Based on the recent suggestion* given on this list for finding male Tyree relatives in Mull at the time of the 1841 census (June 7-8), and thanks to a generous census lookup on the Mull list, I may have found my Alexander McDonald from Heanish. If it is him then he would likely be with others from Heanish. Does anyone recognize a possible Heanish relative in these households? __________ Details of one household (21) with a possible Alex and two neighboring households in the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon. (from Jean Whimp) ID# District# Page# Locality H'hold# Surname First name AgeM AgeF Occupation Born this parish 1253 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 McKinnon John 75 Agric Labourer Y 1254 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 McKinnon Alexander 40 Y 1255 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 McKinnon Margret 40 Y 1256 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 McKinnon Malcom 11 Y 1257 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 McKinnon Alexander 6 Y 1258 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 Stewart Hector 35 Agric Labourer Y 1259 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 Mcdonald Donald 40 Agric Labourer Y 1260 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 Mcdonald Niel 35 Agric Labourer Y 1261 4 9 Ardtun 1st Division 21 Mcdonald Donald 20 Agric Labourer Y 1264 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 22 McKinnon Donald 35 Agric Labourer Y 1265 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 22 McKinnon Charles 30 Agric Labourer Y 1266 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 22 McKinnon Niel 20 Agric Labourer Y 1267 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 22 McKinnon John 20 Agric Labourer Y 1268 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 22 Mcdonald Alex 30 Agric Labourer Y 1269 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 22 MacNiel Mary 20 Female Servant Y 1270 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 22 McLean Mary 15 Female Servant Y 1271 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McDougall Lachlan 75 Agric Labourer Y 1272 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McDougall Susan 55 Y 1273 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McDougall Mary 20 Y 1274 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 Black John 14 Male Servant Y 1275 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McDougal Angus 50 Agric Labourer Y 1276 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McDougal Flora 14 Female Servant Y 1277 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McFaden Donald 65 Agric Labourer Y 1278 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McFaden Lachlin 15 Agric Labourer Y 1279 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McFaden Donald 13 Y 1280 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McFaden Cate 15 Female Servant Y 1281 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 Lamont Donald 50 Agric Labourer Y 1282 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McKinnon John 40 Agric Labourer Y 1283 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McKinnon Marrion 15 Female Servant Y 1284 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McIntyre Niel 50 Agric Labourer Y 1285 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McIntyre Charles 15 Agric Labourer Y 1286 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McLean Hugh 25 Agric Labourer Y 1287 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McLean Marrion 25 Y 1288 4 10 Ardtun 1st Division 23 Mcdonald Allan 30 Agric Labourer Y 1289 4 11 Ardtun 1st Division 23 Macdonald John 35 Agric Labourer Y 1290 4 11 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McLean Cate 14 Female Servant Y 1291 4 11 Ardtun 1st Division 23 McLean Duncan 35 Agric Labourer Y Ardtun is part of the Ross of Mull. Darryl * "The 1841 Secret: Here's a great clue when searching for your Tiree ancestors: If you think they should be in the 1841 Tiree Census, but can't find them there, or can only find a part of the family, especially with the men and older boys missing, then look in the Mull 1841 census. Particularly the areas of Mull called Ardtun and Knocknafenaig which were full of Tiree peat cutters on the day the Census was taken. Look in the families that are quite large and have many unrelated folk with various surnames living with them that day. This info comes from author Jo Currie." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.729 / Virus Database: 484 - Release Date: 27/07/04

How silly of me !!! Forget the url of www.freenet etc and substitute iain@freenet.co.nz , braincells must have been taking a break. ----- Original Message ----- From: "iain" <ibw@paradise.net.nz> To: <SCT-ARL-TIREE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, 23 July, 2004 16:41 Subject: [SCT-ARL-TIREE] Donald Archibald MacLean of the Isle of Tiree > Donald Archibald MacLean born 1881 Tiree. (My Grandfather). > Came to New Zealand, no further details known. > Married Jane Annie Thompson, date unknown, in Dunedin,New Zealand. > At some point, joined the NZ Police, became an Inspector of Police in Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand. > Died 1945, I seem to recall, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. > Donald and Jane had four children, Isobel Euphemia (my mother), Allan, Donald and Grace. > > Iain Watson > www.freenet.co.nz > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Everyone! Ok, I've managed to re-establish the genealogy link on Isle of Tiree Online News. At the same time I noticed that although I have processed all the Yahoo photo albums in 'Picture Store' to be shared with the public hardly any of them are accessible to the general public. I have no idea what is going on but for sure I have to do some serious repair work on the site. Best wishes to everyone in Guelph. Although the contingent travelling to the Gathering from Tiree itself is small we are all interested in hearing out it goes. Anyone who would like to share their photographs or experiences of the day should filter these either through Scott Cameron or email me direct. Wish I was there! GORDON D. W. SCOTT www.isleoftiree.net

