Thanks for the info Grant. Not sure if this could be the James in question as his father goes on to remarry and have half a dozen children one of whom is my direct ancestor but will keep a hold of your data just in case. Thanks again. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant Muckart" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:59 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Re-McKenzie Islay to Glasgow longshot > > > > Hi Ruth, > > > > I spotted the mention of Thomson Street, south side, Bowmore in the recent > thread and realised that my great great aunt's in-laws , Archibald > McNiven, a Sailor, who died in the Kilarrow Workhouse in 1872, and > Catherine Livingston, his wife, were the couple with the 3 year old James > McKenzie as a boarder in the 1851 census. I don't know anymore about this > poor wee soul but just in case he turns out to be related to your > McKenzies I do have information on Archibald McNiven and his descendants. > Archibald and Catherine had at least 6 children. Their names , in order of > birth were Nancy, Janet, Catherine, Mary, John, and Archibald. All six > children were born on Islay, from 1828 till 1856. Nancy, the eldest, > married an Alexander Livingston, a Wright, about 1850. I am afraid I don't > have any info on the middle children. Archibald, the youngest, maried a > Margaret Fullarton. Archibald and Margaret were married at Govan, Glasgow. > This Archibald was a Baker(Journeyman) and they produce! > d 8 children. They seem to have lived in Govan for most of their married > life. Their childrens names were Archibald, Duncan Fullarton, Margaret > Fullarton, Catherine Livingstone, John, Janet, Alan Maxwell Graham, and > Donald Fullarton. Archibald McNiven (Baker), died in 1917 at Gourock, and > his wife Mary died 12 years later in 1929 at 14 Hillhead Gardens, > Hillhead, Glasgow. > > > > Grant Muckart > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ > ------------------------------- > > 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 >