Thanks, Lorne, Jane Sinclair Currie comes from an interesting family - her parents and some brothers went from Peel Co. (Caledon twp) to Petrolia Ontario, and became internationally known in the oil industry (but apparently not the famous "Sinclair Oil" company. One brother, Laughlin, became a well-known doctor in Tillsonburg. At home I have a biography of her father John Sinclair. Toni still in sunny Florida >From: "J Lorne Campbell" <jlorne.campbell@sympatico.ca> >Reply-To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Fw: [C-O-S] C. E. 1922 >Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:41:48 -0500 > >>From another list. >Lorne >----- Original Message ----- From: "Jopie Loughead" <jopiel@sympatico.ca> >To: <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:29 PM >Subject: [C-O-S] C. E. 1922 > > >>The Collingwood Enterprise, December 7, 1922 >> >>Died: Mrs. John CURRIE, nearly 95 years of age. Born Islay, Scotland in >>1828, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John SINCLAIR. She came to Canada at age 4 >>and they settled at Caledon. Married there in 1860 to John CURRIE. Came to >>Collingwood Township and settled Lot 13, Concession 1. Mr. CURRIE died >>January 31, 1898, Buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Collingwood. P1c3 >>(Cemetery has, Jane SINCLAIR died Nov. 29, 1922, aged 94 years. Natives of >>Islay. Buried Section B-Plot 45) >> >>==== CAN-ONT-SIMCOE Mailing List ==== >>History and Genealogy should be combined, >>telling us how our ancestors lived, cooked, >>and above all, change in names of places > > >==== 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 > _________________________________________________________________ Scan and help eliminate destructive viruses from your inbound and outbound e-mail and attachments. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.

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Jane's husband, John Currie, was my grandfather's brother. I have a book, once owned by her, (or her mother) "Sailm Dhaibhidh" (Psalms of David). On the inside of the cover is "Jane C. Sinclair, Feb. 27/59". She married John Currie Jan. 25, 1860 in Caledon Twp. about a year later. Of their four children, two died unmarried in the 1890s. The remaining son, my father's cousin John Sinclair Currie had only one grandchild so most of the descendants are from daughter Isabella who married Archie Macgillivray. Archie's sister, Flora, married the dour Duncan MacArthur that I mentioned a little while ago. One brother was the Very Rev. Malcolm Macgillivray, B.A. Queen's 1872, M.A. 1874, D.D. 1903 and Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Canada Jane's brother, Neil, was mentioned in "Petrolia 1874 - 1974". "Neal Sinclair is being an oil driller in Italy, Germany, Roumania and Galicia."

Hi Monta You could be on the right track regarding the name change - I have ancestors who became known by the surname MCMILLAN however they used MCGILL, CARGILL etc etc at various times - See the various options on the spellings etc below: Descendants of Neil McMillan 1 Neil"Cargill McGill, McGhill" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1779 Died: 11 February 1857 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Age at death: 78 est. Burial: in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Fact 1: Tombstone reads "Late Tenant Ardtalla, spouse of Janet McIntyre, Age 78" Occupation: 1886 Labourer - per daughter Marion's death certificate .. +Anne "Janet?" MCINTYRE Born: Abt. 1772 Married: 19 January 1794 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Died: 13 April 1838 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Age at death: 66 est. Burial: in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Fact 1: Tombstone reads "wife of Neil McGhill, age 66" . 2 Catherine "Cargill" MCMILLAN Born: 1794 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Baptism: 14 November 1794 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Died: Bef. 1799 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Age at death: 5 est. Fact 1: Father lived at Trudernish at time of her baptism . 2 Margaret "Cargill" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1797 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Baptism: 17 January 1797 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Fact 1: Father lived at Trudernish at time of her baptism . 2 Catherine "Cargyle" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1799 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Baptism: 10 January 1799 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Fact 1: Father lived at Trudernish at time of her baptism . 2 Marrion "Curgyle" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1801 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Baptism: 7 June 1801 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Died: Abt. 1802 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Age at death: 1 est. Fact 1: Father lived at Trudernish at time of her baptism . 2 Dugald "McGuile McGill" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1803 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Baptism: 20 June 1803 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Died: 19 June 1856 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Age at death: 53 est. Fact 1: Tombstone reads "Late Tenant of Ardtally, son of Neil McGhill Age 50" Fact2: Father lived at Trudernish at time of his baptism . 2 Effy "MacGaile" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1806 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Baptism: 4 September 1806 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Fact 1: Father lived at Trudernish at time of her baptism . 2 Archibald "Carggle" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1808 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Baptism: 13 March 1808 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Fact 3: Father lived at Trudernish at time of his baptism ..... +Ann MCARTHUR Born: Abt. 1826 Married: 26 February 1861 in Kildalton, Islay, Scotland Father: Alexander MCARTHUR Mother: Catherine MCINTYRE Fact 1: Parents confirmed on her marriage record . 2 Marion "Mary" MCMILLAN Born: Abt. 1815 in Kilchoman, Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland Died: 3 April 1886 in Lots, Kildalton, Islay, Hebrides,Scotland Age at death: 71 est. Fact 1: 1886 Death Certificate signed by son, Malcolm. Her age was given as 62 years at time of her death 1841 Census: At Kintra, Oa, Age 28. Surname spelt "Monie" 1860 Census: At Muir Lots, Kildalton, Islay, Age 45, 9 living children, surname shown as "Moonie" 1861 Census: At "the road to Bowmore", Kildalton, Islay, Age 45, surname given as "McMonie" 1881 Census: at "Lots", Kildalton, Islay, Age 56 (?) ..... +John "Monie" MUIR Born: Abt. 1803 in Kildalton, Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland Baptism: 24 April 1803 in Kildalton, Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland Married: 4 February 1834 in Portnahaven. Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland Father: Charles James"Moanie Monie, Moany" MUIR Mother: Catherine MCNEILL Died: Aft. 1886 in Islay, Hebrides,Scotland ? Age at death: 83 est. Fact 1: Parent lived at "Cornabus" at the time of his baptism Fact 6: 4 February 1834 Lived at Nerabuls at time of marriage Fact 7: Was a Crofter 1841 Census: At Kintra, Oa, Ag Lab, Age 35. Surname spelt "Monie" 1860 Census: At Muir Lots, Kildalton, Islay, Age 52 - Surname shown as "Moonie" 1861 Census: At "the road to Bowmore", Kildalton, Islay, Age 54,Farmer of 20 acres, surname given as "McMonie" 1881 Census: at "Lots", Kildalton, Islay, Age 61 (?), Farmer of 40 Acres of which 4 arable I was extremely confused and did not tie all of the above together until I realised that they used the various spellings/names. Is anyone on the list related the above family? Kind rgds Nolene Johannesburg South Africa

