Geary wrote : > I have recently received information that my g-g-g-grandmother, > Mary McCALLUM, was born on August 17, 1798 in Toquh__an. > The researcher could not read the complete place name due to an ink blot. > Does anyone recognize this place? I believe this is Torchoillean in Campbeltown Parish. It's about 1 km south of Drumlemble which is 6 km west of Campbeltown on the A83 [Campbeltown - Machrihanish]. The Grid Ref is NR 661 190. John's g-g-g-grandmother is probably the daughter of James McCALLUM + Isabell McNISH. Best Wishes Les

Edward This came from the OPR for Campbeltown, Ref 507/4, Frame 1187. The entry is as follows: August 1798. Mary, Lawful Daughter to James McCallum &Isabell McInish in Toquh--an was born 17th Baptized 19th. Mary Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. John Geary

Hi Les Thank you for the information. I will check out Torchoillean on my map. You are correct. My g-g-g-grandmother, Mary McCALLUM, was born on 17 Aug 1798 to James McCALLUM and Isabell McINISH. Note that my researcher had it spelled as McINISH and you have it as McNISH. Her death record has it as McINNES. Which is correct? Do you have any additional information on this family? If so, I would like very much to hear further. Thanks again. John Geary

Hello, all! I am trying to piece together the history of the Grahams in Argyllshire befor their immigration to North Carolina. Archibald GRAHAM was born, it seems, in Knapdale (or Inverary) c 1762 or 1763, possibly the son of Donald Daniel GRAHAM of Knapdale. Archibald migrated to North Carolina c 1804. This libe just seems to disappear!! Euphemia GRAHAM, the wife of Archibald GRAHAM, was born 1766 (baptism Dec. 25) in Inverary, the daughter of another Archibald GRAHAM and his wife Mary BAXTER. These GRAHAMS migrated to North Carolina in 1775 or 1776. Any help with these families will be noted and appreciated! Kelly Paul Graham

Can you give any more information, particularly the parish or other details to help narrow your request down a bit? edward Limpsfield, Surrey Using Norton Anti-Virus 2003

Hi Barrie Scottish history is fascinatingly complex. :-) Simplifying things greatly, clans (such as the Campbells) were originally akin to tribes, each occupying and controlling its own lands, and each with its own leading families who were, to all intents and purposes, royalty themselves. They fought and feuded, formed alliances and broke them, and raided and skirmished along the borders of their territories. Scottish kings were originally regarded as "high kings", ruling over the emerging country of Scotland only through the consent and approval of the "low kings" or clan chiefs. Obviously, through the centuries, things shifted and changed as other concepts of royalty and kingship were introduced as a result of dealings with England and countries in Europe, but the original concept of areas of Scotland being the traditional lands of particular clans remained. The clan chiefs adopted or were granted other titles which had meaning outside of the Scottish clan system, and while many of these titled families owned (and continue to own) large tracts of land in Scotland, the reference to "Campbell country" is more likely to be a reference to it being in an area of Scotland linked historically with the Campbell clan (in this case the Campbells of Argyll), and not necessarily an indication that it is or was actually owned by the clan's ruling families. Hope that helps, and in addition to Jim's suggestion, a search on Google for "history of scottish clans" will turn up some useful references, including one to a book available on amazon.com which looks interesting and which you could try to get from your local library - "Highlanders: A History of the Scottish Clans". Regards, Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrie and Mae Wilkie" <bwilkie@dunmac.com> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:50 AM Subject: [ARGYLL] Clan info request, > My Wilkie (McQuilkan) family came to Canada from Skipness, Argyllshire. According to a Clan's map of Scotland, Skipness was Campbell country. Does this mean the Campbells were Royalty representives ie were they the landlords.Yes I'm confused so a brief explanation would be appreciated. > > Also searching the Cairns name from Argyllshire > > Thankyou > Barrie at bwilkie@dunmac.com > Nova Scotia Canada > > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************************** > Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try > http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm > >

