Want to see some videos of Islay? Go to www.islay.tv Thanks to Ron of web: www.islayinfo.com and blog: http://blog.islayinfo.com Cheers, Sue Visser

Hi Marg & Peter, You would not wish to miss out on visiting the places from which your ancestors lived and toiled, so you should try to establish where these places are and how accessible they are. If you contant me, I will try to see what the ICD cand tell you about ther associated place names, so who are you descended from on Islay. Regards Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marg McLaughlin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:16 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Advise on going to Islay and Skye >I am hoping that someone on the list can give me advise about travelling >around Islay and Skye and what a person interested in their roots shouldn't >miss. I am travelling with a genealogy group to Edinborough for a week in >June and then have a week to do some exploring on my own. As my roots are >in Islay and Skye I really want to look at those places. I will be using >public transportation as I don't want to face the challenge of driving >somewhere I don't know on the wrong side of the road. What are good places >to see and stay and how do I get there? Any advise will be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Marg >>From BC > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I am hoping that someone on the list can give me advise about travelling around Islay and Skye and what a person interested in their roots shouldn't miss. I am travelling with a genealogy group to Edinborough for a week in June and then have a week to do some exploring on my own. As my roots are in Islay and Skye I really want to look at those places. I will be using public transportation as I don't want to face the challenge of driving somewhere I don't know on the wrong side of the road. What are good places to see and stay and how do I get there? Any advise will be appreciated. Thanks Marg >From BC

