Hello, Alison What sort of information are you looking for and do you already have all the census information on the family? I ask because there are (at least) two James Litsters indexed in the Dunoon area on the 1891 census, one said to be born c1809 and one c1869. Which one was an elder and died in 1892, I wonder, so if you have any more information at all, it might be easier to narrow him down. James LITSTER b c1809 at Tollcross Lanarkshire is living on private means at Clover Bank Dunoon with daughters Agnes 33 and Isabella M 30 James LITSTER b c1869 is a joiner b Bridgeton Lanarkshire, living at Kirn Bank Cottage with his mother Margaret S Litster 64 born Cathcart Renfrew The only William LITSTERs I see even vaguely in the area are visitors to Inverchaolain, also from Glasgow, one aged 29 a wine merchant with the Hamilton family at Inverchaolain Shooting Lodge with wife Margaret and their five-month old son, also born Glasgow. I suppose it's possible that William the elder and James the younger were brothers. This is only from an initial perusal of the 1891 census index. If you could say whether any of these is 'your' LITSTER family, then I could delve further later on. HTH Katie de Haan The Netherlands ----- Original Message --From: "Roland & Alison deCaen" <decaenr@shaw.ca>To: <SCT-ARGYLL@rootsweb.com>Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:16 PM Subject: [ARGYLL] LITSTER IN KIRN-DUNOON AREA Looking for any information on the LITSTER family who lived in or around Dunoon & Kirn. James Litster was an elder in the church at Dunoon He died in 1892. His brother William also lived in the area. Their descendents were there until the late 1900s Alison

I'm looking for someone with connections to my John McKenzie b1811 Glasgow who married Margaret Thomson 1853 in Barony. John was son of John McKenzie (wife may have been Sarah McDonald or McGrigor??) whom I have been unable to confirm anywhere Glasgow but from DNA tests have located two cousins (US and Canada) with links to Argyll - mainly Islay Tormistil Lossit Kilchoman Torrisdale with Kilchoman being most common. Unfortunately we cannot make a direct link to any ancestor. Anyone out there have family moving to Glasgow particularly the father of John McKenzie a plasterer? This is a six year old brick wall for me - any assistance much appreciated. Ruth in Sydney

Looking for any information on the LITSTER family who lived in or around Dunoon & Kirn. James Litster was an elder in the church at Dunoon He died in 1892. His brother William also lived in the area. Their descendents were there until the late 1900s Alison

Thank you , Everyone, for the marvellous respose to my request for Scottish Recipes. I can't wait to try them, & also to check on the Websites which I have been given. I will reply personally over the next little while, but just wanted to say thankyou to everyone on our mailing lists - it's fantastic getting so many replies. Thanks again Marilyn McMillan

Hi All At our next clan meeting we have been asked to bring something Scottish for afternoon tea & a dessert as our contribution for a meal. Usually I take shortbread & make a fruit crumble. However someone else is bringing shortbread & I thought it would be great to take a typically Scottish dessert this time. Please can I have suggestions for a Scottish dessert & something other than shortbread for afternoon tea - preferrably complete with a recipe?? Thank you so much. I'm looking forward to getting lots of suggestions. Marilyn McMillan Wellington, NZ

Greetings Researchers, I thought I would clue you into some wonderful books on Argyll history, culture, court cases, etc. within your fingertips! Go to: http://www.google.com Pull down the "More>" tab along the top of the screen to "Books" Click on "Advanced Book Search" to the right of the search box Enter your search term; click "Full Text Only" and, optionally, enter "genealogy" or "history" in the Subject box. Enjoy! I entered Killean as a search term and was pleasantly shocked at the results. Happy Ancestor Hunting, Cathy DiPietro, list maven

Brock Township, which is near the present-day village of Manilla in Ontario, Canada, was settled by emigrants from Tiree. The Scotch Cemetery there was the final resting place of many of them, including the McLean and McCallum ancestors of Garth Bray. From the results of his research, beginning with the earliest cemetery records and ending with his visits to the cemetery in 2000 and 2008, when he recorded all the remaining gravestones in the older (western) part of the cemetery, Garth has written "A Short History of the Scotch Cemetery, Brock Township, Ontario", which is newly published on the Isle of Tiree Genealogy website at www.tireegenealogy.com . Attachments include a summary of the results of surveys of cemetery plots and gravestone inscriptions from the first survey in 1939 to the present day, and scans of the original hand-written 1939 plot records by R.A. Purvis. If you are searching for an ancestor buried in the Scotch Cemetery, this is the place to go. To download the documents go to the Overseas Cemetery Records page of www.tireegenealogy.com and follow the links. The 4-page short history of the Scotch Cemetery and the 13 pages of attachments are the results of research extending over 8 years, and I thank Garth for his generosity in sharing them with us. ____________________________________ Keith Dash Sydney, Australia Isle of Tiree Genealogy: www.tireegenealogy.com Isle of Coll Genealogy: www.collgenealogy.com

I am looking for family of Angus Kerr born 1871 of Campbelltown Argyll. He was married to Janet McWilliams. He removed to Westminister Ontario Canada abt 1832. His parents may have been Archibald kerr and Peggy Martin He had children Alexander, Angus, Murdock, James, Neil, Archibald William, John, Elizabeth Margaret Kate all born bte 1805-1831 In the 1890's several children removed to Michigan USA Thank you, Moria

As its so quiet here I wondered if you all had come across any new links or could check the Argyll Genealogical Links list for any omissions http://www.spanglefish.com/agi/links.asp regards Jill Bowis www.lorn.org.uk Local Origins Rural Network - Local Producers Market & Business/Community Network www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry Centre www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - Ardchattan history, geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum

