Hi all:   I missed the request to list earliest born grandparent but I have noticed that folk from Mull have a much longer lifespan when compared to the average, by a significant number.  It my case it is my maternal grandmother who was born in Mull.   My grandfather on the German side from Perth County, Ontario (John Henry Eisler) was born on November 4, 1860.  My grandfather on the Scottish side from Perthshire Scotland was born in February 1873. They were both about 79 or 80 when they passed away.   My father (German side) was born in 1905 died in 2004.  My mother (Scottish side) was born in 1911 and still going strong.  They met in 1945 during WWII when he was a Canadian soldier.  I was born in 1949.   Mid nineties is not unusual among her maternal McPhails.  We have discovered among the McPhails a tendency to  celiac disease (gluten intolerance) diagnosed quite late in life (80's or 90's).   Cheers Margaret    

Margaret You hit on another point of interest The following is the current set of statistics for MullFamilies (database of just over 18,000) Note that average lifespan is under 50 Total Individuals 18,126 Total Males 9,255 (51.06%) Total Females 8,862 (48.89%) Total Unknown Gender 9 (0.05%) Total Living 203 Total Families 4,661 Total Unique Surnames 642 Total Photos 127 Total Documents 99 Total Headstones 49 Total Histories 4 Total Recordings 0 Total Videos 11 Total Sources 6 Average Lifespan 49 years, 363 days Earliest Birth (Robert STEWART) 2 Mar 1316 Longest Lived Donald MORRISON 101 years 59 days Christina Isabella Marion CAMPBELL 97 years 125 days Ann GRAHAM 97 years Isabella SHEARER 96 years 22 days Donald Joseph MCGILVRAY 96 years Catherine CAMPBELL 95 years 318 days Johnina McCormick MCALPINE 95 years 18 days Mary MCARTHUR 94 years 350 days Angus COLQUHOUN 94 years 229 days Mary Ann MCINNES 94 years 163 days Age-related calculations are based on individuals with recorded birth and death dates. Due to the existence of incomplete date fields(e.g., a death date listed only as "1945" or "BEF 1860"), these calculations cannot be 100% accurate. Michael www.mullfamilies.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARGARET KIPP" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 4:25 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Earliest born grandparent Hi all: I missed the request to list earliest born grandparent but I have noticed that folk from Mull have a much longer lifespan when compared to the average, by a significant number. It my case it is my maternal grandmother who was born in Mull. My grandfather on the German side from Perth County, Ontario (John Henry Eisler) was born on November 4, 1860. My grandfather on the Scottish side from Perthshire Scotland was born in February 1873. They were both about 79 or 80 when they passed away. My father (German side) was born in 1905 died in 2004. My mother (Scottish side) was born in 1911 and still going strong. They met in 1945 during WWII when he was a Canadian soldier. I was born in 1949. Mid nineties is not unusual among her maternal McPhails. We have discovered among the McPhails a tendency to celiac disease (gluten intolerance) diagnosed quite late in life (80's or 90's). Cheers Margaret ------------------------------- 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

I'll have to add my aunt to the database, Michael :) Bessie Anderson Blake born 24 Jul 1905 died 16th February 2007 - daughter of Helen Anderson McLean (b 12 Aug 1878 d. May 1959) and Charles McBryde Blake (b. 21 May 1869 d. 21 Aug 1934) 101 years 207 days :) Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "MF" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Earliest born grandparent > Margaret > > You hit on another point of interest > > The following is the current set of statistics for MullFamilies (database > of > just over 18,000) > > Note that average lifespan is under 50 > > Total Individuals 18,126 > Total Males 9,255 (51.06%) > Total Females 8,862 (48.89%) > Total Unknown Gender 9 (0.05%) > Total Living 203 > Total Families 4,661 > Total Unique Surnames 642 > Total Photos 127 > Total Documents 99 > Total Headstones 49 > Total Histories 4 > Total Recordings 0 > Total Videos 11 > Total Sources 6 > Average Lifespan 49 years, 363 days > Earliest Birth (Robert STEWART) > 2 Mar 1316 > > Longest Lived > Donald MORRISON 101 years 59 days > Christina Isabella Marion CAMPBELL 97 years 125 days > Ann GRAHAM 97 years > Isabella SHEARER 96 years 22 days > Donald Joseph MCGILVRAY 96 years > Catherine CAMPBELL 95 years 318 days > Johnina McCormick MCALPINE 95 years 18 days > Mary MCARTHUR 94 years 350 days > Angus COLQUHOUN 94 years 229 days > Mary Ann MCINNES 94 years 163 days > > Age-related calculations are based on individuals with recorded birth and > death dates. Due to the existence of incomplete date fields(e.g., a death > date listed only as "1945" or "BEF 1860"), these calculations cannot be > 100% > accurate. > > > Michael > www.mullfamilies.co.uk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MARGARET KIPP" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 4:25 PM > Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Earliest born grandparent > > > Hi all: > > I missed the request to list earliest born grandparent but I have noticed > that folk from Mull have a much longer lifespan when compared to the > average, by a significant number. It my case it is my maternal grandmother > who was born in Mull. > > My grandfather on the German side from Perth County, Ontario (John Henry > Eisler) was born on November 4, 1860. My grandfather on the Scottish side > from Perthshire Scotland was born in February 1873. They were both about > 79 > or 80 when they passed away. > > My father (German side) was born in 1905 died in 2004. My mother (Scottish > side) was born in 1911 and still going strong. They met in 1945 during > WWII > when he was a Canadian soldier. I was born in 1949. > > Mid nineties is not unusual among her maternal McPhails. We have > discovered > among the McPhails a tendency to celiac disease (gluten intolerance) > diagnosed quite late in life (80's or 90's). > > Cheers > Margaret > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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