Hi Jane, Oban is most certainly on the mainland. Given that it is a fairly large town, I'd think it was its own parish. Have you searched scotlanddspeople? It costs a few dollars but, if there is a record of his birth (and sometimes there is not), that would settle it. Good luck, Dixie > On various documents I have relating to one of my ancestors Francis > Kean/Kane, it states that he was born in Bowmore but I can find no other > records for this. I also have a document (his first childs birth > certificate) which states he was born in Oban, which I thought was on the > mainland. Can anyone shed any light on this? Also, does anyone know which > parish Oban was in during the 19th century? > > thanks for any help forthcoming > > jane > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for information on others researching the same families as > you HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/researchers/ >