Hello, I descend from James Campbell, who is thought to of been born abt. 1720's and married in Va to Susannah Leak(e), daughter of Richard Leake of Lundenburg, Va. Estimated marriage abt. 1740 in Lundenberg. It is my belief that my James Campbell, was a minister and he came to America abt. the time that most family has him as being born in Va. My theory is based on records of a James Campbell, a minister, arriving here at (VA.) the above dates (1720-22) from Scotland via England. Nothing has been found on them in any files until 1790 in Richmond. I am thinking that this James is /or is closely related to the James Campbell of Pa and Cape Fear area that went to N.C. to minister to his fellow Scots in the late 1750's. This would explain /or somewhat explain the lack of any data for over 10 yrs in N.C. on this line. Were they living elsewhere? What I am wondering is this: Is anyone else working on this line of Campbell's of Va & N.C.? I have found two sets of James Campbell's for the same time, besides the son of my James Sr called, James Jr. I do know of other children of this couple namely, Richard and William, both born in the mid to late 1700's in N.C. Richard Campbell then marries in the 1780's at Rockingham, N.C. to a Rachel Smith. Rachel was the daughter of John Smith Sr also of Rockingham. His brother, William marries, Rachel's sister, Smithe/Samantha. Military records have been found for Richard, but no real proof of his lineage or family history that I know of. Thanks in Advance for any assistance. Karen Dickerson @:>)

I have recently received information that my g-g-g-grandmother, Mary McCALLUM, was born on August 17, 1798 in Toquh__an. The researcher could not read the complete place name due to an ink blot. Does anyone recognize this place? John Geary Researching McALESTER and McCALLUM in Argyll.

Hi Barry I have vey little on William Cairnes the followin is what I have at the moment REBECCA DUVALL AND WILLIAM CAIRNES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS Rebecca Duvall b 1804 in USA died 1886 daughter of Charles Duvall and ????? Children of Rebecca Duvall and William Cairnes Elizabeth Jane Cairnes b 1823 Osnabruck, married J Jacob Poapst 22 December 1846 W: Aaron Winters, Caroline Poapst. Jane Cairnes b 1826 d 1919 Mary Cairnes b 1833 Married William Henry Liscomb : Winchester, Winchester Township, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada James Cairnes b 1836 married Ekizabeth ?? Children of James and Elizabeth Lydia Cairns b1855-03-03 James Alexander Cairns b 1871-07-13 William George Robert Cairns 1847-08-13 Charles Stephen Cairns b 1850-02-19 William Cairns b 1853-09-12 Sarah Cairns b Jul 30 1845-08 - NOTE James Duvall b 1834 and his wife ( or sister ) Margret Duvall b 1838 were living with Rebecca and William in 1881 Charles Duvall Jr who I believe is Rebecca's brother was living with Rebecca and William after his wife Polly ???died .What are your thoughts ? Regards Eileen

Hello listers, To let you know that the book "Morvern, Reminiscences of a Highland Parish" by Norman MacLeod published first in 1867 and now reviewed and edited to update information by Iain Thornber is available in North America from Interlinkbooks in Maine <www.interlinkbooks.com> and can be ordered through the following address: sales@interlinkbooks.com. Price is $23.95 US plus $3.95 US for mailing. A great reference for anyone searching in Argyll. The book includes the Morvern 1841 census, the 1779 census and a list of officers in Mull and Morvern. A fascinating read, with lots of notes!! Adel McKay (of Morvern stock).

The earliest leader of Clan Campbell was The Marquess of Argyll later the title was called the Duke of Argyll,The Dukes ancestral home is Inveraray Castle in Argyll there were also several branches of Clan Campbell each with there own head, not Royalty. Look up Clan Campbell on www.google.com Jim McPherson www.clan-macpherson.org >From: "Barrie and Mae Wilkie" <bwilkie@dunmac.com> >To: SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ARGYLL] Clan info request, Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:50:39 -0300 > >My Wilkie (McQuilkan) family came to Canada from Skipness, Argyllshire. >According to a Clan's map of Scotland, Skipness was Campbell country. Does >this mean the Campbells were Royalty representives ie were they the >landlords.Yes I'm confused so a brief explanation would be appreciated. > >Also searching the Cairns name from Argyllshire > >Thankyou >Barrie at bwilkie@dunmac.com >Nova Scotia Canada > > >==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== >********************************************************************** >Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try >http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm > _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile