on 1/2/03 4:40 am, ksp at ksp@hawaii.rr.com wrote: > I am trying to locate information on John McKellar born abt 1808 in Kilmartin, > married to Isabelle Currie on May 5, 1840 in South Knapdale. Their known > children are Isabelle b 1840, Jane b 1841, Peter b. 1846, Mary b 1847, > Catherine b 1849, Anne b 1851, John b 1855, Marjory McDougall b 1858 and > Archibald b 1861. I am unable to locate them after the 1861 census. Jane > married Angus MacQuilkan, and I have information to share about their daughter > Jane's family. I would like to get more information about Jane's siblings, > their families, her parents, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hi Karen, My great uncle John Henderson SMITH married a Jessie / Janet MCKELLAR in 1925 in Glasgow. Jessie was born in 1891 in Lochgilphead. Her parents were Alexander MCKELLAR and Margaret FERGUSON who married in Lochgilphead about 1887.His parents were a John and Jessie MCKELLAR as you can see from the 1881 Census; Dwelling: 30 Lochnell St Census Place: Glassary, Argyll, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203559 GRO Ref Volume 526 EnumDist 1 Page 15 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John MC KELLAR M 48 M Glassary, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Joiner Jessie MC KELLAR M 49 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Joiners Wife Alexander MC KELLAR U 21 M Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Fisherman Jessie MC KELLAR U 14 F Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: At Home Joiners Daughter Duncan MC KELLAR U 10 M Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar John MC KELLAR U 6 M Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Mary MC TAVISH U 18 F Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Niece Occ: Scholar I also have a couple of CURRIEs in my SMITH line as my 3x great grandmother was Rachel CURRIE who was married to William SMITH in Kilmartin in 1764. I have done a search of the 1881 Census and found the following which may tie in to your MCKELLARs: Dwelling: 25 Gallowgate St Census Place: Rothesay, Bute, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203565 GRO Ref Volume 558 EnumDist 4 Page 3 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Isabella MC KELLAR W 71 F Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Head Isabella MC KELLAR U 39 F Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Daur Dwelling: Argyll Census Place: Knapdale South, Argyll, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203559 GRO Ref Volume 526 EnumDist 8 Page 25 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John MC KELLAR M 25 M So Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Carter Catherine MC KELLAR 31 F Glassary, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Housekeeper Ann MC PHERSON W 68 F Jura, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Visitor Maybe we have a connection? Good luck with your research, Regards, Argyll-Glassary Parish ( Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Ballimore ) SMITH / MCPHAIL / DEWAR