Toni - The 1871 census for Wellington North district #35, subdiv C has a family with a Duncan Sinclair 17 yrs. John 40 yrs / Duncan 17 yrs / Mary 15 yrs / John / 13 yrs / Minnie 11 yrs / Catherine 9 yrs. The names and ages of the children are not unlike the family in 1860 Glen Machray, Kildalton. Is it likely that there is a mistake in the census data, and that Duncan was not with the family in Canada? Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni Sinclair" <tonisinclair@hotmail.com> To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] the Lochindaal boating accident + Sinclair, Turner,McLellan > Thanks for the added information about "feeing", Joe. > > The Duncan Sinclair who also drowned in 1879 sinking, I think was from > Kildalton parish, the son of John Sinclair and Mary McCuaig (baptised 25 > Nov., 1853, so that's the closest Duncan, age 27, that I can find on > Islay). > So it would seem he was also out looking for work. The fact that it said > that he was from "Tormisdale" in Kilchoman parish, would indicate that > perhaps he had been working there, possibly in the slate business under > the > McLellans. > > In following his family, some of them turn up in Wellington County, > Ontario. > Duncan's sister, Catherine, married a "David Turner" there. I wonder if > he was related to the captain of the sunken ship? > > There were also many Islay McLellans who emigrated to Wellington County. > Some of them married with Islay Sinclairs. > > It's amazing to me how tightly-knit the Islay people remained after > emigration. Mutual history, trust, and security probably had a lot to do > with it, I expect. > > Toni > > >>From: "Joe West" <joewest99@cox.net> >>Reply-To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com >>To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> >>Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] more on the Lochindaal boating accident >>Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:28:27 -0600 >> >>The posting by maccon1@msn.com about the Lochindaar boating tragedy stated >>that the young people were returning from the "November feeing (?) market >>at >>Bowmore." I was not familiar with the term "feeing market", but a little >>research turned up the following: >> >>"A feeing market was a form of employment fair, and they were held all >>over >>Scotland but particularly in agricultural areas each May and November. Men >>and women in search of work would gather at the markets and attempt to >>catch >>the attention of farmers and other employers in search of labour." >> >>Joe West >> >>Tulsa, Oklahoma >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Mac Coinnich" <maccon1@msn.com> >>To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:57 AM >>Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] boating accident >> >> >> > There was mention recently of a boating accident near Bowmore. I had >>the >> > following account which may be related. >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > Drowning Tragedy on Lochindall, Islay, 14th November 1879 >> > >> > This drowning tragedy took place in Lochindaal when a small 13 ft. boat >> > was >> > returning from Bowmore with a group of young people who had attended >> > the >> > November feeing (?) market there. >> > >> > The boat was overloaded and despite warnings from one of the party, >> > Archibald MacLellan who refused to go with them, preferring to walk the >> > long >> > road to Kilchoman, they set off. >> > >> > The wind was from the south so they put up the sail at Bowmore. All >>went >> > well until they were about half way across the loch between Gartbreck >>and >> > Port Charlotte. Once they came out of the shelter of Laggan Point the >> > boat >> > started plunging and was swamped. All on board were drowned. >> > >> > They were: >> > John MacLellan, 21 years brother and sisters of Archibald MacLellan >> > Janet Maclellan, 17 years who walked home >> > Margaret Mclellan, 26 years >> > Duncan Maclean, 26 years Port Charlotte >> > Duncan Sinclair, 27 years Tormisdale >> > Margaret Johnstone, 17 years Conispie >> > Robert Mackenzie, 48 years Port Charlotte >> > Archibald Anderson, 18 years Tormisdale >> > Catherine Ferguson, 25 years Portnahaven >> > John Torrie, 28 years Port Charlotte >> > Ann MacLachlan, 18 years Kilchoman >> > Catherine Anderson, 23 years Tormisdale >> > Archibald Turner, 32 years owner of the boat >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Say hello to the next generation of Search. 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Thanks, Sheila. I was hoping you would respond, since this is your Sinclair connection. No, I think the 1871 census was probably correct, and I was wrong. I didn't have this census info. I can't find any other Duncan Sinclair on Islay who comes anywhere close in age to the Duncan who died in 1879. The Turner and McLellan connections are just a coincidence, I guess. I'll just have to file him as "Unidentified" until I can learn something else about him. Toni >From: "Sheila Dedrick" <sdedrick@mts.net> >Reply-To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com >To: <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] the Lochindaal boating accident + Sinclair, >Turner,McLellan >Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:12:42 -0600 > >Toni - The 1871 census for Wellington North district #35, subdiv C >has a family with a Duncan Sinclair 17 yrs. > John 40 yrs / Duncan 17 yrs / Mary 15 yrs / John / 13 yrs / Minnie 11 >yrs / > Catherine 9 yrs. > >The names and ages of the children are not unlike the family in 1860 Glen >Machray, >Kildalton. > >Is it likely that there is a mistake in the census data, and that Duncan >was >not >with the family in Canada? > >Sheila > _________________________________________________________________ Buy, Load, Play. The new Sympatico / MSN Music Store works seamlessly with Windows Media Player. Just Click PLAY. http://musicstore.sympatico.msn.ca/content/viewer.aspx?cid=SMS_Sept192006