A lovely video shared on Old Islay on Facebook. Dated 1959, it runs almost 30 minutes. http://ssa.nls.uk/film/2893?search_term=Isle+Islay&search_fields=Film.*&search_join_type=AND&search_fuzzy=yes Forwarded by Sue Visser

http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_campbells_campbell.html has mention of Killslaven copper mines. -----Original Message----- From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Darren Dressler via Sent: 17 May 2015 17:56 To: SCT-ISLAY@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Howard James Campbell Hello all, I am the grandson of Howard James Campbell b1889 Seattle. His father John Campbell came over from Islay mid 1880’s. I am trying to make the connection to family on Islay. I will be going there to Islay in July 2015 and any information I could find first would be most helpful. My uncle James has John’s journal of that time and although it is very difficult to decipher it has shed some clues: Killslaven as a birthplace of Alexander McDougal in1833 Mary b1829 - Donald b january 9th 1839 Elizabeth b oct 28th 1837 father died june 4th 1861 65 years of age mother died June 25th 1871 60 years of age

Hello all, I am the grandson of Howard James Campbell b1889 Seattle. His father John Campbell came over from Islay mid 1880’s. I am trying to make the connection to family on Islay. I will be going there to Islay in July 2015 and any information I could find first would be most helpful. My uncle James has John’s journal of that time and although it is very difficult to decipher it has shed some clues: Killslaven as a birthplace of Alexander McDougal in1833 Mary b1829 - Donald b january 9th 1839 Elizabeth b oct 28th 1837 father died june 4th 1861 65 years of age mother died June 25th 1871 60 years of age Any and all help would be greatly appreciated

Hello Darren I'm not related. I checked the OPR transcriptions for births and deaths but didn't see anything to help you. There's a possibility that they didn't go directly from Islay to North America - often families worked their way to mainland and then worked to accumulate the funds to get across "the big pond". I don't want to disillusion you about visiting Islay - YES GO BECAUSE IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VISIT - but if you're expecting to find your family tree on your visit, I think you'll be disappointed. There is no longer a Family History Society and the Museum of Islay Life is first and foremost a Museum and doesn't do genealogical research. If the purpose of your visit is to find your roots, I strongly recommend doing as much as you can from home. Many people use Ancestry.co.uk and/or ScotlandsPeople <http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?402> Did they go straight to Seattle or did they settle somewhere else first and then migrate to Seattle? Hopefully a Campbell researcher on the list can help more. Good Luck Sue Visser PS Here is an excellent site to help you make the most of your Islay visit. http://www.islayinfo.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Darren Dressler via Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 12:56 PM To: SCT-ISLAY@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Howard James Campbell Hello all, I am the grandson of Howard James Campbell b1889 Seattle. His father John Campbell came over from Islay mid 1880’s. I am trying to make the connection to family on Islay. I will be going there to Islay in July 2015 and any information I could find first would be most helpful. My uncle James has John’s journal of that time and although it is very difficult to decipher it has shed some clues: Killslaven as a birthplace of Alexander McDougal in1833 Mary b1829 - Donald b january 9th 1839 Elizabeth b oct 28th 1837 father died june 4th 1861 65 years of age mother died June 25th 1871 60 years of age Any and all help would be greatly appreciated ------------------------------- 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 SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Linda, I don't know if they are relatives. Would have to have John's father and grandfather's names. My 3rd gt. Grandfather ha d several sons, but have only been able to trace a couple of them. Good luck with your search. Ian.