This is a continuation of my, so far unsucessful, quest to trace ancestors or at least find independant facts of their existance. Donald Archibald MacLean,(my Grandfather), born Tiree 1881 had seven brothers and/or sisters. Alisdair married and had seven children Marion not married John Kennedy I think this is a son of John Kennedy MacLean, who was given the same name as his father! Effie married and had three children Hugh married and had five children Marion (another?) unknown Mary Isabella unknown Meanwhile, John Kennedy MacLean married Helen Butter, Helen had nine brothers and/or sisters. John no family Mary Agnes Steuart unmarried Madeline Jane unknown Alexander no family Jessie Fulton unknown Francis Milne unknown Anna Evelyn unknown Edwin Athol unknown (The Executor) Herbert William Waller unknown I am fairly confident that most of the above should prove correct as a letter relating to the distribution of an estate came from a solicitors firm of Glen Mackinnon & Mowat, William St, Greenock mid 1973, detailing the above. All of the above persons will now be deceased. All of the above shared the estate, so I can only guess that there must have been family relationships between both groups, or at least within each group. I have no dates or spouse details of any of the above, except my Grandfather of course. It would be great if anything rang any bells/ lit any lights. Iain Watson iain@freenet.co.nz

Donald Archibald MacLean born 1881 Tiree. (My Grandfather). Came to New Zealand, no further details known. Married Jane Annie Thompson, date unknown, in Dunedin,New Zealand. At some point, joined the NZ Police, became an Inspector of Police in Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand. Died 1945, I seem to recall, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Donald and Jane had four children, Isobel Euphemia (my mother), Allan, Donald and Grace. Iain Watson www.freenet.co.nz

Dear Tiree Listers and Gathering Listers, You'll probably have noticed from recent messages that one of the Gathering events marshals at the McCrae House museum in Guelph. I'm wondering if any of you are related or rumoured to be related to him? Or will any of you be visiting the museum and can ask if there are any genealogies of John's families available? I have two Tiree "cousins", one via the MacDougalls and one via the McLeans, who appear to be related to John McCrae. Their particular connection would be through the Young line of ancestry. The Youngs have a Simpson ancestor who is said to be the sister of the Simpson ancestor of John's mother. John's mother, Janet Simpson Eckford, was raised near Walkerton, Ontario. http://www.museum.guelph.on.ca/mccraejanet.htm John's story can be found here: http://www.museum.guelph.on.ca/mccraenew.htm The museum website is here: http://www.museum.guelph.on.ca/mccraejohn.htm Any connections, info or sources to contact would be much appreciated. Louise MacDougall Vancouver Island, BC

Dear Tiree Descendants, I am overjoyed to report that the grassroots, digital Tiree Family Tree hit 9,800 names today! I think you'll all agree that this number is close enough to our unpublished goal of 10,000 to be called "right on target". The Tiree Family Tree has been the focus of Tiree Interconnections, the genealogy project of the Tiree Gathering 2004. The Tree was intended to outlive the Gathering 2004 and become a permanent legacy of the Gathering. Russ McGillivray, who is building the Tree, has been working diligently on it since last year. When he emailed me today, before leaving home for the Guelph Gathering, he said: "I added 3 gedcoms this morning. We now have 39 submissions, totalling 9,800 names and 1,400 Tiree people". ("Tiree people" means those who were born, married or buried on Tiree.) Many thanks to the 37 contributors (besides Russ and me) who sent in Gedcoms. Russ will publish an updated list of all of you after the Gathering. For those of you who will be at the Gathering tomorrow, Saturday, Russ will unveil the Tree at the Genealogy workshop and be available for you to do searches of it during the afternoon. ____________________________________________________________________ Many thanks, also, to the members of the Tiree Interconnections Team who have been acting as consultants/resource people for Russ and myself. The Team members are: 1. Catriona Hunter, Archivist & Duncan Grant, Genealogist at An Iodhlann, the Tiree Archive, Isle of Tiree, Scotland. http://www.tireearchive.com or http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~iodhlann The Archive offers a Family Research Service at £4.00 sterling per hour. Annual membership is £5.00 sterling. 2. Catriona Smyth, Edinburgh, Scotland. Tiree Research Associate, MacDougalls Genealogy Project. 3. Betty MacKinnon, Tiverton, Ontario, Canada. Tiverton Genealogy Resource Person, South Bruce Genealogy Group. 4. Ian Phillips, Hertfordshire, England. Webmaster, Isle of Mull Genealogy Website. http://www.mullgenealogy.co.uk 5. Simon Sutherland, Nice, France. Author, Islay Interactive Map Program. 6. Gordon Scott, Cornaigmore, Tiree. Editor & Webmaster, Isle of Tiree Online News Website. http://www.isleoftiree.net 7. Keith Dash, Sydney, Australia. Administrator & Editor of Tiree Genealogy Resources http://www.isleoftiree.net ___________________________________________________________________ Russ is happy that the number of descendants in the database now makes the Tree "interesting", to use his phrase. But where it gets even more interesting is if you look at the projections that An Iodhlann, the Tiree Archive, has done for the number of Tiree descendants in the world today. On their website at: http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~iodhlann/ they say: ****By our calculations there are some 38,000 people of Tiree descent, in every corner of the world, but most particularly in Canada, America, Australia, New Zealand, Patagonia and mainland Scotland. This is the Tiree "diaspora", a giant family whose members are often unaware of one another.**** If the Archive is correct in their calculations, then Russ has already collected a good slice of the Tiree descendants alive today. Way to go, Russ!! The Tiree Interconnections project has clearly achieved everything that we were hoping it would. The Tiree Family Tree has passed with flying colours through the "feasibility study" stage of its existence. And we will let you know where it will go from here. With much appreciation to everyone who has been part of the project up to this point, Louise MacDougall Networking Liaison Tiree Interconnections The genealogy project of the Tiree Gathering 2004 www.tireegatherin.com

Is the cemetery link down at present? Bryan A Curran Hamilton, New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Dash" <dashjk@ozemail.com.au> To: <SCT-ARL-TIREE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:20 PM Subject: [SCT-ARL-TIREE] Overseas Cemetery Records > The records are published on Gordon Scott's Tiree > Online News website <www.isleoftiree.net>, just click on the link on the > left hand side of the home page.

Big problems again at the website. Some of the pages have mysteriously dropped their links. I'm trying to get the problem rectified for the weekend. Yahoo? Yah-boo, more like. GORDON D. W. SCOTT www.isleoftiree.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "origins" <origins@ihug.co.nz> To: <SCT-ARL-TIREE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ARL-TIREE] Overseas Cemetery Records > Is the cemetery link down at present? > > Bryan A Curran > Hamilton, New Zealand > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Dash" <dashjk@ozemail.com.au> > To: <SCT-ARL-TIREE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:20 PM > Subject: [SCT-ARL-TIREE] Overseas Cemetery Records > > The records are published on Gordon Scott's Tiree > > Online News website <www.isleoftiree.net>, just click on the link on the > > left hand side of the home page. > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

