Thanks for this, Diana. It seems to me that one of the problems with researching Scottish family history is the repetition of names! Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] McArthur-McGilvray > Hi, Janet.....good to hear from you. Don't know if there is a connection, > but suspect many of these Islay families were interrelated over the years. > Most of what I know about my McGilvrays has come from Russ McGillivray's > excellent site...only wish all relations could be researched so > extensively. > Only Ann I have is my g.g.grandmother's sister, with one entry saying born > abt. 1814, Kilchoman, d. 1885, Kildalton, and another giving her birthdate > as 7 Oct 1837. According to site, she married John McLergan ( McLean) 3 > Mar > 1840 in Kilchoman. As I have been spending most of my time trying to find > info on James McArthur, who married Annabella McGilvray in 1827, > Kilchoman, > I am just now getting back to McGilvrays, and hope to find some > descendants > with memories and family lore. Perhaps folks still living on Islay. > > Regards, Diana > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Thompson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:52 PM > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] McArthur-McGilvray > > >> Hello Diana >> >> My great-grandmother was Ann McGilvray born 1840 at Bowmore and she >> married >> John McEachern in 1856. Her parents were Archibald and Anne McGilvray >> who >> were aged 50 and 40 respectively in the 1851 census. Any connection? >> >> Janet >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Diana" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:57 PM >> Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McArthur-McGilvray >> >> >>> Hello, folks..... >>> >>> My g.g.grandparents, James McArthur, and Annabella McGilvray were >>> married >>> at Kilchoman, Islay on 13 Feb 1827, eventually producing my >>> g.grandmother, >>> Mary, b. 1840, christened at Islay House farm 14 Mar 1840. >>> >>> According to info I have received, but not sure about, James' parents >>> were >>> Duncan McArthur and Mary Currie, both born abt. 1770 on Islay ( Orsay?) >>> Roger McWee is working on this for me, but know he is always busy, and >>> since many of y'all seem to be very knowledgeable concerning Islay, and >>> it's history, thought I might also throw this in the communal "ring" to >>> see if anyone else might know anything at all about this family and >>> their >>> descendants. Have various dates of birth for James....1806-1812, and >>> Annabella was daughter of Archibald McGilvray, b. abt. 1776, Kilarrow, >>> d. >>> 5/04/1859, and Margaret McInnes ( McKinnon?), b. abt. 1772, Kilmeny. >>> >>> Any information whatsoever will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, >>> Diana >>> ------------------------------- >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> 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 > > ------------------------------- > > 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 >

> It seems to me that one of the problems with researching Scottish family > history is the repetition of names! It isn't limited to the Scots -- the same given name appears in five successive generations in one of my lines of English origin. I cringe every time I think about it. If nothing else, it imposes a certain discipline on the researcher. jim