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    1. [SCT-ISLAY] a lost grandfather
    2. Steve Cordis
    3. Islay family: For years I searched for my gg grandfather, Donald Sinclair, whose family had immigrated to Ontario from Islay in the 1850s. He was not buried with the rest of the family, nor was he buried near a brother-in-law's home where the family stories said he had rested, ill, after the sea voyage. I looked- without luck- in Islay cemeteries to see whether he had possibly never made the trip. I was in the library in Owen Sound and had time to listen to the grandson of the youngest of the seven brothers describe his grandfather's tin business. He began by telling the story of his grandfather's immigration to Canada, where the father had become ill on the voyage, died, and was buried at sea. I have yet to look for ship records, but I am sure there is a note there. One other place to look. Connie Sinclair

    10/20/2006 02:27:59