For the island of Coll: www.collgenealogy.com Sheila -----Original Message----- From: sct-argyll-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-argyll-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hardy Plants Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:28 PM To: Argyll List Subject: [ARGYLL] Lost / New links ? As its so quiet here I wondered if you all had come across any new links or could check the Argyll Genealogical Links list for any omissions http://www.spanglefish.com/agi/links.asp regards Jill Bowis www.lorn.org.uk Local Origins Rural Network - Local Producers Market & Business/Community Network www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry Centre www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - Ardchattan history, geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ARGYLL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi all A long forgotten archive has been discovered. "Peter Barton was commissioned to carry out research into the identities of World War I casualties discovered in a mass grave at Fromelles in France. He was given access to the basement of the Red Cross headquarters in Geneva. There, he was allowed to examine records that have lain virtually untouched since 1918. He estimates that there could be 20 million sets of details, carefully entered on card indexes, or written into ledgers." The Red Cross are intending to digitise, and get the 20 million records online, by. Have a look at this BBC news story link : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7940540.stm Regards Les ========================== Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group - http://tinyurl.com/y6te7n e-mail - landnafhg@fsmail.net ==========================

Jenny asked > . . . can anyone tell me whether the parish of Cumlodden (a more recent > one than Glassary) included Crarae and Minard? The correct name of the (united) Parish which included Cumlodden is 'Cumlodden & Minard' which shows that Crarae and Minard were indeed in this (united) Parish. This Parish was formed as a Quoad Sacra Parish (QSP) out of 'Inveraray & Glenaray' and 'Kilmichael Glassary' Parishes about 1841 at which time Cumloddan Parish Church was built at Furnace there already being a Chapel of Ease at Minard.. For a map of the Parishes of north and south Argyll have a look at this URL : http://www.lochaberandnorthargyllfamilyhistorygroup.org.uk/id70.html Regards Les ========================== Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group - http://tinyurl.com/y6te7n e-mail - landnafhg@fsmail.net ==========================

Just to wade into this debate, I have a faint memory of my mother referring to old men drawing up phlegm and spitting it out as "hoching and feching" which would fit with the cat story. On another tack, can anyone tell me whether the parish of Cumlodden (a more recent one than Glassary) included Crarae and Minard? Many thanks, Jenny

Sorry I should have posted my findings to the list. Sandy (Tasmania) In my Scots dictionary FECHT is to fight or struggle. The past tense is FOCHT. A FECHT is a fight or struggle. The saying 'it's a sair fecht' means > life is a struggle. > > Sandy (Tasmania) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D & S Tryk" <wombat@ecarthage.com> > To: <sct-argyll@rootsweb.com>; "Les HORN" > <Leshorn@ythanonich.freeserve.co.uk> > Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 8:13 AM > Subject: [ARGYLL] Gaelic? > > >> This isn't REALLY genealogy, I guess. I'm trying to find out how a >> (presumably) Gaelic word is spelled. My mother used to refer to our cat >> "feching" -- when he was hissing loudly. The "ch" pronounced as in >> "loch." So -- can anyone tell me if that's Scots Gaelic, and if so how >> it's spelled? >> Sheila in Missouri >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SCT-ARGYLL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >

Thank you all! Yes, it does seem as if "fechting" is the answer. When the cat is hissing, he's in a fighting mode, for sure! It never occurred to me that my mother would be using an old Scots term rather than a Gaelic one. Thanks again to all. Sheila in Missouri

I agree with the others. It sounds like Scots rather than Gaelic. If people were "fechin'" they were fighting in my part of Lowland Scotland. My father used the word. Sheila -----Original Message----- From: sct-argyll-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-argyll-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D & S Tryk Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 4:13 PM To: sct-argyll@rootsweb.com; Les HORN Subject: [ARGYLL] Gaelic? This isn't REALLY genealogy, I guess. I'm trying to find out how a (presumably) Gaelic word is spelled. My mother used to refer to our cat "feching" -- when he was hissing loudly. The "ch" pronounced as in "loch." So -- can anyone tell me if that's Scots Gaelic, and if so how it's spelled? Sheila in Missouri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ARGYLL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Feching sound like the old scots fechting, anyone aggree? JMC

Les, Your thoughts much appreciated. The kindesses of strangers and people all over the world have been extraordinary!!! Rod >From rural Victoria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Horn" <leshorn@ythanonich.freeserve.co.uk> To: "Argyll Rootsweb" <sct-argyll@rootsweb.com>; <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:34 AM Subject: [ARGYLL] Re Victoria's fires > Hi all > > May I extend my own, and my family's, sympathies to our Aussie cousins > over > the chaos and, in particular, the deaths caused by the fires in Victoria, > Australia. A daughter of friends of ours is staying with reli's over in > Melbourne at the moment and, of course, her Mum and Dad are worried to > death about the apparantly random nature of the fires. The Firefighters, > Volunteers and Troops need greatful thanks for the stirling work they're > doing at no small risk to themselves - we saw the fire tender which was > 'flashed' by the fire.on our news tonight. > > Regards > Les > ========================== > Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group - > http://tinyurl.com/y6te7n > e-mail - landnafhg@fsmail.net > ========================== > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ARGYLL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would like to bring to the attention of anyone researching Mac?Mcpherson's in Argyll, Scotland the DNA project with _www.familytreedna.com_ (http://www.familytreedna.com) . Anyone interested particularly with Argyll roots would be most welcome to participate. The project is based on the male Y37 test JMC