Hi June & Linda Please remember to <snip out some of the original query> :-[ from the 1881 census 4 Catchen McCormick Margaret 86 Head Spinner Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 F Black 1796-Apr 9 1816 husb John 1841-1861 Gortan dubh 4 Catchen McCormick Catherine 50 Daur Laundress Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 F 4 Catchen Fisher Mary 14 Gd Daur Dom Servant Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 F so I presume this is Catherine McCormick & Donald McCormicks child registed as Jul 22 1866, along with Jemima May 1 1862 here only Catherine name is supplied, and Flora Sep 26 1856 but the name's been changed to Fisher :-D Next door 5 Catchen McCormick John 50 Head Granite Quarrier Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 M 5 Catchen McCormick Chirstina 32 Wife Wife Quarrier Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 F Vass 5 Catchen McCormick Dugald 18 Son Gen Farm Servt Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 M ( Jan 12 1862 s/o John & Marg McDonald) 5 Catchen McCormick Janet 15 Daur Dom Servt Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 F (Jan 6 1866 d/o John & Margaret McDonald) 5 Catchen McCormick William 6 Son Scholar Iona Parish, Argyll, Scotland 9 M Oct 29 1874 Linda I checked out Gordon pages thanks It's interesting that no one knows what happened to the other missing children of John & Margaret McDonald :-) http://gordonmaccormick.com/index.html Just to add more confusion to your family could these be the McCormick children :-D 1901 Iona census 3 Sligenach U F Manse Dewar Archibald 42 Head Minister U F Church Argyll Easdale 11 Single 3 Sligenach U F Manse Masterton Jemima 36 Servant Housekeeper Argyll Ross of Mull 11 Single McCormick May 1 1862 3 Sligenach U F Manse Fisher Mary 31 Servant General Domestic Servant Argyll Ross of Mull 11 Single McCormick b Jul 22 1866 back to the drawing board... catch ya later Ida June Ridgeway wrote: >Hi Ida and Linda, > >Can't really help with John McCormick's marriage to Margaret McGilvra. > >A couple of points though. Birth cert for John, son of John McCormick and Margaret Black, >shows his birthplace as what looks like "Culbhury", Iona. This could perhaps be "Culbuirg", >but it is definately Iona. > >The James Stewart on the 1871 census for William Vass. I have tried hard to find any >connection between Vass and Stewart, going through the Vass family from Ross-shire >as well, and I have come to the conclusion that the census is wrong and that it should >read "boarder" and not brother. > >Also, on the 1881 census for John and Christina, I note that Dugald and Janet from John's >marriage to Margaret McDonald are living with them, and their marriage cert shows John >living at Tormore and Christina at Deargphort, where the rest of the Vass family were at >the time. > >Keep up the good work! > >June. > >

Ida, June et al - I received a note off list to let us know that "John 'McCormick' s/o John/Margaret McDonald was born 11 Jun 1858 Tobermory [illegit to Margaret]. John McCormick may or may not be the natural father - but John jnr. was named McCormick for the 1861 Census" Linda