Hi Roger My Islay ancestors were Gilchrists and Hunters. I know that they were around Kildalton and Glenegadale. My James Gilchrist and Mary Hunter and family immigrated to Ontario in 1843. They left behind Mary's mother Flora Hunter (nee Gilchrist) and her brothers Ronald and Hugh Hunter who ended up in Port Ellen. Flora died at the age of 90 in 1881 and her death certificate (a very informative document) gives her parents as Ronald Gilchrist and Janet Gilchrist (nee McGuaig) Thanks for your help Marg McLaughlin > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:00:02 -0000 > From: "Roger McWee" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Advise on going to Islay and Skye > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Marg & Peter, > You would not wish to miss out on visiting the places from which your > ancestors lived and toiled, so you should try to establish where these > places are and how accessible they are. If you contant me, I will try to > see what the ICD cand tell you about ther associated place names, so who > are > you descended from on Islay. > Regards Roger > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marg McLaughlin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:16 AM > Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Advise on going to Islay and Skye > > >>I am hoping that someone on the list can give me advise about travelling >>around Islay and Skye and what a person interested in their roots >>shouldn't >>miss. I am travelling with a genealogy group to Edinborough for a week in >>June and then have a week to do some exploring on my own. As my roots are >>in Islay and Skye I really want to look at those places. I will be using >>public transportation as I don't want to face the challenge of driving >>somewhere I don't know on the wrong side of the road. What are good places >>to see and stay and how do I get there? Any advise will be appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> Marg >>>From BC