My Ontario MacKinnon Connection is as follows: Mary McKinnon married May 18 1828,Tyree, Argyll, Scotland Alexander MacIntyre Children that I am aware of: 1. Catherine b.1830 Scotland 2. Sarah b. 1833 Scotland 3. Ann b.1835 Tyree Scotland, married Hugh MacKinnon/Mckennon b abt 1829 Argyleshire, Scotland 4. Margaret b. 1837 Tyree Scotland 5. Mary abt 1838 Tyree, Scotland d May 25 1887aged 50 years Interred Scotch Burying Ground, Manilla Ontario 6. Dougall 1841 in Scotand 7. Christina 1849 in Canada 8. John M. b. abt 1850 d Jan 4 1894 m Mary McKinnon b May 28 1857 Osprey Twp., Grey County d April 29 1947 Victoria County 9. Rev. Hector Alexander b 1852 Canada d. April 21 1893 in Canada 10 Mary b.1854 Canada married Dougall McDonald (1 daughter Mary m. (?) McTavish) 11 Sarah b. 1857 , Canada ============================================================ I am descended from Child # 8 John McIntyre & his wife Mary McKinnon They had 4 children: 1. Dougall b April 12 1885 , Ontario died Sept 7 1962, Ontario buried at Aurora Ont., Married 1920 Marjorie Reburn b 1897 d 1979 buried Aurora Ont. (they had 3 children 2 sons 1 daughter) 2. Owen b abt 1889 in Ontario 3. Margaret Mary Maude b July 28 1891, Ontario died March 5 1950 Victoria County, Ontario Married March 4 1925 Bernard Hall b 1889 d 1970 ((2 children John & Marion (my Mom)) 4. John - Died a childhood death at age 16-18 years of age 1891 census 121d2 family 215 @ca.on.victoria.mariposa_township division 2 page 45 electoral district of Victoria South 9 McTYRE John m 40 married - Ont Scotland Scotland Presb farmer 10 McTYRE {?} Mary f 31 married widow 11 McTYRE Dugel m 6? - son Ont Ont Ont Presb age illegible 12 McTYRE Owen m 2 - son Ont Ont Ont Presb 13 McTYRE Margret f 1 - dtr Ont Ont Ont Presb 14 McTYRE {?} Mary f 83 widow mother Scotland Scotland Scotland Presb 15 McTYRE Margret f 52 - dom Scotland Scotland Scotland Presb servant As you can see from the 1891 Census John's(McIntyre) wife Mary (McKinnon) was a widow - I have no clue as to her first husband. I do know that Mary's father was Hugh McKinnon/McKennen and his first wife Margaret Cameron died 1860 age 24 years Hugh's second wife Ann McIntyre was a sister to John(McIntyre), Mary's husband. So would it go this way? Mary McKinnon-- wife to John McIntyre -- daughter of Hugh McKinnon & Margaret Cameron -- step daughter of Hugh McKinnon/McKennen & Ann Mcintyre -- sister in law of Ann Mcintyre Mckinnon(above) Just gets to confusing for me. Then I have the following Marriage If any of these names are familiar or hanging on your tree please let me know. I need some help in sorting all of this out. Shilrey ShirleySedore@aol.com

Marriage of Archibald McDougall from Heanish & Margaret McLean from Cornaigmor on 4/2/1829 - Tiree. CHILDREN BAPTISMAL RECORDS Malcolm 4/4/1830 - Father is Cottar in Cornaigmor Ann 1/8/32 - Father is Cottar in Cornaigmor John 16/11/1834 - Father is Crofter in Balemeanach Catherene 5/4/1837 - Father is Cottar in Balemeanach Flora 6/2/1839 - Father is Crofter in Balemeanach Margaret 16/2/1841 - Father is Cottar in Barrapol Angus 10/3/1850 - Father is Cottar in Barrapol MISSING IS LAUGHLAN McDOUGALL 4/9/46 GORTANDOLL CENSUS IN SPRING OF 1851 (Old Name For Barrapol) Arch McDougald Head Married Age 50 Ag Lab Born Tiree Marg " Wife Married Age 42 Handloom Weaver " " Malcolm " Son Um Age 20 Born Tiree Ann " Dau. Um Age 18 Scholar Born Tiree Cath " Dau Um Age 14 Scholar Born Tiree Flora " Dau Um Age 12 Scholar Born Tiree Marg, " Dau Um Age 10 Scholar Born Tiree Laughlin " Son Um Age 5 Scholar Born Tiree Angus " Son Um Age 1 Born Tiree 8 People under Archibald McDougall's name sailed from Scotland to Quebec on "The Conrad" in 1851. The McDougall's purchased property Lot 21 Conc.17 in Egremont Township, Grey County. Malcolm married Ann McPhail and purchased property Lot 23, Conc.17 Egremont Twp. Grey County. Ann McDougall married Jim Wilson Flora McDougall married Angus Kennedy Margaret McDougall married Alexander Amos of Dromore. Laughlin McDougall married Ann McCannel and they moved to Manitoulin Island. Angus McDougall married Sarah McInnis and purchased Lot 27, Con. 18 Egremont Twp. Grey County 1861 AGRICULTURAL SURVEY - GREY COUNTY Archibald McDougall Age 50 - Margaret McDougall Age 50 - Malcolm McDougall Age 30 - Margaret McDougall Age 17 - Laughlin McDougall Age 15 - Angus McDougall Age 9. They lived in a one story log house and owned 200 acres of which 11 were under crops. 189 acres were under woods or wild. Cash value of farm $600.00. Cash value of machinery $10.00. They owned 2 bulls or oxen over 3 years of age - 6 Steers/Heifers - 2 own - 1 horse worth $60.00 - 1 cold - 4 sheep - 4 pigs. Total value of livestock $214.00 Submitted by Mary MacDougall mcdogl@sympatico.ca

Hello Everyone: Yesterday I posted NIEL MACDONALD's information and noticed that I had two different dates of birth for him, 1831 and 1840. 1831 is the right date as this information came directly from the Archives in Tiree. His marriage certificate January 1877 states he was 36 years old and his wife was 29 years old. His death certificate states he was age 78 when he died in 1918. So this would make his birth date 1840. Another mystery to solve. Ann Hentschel, Sarnia, Ontario. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.722 / Virus Database: 478 - Release Date: 18/07/2004

Hello Everyone: Just posted my NIEL MACDONALD "Roll Call" and realized this is the perfect opportunity to ask everyone to look on their Trees for my missing HUGH MACDONALD. Hugh was born in Caolis, Tiree on 12 May 1829, the son of DONALD MACDONALD and MARION MACDOUGALL. He came to Ontario with Niel, ca 1868, but decided to settle in the Bruce. I have found several HUGH MACDONALDs in the Bruce but none was the right one. People have suggested that he might have gone to Manitoba. It would be wonderful if he could be found, especially during this Tiree Celebration. Thank you. Ann Hentschel, Sarnia, Ontario. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.722 / Virus Database: 478 - Release Date: 18/07/2004

NIEL MACDONALD 1840-1918 Niel and his brother Hugh came to Ontario ca 1868. It is not known whether they came to Ontario via New York or Eastern Canada. Niel purchased his first 50 acres of land in Moore Township in February 1869 and an additional 50 acres in 1873. He then had to clear the land of trees and build a house. On January 2, 1877 he married Catharine BEATON from Prince Edward Island. Niel was 36 and Catharine was 29. Their first child Marcella was born on July 25, 1878. A son Donald John Alexander was born on August 25, 1880, a son Peter on April 23, 1882, and a son Charles on September 2, 1886. Life in the early years on the farm was a struggle. Settlers such as Niel and "Kitty" had to suffer the hardships of bad winters and isolation. Peter died on May 17, 1884 of Malarial Fever and on August 31, 1890 tragedy struck again when Charles age 4 died from a scolding when he fell into a tub of hot water. Kitty only lived to October 1894 when it is said that she died from a broke! n heart over the loss of her children. Hugh MacDonald was rumoured to have settled in the Bruce. Parents of Niel and Hugh were Donald MacDONALD [1785 - bef. 1851] from Caolis, Tiree and Marion MacDOUGALL [born 1791] from Vaul, Tiree. Children: Flora MacDonald born 28 Nov. 1820. Euphemia MacDonald born 24 March 1822. John MacDonald born 11 Oct. 1824. Hector MacDonald born 19 Dec. 1826. Hugh MacDonald born 12 May 1829. Niel MacDonald born 25 Nov. 1831; married 2 Jan. 1877; died 4 Oct. 1918 in Moore Twp. Ann Hentschel, Sarnia, Ontario. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.722 / Virus Database: 478 - Release Date: 18/07/2004

An update of Overseas Cemetery Records, which lists the names, grave sites and headstone inscriptions of people born in Tiree who emigrated to and died in other countries, is now being prepared. Please send any new entries, or corrections to existing entries, to me at <dashjk@ozemail.com.au>. The records are published on Gordon Scott's Tiree Online News website <www.isleoftiree.net>, just click on the link on the left hand side of the home page. _________________ Keith Dash Sydney, Australia

Dear Scott, We have been away vacationing at a cottage on Lake Huron, and somehow I missed this message of yours. I would like a display table at the Gathering, if possible at this late date. Gene Lamont