From another list. Lorne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jopie Loughead" <jopiel@sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:29 PM Subject: [C-O-S] C. E. 1922 > The Collingwood Enterprise, December 7, 1922 > > Died: Mrs. John CURRIE, nearly 95 years of age. Born Islay, Scotland in > 1828, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John SINCLAIR. She came to Canada at age 4 > and they settled at Caledon. Married there in 1860 to John CURRIE. Came to > Collingwood Township and settled Lot 13, Concession 1. Mr. CURRIE died > January 31, 1898, Buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Collingwood. P1c3 > (Cemetery has, Jane SINCLAIR died Nov. 29, 1922, aged 94 years. Natives of > Islay. Buried Section B-Plot 45) > > ==== CAN-ONT-SIMCOE Mailing List ==== > History and Genealogy should be combined, > telling us how our ancestors lived, cooked, > and above all, change in names of places

Perhaps the first part of the name is Nic meaning "daughter of" as gaelic tradition is similar to the Icelandic in last name convention. John MacArthur -----Original Message----- From: Toni Sinclair [mailto:tonisinclair@hotmail.com] Sent: January 26, 2006 12:00 PM To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] name changes? Hi friends, Its time to pick the brains of some of you who have the Gaelic. There are 2 entries in the OPR Bowmore Parish births that are puzzling me: Sinclair Hugh Buchanan Mary Eorabus Hugh 7 Apr 1793 Sinclair Hugh Nchnehanit Mary Balole Archibald 12 Jan 1771 Would "Nchnehanit" translate to Buchanan? There were very few Hugh Sinclairs in the late 1700s, and I'm thinking he is the same man. I've double checked the writing in the OPR, and that is actually the way it looks. Any help would be appreciated. Toni _________________________________________________________________ Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=htt p://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSNR Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== Click on this link for information on others researching the same families as you HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/researchers/

This was being tossed around on another site I use: http://www.inkjetart.com/mitsui/index.html I think I can send a link, anyways its www dot inkjetart dot com/mitsui/index.html They are claiming 600 years for their cd's........gold plated...and not too expensive. I would guess in 600 years all the data in the world is going to be stored in your earlobe and the other would be the backup but......LOL -- John Conley Sr. 649-2970

Hi Monta, good to hear from you again. It strikes me that Cargyle is a variation of the more common Cargill, and it is not too much of a stretch for me to imagine a registration clerk hearing or interpreting it as McGill. Cheers, Don

HI List: I tried to get Monumental Transcriptions by Eldon Weber through interlibrary loan without luck. Has anyone seen the names listed? Or is there a website with a list? I imagine the names I'm looking for aren't there- but I thought it was worth a try. (You know I'm still looking for those McNabb's!) The book is at least $140! Thanks!! Carolyn

Hi Maggie Why not try contacting the person whose name is given on the website - Catherine McLeod at seaera@aura.com I notice it states that the site has been updated sometime in 2005. Happy Hunting Helen > Alot of you may already know of this website, but just in case..... > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ontariomcleods/ > > Does anyone know who created this website and if the contact information is > up to date? > I am descended from Duncan McCuaig, son of Angus & Catherine (McEwan) > McCuaig. > > Maggie Barron > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Here are some links related to the Isle of Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/links.htm >

