Hi John Can't help you with the definitive connection, but below is what I have to date on that Port Charlotte family/link Iain Descendant Indented Chart Hugh MCKAY, b. circa 1752 at Kilchoman? +Isabella JOHNSTON, b. circa 1752 at Kilchoman?, m. circa 1776 at Kilchoman +-- John MCKAY, b. 1780 at Kilchoman?, d. 1861 at Port Charlotte, Kilchoman Parish L-- Ann MCKAY, b. circa 1785 at Kilchoman? +Donald MARTIN, b. circa 1785 at Kilchoman?, m. circa 1815 at Kilchoman? +-- Archibald MARTIN, b. 1817 at Kilchoman, d. 29 May 1875 at Port Charlotte, Kilchoman │ +Catherine CLARK, b. 1827 at Kilchoman Parish, m. circa 1843 at Kilchoman, d. 12 Jul 1911 at Port Charlotte, Kilchoman Parish │ +-- Mary MARTIN, b. 1847 at Kilchoman? │ │ +Allan GILLIES, b. 1843 at Kilchoman, m. 6 Jan 1870 at Kilchoman │ L-- Margaret MARTIN, b. 1862 at Port Charlotte, d. 5 May 1948 at Port Charlotte L-- Bell MARTIN, b. 1820 at Kilchoman?, d. 1861 at Kilchoman -----Original Message----- From: John Shaw [mailto:shaw.family@clear.net.nz] Sent: 06 March 2006 07:14 To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] John McKay d port Charlotte 10 Dec 1861 I am researching John McKay who married Margaret Calder abt 1811 in Kildalton. Children were Janet - Martha - Flora - Dougald - Alex I have downloaded a death cert from S/people showing a John McKay who died Port Charlotte Kilchoman 10 Dec 1861. It describes him as a pauper and widower. Age 75. Parents Hugh McKay and Isabella Johnson. But no name of late wife. Informant was Donald Martin - grandson. Are any of you good people able to confirm this is - or indeed is not - my John McKay. Thanks, John Shaw ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/