As a reminder here are the details as to how to prepare you families Roll Call. Thanks, Scott -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise MacDougall" <macdougallclan@shaw.ca> To: <macdougallclan@shaw.ca> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:54 PM Subject: ROLL CALL on Tiree Mailing List, 2004 > Copy to the Gathering List of message posted to the Tiree Mailing List: > > Dear Tiree Listers, > > Let's begin the Roll Call of family stories in this order, giving the larger > clans a headstart since most researchers have at least one of these first 5 > surnames in their ancestry: > > July 15 -- MacLean starts. > July 16 -- MacDonald, MacKinnon start. > July 17 -- Cameron, all variations of MacFadden & MacPhaiden start. > July 18 -- all other clans/surnames start. > > The instructions are as follows: > 1. Email "To": send your email to SCT-ARL-TIREE-L@rootsweb.com > 2. Email "From": Remember that the email address which you send from will > be displayed on the Internet for many years! (If you want to get a new > address for this purpose, Yahoo is offering free ones right now with 100mb > of storage space.) > 3. Email "Subject": In your subject mention the surname and the location of > the family you are featuring. E.g. the McLean sample which will follow has > the Subject as "Red Hector McLean of Little Souris, Manitoba, Canada" > 4. Email length: Up to one page--which means that if you printed it out, it > would fit on one sheet of regular Canadian paper (8.5 by 11 inches). That > size allows for the possibility that people can easily print out these > histories, one per page, and keep them in a binder. > 5. Format required: "Plain Text" only, no attachments. (or Rootsweb will > reject your email) You can include links, but if you want them to be active, > you must start them as http://www.... > 6. Where to View: the Roll Call will become part of the Archives of the > Rootsweb Tiree Mailing List: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCT-ARL-TIREE/ > 7. Contact Info for Researcher: Please add your name and general location. > Repeating your email address at the end is also a good idea. > > You can submit as many histories as you like. Remember that each side of a > family has a history of its own, e.g. for my great-grandparents, Malcolm > MacDougall and Isabella MacLean, I could submit a family history from the > MacDougall side of the family and another from the McLean side, with > different titles of course. > > Also, you may want to submit a history for a family which was not of Tiree > or Coll origin but married into those families and then added a distinctive > surname to their Tiree descendants. E.g. in my family, the Carletons are of > Irish origin, but married a number of Tiree descendants around Tiverton, > Ontario. Therefore, Tiree descendants bearing the Carleton surname from > that location are almost certainly related via this Irish family. > > If you don't have time to do justice to a family story, then just submit a > few lines so that your family at least appears in the Roll Call, if only > briefly. You can submit a longer story later. > > Thanks to Jeanette Robertson of Winnipeg who has submitted her material to > start us off (see McLean message following). > > Although this Roll Call is starting before the Gathering 2004, it will also > continue afterwards in order to accommodate all the new discoveries that > will be made there. > > Let's hear from everyone on the Tiree List over the next few weeks! > > Louise MacDougall > Vancouver Island, BC Canada -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Example "RED" HECTOR MCLEAN of LITTLE SOURIS, MANITOBA ---------------------------------------------- SE 1/4 24 -9-19 (Ward 3) SW 1/4 24-9-19 (Ward 3) Hector's parents, Alexander (Alex) MacLean; fisherman at Balephuill and Catherine Lamond were married on June 8, 1851 at the Barony, in Glasgow, Scotland. Hector was born on January 15, 1856 to Alex and Catherine. Catherine died of peritonitis at 6 am on January 21st, 1856 and was buried in the Soroby Cemetery in Tyree. Alex registered the birth of his son Hector and the death of his wife Catherine on the same day, January 30, 1856. Hector had an older sibling, Murdoch who was born on April 16th, 1854. However, since Murdoch doesn't appear on the 1861 census, it is assumed that he passed away sometime during this period. Hector was the grandson of Donald and Ann McLean of Balephuill and he resided with his grandparents and their children. Hector was of slim build and wiry. He was on the fishing boats by the age of 15 and became a ship's carpenter. He sailed the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas. It appears he enjoyed sailing because later he shipped aboard the China Tea Clippers which raced 'round Cape Horn with tea cargoes and on one occasion his ship was first to come in. Perhaps because of his seafaring days, it was well known that Hector enjoyed a 'wee dram or two' and had 'an eye' for a pretty lady. In 1878 Hector came to Canada with his two uncles, in a party of 'three McLean families'. The uncles and Hector wintered in Kincardine Bruce County Ontario and in the early spring of 1879 came to Manitoba. Hector's trade was that of a shipwright and because of this naval background he was well acquainted with the use of a sextant. This became very useful in order to survey their properties. He shot the lines from the north hill, now Highways 1 and 10. In the winter of '79, Hector obtained work as a labourer in Winnipeg, and became a construction foreman for the original Louise Street Bridge until its completion. He had several other skills as well. He was a shoemaker, harness-maker and a steam 'engineer'. In those early years Hector also served as a Trustee for the Little Souris School #227. He got his homestead underway by the 5th of July, 1879. While in Winnipeg, he met Anne (Annie) Black of Clochlea, Isle of Lismore, Argyleshire and they married on May 5, 1882 in the original Baptist Church located on Main Street and Rupert Avenue. The Reverend A. McDonald officiated. Anne was the youngest of four children born on August 14, 1858 to Neil Black and Sarah McIntyre of Clochlea. Anne also had a half sister named Anne born to her father Neil and a Janet Black on September 2, 1846. Annie and Hector had ten children, John Black (Jack); CatyAnn (Kate) married Fred Gilbert; Maryflora (Mary) married Dougald McKinnon; Charles; Neil; Alexander; Duncan married Alma Olafson; Sarah Marion married James Hardcastle Robertson; Daniel (Dan) and Margrete. Annie passed away in 1934 and Hector passed away on July 8, 1943 , both are buried together in the Brandon Cemetery. (Submitted by Jeanette Robertson of Winnipeg, Manitoba, dusable@escape.ca) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Tiree Listers, One of the speakers at the Gathering Genealogy Workshop this Saturday morning (July 24, 2004) in Guelph will be Catriona Smyth from Edinburgh, Scotland. She will be organizing a display called the Tiree Emigrant's Kist (see below) and invites all of you to contribute photos to the display by email if you are not attending the Gathering. Explanations of any items or stories to go with them would be especially welcome. Or, if you don't have a photo of an item, just send the story you know about an item that was carried on an emigration journey. What a great idea, Catriona! Louise MacDougall Tiree Interconnections Project, Tiree Gathering 2004. EMAIL contributions to Leanne Piper: register@tireegathering.com Below is the explanation of the Kist project that Catriona sent out to the people who are attending the Gathering: ************************************************************ TIREE EMIGRANTS KIST ************************************************************ To see a picture of a Kist that is part is a travelling exhibition that belongs to the Museum of Scotland, go here: http://www.btinternet.com/~paulbasu/panel01.html The 19th century was a time of change. In their shiploads, Scots were packing up, leaving behind their lives as they knew it to pursue a better life in the New World. Emigrants came from every background: Highland crofters longing for better farming conditions, people from the towns with a dream of owning their own land, failed businessmen running from debtors. All had a dream of a better life for them and their family. Their lives were packed into a kist, a wooden chest measuring approximately one metre by half a metre. In the Kist above are examples of the possessions which early 19th century emigrants may have taken abroad, including tools, cooking and sewing implements, as well as more personal items such Sunday school certificates, photographs and a bible. At The Gathering there will be a Tiree Emigrants Kist. So I am looking for personal possessions to be put in it. I am happy to use modern versions of things if their overall design has not changed over the last hundred years or so e.g knitting needles . Wooden boxes like this were used for travelling right up to the 20th century and people emigrated to Canada throughout the 19th century so anything from the 19th century will be welcome. If you had something that is too big or too precious, bring or email a picture of it. Could you also include a small explanation, such as who it belonged to or any stories attached to it, it would make it more interesting. Below is a list of the contents of the Kist that belongs to the Museum of Scotland. This is only to give you some ideas of what we are looking for but each family will have its own ideas. The things marked with an ** indicate that I will bring similar items with me. If anyone has something similar to the list or is bringing something entirely different please let me know so I know what to expect. -Iron cruisie lamp, late 18th – 19th century -Iron griddle pan, 19th century -Iron bannock or bread spade from Auldtown of Newmiln, Keith, Bannffshire, late 18th–early 19th century. -Tinder box, flint and fleerie (steel), 19th century. -**Three reels of white linen thread, J&P Coats, Paisley -**Pack of Carlile’s of Paisley linen thread -**Pack of linen finishing tape -**Pack of hooks & eyes -**Two pairs wooden knitting needles -**Knitting pin. -**Gaelic Holy Bible -Sunday School certificate, United Presbyterian Church, 1880 -Earthenware ashet. 19th century -Glass bottle, early 19th century -Wooden tattie, or potato, masher, 19th century -Wooden hand-loom weaving shuttle, early 19th century -Work knife, with wood and canvas sheath, late 19th century -Leather sporran, 19th century -Snuff box, made of wood from Glasgow Cathedral, early 19th century -Curly horn snuff mull, lid engraved ‘A MD/1783’ -Bracelet made of woven hair, mid 19th century -Horn spoon, early 19th century -Silver double heart, or ‘Luckenbooth’ brooch, late 18th - early 19th century -**Silver single heart brooch, late 18th -early 19th century -**Three wooden clothes pegs, 19th century -Three lead 18th and 19th century church communion tokens. -tartan shawl, late 19th century, -**Three linen baby’s gowns, 19th century -**Pine kist, or travelling chest. Leanne Piper is lending us the Kist -**Cotton embroidered christening robe, 19th century -Cotton ‘mutch’ cap, 19th century -Bagpipe chanter -Tools: auger, chisels, hammer & stave knife, 19th century I will try and bring a 19th century Turkey red blanket but I will have to see if I can fit it in my packing, otherwise it will be a photo. Things such as letters from home ,musical instruments, sheet music best china etc are all welcome. See you all Friday, Catriona Smyth Catrionasmyth@hotmail.com

First a question. In several Roll Call Reports I have noticed reference to ancestors who departed Tyree on "The Charlotte." The date stated in at least two instances is June 30, 1849. I have a copy of the first page of a document called "List of Passengers per Charlotte for Montreal June 20, 1849." This is not a huge discrepancy in date, but I assume these references are to the same sailing. I will have my copy of this document with me in Guelph should anyone care to peruse it. DONALD MCLEAN AND WIFE MARY MCCAULRIG had a daughter Marion McLean born January 7, 1668 at Ballwilline, Tyree Marion McLean married Neil McFarlane (born about 1762 at Grinall) on August 5, 1786 at Grinall, Tyree Their children: John 11/2/1787 Grinall, Tyree Ann 4/12/1789 " Catharine 4/24/1791 " Catharine 7/21/1793 Killkennethberg, Tyree Flora * 9/6/1795 " John 9/10/1797 " Ann 12/8/1799 " *Flora McFarlane married Hugh Cameron (born 4/12/1789, father Duncan) 9/1/1819 at Balevullin, Tyree Their children: John 6/7/1820 Duncan 1/25/1822 Neil * 4/5/1824 Catharine 8/3/1826 Marion 10/13/1828 Christina 2/17/1831 Donald 6/5/1833 John 12/9/1835 Flora Cameron (The Widow Cameron who was given 10 p by the Duke of Argyll upon arriving in Montreal according to the dole list) with her children John (the 1st), Neil, Catharine, Marion and John (the 2nd) left Tyree aboard the Charlotte bound for Montreal on June 20, 1849. It is assumed that her husband Hugh died prior to their sailing but no record of his death has yet been found. Also no record of her children Duncan or Donald. Title on the "dole" list says" List of Poor Emigrants per ship "Charlotte" for Montreal who are to Receive the amount opposite their respective names." Column headings - Residence in Tyree Cy. - Name of head of family - N. Received of I rom - Payment At the bottom of the page 16 August 1849. * Neil Cameron Married Margaret Thornhill April 15, 1857 at Culross, Ontario Margaret was born July 18, 1836 in Ireland Their children: Born Died John 3/19/1858 2/29/1944 Duluth Minnesota Robert 5/6/1859 5/13/1926 Duluth Minnesota Margaret Jane 2/21/1861 unknown Hugh 6/22/1864 2/9/1929 Duluth Minnesota Flora 2/9/1873 12/22/1950 Duluth Minnesota Neil Cameron died in Proctor Minnesota on 1/16/1909 and is buried in Oneota Cemetery, Duluth Minnesota Margaret Thornhill Cameron died in Duluth Minnesota 11/12/1904 and is buried in Oneota Cemetery, Duluth Minnesota. Flora Cameron married John Humphrey, their son Neil Cameron Humphrey married Jessie Cooper and their daughter is Barbara Humphrey My cousin, Marcy Ann Cameron Birch who will also be at the Gathering is the grandchild of Flora Cameron's brother John. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Humphrey

