Hi Dee RE: > My g.g.grandmother,Mary McNeill came from Kindrachat, Parish of > Kilchoman. She married Donald Gillespie, from Kilnave, in 1833. They > imagrated to Ontario in abt. 1847. Does anyone know these folks or > where Kindrachat was or is? Any help would be greatly appreciated. They went to Simcoe Co, Ontario, Nottawasaga Twp. > > Dee Kieffaber I do have some McNeills in my tree but they are mostly connected distantly by marriage and there isn't a Mary McNeill. Much of my information on the McNeills has come through Betsy via Ian. Betsy McNeill, age 90, lives in Portnahaven and has a great memory. Iain MacIntosh iain.macintosh@bigfoot.com on the Islay list is the one to contact since he's been working hard to document her memories and he might be able to help you. Is this your family in Kilchoman Parish 1841 Islay Census Kilnave Gilespie Donald M 30 Gilespie Mary F 25 Gilespie Mary F 7 Gilespie John M 4 Gilespie Anne F 3 Campbell Mary F 12 Please note that this is from a transcription and that it should be used as a tool and not fact. You should look at the original microfilm to verify. Also note that there are other Gillespie families at Kilnave. According to the transcription, there is only 1 McNeil family in Kilchoman Parish in 1841. They may or may not be related to your Mary. There are more McNeills just miles south in Portnahaven Parish. Gearrach MacNiel Niel M 35 MacNiel Janet F 35 MacNiel Alex M 30 MacNiel Donald M 25 MacNiel Duncan M 12 MacNiel Angus M 11 MacNiel Niel M 10 MacNiel John M 9 MacNiel Ann M 7 MacNiel Janet F 2 MacNiel Effy F 2mths MacEachern Niel M 12 MacIntyre Margaret F 15 I do not see a birth for Mary McNeill b c1816 in Ted's OPR transcriptions http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/. Neither do I see a marriage for Mary and Donald Gillespie. Cheerio Sue

Hi Sue, I forgot my manners yesterday, thank you so much for responding to my query. Yes That is my family,(Gillespie)I just did get the 1841 census which has that info. I will contact Ian, hopfully he will have something abt marys folks. Thank you again. Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Visser <genealgal2@execulink.com> Date: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:01 am Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McNEILL and GILLESPIE, Kilchoman Parish c1841 To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com > Hi Dee > > RE: > > My g.g.grandmother,Mary McNeill came from Kindrachat, Parish of > > Kilchoman. She married Donald Gillespie, from Kilnave, in 1833. They > > imagrated to Ontario in abt. 1847. Does anyone know these folks or > > where Kindrachat was or is? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > They went to Simcoe Co, Ontario, Nottawasaga Twp. > > > > Dee Kieffaber > > > I do have some McNeills in my tree but they are mostly connected > distantly by marriage and there isn't a Mary McNeill. Much of my > information on the McNeills has come through Betsy via Ian. Betsy > McNeill, age 90, lives in Portnahaven and has a great memory. > Iain MacIntosh iain.macintosh@bigfoot.com on the Islay list is the > one to contact since he's been working hard to document her > memories and he might be able to help you. > > Is this your family in Kilchoman Parish 1841 Islay Census > Kilnave Gilespie Donald M 30 > Gilespie Mary F 25 > Gilespie Mary F 7 > Gilespie John M 4 > Gilespie Anne F 3 > Campbell Mary F 12 > > Please note that this is from a transcription and that it should > be used as a tool and not fact. You should look at the original > microfilm to verify. Also note that there are other Gillespie > families at Kilnave. > > According to the transcription, there is only 1 McNeil family in > Kilchoman Parish in 1841. They may or may not be related to your > Mary. There are more McNeills just miles south in Portnahaven Parish. > > Gearrach MacNiel Niel M 35 > MacNiel Janet F 35 > MacNiel Alex M 30 > MacNiel Donald M 25 > MacNiel Duncan M 12 > MacNiel Angus M 11 > MacNiel Niel M 10 > MacNiel John M 9 > MacNiel Ann M 7 > MacNiel Janet F 2 > MacNiel Effy F 2mths > MacEachern Niel M 12 > MacIntyre Margaret F 15 > > > I do not see a birth for Mary McNeill b c1816 in Ted's OPR > transcriptions http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/. > Neither do I see a marriage for Mary and Donald Gillespie. > > Cheerio > Sue > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for information on others researching the same > families as you > HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/researchers/

Maybe someone on the list has a connection to Archie, and they shouldn't miss the opportunity to bid for this postcard. Anyone with a good magnifying glass will maybe make a better job of reading the message, but it looks like "they arrived home safely on Wednesday, but it had been a bit stormy going round the Mull on Tuesday." http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6263756582&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:UK:1 Johan Lochridge