Did Catherine MCEACHREN marry John FERGUSON in 1875 at Barony, Lanarkshire? > ----------------------------- > 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

I would be very interested about the Clark family, if you could provide me with some info. I have hit a brick wall with my great grandmother, whose mother's maiden name was Clark . My aunt always said they came from Islay but my grt grandmother was born in Paisley , Scotland . So I am trying to trace a Barbara Clark. Thanks Gloria Slater Sent from my iPad > On 6 May 2015, at 19:43, Linda McDonald via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Thanks Ian, > Nice to have more confirmation. I have now filled in more of the missing > gaps. > Flora's sister, Marion, lived with her after she married, on the Isle of > Mull. > Now I will try to start tracking more on the McEachern and Clark > Families. > > Are you tied into this McEachern family somehow? > > Kind Regards > Linda > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: sct-islay-request@rootsweb.com > To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com > Sent: 06/05/2015 7:00:58 p.m. > Subject: SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 10, Issue 32 > >> >> >> >> If replying with quote to a digest message, 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. Failure >> to follow these guidelines may result in your reply being rejected. >> >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. John McEachern (Ian McEachern) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 08:59:34 +0800 >> From: "Ian McEachern" <mceachern@wn.com.au> >> Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] John McEachern >> To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <000001d08797$ebc4f770$c34ee650$@com.au> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Hello Linda, >> >> I have John McEachern and his wife Katherine Clark in Bowmore. But only >> one >> child is listed, Flora, born in 1819. >> >> This confirms Roger McWee's list which is more informative. >> >> Cheers. >> >> Ian McEachern. >> >> Western Australia. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the SCT-ISLAY list administrator, send an email to >> SCT-ISLAY-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the SCT-ISLAY mailing list, send an email to >> SCT-ISLAY@rootsweb.com. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 10, Issue 32 >> ***************************************** > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Barbara No Islay gathering is is likely to be scheduled in Windsor, however, we might arrange a small one in my living room. I know of no other descendant here. What are your Detroit plans? Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: lewisroots via Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 1:06 PM To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Gathering I’ll be in Detroit the 2nd and 3rd weeks in Oct and I would LOVE to come to an Islay Gathering if it were in WINDSOR or even the LONDON area........ Barbara Lewis --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------- 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 SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Ian, Nice to have more confirmation. I have now filled in more of the missing gaps. Flora's sister, Marion, lived with her after she married, on the Isle of Mull. Now I will try to start tracking more on the McEachern and Clark Families. Are you tied into this McEachern family somehow? Kind Regards Linda ------ Original Message ------ From: sct-islay-request@rootsweb.com To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com Sent: 06/05/2015 7:00:58 p.m. Subject: SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 10, Issue 32 > > > >If replying with quote to a digest message, 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. Failure >to follow these guidelines may result in your reply being rejected. > > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. John McEachern (Ian McEachern) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 08:59:34 +0800 >From: "Ian McEachern" <mceachern@wn.com.au> >Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] John McEachern >To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <000001d08797$ebc4f770$c34ee650$@com.au> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hello Linda, > >I have John McEachern and his wife Katherine Clark in Bowmore. But only >one >child is listed, Flora, born in 1819. > >This confirms Roger McWee's list which is more informative. > >Cheers. > >Ian McEachern. > >Western Australia. > > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the SCT-ISLAY list administrator, send an email to >SCT-ISLAY-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the SCT-ISLAY mailing list, send an email to >SCT-ISLAY@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >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 >email with no additional text. > > >End of SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 10, Issue 32 >*****************************************

​I would be very interested in a gathering near Toronto, especially if it were on the Hamilton side, closer to NY! Steffenie Oliver Kirkpatrick

You came through to the list just fine, Heather. We'd definitely be interested in coming (depending on a date, of course) Helen Blair and I organized the last one in Peterborough, and I think I can still find most of my notes if they'd be of help. The Halton Peel OGS Branch might be helpful as to a location or events that could coincide with a gathering. Toni > To: malcolmr.campbell@sympatico.ca; sct-islay@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 09:50:17 -0400 > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Gathering - Research day in Surrey BC -August 2015 > From: sct-islay@rootsweb.com > > > > > To: charmon59@gmail.com; sct-islay@rootsweb.com > It's been so long since I've replied to this list that I'm not sure I remember how to do it correctly. Apologies Malcolm if this gets to you and not to the list! > > I would be willing to organize an Ontario gathering here in Toronto, if folks were interested in coming. Do we have enough people interested to make that useful? > > Heather

Hi Heather I live in Maine but if there was a gathering somewhere not too far from Toronto I would be very interesting in attending. Paddy > To: charmon59@gmail.com; sct-islay@rootsweb.com It's been so long since I've replied to this list that I'm not sure I remember how to do it correctly. Apologies Malcolm if this gets to you and not to the list! I would be willing to organize an Ontario gathering here in Toronto, if folks were interested in coming. Do we have enough people interested to make that useful? Heather

Hello Listers! Just wondering if anyone has come across a James (possibly named John) McEACHREN & wife Mary MacDONALD? They had a daughter named Catherine/Catharine born 8 July abt 1857. The 1881, 1891 1901 censuses state Catherine was born in Bowmore and her death notice states she was born at Islay. But I have been unable to find her birth registration on Scotlands People web site. Any suggestions are much appreciated. Cheers, Diana in B.C., Canada

Hi, Heather. I live in Regina but might be interested in attending a gathering in Toronto depending on the date and whether I could combine it with a visit to friends/rellies. Sharon Baldwin -----Original Message----- From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of H KILNER via Sent: May-06-15 7:50 AM To: Malcolm Campbell; sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Gathering - Research day in Surrey BC -August 2015 > To: charmon59@gmail.com; sct-islay@rootsweb.com It's been so long since I've replied to this list that I'm not sure I remember how to do it correctly. Apologies Malcolm if this gets to you and not to the list! I would be willing to organize an Ontario gathering here in Toronto, if folks were interested in coming. Do we have enough people interested to make that useful? Heather > Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 16:31:36 -0400 > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Gathering - Research day in Surrey BC -August 2015 > From: sct-islay@rootsweb.com > > There was no info about Windsor. > > No Windsor gathering. Is one desired? Carolyn?? > > The 2005 gathering was in Peterborough. > > Am not aware of any other Islay descendants in Windsor, though there > likely are some. They are keeping their head below the genealogical horizon. > > I would welcome another Islay gathering in Ontario. > > Are there any enthusiastic organizer types to take this on? > > Malcolm > ------------------------------- 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 SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I’ll be in Detroit the 2nd and 3rd weeks in Oct and I would LOVE to come to an Islay Gathering if it were in WINDSOR or even the LONDON area........ Barbara Lewis --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

> To: charmon59@gmail.com; sct-islay@rootsweb.com It's been so long since I've replied to this list that I'm not sure I remember how to do it correctly. Apologies Malcolm if this gets to you and not to the list! I would be willing to organize an Ontario gathering here in Toronto, if folks were interested in coming. Do we have enough people interested to make that useful? Heather > Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 16:31:36 -0400 > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Gathering - Research day in Surrey BC -August 2015 > From: sct-islay@rootsweb.com > > There was no info about Windsor. > > No Windsor gathering. Is one desired? Carolyn?? > > The 2005 gathering was in Peterborough. > > Am not aware of any other Islay descendants in Windsor, though there likely > are some. They are keeping their head below the genealogical horizon. > > I would welcome another Islay gathering in Ontario. > > Are there any enthusiastic organizer types to take this on? > > Malcolm >

Hello Linda, I have John McEachern and his wife Katherine Clark in Bowmore. But only one child is listed, Flora, born in 1819. This confirms Roger McWee's list which is more informative. Cheers. Ian McEachern. Western Australia.