Is anyone researching the following family or can anyone provide and information about Donald Maclean. Descendants of Donald Maclean First Generation 1. Donald Maclean . Donald married Mare? McMillen . They had the following children: + 2 M i. Hector Maclean was born about 1826. He died on 5 May 1900. Second Generation 2. Hector Maclean (Donald) was born about 1826 in Tyree Island, Argyll, Scotland. He died on 5 May 1900 in At his residence, Opihi, Canterbury, New Zealand. He was buried on 8 May 1900 in Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand. Hector married (1) Ann McLean about 1847. Ann died about 1854. They had the following children: 3 M i. male Maclean was born about 1848. 4 M ii. Charles McLean was born in 1849 in Tyree Island, Scotland. He died1 on 22 Oct 1918 in Westport, Westland, New Zealand. He was buried2 on 29 Oct 1918 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand. Place of birth: Tyree Island on marriage certificate. Govan, Glasgow, Scotland on death certificate. Charles married3 Mary Ann Teideman daughter of Charles Thomas Teideman and Louisa Christy on 17 Nov 1877 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Mary was born4 in 1859 in Southwark, Surrey, England. She died5 on 6 Jan 1935 in Bowen St Private Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand. She was buried on 7 Jan 1935 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Address: From 22 Hapua Street, Wellington. 5 M iii. male Maclean was born about 1852. Hector married (2) Kate Campbell about 1854.