Hi Malcolm I once had contact with Shirley Sedore, but don't know if the e-mail address is still valid: She was reached at ShirleySedore@aol.com Cheerio Helen (in Peterborough) >From: "Malcolm Campbell" <malcolmr.campbell@sympatico.ca> >Reply-To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com >To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Contact me - please >Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:57:56 -0400 > > > >Subject: RE: Contact me - please > >Would Shirley Sedore please contact me off list. We have mutual ancestors >on >our Rootsweb pages, McDOUGALLs at Grastle. > >Does a list member know Shirley's contact info? > >Malcolm CAMPBELL > >malcolmr.campbell@sympatico.ca > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Buy, Load, Play. The new Sympatico / MSN Music Store works seamlessly with Windows Media Player. Just Click PLAY. http://musicstore.sympatico.msn.ca/content/viewer.aspx?cid=SMS_Sept192006

Barra, I find the topic of DNA testing very interesting, although I know very little about it. I wonder if you know anything of the surname Keith from Islay. I have reason to believe that it is the anglised version of McInchan or possibly Mac/McIchan, but to date can't get anyone else to agree. Any opinion you can offer would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

October 15th Dear Nancy et al. Well I'm back fro my trip to Islay. I was there for a week and just missed you by a day Nancy. I missed my train connection out of Manchester and then missed the bus to Kennacraig-took a later one and spent the night in Tarbet. I loved Islay and did lots of walking since I had no car. Spent time with the ladies of the Family History Society and got a few leads.I walked aound the farms at Eallabus,saw Lintmill Croft and Waukmill both which had been rented out to McLartys at onr time. Next time I go I will rent a car so I can see some of the coastal regions. I did have a lovely walk to Kildalton one day with a couple of rides from locals. I found that McLarty is not a known name on the island, therefore everyone has left or died long ago. What I did find interesting is that there are McLartys ont eh mainland of Kintyre so that will be some more research. Using George Blacks book of Scottish surnames I have seen how far back the name actually goes. Also found in this book information about the name Love which will assist in tracing Mary Love. She probably didi not come from Islay, probably the mainland in Argyll or Bute. How they met is another story. I am feeling abit overwhelmed information wise but will get back on track soon.I am trying to figure out just who all the McLartys on Islay were-other than our immediate ancestors. Any ideas? I loved the island,the people were wonderful and friendly,the scenary spectacular and great food. I would like to go back in a couple of years and spend some time in Kintyre Hope you are well-I have over 200 photos! Peggy >>> "Nancy A. MacLarty" <nanmac825@dccnet.com> 09/03/06 4:57 PM >>> I am finally getting to Scotland and Islay this September. Does anyone have any hints as to where to look for any details on ancestry besides the Family History Centre? My people were from the Bowmore/Killarrow area. Thanks to Sue Visser, I have the map of Islay that I sent for (Ranger 60) which shows every bump, rock, old farm, etc. on the Island. Gartloist, Ealabus and Earabus are all mentioned in the research I have done as well as Islay House and all are noted on the map. Nancy MacLarty (British Columbia) ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== Find out who has books and research data pertaining to Islay at the Virtual Library: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/library.htm ��� **************************************** This message and any attachments are directed in confidence to the addressee(s). If you have received it in error, please delete it and notify us immediately. Ce courriel y compris tout document joint ne s'adressent qu'aux destinataires. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez le supprimer et nous en aviser sur-le-champ.

Subject: RE: Contact me - please Would Shirley Sedore please contact me off list. We have mutual ancestors on our Rootsweb pages, McDOUGALLs at Grastle. Does a list member know Shirley's contact info? Malcolm CAMPBELL malcolmr.campbell@sympatico.ca

Hi Ted, I've been reading your messages to different people about their family members and found them very interesting. I have downloaded your very fine logging of the Birth's, Death's and Marriages Excel file and found many of my own family. What I would like to know is, I've been able to update your file with members of my family and other members which I have come across, now how do I sent this update back to you? The other thing I would like to know about is, I come from the family of Johnstons of Tallent, Islay, Duncan Johnston married to Catherine McIntyre are my 3rd Great Grandparents. The family is also connected to the Johnston family who started the Lugavillin and Laphroaig whiskey distilleries. What I can't get and is most frustrating is that I can only go back other two generations that is, Ronald the father of Duncan and John, father of Ronald. Ronald Johnston married Martha Graham and her sister Elizabeth (Kitty) Graham. I have heard that John Johnston came from Ardnamuchan and there is a possibility that his father was a McIain. Some family members are going for this DNA test and there are signs that there is a connection to these clans. Any information that you can send me I would be most grateful as I live in South Africa and we don't have many resources. Thanks very much. Regards Basil Johnston. email: basil.j@absamail.co.za

