Hi June Thanks very much for this. It gives me lots to think about. I had information that Janet and John emigrated at the end of the 1850s. Either this information was wrong, or they got cold feet and came back! Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "June Ridgeway" <[email protected]> To: "List Mull" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Donald McCormick and Margaret McKinnon > > > Hi Margaret, > > I believe this is your Janet. She married John McFarlane, son of Allan > McFarlane and Catherine Livingston from Ardtun, on 10th of December 1857 > at Uisken. The son John who you mention was Janet's illigitimate son born > about 1848. His father is unkown. > > Janet and John had 2 children both born at Milton, Glasgow :- > > Angus 26 Apr 1865 > Allan 19 Jul 1868 > > When living in Glasgow, John worked as a labourer in a distillery and they > lived in Water Street close to Janet's brother Cormick and his family and > Janet's son lived with them. Their son Angus does not appear on any > census and may have died in childhood. > > John died from bronchitis on the 20th of January 1881 and the informant > was Janet's brother Cormick. I have found no record of Janet's death so > she could have emigrated after John died. > > > 1871 Milton District : Page No : 6 House No : 52 Locality : Water > Street > McFarlane John 43 Head Labourer in Distillery Kilfinichen > McFarlane Janet 41 wife Kilfinichen > McCormick John 23 stepson iron dresser Kilfinichen > McFarlane Allan 3 son Glasgow > Beale James 58 boarder labourer Brechin > > 1881 Barony District : 72 Page No : 4 House No : 52 Locality : Water > Street > McFarlane Janet 51 W Head Housekeeper Kilfinichen > McFarlane Allan 13 son scholar Glasgow > Beale James 69 boarder General labourer Brechin > McLaren Elizabeth 47 widow domestic servant Peebles > > Hope this is of some help. > > June > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >