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. Live Search – try it now. http://www.live.com/?mkt=en-ca