I'm trying to find the family of my gg grandmother Margaret Brown born on the Isle of Scotland August 1829. I have found her 1858 Toronto Presbyterian marriage record which shows her residence as Egremont. She married a Monkman from York and they settled on a farm in Whitchurch (Yonge & Bloomington Sideroad). The marriage record lists her father as Duncan and no name is given for her mother (maybe dead by this time?). I have located a Duncan Brown on a Directory for Grey (1865). It may be her father if still alive or another relative. A 1841 Census for Portnahaven has a Duncan Brown + Mary Turner (Married 1824 in Kilchoman Argyll). Margaret age 11 Donald 13 Marion 9 (married on Islay in 1857) Helen 7 John 5 Archibald 3 It is possible that this is Margaret's family but I saw the same record on a different site and the age 11 female was listed as Mary not Margaret. This Margaret or Mary was born in March not August according to birth records. Does anyone know if this family came to Canada? Another possibility is the following birth record found in the Kilmeny Baptisms. Margaret Brown Aug. 24 1829. Mother: Margaret McVoran. Father:NL Brown. Would NL mean Not Legible? This seems to be a closer match. I can't find anymore information on this family and no records for other children. Maybe Margaret McVoran died and Duncan remarried or maybe they left Islay shortly after Margaret's birth. Baptism record from 1829 for this Margaret shows they are from Baliharvie. The 1828 tenants list has a Duncan Brown at Balliharry - are they the same place? There is no Baliharvie on the list at this time. When I go back to 1811 there is a Angus Brown at Ballihavie and no Balliharry on the list. Any info concerning what Browns came to Egremont or Grey County would be appreciated. Cheri

Hi Cheri There are 2 volumes of "While We Still Remember", a history plus an update of Egremont Township, Grey Co, Ontario. According to the family histories included, there were 3 Brown families in Egremont - two had Marys. One Mary Brown family emigrated from Ireland and the other from England. There isn't a Duncan Brown listed with any of these families. I checked the Grey Co 1851 Census index. In 1851 your Margaret would be abt 22 yrs old....the only Margaret Browns listed, born SCT, are ages 33, 40, 35, 14....and only the 35 yr old Margaret is living in Egremont. Sorry that help isn't forthcoming from this end. Cheerio Sue Visser Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheri Westra" <cheriwestra@sympatico.ca> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:40 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] I'm trying to find the family of my gg grandmother Margaret Brown born on the Isle of Scotland August 1829. I have found her 1858 Toronto Presbyterian marriage record which shows her residence as Egremont. She married a Monkman from York and they settled on a farm in Whitchurch (Yonge & Bloomington Sideroad). The marriage record lists her father as Duncan and no name is given for her mother (maybe dead by this time?). I have located a Duncan Brown on a Directory for Grey (1865). It may be her father if still alive or another relative. A 1841 Census for Portnahaven has a Duncan Brown + Mary Turner (Married 1824 in Kilchoman Argyll). Margaret age 11 Donald 13 Marion 9 (married on Islay in 1857) Helen 7 John 5 Archibald 3 It is possible that this is Margaret's family but I saw the same record on a different site and the age 11 female was listed as Mary not Margaret. This Margaret or Mary was born in March not August according to birth records. Does anyone know if this family came to Canada? Another possibility is the following birth record found in the Kilmeny Baptisms. Margaret Brown Aug. 24 1829. Mother: Margaret McVoran. Father:NL Brown. Would NL mean Not Legible? This seems to be a closer match. I can't find anymore information on this family and no records for other children. Maybe Margaret McVoran died and Duncan remarried or maybe they left Islay shortly after Margaret's birth. Baptism record from 1829 for this Margaret shows they are from Baliharvie. The 1828 tenants list has a Duncan Brown at Balliharry - are they the same place? There is no Baliharvie on the list at this time. When I go back to 1811 there is a Angus Brown at Ballihavie and no Balliharry on the list. Any info concerning what Browns came to Egremont or Grey County would be appreciated. Cheri ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm

Correction - There weren't any Margaret Browns in Egremont histories - there were the 2 Mary Brown's families I mentioned. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Visser" <genealgal2@execulink.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Hi Cheri There are 2 volumes of "While We Still Remember", a history plus an update of Egremont Township, Grey Co, Ontario. According to the family histories included, there were 3 Brown families in Egremont - two had Marys. One Mary Brown family emigrated from Ireland and the other from England. There isn't a Duncan Brown listed with any of these families. I checked the Grey Co 1851 Census index. In 1851 your Margaret would be abt 22 yrs old....the only Margaret Browns listed, born SCT, are ages 33, 40, 35, 14....and only the 35 yr old Margaret is living in Egremont. Sorry that help isn't forthcoming from this end. Cheerio Sue Visser Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheri Westra" <cheriwestra@sympatico.ca> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:40 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] I'm trying to find the family of my gg grandmother Margaret Brown born on the Isle of Scotland August 1829. I have found her 1858 Toronto Presbyterian marriage record which shows her residence as Egremont. She married a Monkman from York and they settled on a farm in Whitchurch (Yonge & Bloomington Sideroad). The marriage record lists her father as Duncan and no name is given for her mother (maybe dead by this time?). I have located a Duncan Brown on a Directory for Grey (1865). It may be her father if still alive or another relative. A 1841 Census for Portnahaven has a Duncan Brown + Mary Turner (Married 1824 in Kilchoman Argyll). Margaret age 11 Donald 13 Marion 9 (married on Islay in 1857) Helen 7 John 5 Archibald 3 It is possible that this is Margaret's family but I saw the same record on a different site and the age 11 female was listed as Mary not Margaret. This Margaret or Mary was born in March not August according to birth records. Does anyone know if this family came to Canada? Another possibility is the following birth record found in the Kilmeny Baptisms. Margaret Brown Aug. 24 1829. Mother: Margaret McVoran. Father:NL Brown. Would NL mean Not Legible? This seems to be a closer match. I can't find anymore information on this family and no records for other children. Maybe Margaret McVoran died and Duncan remarried or maybe they left Islay shortly after Margaret's birth. Baptism record from 1829 for this Margaret shows they are from Baliharvie. The 1828 tenants list has a Duncan Brown at Balliharry - are they the same place? There is no Baliharvie on the list at this time. When I go back to 1811 there is a Angus Brown at Ballihavie and no Balliharry on the list. Any info concerning what Browns came to Egremont or Grey County would be appreciated. Cheri ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm