Hello List and every Lister, We are looking for any or all available information about the Kennedies of Brae Lochaber as part of our research into the family of Ewen Kennedy and Ann MacDonald, and of their son Alexander Kennedy ex Sgt. 95th Reg of Foot. At the age of 39 Alexander married Sarah Cameron the Dau. of John Cameron and Sarah McMillan in the parish of Kilmonivaig on the 1st of Sept. 1815. Alexander and Sarah had issue of 14 children not all of whom reached adulthood. Some of the children were born in Roy Bridge and others in Brackletter. Of those children that we know about, two migrated to New Zealand and settled in Otago in the South Island. These were Kenneth who married Catherine Colquhoun in Scotland, and Mary who married Hugh MacMaster also in Scotland. A second son Duncan migrated to Australia, and we are in contact with his descendants. At the top of our list is the possibility of contact with descendants of any of the above named marriages. Ewen Kennedy and Ann MacDonald before 1775; John Cameron and Sarah McMillan before 1795; or Alexander Kennedy and Sarah Cameron 1815. We would be pleased to hear about any books that would provide suitable background reading of the life and times of Brae Lochaber and it's people, especially about the Kennedies, during 1700s and 1800s. Some of our family records have been found in the IGI, but some are missing. Where are the old parish records to be found. We know that in some parts of Scotland that a great many church groups sprung up after the Reformation in 1560. We believe that this may have been less extensive in Brae Lochaber because the Clan Chiefs stuck to the Catholic faith of their fathers in support of the Stuart Kings. Could some kind soul tell us where reseach may best be carried out for all church records? Regards to all and good hunting, Greg Blackburn in Paekakariki, New Zealand