Could the Islay list admin please drop me a line? Killing two birds with one stone (and in the spirit of the season)... Haggis Much to his dad and mum's dismay Horace ate himself one day He didn't stop to say his grace He just sat down and ate his face "We can't have this!" his dad declared "If that lad's ate he should be shared" But even as he spoke they saw Horace eating more and more: First his legs and then his thighs, His arms, his nose, his hair, his eyes "Stop him someone!" Mother cried "Those eyeballs would be better fried!" But all too late for they were gone, And he had started on his dong... "Oh foolish child!" the father mourned "You could have deep-fried those with prawns, Some parsley and some tartar sauce..." But H was on his second course; His liver and his lights and lung, His ears, his neck, his chin, his tongue "To think I raised him from the cot And now he's gone to scoff the lot!" His mother cried what shall we do? What's left won't even make a stew..." And as she wept her son was seen To eat his head his heart his spleen And there he lay, a boy no more Just a stomach on the floor... None the less since it was his They ate it - and that's what haggis is From: Monty Python's Big Red Book

Forwarded from Simcoe County, Ontario list: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jopie Loughead" <jopiel@sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:49 AM Subject: [C-O-S] C. E. 1922 The Collingwood Enterprise, November 16, 1922 Died: October 25th, Mrs. George LAWRENCE, nee Charlotte CAMPBELL, born Scotland, near Oban, Isle of Islay. P6c4

----- Original Message ----- From: "David and Monta Salmon" <dandmsal@telus.net> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:58 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Mary > Hi Listers > > For two years I don't write and today twice. > > In America Mary was often nicknamed Polly > > Monta Salmon > > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Here are some links related to the Isle of Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/links.htm >

My apologies to all. As my good friend Sue pointed out --- I haven't been "sulking". I guess its more like "lurking around the edges". When my fingers do the talking they sometimes misspeak and sure don't know how to spell. That's one my spell checker missed. Sorry - don't want anyone to think I was mad at the list - just been busy. Monta

WELCOME BACK!

Alot of you may already know of this website, but just in case..... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ontariomcleods/ Does anyone know who created this website and if the contact information is up to date? I am descended from Duncan McCuaig, son of Angus & Catherine (McEwan) McCuaig. Maggie Barron

Hi Listers For two years I don't write and today twice. In America Mary was often nicknamed Polly Monta Salmon

Hi Listers I have been sulking for the past while trying to catch up when I can. Enjoying the list when I have time. Sorry I haven't been participating as much as I would have liked to. Query: I have been following a James McCuaig family. The wife's surname in the birth of all her children has been Cargyle or various spellings of the same. I have followed the family through the 1841 to 1881 censuses where she is now reported as being 80 years old However the only death registration I can find for someone with her married surname, given name and husband's name has the maiden surname McGill. Is this a name change that others are aware of or am I chasing the wrong worman? Monta Salmon

Hi Sue, You might explore external hard drives. The costs are dropping fast - they are now runing about $1.00 per Gigabyte - $100 for a 100 gig external drive. Easy to install - just attach via your USB plug. As they are external they are portable. And they make it SO EASY to backup. They act just like your C drive. There are a number of companies are selling many storage sizes - - they can be found by exploring the web. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue V" <genealgal2@execulink.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:53 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] life expectancy of your back-up files > Like most of you, whether it is a family photo album or precious family > tree > research, I back up, back up, back up. Now I'm going to add another > feature > to my back-ups - a date of purchase written right on the CD and an annual > reminder on the calendar to check for reburning needs. Why? CD life is 2 > to 5 years according to folks more knowledgeable than I..... > >>From > http://computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,107607,00.html > > "Unlike pressed original CDs, burned CDs have a relatively short life span > of between two to five years, depending on the quality of the CD," Gerecke > said in an interview this week. "There are a few things you can do to > extend > the life of a burned CD, like keeping the disc in a cool, dark space, but > not a whole lot more." > > The problem is material degradation. Optical discs commonly used for > burning, such as CD-R and CD-RW, have a recording surface consisting of a > layer of dye that can be modified by heat to store data. The degradation > process can result in the data "shifting" on the surface and thus becoming > unreadable to the laser beam. > > "Many of the cheap burnable CDs available at discount stores have a life > span of around two years," Gerecke said. "Some of the better-quality discs > offer a longer life span, of a maximum of five years." > > Check out the website for the more complete article. (Thanks to source > Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter) > > Cheerio > Sue Visser > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 > visit: > HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ > >

I am reminded of an article I saw a couple of years ago. The sub-title was "New media will let you keep your data forever- - - or five years, whichever comes first." ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue V<mailto:genealgal2@execulink.com> To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:53 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] life expectancy of your back-up files Like most of you, whether it is a family photo album or precious family tree research, I back up, back up, back up. Now I'm going to add another feature to my back-ups - a date of purchase written right on the CD and an annual reminder on the calendar to check for reburning needs. Why? CD life is 2 to 5 years according to folks more knowledgeable than I.....