Thoughts and Prayers are with Roger On Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:19 AM, Sue Visser via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> wrote: Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger McWee​.  His generous sharing of his database, the Islay Cultural Database, has helped many people researching their Islay roots and Islay homes.  I'm sorry to share the news that Roger is very ill in hosp.  Roger and Janet have asked that posts and emails to him not be sent at this time.  I'll post when he's able to help again. Sue Visser ------------------------------- 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

So sorry to hear Roger is in hospital. I hope he feels better soon. Lorne -----Original Message----- From: Sue Visser via Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:08 AM To: ROOTSWEB - ISLAY LIST Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Regarding Roger McWee Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger McWee.His generous sharing of his database, the Islay Cultural Database, has helped many people researching their Islay roots and Islay homes. I'm sorry to share the news that Roger is very ill in hosp. Roger and Janet have asked that posts and emails to him not be sent at this time. I'll post when he's able to help again. Sue Visser

Hi Sue Please add my voice to the chorus of well wishers for Roger. -----Original Message----- From: Sue Visser via Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:08 AM To: ROOTSWEB - ISLAY LIST Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Regarding Roger McWee Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger McWee.His generous sharing of his database, the Islay Cultural Database, has helped many people researching their Islay roots and Islay homes. I'm sorry to share the news that Roger is very ill in hosp. Roger and Janet have asked that posts and emails to him not be sent at this time. I'll post when he's able to help again. Sue Visser ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5863 / Virus Database: 4331/9574 - Release Date: 04/19/15

Janet, the free credit offer is open to people who are already registered and those who are brand new to Scotlandspeople. I have heard no one say that they were required to purchase credits before receiving the free credits. I wondered how SP was processing the free credits so I decided to also purchase more, regular credits after I got my free credits. The receipt for the free credits did not have the day’s date of purchase on the receipt - just some other numbers, but my purchased credits had the current day’s date on the receipt. Laura > On Apr 19, 2015, at 4:33 PM, Janet Farmer via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > There is a special promotion at scotlandspeople.com You must have some credits sitting in your account or it will not go through > Sign in, click on 'Buy Credits' enter Voucher code: scotlandnow > and you will receive 20 free credits. > > . > Janet > > ------------------------------- > > 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

Very sorry to hear that Roger is ill. Yes, his Islay Cultural Database was a great help to me. I hope to subscribe again, when time permits. All the best to Roger from his Canadian Friends! Diana in B.C., Canada Sent from Diana's iPad

Get well soon Roger. You have been a real treasure a resource to the Islay descendants. You are missed. -----Original Message----- From: Sue Visser via Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:08 AM To: ROOTSWEB - ISLAY LIST Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Regarding Roger McWee Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger McWee.His generous sharing of his database, the Islay Cultural Database, has helped many people researching their Islay roots and Islay homes. I'm sorry to share the news that Roger is very ill in hosp. Roger and Janet have asked that posts and emails to him not be sent at this time. I'll post when he's able to help again. Sue Visser ------------------------------- 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 Alasdair, We are related on the McIntyre side and also on the McCormick side, through your Grandmother Euphemia McNab, whose mother was Catherine McCormick of Kindrochid, Kilchoman. I'll be in touch directly with the details. Best regards, Angus MacKay Menary,Lima, Peru.

Alasdair, With this bit of additional information, I can now identify your Euphemia McNabb. She was the dau of Duncan McNabb & Catherine McCormack. These McNabbs are connected with my own family and I have several generations of Duncan's ancestry, siblings, cousins, etc, named McNabb, Morrison, McCuaig, McArthur, etc. Several migrated to Canada in the mid 1800s. Let me know if you would like to pursue this. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Angus MacKay Menary via Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 12:49 PM To: SCT- ISLAY Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Just Joined from Alasdair McIntyre dated Saturday18th April Hi Alasdair, We are related on the McIntyre side and also on the McCormick side, through your Grandmother Euphemia McNab, whose mother was Catherine McCormick of Kindrochid, Kilchoman. I'll be in touch directly with the details. Best regards, Angus MacKay Menary,Lima, Peru. -------------------------------

Sorry to hear news....get well soon, Roger. -----Original Message----- From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Visser via Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 7:08 AM To: ROOTSWEB - ISLAY LIST Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Regarding Roger McWee Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger McWee​. His generous sharing of his database, the Islay Cultural Database, has helped many people researching their Islay roots and Islay homes. I'm sorry to share the news that Roger is very ill in hosp. Roger and Janet have asked that posts and emails to him not be sent at this time. I'll post when he's able to help again. Sue Visser ------------------------------- 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

I am so sorry. Hope he will soon feel better. Jean On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Sue Visser via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger > McWee​. His generous sharing of his database, the Islay Cultural Database, > has helped many people researching their Islay roots and Islay homes. I'm > sorry to share the news that Roger is very ill in hosp. Roger and Janet > have asked that posts and emails to him not be sent at this time. I'll > post when he's able to help again. > > Sue Visser > > ------------------------------- > > 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

Get well soon. > ------------------------------- > > 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

Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger McWee​. His generous sharing of his database, the Islay Cultural Database, has helped many people researching their Islay roots and Islay homes. I'm sorry to share the news that Roger is very ill in hosp. Roger and Janet have asked that posts and emails to him not be sent at this time. I'll post when he's able to help again. Sue Visser

SO sorry to hear Roger is not well. Dellightful man. Dixie On Apr 19, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Sue Visser via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Many people researching their Islay heritage have been helped by Roger McWee​.