One note, I work with DNA testing of Gaelic names from Islay, Argyle, Ulster, etc., and the one McQuilkin that I've seen his test results does not match any Wilkinson, or Wilkie, etc., You would not have an anglicised form coming from another anglicised form. I've been trying to communicate with some Islay Gaelic speakers to ask them, there are still plenty there. Wilkie would be a 'translated' anglicised form where as McQuilkin would be a phonetic anglicised form. The name is likely from Mac Uilcín (a diminutive of Liam or Uilliam, i.e. William)... but I've also heard that it could be a slender vowel form of Mac Colgáin, i.e. Mac Cuilgin. DNA testing can confirm this one way or the other. So Mac Uilcín most likely I'd think, but Mac Cuilgin certainly a possibility. Barra McCain

All McQuilkans need to do a DNA test with Family Tree to really sort out who we are. The DNA markers will tell us all who we really are. At the moment only I and one other have tested and we need more results. Please everyone this the way to sort all the conceptions out. Yours Aye, Ray McQuilkan

What is the Gaelic for the anglicised name McQuilkan? An bhfuil aon Gaelgoirí ar an lista seo ó Ile? Mise Barra

Hi Angela, I never knew that the name Wilkinson was derived from "Macquilkan". If that is the case, did any of your "Wilkinsons" emigrate to Peel County? There are several of them buried in Boston Mills Cemetery, along with many other Islay emigrants. Toni Sinclair >From: "angela jane" <janeangela@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com >To: SCT-ISLAY@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Macquilkans on Islay >Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:10:17 +0000 > >Hi All, >Just reposting my surname intersts on Islay. >Macquilkan (Wilkinson, wilkieson, wilkie) especially around Kildalton & >Kilchoman, also McPhees & Hamiltons. >My line descends through Alexander Macquilkan b. abt. 1796 Islay & Flora >Barr b. abt. 1809 Renfrew. >Their children (to my knowledge): >1. Mary macquilkan died 1886 Gruinart, Islay >2. Margaret McQ b.1828 Kildalton -possibly same person as above ie. Mary >Margaret or Margaret Mary >3. John b.abt 1830- appears on 1841 census only >4. Neil, b. abt 1832- on 1841 & 1851 censuses >5. Donald, b. 1833 d. bef 1836 >6. Donald b.1836, d.1890, never married >7. James b.1838, d.1880, married Agnes Mclean, also illegitimate child >with >Flora Currie-Duncan b.1857 >8. Alexander b.1840, d.1885 >9. Duncan b.1840, on 1851 census >10. catherine b. 1842, married 1869 to William Miller in Govan >11. Archibald b.abt 1848, d.1888, married to Agnes Bell >Also child of Alexander Macquilkan & Esther Steel (illegitimate birth) >Archibald b. 1819 ? died before 1848 . >I would be keen to hear from anyone with connections to any of the above. >Regards, >Angela Richmond > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Buy, Load, Play. The new Sympatico / MSN Music Store works seamlessly with Windows Media Player. Just Click PLAY. http://musicstore.sympatico.msn.ca/content/viewer.aspx?cid=SMS_Sept192006

Hi All, Just reposting my surname intersts on Islay. Macquilkan (Wilkinson, wilkieson, wilkie) especially around Kildalton & Kilchoman, also McPhees & Hamiltons. My line descends through Alexander Macquilkan b. abt. 1796 Islay & Flora Barr b. abt. 1809 Renfrew. Their children (to my knowledge): 1. Mary macquilkan died 1886 Gruinart, Islay 2. Margaret McQ b.1828 Kildalton -possibly same person as above ie. Mary Margaret or Margaret Mary 3. John b.abt 1830- appears on 1841 census only 4. Neil, b. abt 1832- on 1841 & 1851 censuses 5. Donald, b. 1833 d. bef 1836 6. Donald b.1836, d.1890, never married 7. James b.1838, d.1880, married Agnes Mclean, also illegitimate child with Flora Currie-Duncan b.1857 8. Alexander b.1840, d.1885 9. Duncan b.1840, on 1851 census 10. catherine b. 1842, married 1869 to William Miller in Govan 11. Archibald b.abt 1848, d.1888, married to Agnes Bell Also child of Alexander Macquilkan & Esther Steel (illegitimate birth) Archibald b. 1819 ? died before 1848 . I would be keen to hear from anyone with connections to any of the above. Regards, Angela Richmond

Do you know anything more about James' wife, Agnes Maclean, her birthdate, parents etc. Was Agnes married before perhaps? Thanks Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth L. McPhie" <slmcphie@xmission.com> To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Macquilkans on Islay > Angela Jane, > What are your McPhee connections? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "angela jane" <janeangela@hotmail.com> > To: <SCT-ISLAY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:10 PM > Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Macquilkans on Islay > > >> Hi All, >> Just reposting my surname intersts on Islay. >> Macquilkan (Wilkinson, wilkieson, wilkie) especially around Kildalton & >> Kilchoman, also McPhees & Hamiltons. >> My line descends through Alexander Macquilkan b. abt. 1796 Islay & Flora >> Barr b. abt. 1809 Renfrew. >> Their children (to my knowledge): >> 1. Mary macquilkan died 1886 Gruinart, Islay >> 2. Margaret McQ b.1828 Kildalton -possibly same person as above ie. Mary >> Margaret or Margaret Mary >> 3. John b.abt 1830- appears on 1841 census only >> 4. Neil, b. abt 1832- on 1841 & 1851 censuses >> 5. Donald, b. 1833 d. bef 1836 >> 6. Donald b.1836, d.1890, never married >> 7. James b.1838, d.1880, married Agnes Mclean, also illegitimate child >> with >> Flora Currie-Duncan b.1857 >> 8. Alexander b.1840, d.1885 >> 9. Duncan b.1840, on 1851 census >> 10. catherine b. 1842, married 1869 to William Miller in Govan >> 11. Archibald b.abt 1848, d.1888, married to Agnes Bell >> Also child of Alexander Macquilkan & Esther Steel (illegitimate birth) >> Archibald b. 1819 ? died before 1848 . >> I would be keen to hear from anyone with connections to any of the above. >> Regards, >> Angela Richmond >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SCT-ISLAY-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 Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 10/7/2006 >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Angela Jane, What are your McPhee connections? ----- Original Message ----- From: "angela jane" <janeangela@hotmail.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:10 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Macquilkans on Islay > Hi All, > Just reposting my surname intersts on Islay. > Macquilkan (Wilkinson, wilkieson, wilkie) especially around Kildalton & > Kilchoman, also McPhees & Hamiltons. > My line descends through Alexander Macquilkan b. abt. 1796 Islay & Flora > Barr b. abt. 1809 Renfrew. > Their children (to my knowledge): > 1. Mary macquilkan died 1886 Gruinart, Islay > 2. Margaret McQ b.1828 Kildalton -possibly same person as above ie. Mary > Margaret or Margaret Mary > 3. John b.abt 1830- appears on 1841 census only > 4. Neil, b. abt 1832- on 1841 & 1851 censuses > 5. Donald, b. 1833 d. bef 1836 > 6. Donald b.1836, d.1890, never married > 7. James b.1838, d.1880, married Agnes Mclean, also illegitimate child > with > Flora Currie-Duncan b.1857 > 8. Alexander b.1840, d.1885 > 9. Duncan b.1840, on 1851 census > 10. catherine b. 1842, married 1869 to William Miller in Govan > 11. Archibald b.abt 1848, d.1888, married to Agnes Bell > Also child of Alexander Macquilkan & Esther Steel (illegitimate birth) > Archibald b. 1819 ? died before 1848 . > I would be keen to hear from anyone with connections to any of the above. > Regards, > Angela Richmond > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLAY-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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 10/7/2006 >

