Hi Ida, Thanks for that. I've found everything you suggest for my McAlistair / McDonald family but I can't find this entry for the McCracken family:- 1851 Iona43 New Croft #4 McCrahan/McCracken Ann 68 W of weaver Kilfinchen McDonald husb Hugh 1841 Kentra Iona <1781 - Feb 5 1861 What am I doing wrong? June. > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:09:25 -0700> From: m_iking@telusplanet.net> To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Stray Families.> > Hi June> > These appear to be the following which seems to have a name change :-)> > 1841 Iona> Kentra 27 Maccracken Hugh 55 Cotton Hand Loom > Weaver N > Kentra 27 Maccracken Ann 55 Y McDonald < > 1781-Feb 5 1861 d/o John McDonald & Mary McArthur 1851 New Croft # 4 Iona> > 1851 Iona> 43 New Croft #4 McCrahan/McCracken Ann 68 W of weaver > Kilfinchen McDonald husb Hugh 1841 Kentra Iona <1781 - Feb 5 1861> > 1841 Iona> Kentra 25 MacAlastair John 30 Woollen Hand Loom > Weaver N 1807-Jan 20 1892 s/o John McDonald & Mary McInnis 1851 > East End Iona, 1861 Iona Village East End, 1871, 1881 Village of Iona, > 1891 Cottars Cottage Iona> Kentra 25 MacAlastair Flory/Flora 30 Y > McDonald 1807 Apr 25 1889 d/o John & Christina McInnes > > 1851 Iona> 12 East End McDonald John 40 weaver England > 1807-Jan 20 1892 s/o John McDonald & Mary McInnis 1851 East End Iona, > 1861 Iona Village East End, 1871, 1881 Village of Iona, 1891 Cottars > Cottage Iona> 12 East End McDonald Flora 40 w Iona McDonald > 1807 Apr 25 1889 d/o John & Christina McInnes > > You know me I always need more from you now :-[> Ida> > June Ridgeway wrote:> > >Hi all,> > > >Can anyone claim either of these two families?> > > >They only seem to appear on the 1841 census and I have not been able to find> >them anywhere else.> > 1841 Iona District No : 3 Page No : 6 House No : 25 Locality : Kentra 18411104 MacAlastair John 30 Head Woollen Hand Loom Weaver N in Parish MacAlastair Flory 30 Y in Parish> > > >1841 Iona District No : 3 Page No : 6 House No : 27 Locality : Kentra 18411106 MacCracken Hugh 55 Head Cotton Hand Loom Weaver N in Parish MacCracken Ann 55 Y in Parish> > > >Thanks,> > > >June> > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________> >Who's friends with who and co-starred in what?> >http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml> > > >-------------------------------> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com 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 SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile, text MSN to 63463! http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx