Here's my problem. My ancestors were Gilbert MACINTYRE and Flory MACCALLUM who married in Ardchattan in 1802. I think his parents were Duncan MacIntyre and Anne MacIntyre (various spellings). Their children seem to have been: Donald (1804), Archibald (1808/09), Mary?, Isabella (1816) (my ancestor), Archibald (1821), Cathrine (1826), Ann ?. However, I have found NO birth or baptism entries for Mary, who, from the 1841 census report, would have been born around 1816 (or earlier) or for Ann, who presumably was born about 1826. These girls appear with the family on the 1841 census. Mary apparently married Donald MCKENZIE December 1837, and they had Flory in 1838 and Donald in 1840. All that makes sense, but for one thing: A Mary MACINTYRE was born in Lismore to Gilbert MACINTYRE and Ann CONNEL in 1813 and an Ann MACINTYRE was born to Gilbert MACINTYRE and Ann CONNEL in 1822. Do I have two separate families here? Was Gilbert a bigamist? There is no notation that these girls were illegitimate. Is there any kind of explanation for this? Help! Sheila in Missouri

They could very likely be related with no sign of bigamy. Keep in mind that although these areas were somewhat separated, the communication between families, areas was pretty good for the times. The servant telegraph was pretty accurate and gossip surely had it's very own priority. The problem with the 1841 census is the assumption of direct family connection because they are in the same household. Not always so. I have a couple of children that early on I assumed incorrectly but they were grandchildren. Do you have death certs for any of your questionable people or had they all died prior to 1855? Good luck with your hunt, Joy/MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "D & S Tryk" <wombat@ecarthage.com> To: <sct-argyll@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 4:53 PM Subject: [ARGYLL] confusing family > Here's my problem. My ancestors were Gilbert MACINTYRE and Flory MACCALLUM > who married in Ardchattan in 1802. I think his parents were Duncan > MacIntyre and Anne MacIntyre (various spellings). > Their children seem to have been: Donald (1804), Archibald (1808/09), > Mary?, Isabella (1816) (my ancestor), Archibald (1821), Cathrine (1826), > Ann ?. > However, I have found NO birth or baptism entries for Mary, who, from > the 1841 census report, would have been born around 1816 (or earlier) or > for Ann, who presumably was born about 1826. > These girls appear with the family on the 1841 census. Mary apparently > married Donald MCKENZIE December 1837, and they had Flory in 1838 and > Donald in 1840. All that makes sense, but for one thing: > A Mary MACINTYRE was born in Lismore to Gilbert MACINTYRE and Ann > CONNEL in 1813 and an Ann MACINTYRE was born to Gilbert MACINTYRE and Ann > CONNEL in 1822. > Do I have two separate families here? Was Gilbert a bigamist? There is > no notation that these girls were illegitimate. Is there any kind of > explanation for this? Help! > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.18/1658 - Release Date: 9/7/2008 3:30 PM