Hi, I think Lergybrecht is on Jura not Islay. Jura is that beautiful mountainous island to the North with the best distillery in all the Isles. Iain Mitchell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dougald MacArthur" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:15 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Largybrecht > Hi, > Does anyone know where Largybrecht is located on Islay. It's suppose to > be > in the Kildalton Parish but I can't find it on the Royal Engineers > Ordnance > survey 1878. > > Dougald MacArthur > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Dougald, I think I agree with you, There was I believe a district of Islay also called Largybrecht or variants as you can see below this area around Solam and Ballynaughtonbeg was referred to in the Rentals under various spellings : 1408 I, McDonald, am granting and giving eleven marks and a half of land from myself and from my heirs to Brian Vicar MacKay and tohis heirs after him for ever and ever, for his services, a yearly rental of 4 cows, for for killing, for my house..these are the lands I have given to him and to his heirs for ever, namely Baile Vicar, Machaire, Learga-riabhoighe, Cointragha, Grastol, Tocamol, Ugasgog, the two Gleannastol, Cracobus, Cornubus and Baile Neaughtoin. 1499 At our Castle of Tarbet 29th March : Precept of Sasine under the Great Seal of King James IV directed to his beloved Donald Ferquharsone, Peter Makilharsuin, Donald Brihoune and Dougald Mcgillaspik as his sheriffs, in that part bearing that he had granted the 20 Mkland in Larg of Ila, extending in haill to 200 markland, all which lands he had granted to Iain MacKane of Ardmurquhane and in which the said sheriffs are to infest him. (Abstract made by me from the recital of the same in the Original Sasine in the Argyll Charter Chest). 1509 Rental of Larg £13 6s 8d. 1614 Rental for Downoyik, Kilcalumkill, Largbrak, Iletor, Drumcurrane 26/8d, 9-4/5 Marts, 9-4/5 Wethers, 43-1/2 Cheese, 43-1/2 Oatmeal, 9-4/5 Geese, 9-4/5 Hens. 1618 The Charter: In the name of God. Amen. I, Mcdonald, am granting and giving eleven marks and half of land from myself and from my heirs to Brian Vicar Mackay and to his heirs after him for ever and ever these are the lands I have given to him and his heirs for ever, namely, Baile Vicar, Machaire, Leargariabhoighe, Ciontragha, Grastol, Tocamol, Ugasgog, the two Gleannastol, Cracobus, Cornubus and Baile Neaughtoin. 1631 Rental of Largybrecht joint tenancy to Chales MacArthur. 1654 Rental of Suryneg, Keilchallimkeill, Lergibrek, Drumcharan to the Tutor £583-0-0d. 1654 Rental of Lagrebok is waste. 1686 Rental of Lergiebrek to Finllay Smyth 1 Kerrowrane £54 6s 8d, Lateris £167 6s 8d, Wethers 3, Geese 2, , Alexander McNab 1 Kerrowrane, Hens 2 - 2 dozen eggs, Sheip 1, Lambes 1, Buttir 2 quartis, Stirkis half, Beir & Meill 1 boll. Callum McAlpan 1 Kerrowrane. 1733 Rental of Largybrecht to Archibald Campbell, Chamberlain 4', 1 mark land Old Rent £10 00s 00d New Rent £13 00s 00d, New Rent Sterling £1 01s 08d. & to Donald Campbell Extent 2', Division 2', Old Rent £5 00s 00d, New Rent £6 18s 02d, New Rent Sterling £0 11s 06 1/6d, & to John Campbell son of Archd Campbell Extent 2', Division 2', Old Rent £5 00s 00d, New Rent £6 18s 02d, Gressum Sterling £0 12s 00d, New Rent Sterling £0 11s 06 1/6d. & to John Campbell, Extent half, Division 1 leorhace Old Rent £20 00s 00d, New Rent £5 05s 00d. 1741 Rental of £34. 02s. 02d, for 18 part land of Kilcolmkill, 1 leurace of Island Texell & 18 part land of Clagnagaroch to John Campbell of Askomell, half of 1 mark land of Solum with Archibald Campbell of Ardergnish half. Also Largybrecht 12' to John Campbell of Askomell with Archibald Campbell of Arderignish 4'. 1780 Rental £138 00s 00d of Collumkill, Ardbeg, Arinabiest, Solam, Lergavreck & Ballinaughtonbeg to Godfrey M'Neil. In an account of Islay compiled in 17th century mention is made of 'two parish churches in this part calld Largki, called Kildaltan and Kilnachtan', and when proposals for building a new church at Lagavulin were made in 1651, it was agreed that the 'twa old paroaches of Kildaltan and Kilnachten be the paroache of the said new kirk'. It was not until the end of the 17th century that services were begun at Lagavulin and the church at Kilnaughton may have continued in use until that time. Regards Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dougald MacArthur" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:15 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Largybrecht > Hi, > Does anyone know where Largybrecht is located on Islay. It's suppose to > be > in the Kildalton Parish but I can't find it on the Royal Engineers > Ordnance > survey 1878. > > Dougald MacArthur > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Steffenie, Yes, it was at Christ Church, Frederica (Episcopalian, if I spelled it right. "Anglican" in Canadian.) You will find it beside the church, on the west side (I'd say near the southwest corner of the church), and not very far back. Many stones are hard to read, but his is still quite clear. It's a lovely, old church, and worth a visit on its own merits. The reason that we went there in the first place was that I found out that there was a "Sinclair Plantation" on the island, and I had a hope that it might have been an Islay Sinclair that I am trying to trace (Archibald), but I think it wasn't him. The museum at the lighthouse has a reference library about early settlers, as does the town library, but both were closed on Saturday afternoon. After all, there was a chilli cookoff going on! If you get a chance to drop in to either of these libraries, could you do a quick enquiry for me? All I could find out about Archibald was that he was called a "Tytheman" (whatever that meant 250 years ago?) and he sold the plantation in 1765. However, if you don't have time, no worries. We can stop in again next year. Toni > Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:47:31 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 41 > > Hi Toni- > > Was that at Frederica Church - ? My in-laws spend there winters down there > and we ususally visit them for a few days, and I'd like to check out the > garvestone next time. > > Steffenie > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:01 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Lovely place with fascinating history, so we stopped at a very old church > > yard for a snoop. Never expecting to find anything important, I was very > > surprised to find a gravestone of someone from Islay. > > > > It was the grave of "John Campbell Currie, born in Isle of Islay, Scotland > > April 15, 1855, died Aug. 14, 1921, St. Simons Island." > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Live connected with Messenger on your phone http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712958

Leargybrecht is on the Isle of Jura - could this be what you are looking for? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dougald MacArthur" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:15 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Largybrecht > Hi, > Does anyone know where Largybrecht is located on Islay. It's suppose to > be > in the Kildalton Parish but I can't find it on the Royal Engineers > Ordnance > survey 1878. > > Dougald MacArthur > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Toni- Was that at Frederica Church - ? My in-laws spend there winters down there and we ususally visit them for a few days, and I'd like to check out the garvestone next time. Steffenie On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:01 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Lovely place with fascinating history, so we stopped at a very old church > yard for a snoop. Never expecting to find anything important, I was very > surprised to find a gravestone of someone from Islay. > > It was the grave of "John Campbell Currie, born in Isle of Islay, Scotland > April 15, 1855, died Aug. 14, 1921, St. Simons Island." > > >

Hi friends, Just heading back up to Canada from Florida, and made a detour to a place called St. Simons Island, on the coast of Georgia. Lovely place with fascinating history, so we stopped at a very old church yard for a snoop. Never expecting to find anything important, I was very surprised to find a gravestone of someone from Islay. It was the grave of "John Campbell Currie, born in Isle of Islay, Scotland April 15, 1855, died Aug. 14, 1921, St. Simons Island." Beside him is the gravestone of his wife, Henrietta Stevens, who was born on St. Simons Island. No other Islay people there that we could find in the cemetery, but the lettering does seem to deteriorate very quickly unless they are carved in granite. I went into the church to see if I could find out anything more, but didn't have any luck. I'll be happy to send photos of both gravestones when I get home to whoever is related to him (and to you Roger, for the Islay Cultural Database). Toni _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959

Hi, Does anyone know where Largybrecht is located on Islay. It's suppose to be in the Kildalton Parish but I can't find it on the Royal Engineers Ordnance survey 1878. Dougald MacArthur

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Have a look at Bing Maps, choose Aerial and zoom anywhere on Islay - just wonderful Regards Roger

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Hi there Sue put up a mention of Armin Grewe a few years ago, but someone has just pointed me towards his blog, which also has lots of beautiful photos of Islay: http://www.islayblog.com/ Armin doesn't live there, but he obviously loves the island. As we do. Seymour Hosking

Ken and Carolyn: I am on ancestry.ca and I found a Robert McNabb died 1 May 1887 Mariposa Victoria Co Ont, the death certificate lists his father as Andrew McNabb farmer Mariposa. E-mail me off list if you would like me to look up census's etc [email protected] Janet

Carolyn, With the passage of time since we checked last, you never know what new connections we might make! I have a Robert McNabb with unknown parents, born 1807 to 1811 in Islay, married before 1836 to Christina Smith, with at least 9 children born in Mariposa, where Robert died in 1887. Might he fit? I have a John b. 1809 in Kildalton supposedly to Angus McNabb & Mary Campbell (from Ted Larson), but the parents' names are similar to the Alex/Martha below. Also, some of my McNabbs went from Ontario to Chicago area in 1880s. Very vague connection, I know, but .... Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn Harmon Sent: February 25, 2010 6:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Ballychatrigin McNabbs Hi Ken: We've "talked" before. It appears our groups don't match but I betcha they're connected further back. Alex McNabb m Martha Campbell 1807 with sons born 1808,1809,1810 between Ballychatrigan & Lyrabus. (The sons: Robert, John, Dond in that order) John m a cousin, Catherine McNabb and they had Colin (1838), Martha/Mattie (two were born, one lived about 1840-1841) and John (b1842) who was my gr-grandfather and emigrated to Ontario before 1865 (Whyte). They were born in Pt Ellen. I thought Robert McNabb's son John, born 1843 was Capt John McNabb who I have a history of. My John supposedly went to Ontario to visit his cousin, a Capt. There were 2-3 Robt McNabbs in Kildalton and the one who married Mary Black and fathered Capt John doesn't seem to match this other Robt- but I haven't found what happened to this Robt either. My John did work on the lakes as a ship engineer and lived in Collingwood in 1871 while the other John lived in Owen Sound. So I'm still not sure...John & Catherine were in Fenelon 1871 & Eldon 1881. Their daughter Martha married Arch Currie and they were in Mariposa 1881. John & Martha both ended up in Chicago where they're buried. Not sure what happened to their parents John & Catherine. I'm assuming they're buried somewhere in Ontario. Carolyn -------------------------------

Thank you for the information about the new book Islay and the Sea". I suppose that most people on the list have Viking DNA like myself so this should open up a few doors. I have had no joy on my Johnston Family descendents from Archibald who married Catherine Keith so I am now trying to see if anyone out there knows anything about the Graham Family who lived on the farm of Island next door to Corary. My 4gt grandfather Ronald Johnston shared the Tack at Island with them and married first Martha Graham and after she died he married her sister Elizabeth as was the custom in the Highlands at that time when there were young children to look after. Do you think that they came down with Campbell of Cawder or did they come over with the Shawfields? Valerie Johnston/Macfarlane -------------------------------------------------- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:11 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 36 > > > When replying to a digest message, please quote only the > relevant portion of the specific message to which you are > replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. > Also, change the subject of your reply to match the message > subject to which you are replying. > > ********* > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Islay and the Sea (Sue Visser) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:02:22 -0500 > From: "Sue Visser" <[email protected]> > Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay and the Sea > To: "ROOTSWEB - ISLAY LIST" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The Islay Weblog is a gold mine of information of interest to family > researchers. The lastest blog includes "Islay and the Sea" by Susan > Campbell. Very interesting! > > http://blog.islayinfo.com/article.php/islay-info-updates > > http://www.islayinfo.com/islay-sea-geography-history.html > > Sue Visser > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SCT-ISLAY list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the SCT-ISLAY mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 36 > **************************************** >

Hi Valerie My Ann KEITH had two sisters named Catherine, born 13 Nov 1811 and 24 April 1813. I assume the first one died. The second one came to Canada in 1832 and married first Donald McLEOD who died before 1864 and William ROSE 14 Jul 1864 in King Twp. York County, Ontario. They appear to have come with a number of others from Islay, possibly on the "Venus"??? Their parents were George KEITH b. 1778 on Loggan, Bowmore, d. 1864 and m.19 Feb 1803 to Margaret (Peggy) McDOUGALL, b. 07 Oct 1782, Kildalton, Argyll Their grandparents were George KEITH b. abt 1751, Bowmore, d. 1817 Barr Farm and m .28 Jan 1776 to Catherine (Miriam)? McMILLAN b. abt 1755 Bowmore. Malcolm CAMPBELL http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=malcolmr ******************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:06 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 36 > Thank you for the information about the new book Islay and the Sea". I > suppose that most people on the list have Viking DNA like myself so this > should open up a few doors. > I have had no joy on my Johnston Family descendents from Archibald who > married Catherine Keith so I am now trying to see if anyone out there > knows > anything about the Graham Family who lived on the farm of Island next > door > to Corary. My 4gt grandfather Ronald Johnston shared the Tack at Island > with > them and married first Martha Graham and after she died he married her > sister Elizabeth as was the custom in the Highlands at that time when > there > were young children to look after. Do you think that they came down with > Campbell of Cawder or did they come over with the Shawfields? > Valerie Johnston/Macfarlane >

Hi Ken: We've "talked" before. It appears our groups don't match but I betcha they're connected further back. Alex McNabb m Martha Campbell 1807 with sons born 1808,1809,1810 between Ballychatrigan & Lyrabus. (The sons: Robert, John, Dond in that order) John m a cousin, Catherine McNabb and they had Colin (1838), Martha/Mattie (two were born, one lived about 1840-1841) and John (b1842) who was my gr-grandfather and emigrated to Ontario before 1865 (Whyte). They were born in Pt Ellen. I thought Robert McNabb's son John, born 1843 was Capt John McNabb who I have a history of. My John supposedly went to Ontario to visit his cousin, a Capt. There were 2-3 Robt McNabbs in Kildalton and the one who married Mary Black and fathered Capt John doesn't seem to match this other Robt- but I haven't found what happened to this Robt either. My John did work on the lakes as a ship engineer and lived in Collingwood in 1871 while the other John lived in Owen Sound. So I'm still not sure...John & Catherine were in Fenelon 1871 & Eldon 1881. Their daughter Martha married Arch Currie and they were in Mariposa 1881. John & Martha both ended up in Chicago where they're buried. Not sure what happened to their parents John & Catherine. I'm assuming they're buried somewhere in Ontario. Carolyn