Welcome back Nancy! It sounds as though you had a great time. I'm new to the list and looking for ancestors from southern Islay (Galbraith). There doesn"t seem to be much evidence we were there. I did manage to find the baptism of Donald Galbreath at Daill, son of my g-g-grandparents, on http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/opr/. That is the only site I have found that information on. I'm looking forward to your photos Nancy. Connie Galbraith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy A. MacLarty" <nanmac825@dccnet.com> To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 2:37 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Just back from Islay I'm back in British Columbia after 18 days in Scotland - 5 of which were on Islay. We had wonderful weather and I really enjoyed myself there. Visited the Family History Centre, Islay House, the Round Church in Bowmore, Kildalton Crosses, Port Charlotte, Port Askaig, etc. & stayed in Port Ellen. I am making up a page of photos of Islay and will send the URL for it soon. The oldest gravestone I could find was 1790, but didn't find any McLarty's. However there seemed to be a connection there for me. I had always loved the sea, wind, rocks, etc. When I visited Newfoundland I loved it while my friend shivered! Must be because of my Islay ancestors' blood - earliest I have traced was my 4xGreat Grandfather James, Born 1753. Nancy MacLarty ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Carolyn I've noted down some details I have on my system regarding Martha McNabb / Archie Currie thread you were discussing with Jan & Jan. You possibly have most the information already, but again maybe not. Hope it is of some use. Barbara's daughter Agnes married Malcolm McNeill (b. Port Wemyss)a brother of my G grandmother, Catherine McNeill, and emigrated to the Sydney area of Australia with his family. Regards Iain Archie's birth - 4th Dec 1844 High Church Glasgow RD644/1 036 FR5751 1851 Census Parish / District: Portnahaven in the County of Argyle Parish/District No: 547 Year:1851 Enum. Book No: 1 Port Wemyss Archibald Currie Head 52 Tailor Kilchoman Agnes Stirling 29 Easdale Alexander 8 Archibald 5 Barbara 4 Donald 1 Margaret Betsy West Claddach census info 1861 census Ankle Hill, Agnes Currie, 39 widown Pauper Alexander Currie 18 Kilchoman Archibald Currie 16 Lanark, Glasgow Donald Currie 10 Port Charlotte Margaret Currie 8 Port Wemyss Agnes Currie 5 Port Wemyss Marriage Certificate Information Name of Parish/District: District of High Church in the Burgh of Glasgow Parish No: 644/02 Entry No:0437 Date: 1866 on twenty-eighth November at 31/8 Duke Street, Glasgow After Banns according to the Forms of The Church of Scotland Name of Groom: Archibald ('x' his mark) Currie Usual Residence: Mearns Age: 22 Occupation: Farm Servant Marital status: Bachelor Groom's Father's Name: Archibald Currie Occupation:Tailor Deceased? : decd Mother's Name: Anne Currie Maiden Name: Stirling Name of Bride: Martha ('x' her mark) McNab Usual residence:Craig of Neilston Age: 23 Occupation: Farm Servant Marital status:Spinster Bride's father's name: John McNab Occupation: Quarryman Deceased?: Mother's Name: Catherine McNab Maiden Name: McNab Deceased?: Witnesses: Janet Duncan and John McDonald Addresses: Date and place of Registration: 1866 November 2nd Registrar: Peter Ferguson, Assist. Registrar Any other information:signed: Andrew Rob, Minister. Wellpark RCE: Archie's wife died in childbirth, and son "Wee" Archy raised by Archibald's sister, Barbara (Robb) in Glasgow who was a Housekeeper in Murray Flats at the Southern General Hospital Glasgow. Marriage Certificate Information Name of Parish/District: Tradeston, Glasgow Parish No: 644/9 Entry No: 114 Date / Place: 1874 February sixth at 5 Abbotsford Place, Glasgow After Banns according to the Forms of: the Church of Scotland Name of Groom: Andrew Robb Usual Residence: 72 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow Age: 31 Years Occupation: Joiner Journeyman Marital status: Bachelor Groom's Father's Name: John Robb Occupation: Deceased? : decd Mother's Name: Jane Robb Maiden Name: Andrew Deceased: Decd Name of Bride: Barbara Currie Usual residence: 233 Crookston Street, Glasgow Age: 26 Occupation: Domestic Servant Marital status: Spinster Bride's father's name: Archibald Currie Occupation: Tailor, Master Deceased?: decd Mother's Name: Agnes McLellan, formely Currie Maiden Name: Stirling Deceased?: decd Witnesses: Alexander Bell & Jane McCormick Addresses: Date and place of Registration: 1874 Feb 7th at Glasggow Registrar: Any other information: RCE: -----Original Message----- From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of CAROLYN HARMON Sent: 02 October 2006 23:33 To: jan@kx1.co.uk; sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Starch Mills Dear Jan & Jan: Some of my Islay people lived in the Neilston area for a little while. They actually married high church, Glasgow- but in the minister's house I guess. This has been a curiousity for me. Martha McNabb married Arch Currie in Nov 1867. They must have moved back to Islay quickly- their daughter was born Jan 1868. They emigrated to Ontario in 1869. Martha was listed as a farm servant at Craig of Neilston which I have kind of tracked down. I'm not sure how long she lived there and where her brother, John, was living in 1861. They're not listed with their parents in Pt Ellen. There were several John McNabb's in Glasgow in 1861. I haven't been able to find her at all. Any ideas? Martha would have been abt 21 in 1861 and and John 19. Their older brother, Colin, was living in Pt Ellen with their parents. Thanks! Carolyn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Norma Callicott wrote: > A photo archivist told me that this photo could not have been > taken on Islay at the time I'm guessing it was taken, around 1855. > I think I agree with the archivist. 1855 is extremely early for photography of any sort, but especially so for outdoor portraiture of working-class families. jim

Hi Connie: You should try my site at HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ You may not find more births but may find some marriages and deaths also Ted Connie wrote: >Welcome back Nancy! It sounds as though you had a great time. > >I'm new to the list and looking for ancestors from southern Islay >(Galbraith). There doesn"t seem to be much evidence we were there. I did >manage to find the baptism of Donald Galbreath at Daill, son of my >g-g-grandparents, on http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/opr/. That >is the only site I have found that information on. > >I'm looking forward to your photos Nancy. > >Connie Galbraith > > > >

Welcome back Nancy! It sounds as though you had a great time. I'm new to the list and looking for ancestors from southern Islay (Galbraith). There doesn"t seem to be much evidence we were there. I did manage to find the baptism of Donald Galbreath at Daill, son of my g-g-grandparents, on http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/opr/. That is the only site I have found that information on. I'm looking forward to your photos Nancy. Connie Galbraith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy A. MacLarty" <nanmac825@dccnet.com> To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 2:37 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Just back from Islay I'm back in British Columbia after 18 days in Scotland - 5 of which were on Islay. We had wonderful weather and I really enjoyed myself there. Visited the Family History Centre, Islay House, the Round Church in Bowmore, Kildalton Crosses, Port Charlotte, Port Askaig, etc. & stayed in Port Ellen. I am making up a page of photos of Islay and will send the URL for it soon. The oldest gravestone I could find was 1790, but didn't find any McLarty's. However there seemed to be a connection there for me. I had always loved the sea, wind, rocks, etc. When I visited Newfoundland I loved it while my friend shivered! Must be because of my Islay ancestors' blood - earliest I have traced was my 4xGreat Grandfather James, Born 1753. Nancy MacLarty ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Were these pensioners on pension from the army or??? Marilyn Hoyte ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard F. Sheil" <sheil@netsync.net> To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 1:47 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Early Eldon Twp > From The Woodville Advocate > April 7, 1881 > Historical Reminiscences of the Township of Eldon > > In 1831, and during a couple of years following, a great many pensioners > took up land in the township, and moved in. Among these were the > Ashmans, Bradys, Birminghams, Driscolls, Dunns, Keefes, Lyons, Makins, > Malones, McCullas, McDonoughs, McGuires, McIntyres, Pettys, Rileys, > Thornburys, Thorntons, and Uncles, and further north the Campbells, > McKenzies, McCredies, McCreas, Merrys, and Munros. Old Alex Munro was > about the first to settle where is now Kirkfield. Through this part of > the township ran the portage trail from Balsam Lake to the Talbot River, > still called the Portage Road. Settlement was induced by a project to > build a canal, and on each side of the Portage Road lots were laid out > 44 rods wide and about a mile and a quarter deep. Not long after the > advent of the pensioners, a number of families from Islay, Scotland, who > had settled in North Carolina, not liking that place, moved in a body to > Canada and settled in Thorah and Eldon. Among those locating in Eldon > were the McLaughlins and Angus Rae, who subsequently became the first > Township Clerk.

From The Woodville Advocate April 7, 1881 Historical Reminiscences of the Township of Eldon The Agents of Messrs. Belden & Col have been in town during the past week delivering their Atlas. We have secured a copy and believe it to be, the best work of the kind ever produced in Canada. The reminiscences of the township of Eldon, which we copy from its historical summary, are interesting and will be read by our aged settlers as portraying the many hardships with which they had to contend in the early days:- This township, named after Lord Eldon, an eminent British Jurist, contains somewhat less than 100 square miles of territory, bounded on the south by Mariposa, on the east by Fenelon and Bexley, on the north by Carden, and on the west by Ontario County. The Talbot River passes through the north-western corner of Eldon, having as branches from the township Grass and Butternut Creeks. Other small streams run westward into Ontario County, or eastward into Fenelon. A small body of water, called Goose Lake, lies on the southeast, on the Mariposa boundary. Between the creeks are ridges of low hills, giving the township a rolling aspect; and in some of the valleys are tracts of marshy ground. The land at the south is of excellent quality. At the north the soil is lighter, the limestone rock approaching close to, and frequently appearing at the surface. The first location of lots in Eldon were in 1827, by Henry Ewing, the surveyor of the township, Louis Winter, whose father lived in Mariposa, two McFaydens, James Cameron, father of the 1881 postmaster at Lorneville, and a Frenchman named Pascal Godefroy, who remained only a short time. Ewing took up land along the townline to the 6th Concession; and the first settlements were made about the 3rd and 4th Concessions, near the present Woodville and Lorneville. The survey continued for a couple of years longer. In 1828 a number of Scotch immigrants from Argyleshire, Scotland were induced to stay a few days in Toronto, for the return from the east of Squire Cameron, who had secured grants of land in Thorah and Eldon. They were promised the pick of the land for $1 per acre. Being assured that they would find plenty of provisions in the townships and at Beaverton, they came without supplies to that place by way of Yonge Street and Lake Simcoe, and there lived for several days on maple-sugar. Neither could they get a roof to cover them, but made a tent with blankets. There the women lived while the men went forward, with Kenneth Campbell as guide, to locate lots and build shanties. In August they moved to the place of Big Peter Cameron, where they got small new potatoes. In the fall they settled on their lots, having received some flour and pork from Newmarket at considerable cost. Those who settled in Eldon were two families of McAlpines, the McIntyres, Campbells, McCorqudales, and one McFayden, originally from Mull, but who had been some years in Glengarry. At first they endured great privations from scarcity of provisions, their main food being Indian Corn "backed" in from Brock, fifteen miles, from a little mill built by one McFayden, who had been there about nine years. Sometimes they poured lye on corn and wheat to soften it, and take off the hard shell, and the men and women gathered leeks in the woods to make soup. John McAlpine brought in a cow during the first winter, and next season others had cows and milk. In 1829, a few settlers came in; more in 1830, mostly Scotch. Among them were the Fergusons, Finns, Rosses, and Smiths. In the former year, one Calder put up a mill at Beaverton, which, an early customer says, " cracked corn and squeezed wheat." There was no way of separating the smut which was thick on the wheat grown on the new land, so that the bread made was quite black, but 'sweet as honey.' Then, and for a dozen years after, the only roads were "blazed' trails along the higher ground. It took all day to drive an ox-team to Beaverton, now only eight miles by road from Lorneville. The first trading was done at Cameron's store, Beaverton; but the settlers soon began to prefer Purdy's Mill, in Ops, built in 1828. In 1831, and during a couple of years following, a great many pensioners took up land in the township, and moved in. Among these were the Ashmans, Bradys, Birminghams, Driscolls, Dunns, Keefes, Lyons, Makins, Malones, McCullas, McDonoughs, McGuires, McIntyres, Pettys, Rileys, Thornburys, Thorntons, and Uncles, and further north the Campbells, McKenzies, McCredies, McCreas, Merrys, and Munros. Old Alex Munro was about the first to settle where is now Kirkfield. Through this part of the township ran the portage trail from Balsam Lake to the Talbot River, still called the Portage Road. Settlement was induced by a project to build a canal, and on each side of the Portage Road lots were laid out 44 rods wide and about a mile and a quarter deep. Not long after the advent of the pensioners, a number of families from Islay, Scotland, who had settled in North Carolina, not liking that place, moved in a body to Canada and settled in Thorah and Eldon. Among those locating in Eldon were the McLaughlins and Angus Rae, who subsequently became the first Township Clerk. The first white child born in Eldon was Henry Ewing, who later moved to Grafton, Ontario. In the early days, though Eldon and Mariposa were united as a magisterial and militia division, they held separate township meetings. These were held once a year for the appointment of local officers, &c. They were called by H. Ewing, a magistrate, who also received the taxes, and after deducting the collector's fees out of it, sent the balance to Cobourg, the chief town of Newcastle District. The first tax levied was collected by John McAlpine, for his father, who had been appointed to the work. It amounted to $30; there were two assessors, Colin Campbell and Duncan Gunn. Neil McFarlane, District Councillor, first laid out school sections. Among the first teachers were Angus Ray, in a house on the Thorah side of the town line; Lachlan Campbell, on the third line; and one Grogan, on the Sixth Concession. At first the settlers held religious meetings in their houses on Sundays. The first to begin these conventicles was Archibald Sinclair; and a man named Gunn, from Thorah, took an active part in the meetings for some years. Then independent missionary preachers began to hold services, one being a Mr.McPhail from Brock. The first regular gospel minister was Mr.McMurchy, of the Established Kirk of Scotland, who held services in houses and barns, till a church was built on a lot of 200 acres, given by Squire Cameron to the Kirk. Mr. McMurchy married soon after his arrival, and a manse was also built. He preached in Eldon for about twenty years, till his death. The church, near Lorneville, is still called McMurchy's church, and it and the lot on which it stood, were part of the dispute between the Canada Presbyterian Church, and those who clung to the Kirk, and claimed the Temporalities. The first post-office, kept by Duncan Cameron, and called Eldon, was about a mile east of Woodville, then known as Irish's Corners. The first store at the " Corners " was started by John Campbell, and the first blacksmith was Alex Stewart, whose shop was on the Mariposa side of the town line. In 1838, Eldon's whole population was only 641; it had increased to 951 in 1842, when the Colborne District was formed. On the organization of municipal institutions in 1850, Israel Ferguson, who had been District Councillor, was elected the first Reeve, which position he held about a dozen years. The other members of the first council were, Archibald McFayden, Jas. McPherson, Wm. McCreadie, and Neil Smith. Angus Ray was appointed Clerk, an office he held till 1866; Donald Smith, Treasurer; Duncan McEachern, Assessor; Jno. McLaughlin, Collector, and Rev. Jno. McMurchy, Superintendent of Schools. The auditors appointed were F.W. Stevenson, by the Reeve, and James McLaughlin, by the Council. The signatures to the declarations of all the officers, including path-masters, fence-viewers, and pound-keepers, do not show a single 'his mark.' The attention of the Council from the first was principally drawn to roads and schools. The earl meetings were itinerant , the favorite place for the first few years being the house of Jas. McPherson; in 1854 the schoolhouse in section No. 1 was used; and in 1855 a chamber was rented for 1 Pound, in the house of Archibald Currie, Lot 5, Con.2. The following year the intinerant system was resumed, and a meeting in September is recorded as being held at Scottsville, now Argyle. The earliest mention of a meeting at 'Woodville', by that name is in April, 1858, from which date the meetings were held there, and at Argyle for a year or more, after which Woodville became the principal rendezvous, though meetings were occasionally held at other points. About this time, the Township of Carden was opened, and in September, 1859, a bylaw was passed forming Eldon and Carden into rural wards. In 1860 the assessment valuation of Eldon was $202,943.60; that of Carden but $17,041. The following year Carden was no longer associated with Eldon, the collections for which were: non-resident, $461.54; resident, $1830.51; trustee rates, $341.11. In this year Victoria became an independent County, bringing a new era to the townships composing it. A few years later the railway from Port Hope to Lindsay, was extended to Beaverton, passing through the south-western part of