>Basically a stroke but it might be other issues Thank you Malcolm, I agree but think that's as close as I will ever get to a diagnosis after nearly 130 years. Best wishes, Mary

Well, Johan, I suspect he was away on holiday with his daughter but I don't know for sure. He had been Principal Customs Officer on Islay for about 10 - 15 years and seems to have retired to Tarbert. His daughter was with him when he died so I think they must have been visiting someone or just travelling. There's a lot I don't know but at least I now have his death date and place. His cause of death says 'congestion of brain' which I would think means he had a stroke. The family seems to have kept in touch with cousins but I don't know of any in Perthshire. Incidentally no less than eight copies of your email arrived straight after each other - does that mean you pressed send 8 times or does your computer have a bit of a problem? Yes, Islay is beautiful and we enjoyed it in several weather conditions over a short time! ....Ah - this is interesting but may mean nothing. Duncan's mother was a McNeill from Gigha and I've just discovered that in 1891 there is one McNeill living in the parish where Duncan died. A widow called Annabella, born in Madras. It may signify nothing at all and I don't know how to research this but some of Duncan's McNeill cousins were mariners ........ but Annabella may have been married to a McNeill or may be one in her own name..... I'll think about it later Best regards, Mary

Google says - Congestion of the brain http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/txcwmb/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=9103 Basically a stroke but it might be other issues Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: Mary Paton via Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 3:47 PM To: J LOCHRIDGE ; sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Duncan McPhail Well, Johan, I suspect he was away on holiday with his daughter but I don't know for sure. He had been Principal Customs Officer on Islay for about 10 - 15 years and seems to have retired to Tarbert. His daughter was with him when he died so I think they must have been visiting someone or just travelling. There's a lot I don't know but at least I now have his death date and place. His cause of death says 'congestion of brain' which I would think means he had a stroke. The family seems to have kept in touch with cousins but I don't know of any in Perthshire. Incidentally no less than eight copies of your email arrived straight after each other - does that mean you pressed send 8 times or does your computer have a bit of a problem? Yes, Islay is beautiful and we enjoyed it in several weather conditions over a short time! ....Ah - this is interesting but may mean nothing. Duncan's mother was a McNeill from Gigha and I've just discovered that in 1891 there is one McNeill living in the parish where Duncan died. A widow called Annabella, born in Madras. It may signify nothing at all and I don't know how to research this but some of Duncan's McNeill cousins were mariners ........ but Annabella may have been married to a McNeill or may be one in her own name..... I'll think about it later Best regards, Mary ------------------------------- 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

>The Islay Family History Society has shut down now, but ifn you feel >like wandering around the Bowmore graveyard by the Round Church, you >could perchance on the tombstone you are looking for. Hello Roger, We finally got to Islay and spent a lovely few days there (I would have liked longer but........) We found Duncan McPhail's grave - Lair 15 against the wall - and it also records the deaths of his wife, son and daughters. The reason I'd failed to find his death on scotlandspeople was that he died in Perthshire where I had not expected him to be! Thanks for your help - he seems to have been living at Tarbert after retirement but buried on Islay with his family. Best wishes, Mary

Hi Alasdair, Welcome to the list. We've just returned from a visit to Islay. It is a very lovely island if you haven't been ............ Do you have dates for your father and grandparents? You should be able to find the marriage of your grandparents on scotlandspeople (£7 for 30 credits and a certificate only costs a total of 6 credits including the initial search). This should reveal the names of your great grandparents and possibly even great-greats depending on the dates. Using wildcards helps you not to waste credits - for instance for Euphemia try just E* or Eu* and gradually narrow it down. Compulsory registration began in 1855 in Scotland but you can often find marriages earlier than that on the Old Parish Records also via scotlandspeople. best regards, Mary

I have a Janet McNabb born ABT 1753 Kildalton married ABT 1771 to Donald McArthur born ABT 1750 in Kildalton. Janet McNabb's parent's were Alexander McNabb and Rachel McCuaig. Donald McArthur's parent's haven't found them yet. Donald McArthurs son Archaibald McArthur born 1772 Lower Killeyan. Married 13 Aug 1771 Catherine MacEachern in Kildalton. Tom Thompson Florida

Hello, just joined the list. My father was Duncan McIntyre of Bunnahabhain. His father John McIntyre and his mother Euphemia McNab. I've only recently started looking at my ancestry. PS I live in Manchester UK. Alasdair McIntyre