Hi Mary No i did not know that Calum was a shortened version of Malcolm. I can not find when he left the UK or when he arrived in New Zealand or when he entered Australia, but as the story goes he was supposed to be a seaman in what capacity i do'nt know. Cheers for now Ron In OZ ________________________________ From: Ron and Mary Harris <r_harris@sympatico.ca> To: Ron Bloomfield <smiffy43@yahoo.com.au> Sent: Sunday, 22 February, 2009 1:44:38 AM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] Neil Mcpherson Fletcher Hi Ron, First, not sure if you know this or not, but Calum and Malcolm are the same name. Many boys born as Malcolm are never known as anything but Calum ... a common short form in that part of the world. So the 8 year old Malcolm on the 1901 census is Calum FLETCHER. This Neil still could be the same Neil too. He very likely worked as a shepherd, in 1901, as a young man of 25 years, with his shepherding family. He could have immigrated to NZ shortly thereafter, married, had a family, migrated to Australia and obtained a ship's steward job before 1913, about when my grandfather remembers meeting him. He could have been in the UK with his ship and took the opportunity to see his family? We haven't ruled them out yet, Ron! I have a letter to scan and send you, that my Dad prepared for you. I just have to get my kids to hook up the scanner again that they disconnected! lol Mary in Canada Make Yahoo!7 your homepage and win a trip to the Quiksilver Pro. Find out more
You don't have a Dougal Fletcher married to a Emily Blair do you her died husband was george Blair came from around Inverary area Dougal was a ships stoker, I dont know the date she married him tho, she was born 1843 died 1926 at 32 McLean Street Govan mother was Margaret MacINTYRE father was James Blair crofter Regards Jim Ron Bloomfield wrote: > Hi Mary > > No i did not know that Calum was a shortened version of Malcolm. > I can not find when he left the UK or when he arrived in New Zealand > or when he entered Australia, but as the story goes he was supposed > to be a seaman in what capacity i do'nt know. > > Cheers for now Ron In OZ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ron and Mary Harris <r_harris@sympatico.ca> > To: Ron Bloomfield <smiffy43@yahoo.com.au> > Sent: Sunday, 22 February, 2009 1:44:38 AM > Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] Neil Mcpherson Fletcher > > Hi Ron, > > First, not sure if you know this or not, but Calum and Malcolm are the same name. Many boys born as Malcolm are never known as anything but Calum ... a common short form in that part of the world. So the 8 year old Malcolm on the 1901 census is Calum FLETCHER. > > This Neil still could be the same Neil too. He very likely worked as a shepherd, in 1901, as a young man of 25 years, with his shepherding family. He could have immigrated to NZ shortly thereafter, married, had a family, migrated to Australia and obtained a ship's steward job before 1913, about when my grandfather remembers meeting him. He could have been in the UK with his ship and took the opportunity to see his family? > > We haven't ruled them out yet, Ron! > > I have a letter to scan and send you, that my Dad prepared for you. I just have to get my kids to hook up the scanner again that they disconnected! lol > > Mary > in Canada > > > Make Yahoo!7 your homepage and win a trip to the Quiksilver Pro. Find out more > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.25/1958 - Release Date: 02/18/09 08:57:00 > >