Hi listers: Somebody wrote about a family leaving Islay in the 1850's. I have a copy of "Not A Ship..Not a Man: The Record of Capt. John McNab" by John McKay. I needed to get it out to check the dates and names again. The story begins when Robert McNab tried to leave Islay with his family and the McPhee's among others in 1850. The overloaded boat was blown back to Port Ellen and wrecked. He mentions the McPhee's sailed from Greenock two years later, with the McNab's following in 1856. Robert McNab was Capt. John McNab's father. They settled in Sullivan twp, Grey County. There is more information about Robert's children- born in Islay and Ontario. Of course, the main focus is Capt. John's experience on the Great Lakes. I thought Capt. John McNab and my John McNabb were cousins (born 1843 and 1842) since there was a Robert McNabb born in 1810 to the same parents as my John's father, John, born 1809. I still haven't figured out if this is the correct Robert. My John supposedly left Islay to visit his cousin on the Great Lakes and he also spent many years as a ship engineer. Capt John lived in Owen Sound and my John was in Collingwood in 1871. I really had to do some digging to track down this book/booklet a few years ago. I was able to get it from John McKay's widow, who was pretty old at the time. I do believe they wouldn't have a problem with me sharing the booklet- but it's about 50 pages long! I think there was a copy in the Library of Canada but not sure about others. Carolyn

Carolyn, Is there any description in the book of what ship the McPhees sailed on in 1852 from Greenock, where it sailed to, and who else (other than the McPhees) was on that sailing? Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn Harmon Sent: June 12, 2010 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] departures Hi listers: Somebody wrote about a family leaving Islay in the 1850's. I have a copy of "Not A Ship..Not a Man: The Record of Capt. John McNab" by John McKay. I needed to get it out to check the dates and names again. The story begins when Robert McNab tried to leave Islay with his family and the McPhee's among others in 1850. The overloaded boat was blown back to Port Ellen and wrecked. He mentions the McPhee's sailed from Greenock two years later, with the McNab's following in 1856. Robert McNab was Capt. John McNab's father. They settled in Sullivan twp, Grey County. There is more information about Robert's children- born in Islay and Ontario. Of course, the main focus is Capt. John's experience on the Great Lakes. I thought Capt. John McNab and my John McNabb were cousins (born 1843 and 1842) since there was a Robert McNabb born in 1810 to the same parents as my John's father, John, born 1809. I still haven't figured out if this is the correct Robert. My John supposedly left Islay to visit his cousin on the Great Lakes and he also spent many years as a ship engineer. Capt John lived in Owen Sound and my John was in Collingwood in 1871. I really had to do some digging to track down this book/booklet a few years ago. I was able to get it from John McKay's widow, who was pretty old at the time. I do believe they wouldn't have a problem with me sharing the booklet- but it's about 50 pages long! I think there was a copy in the Library of Canada but not sure about others. Carolyn ------------------------------- Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message