There was no info about Windsor. No Windsor gathering. Is one desired? Carolyn?? The 2005 gathering was in Peterborough. Am not aware of any other Islay descendants in Windsor, though there likely are some. They are keeping their head below the genealogical horizon. I would welcome another Islay gathering in Ontario. Are there any enthusiastic organizer types to take this on? Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Harmon via Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 3:52 PM To: M. Diane Rogers ; sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Gathering - Research day in Surrey BC -August 2015 I missed the information about Windsor. Is there a gathering this summer? BC is too far. Windsor might be doable. So glad to see the list active again! Carolyn On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 12:18 PM, M. Diane Rogers via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com > wrote: > Well, I don't have any (known) McMillans but the mention of the McMillan > Party prompts me to stop dithering and announce that there will be an > Islay > Research Day / Gathering in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada in August. > I'm > going to post the date this week. > > This will be at the BC Genealogical Society's Walter Draycott Library - > lots of research material there - and a friend who is really good at > searching Scotland's People on-line will come to help those wanting to try > that website. > > It's been a very long time since we met in Surrey and I know there are at > least a couple of new Islay researchers locally so hope they can attend as > well as some of us who've been doing this a while. > > Some photos of previous gatherings are here: > http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~steve/islay/data.htm > > Anyone interested in helping with this event, do let me know. More info > will be available this week. > > Diane > M. Diane Rogers > My e-mail: canadagenealogy@shaw.ca > Local phone # 604-724-8744 > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- 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 SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I missed the information about Windsor. Is there a gathering this summer? BC is too far. Windsor might be doable. So glad to see the list active again! Carolyn On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 12:18 PM, M. Diane Rogers via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com > wrote: > Well, I don't have any (known) McMillans but the mention of the McMillan > Party prompts me to stop dithering and announce that there will be an Islay > Research Day / Gathering in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada in August. I'm > going to post the date this week. > > This will be at the BC Genealogical Society's Walter Draycott Library - > lots of research material there - and a friend who is really good at > searching Scotland's People on-line will come to help those wanting to try > that website. > > It's been a very long time since we met in Surrey and I know there are at > least a couple of new Islay researchers locally so hope they can attend as > well as some of us who've been doing this a while. > > Some photos of previous gatherings are here: > http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~steve/islay/data.htm > > Anyone interested in helping with this event, do let me know. More info > will be available this week. > > Diane > M. Diane Rogers > My e-mail: canadagenealogy@shaw.ca > Local phone # 604-724-8744 > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Wish I could join you but Windsor, Ontario is a hike from Surrey, B.C. Catherine (Miriam)? McMILLAN, b. ABT 1755 in Bowmore was my 4th great grandmother. Her parents were Duncan McMILLAN and Betty CARMICHAEL She married George KEITH b. ABT 1751, Bowmore, d. 1817, Barr Farm, Bowmore They married on 28 Jan 1776 in Killarrow. Their son George KEITH, b. 1778 of Loggan, d. 1864 and his wife Margaret MacDOUGALL, b. 07 Oct 1782 of Kildalton were my 3rd gg. His daughter Anne KEITH b. 21 Dec 1805, Corary (farm), Parish of Bowmore, was my 2 gg. She immigrated to Canada with her husband Dugald CAMPBELL, b. ABT 1805, Bowmore, Bowmore. They came to Canada and started off in Barrie, ON in 1832 and settled in Collingwood Twp., Grey County, Ontario in 1843. My Best, Malcolm CAMPBELL -----Original Message----- From: M. Diane Rogers via Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 1:18 PM To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Gathering - Research day in Surrey BC - August2015 Well, I don't have any (known) McMillans but the mention of the McMillan Party prompts me to stop dithering and announce that there will be an Islay Research Day / Gathering in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada in August. I'm going to post the date this week. This will be at the BC Genealogical Society's Walter Draycott Library - lots of research material there - and a friend who is really good at searching Scotland's People on-line will come to help those wanting to try that website. It's been a very long time since we met in Surrey and I know there are at least a couple of new Islay researchers locally so hope they can attend as well as some of us who've been doing this a while. Some photos of previous gatherings are here: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~steve/islay/data.htm Anyone interested in helping with this event, do let me know. More info will be available this week. Diane M. Diane Rogers My e-mail: canadagenealogy@shaw.ca Local phone # 604-724-8744 ------------------------------- 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 SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message