Hello Jillian Archibald was my great grandfather. He married Isabella McCormick as his second wife and she died in childbirth in 1885, giving birth to her only child, my grandmother, Catherine Isabella McKechnie. Catherine was brought up by her maternal grandparents, Cormick and Catherine McCormick who also came from Mull and who also lived in Water Street. I think James was Malcolm and Ann's grandson. In fact I think their daughter Catherine gave birth to him long before she married Mr Simpson. I think Ann was probably Archibald's daughter from his first marriage because the age fits. I have a feeling Catherine outlived Mr Simpson and married again. Yes, Archibald married three times. His first wife died and they had two daughters, Marion and Ann. I keep in contact with Ann's granddaughter, another Ann, and she thinks the two sisters were probably farmed out among relatives after their mother, Marion's death. Catherine McInnes, Archibald's third wife was a widow when he married her. Ann thinks they probably separated as they never appear together on a census and she died several years after him. Hope this helps. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "King Family" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:41 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Malcolm McEachern Family > Have got myself very confussed trying to work this family out and am > hoping someone, with access to the originals of the 1891/1901 census can > help me. > > Malcolm McEachern/McKechnie, son of John McEachern and Catherine McPhie, > moved his family to Glasgow some time after 1866. I have some nine > children for Malcolm and his wife Ann McNeil. > > Trying to marry this family in Glasgow I find two more children James born > about 1873 Glasgow and Ann born about 1876 Glasgow. Can someone tell me > are in fact these children of Malcom and his wife Ann or are they in fact > grand children. I have a reference to their daughter Catherine, who > married John Simpson in 1885, but can't make out my own note taking. > > Also Malcolm and Ann's eldest son Archibald. Did he marry three times, > again I have references to a Marion McInnes, a Isabella McCormick and a > Catherine McInnes. > > A Catherine deffinitely fits in as their is reference to both a Catherine > Simpson and a Catherine McKechnie being in the household as "daughters". > I can only presume the latter Catherine to be a daughter in law. > > As you can see I'm confussed, and probably you all are too after reading > this email, > Jillian > Perth, Western Australia > > ------------------------------- > 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