According to the info in the 1871 census, this is Alexander McPHEE in 1841 census - same farm both times. Piece: SCT1841/520 Place: Kilmallie -Argyllshire Enumeration District: 1 Civil Parish: Kilmallie Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 0 Page: 19 Address: Camaghail -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks MCPHEE John M 60 Agricultural Labourer Outside Census County (1841) MCPHEE Mary F 55 Outside Census County (1841) MCPHEE Cath. F 30 Inverness-shire(Originally: Argyllshire) MCPHEE Cath. F 13 Inverness-shire(Originally: Argyllshire) MCPHEE Alexr. M 10 Inverness-shire(Originally: Argyllshire) age unclear - could be 16 MCPHEE Flora F 2 Inverness-shire(Originally: Argyllshire) age enumerated as 2 and a half CAMERON Cath. F 72 Outside Census County (1841) And from the ancestry.com index for 1851 Name: John McPhee Age: 73 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1778 Relationship: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: Kilmalie, Argyleshire Parish Number: 520 Civil Parish: Kilmallie County: Argyll Address: Camagoal Occupation: Farmer (3 Acres) ED: 1 Page: 4 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 12 Line: 1 Roll: CSSCT1851_111 Household Members: Name Age John McPhee 73 Mary McPhee 65 Catharine McPhee 24 Alexander 20 Flora McPhee 12 I haven't found John & Mary in the 1861 census, but possibly one or both didn't die until 1855. -- Jo-Ann Croft