Eldon. A station was established near Woodville in 1871. During the following year the Toronto and Nippissing, to which Eldon granted $44,000, was built through the township; entering at the south-west, passing northward, and then turning and leaving at the extreme north-east corner; crossing the other railway line at Woodville, and having several stations within the township. Since then the progress of Eldon and the townships to the north has been more rapid than formerly. By 1881 Eldon Township had a population of 3,294, and an area of 62,382 acres, with an assessment valuation of $815,164. The Council for 1881 consisted of William McKenzie, Reeve; E.D. McEachern, Deputy-Reeve; P.R. McEachern, D.A. McIntyre, and William McKee. Clerk, Andrew Morrison; Treasurer, J.A. Jackson. The township had, by 1881, ten schoolhouses, eight within it, and two in unions with Mariposa township. Woodville, in the south-west part of Eldon, and on the town-line with Mariposa, is also partially within the latter township. It was called Irish's Corners till the establishment of Woodville Postoffice, with John Morrison as Postmaster. This gentleman resigned in 1867 to run for Parliament, and the election gave him the title of M.P. Mr.Gilchrist then took over as postmaster. The first store was that of John Campbell, who being a believer in the 'total immersion' doctrine, was called John the Baptist. The store was subsequently rented to two Morrison brothers, who also carried on the manufacture of potash on an extensive scale; and the Eldon potash was adjudged, by the Inspector at Montreal, the best in the market. The village soon became the centre of a considerable country trade, and a location for artizans, other merchants, and the inevitable tavern-keeper. In 1871 a station of the Port Hope, Lindsay, and Beaverton Railway (Midland) was established two miles to the north of the village, and in the following year a station of the Toronto and Nippissing Railway came close by. In 1878 Woodville was made a police village. In 1881 the village had a population of about 500, Town Hall, lock-up, grist-mill, two foundries, cheese factory, planing mill and sash and door factory, a number of good stores, mechanics' shops, three hotels, and a goodly array of comfortable residences. There was also a fine brick school-house, with two teachers; and two churches, Presbyterian and Methodist. Woodville also boasted a daily mail, money-order office, a Division Court office, and a newspaper, The Advocate, published weekly. Lorneville grew up around the junction of the railways, two miles north of Woodville, where a good deal of grain was bought. The population was composed mostly of railway men and their families, but the surrounding country was well settled. By 1881 there was a school with two teachers, railway station and buildings, two hotels, shops, and the postoffice. Argyle was on the Grand Trunk Railway, about two miles north of Lorneville, and by 1881 had about 50 people, a Presbyterian Church, tavern, store, trade-shops, and a Post-office, established in 1857. Victoria Road, a village of about 150 souls, on the Corners of Eldon, Carden, and Bexley, has grist and saw-mills, a station of the Toronto and Nippissing Railway, brick Presbyterian church, brick school-house, post-office, four stores, two taverns, and a temperance boarding house; also the office of the 7th Division Court. The village is built along and takes its name from Victoria Road, built in the mid-1870's by the government. Hartley, is located on the 9th Concession, with a population of about 50 in 1881, had a Methodist church, school, Orange hall, and the usual hamlet features. Kirkfield in 1881 had a population of about 300, and was advantageously situated on the Portage Road, near the crossing of the Toronto and Nippissing Railway. By 1881 it had a grist mill, two tanneries, a shingle-mill, school, Presbyterian church and manse, Post and telegraph offices. It formed two scattered rows of houses along Portage road. Bolsover, a small post village on the Talbot River, was started by D. McCrae, M.P., who built mills there in the late 1850's. By 1881 it had grist, saw, and shingle mills; Presbyterian church and manse; a schoolhouse; and the usual tavern, stores, and shops. Glenarm, or "Hardscrabble" another small post village is located halfway up the Fenelon boundary, and in 1881 had a hotel, along with the shops of a few tradesmen. ____________________________________________________________ John Conley -- sheil@netsync.net

This is not connected to me just thought might be of use to someone. BROWN, Margaret, f, June 17, 1891, 63 years, Islay Scotland, cause - liver complaint & dropsy 5 weeks, infm - W.R. REID of Oro, Oro Twp (Simcoe Co.) 014765-91