Hi all,             In the Kilmartin graveyard are 3 stones - two next to each other and the third is set back between them so that they form a sort of triangle. One of them is of my gr-gr-gr-grandparents who were Neil Campbell Dunchragaig and Mary MacKellar his spouse. (He died about 1827).  Another one reads 'Neil Campbel of the family of Strathchur & Mary MacKellar his spouse 1788'. (the 3rd one between them is of George Campbell, Donald's brother). I have to think that this older Neil could be their father.              Does anyone know about this older Neil? Is Strathchur the same as Strachur? And where would it be? I do know of a Strachur on the South side of Loch Fyne.              Any information about this would be appreciated as I am up against a wall.                             Thanks so much - I think this Argyll list has been a great help to all of us!                                                Marcia Streetman

Marcia Not a full answer, I am afraid, but a snippet or two that should tie in with what you already know. Strathchur could indeed very likely be Strachur, as I understand one explanation for the origin name was Strath-churr/chorr, i.e. valley of the heron. I know, too, that my own Strachur/Strathlachlan families had various connections with the Kilmartin and Glassary areas to the west of Loch Fyne over the years. The only Neil Campbell & Mary MacKellar combinations I saw were these births and the one marriage: Glassary: 1768 Mary (the elder Neil's sister or cousin?) Then marriage proclamation: Glassary: 30 January 1783 Neil CAMPBELL Craiginbrribh Kilmartin Parish and Mary MacKELLAR Upper Shervane. All children christened Glassary: 1783 Donald CAMPBELL 1786 Janet CAMPBELL 1790 Mary CAMPBELL 1801 Malcom CAMPBELL 1803 George CAMPBELL born over Shervane Glassary I'd hoped to find some connection with Strachur mentioned, but no luck. Maybe the family migrated there later on. I didn't see any CAMPBELLs descendants living in Strachur/Strathlachlan in 1851 whose birthplace was recorded as Glassary or Kilmartin. On the 1841 census, of course, no distinction would be made between different places within Argyll. Sorry not to have been more help, Katie de Haan The Netherlands ----- Original Message ----- From: <marcias2@comcast.net> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:29 AM Subject: [ARGYLL] Kilmartin churchyard gravestone Hi all, In the Kilmartin graveyard are 3 stones - two next to each other and the third is set back between them so that they form a sort of triangle. One of them is of my gr-gr-gr-grandparents who were Neil Campbell Dunchragaig and Mary MacKellar his spouse. (He died about 1827). Another one reads 'Neil Campbel of the family of Strathchur & Mary MacKellar his spouse 1788'. (the 3rd one between them is of George Campbell, Donald's brother). I have to think that this older Neil could be their father. > Does anyone know about this older Neil? Is Strathchur the same as Strachur? And where would it be? I do know of a Strachur on the South side of Loch Fyne. Any information about this would be appreciated as I am up against a wall. Thanks so much - I think this Argyll list has been a great help to all of us! Marcia Streetman