Hi Peter Leek is a farm in the Gruinart area - not Gruissart. It's located to the west of Loch Gruinart and north of Loch Gorm. I have a bit of a connection to McEacherns at Smaull Farm - north west to Leek but separated by a large hill. I suspect there may be a connection to your family. Some of that line migrated to Barrhead, Glasgow. Have you accessed the OPR translations at Ted's site? I see there are 14 children listed there to Donald McEachern & Mary Hill. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ In the 1841 census, there were a number of families were living at "Leckgruinart" including the following: : Robert Boid Male 30 Mary Boid Female 20 Alexander Boid Male 10 Robert Boid Male 5 Mary Boid Female 4 Flora Boid Female 1 N.K. Boid Male 2 Mo Donald Boid Male 7 Both parents were born in Ireland and the children born in Argyll. There are Boyds in Ted's OPR translations that you should investigate. John McEachern 55 Catherine McEachern 55 John McEachern 10 Catherine McEachern 15 Jannet McEachern 12 Chirsty McEachern 4 Ronald McEachern 40 Labourer Rachel McEachern 30 Donald McEachern 15 Archibald McEachern 13 John McEachern 11 Peggy McEachern 9 Ronald McEachern 7 Mary McEachern 5 Neil McEachern 4 Peter McEachern 2 Mo Mary McEachern 65 Donald McEachern 45 James McEachern 25 Mary McEachern 20 Female Servant Hope this helps. Cheerio Sue Visser Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: <Peter.Bottomley@nab.com.au> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 6:13 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McEachern's of Islay Hi all, Am hoping someone can assist with information on the McEachern family. I am descended from Donald McEacherna and Mary Hill of Bridgend. Am looking for information on Donald's brother John and his family who farmed at Leek Gruissart from 1840's through to 1900's. Donald's son James died at Leek Gruissart aged 93 in 1901, leaving a son Donald who was 47 at the time. I don't know if Donald ever married or died a batchelor. James' brother Neil returned to Islay from Glasgow in the 1840's following the death of his wife, Neil and three of his children Alexander, Donald and Mary lived at Leek Gruissart but don't know what happened to them. According to some sources there are supposed to be descendants of this family still on Islay, but I have not been able to locate them. Any help would be appreciated. Regards Peter Bottomley