Hi Jacqueline, Can you please share a bit more as to the basis for your conclusion. I have a significant interest in the resolution of these two Catherine McNeils (both from Caillioch) as the one who married Archibald Beaton is my ancestor. If you have proof that the 1893 Catherine went to Canada, then that almost certainly leaves the 1891 Catherine with parents Malcolm McNeil and Janet Campbell as the one who married Archibald Beaton. This would possibly explain the appearance of Malcolm as a second name in a later generation. John Beaton Brisbane > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:29:17 -0400 > From: "Jacqueline Archibald" <h.j.arch@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] McNeil/Beaton > To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000701c8288f$5c6c3990$ab44fea9@factory3458> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Ian and List, I think I have discovered that the Catherine McNeil > baptized 1793 in Calliach that I thought was married to Archibald Beaton > is not right. My Catherine I am quite sure came to Canada and married > Alexander Carmichael in 1822. So the children Alexander and Archibald > are not my Catherine McNeil. > There certainly were the two Catherines but the one I needed was the > McNeil/Carmichael marriage. > Thanks > Jacqueline in N.S. >

Hi John: The reason I tthought Catherine married Alexander Carmichael was that there were only the two McNeils in Dalhousie Township at this time with a daughter Catherine and I know who the other Catherine married. Also, Alexander Carmichael lived near these McNeils. The ship list I have only gives the father and not the children or if a brother or sister came with them. I know this Catherine's parents were John and Janet McNeil as their children's marriages state this. . I just don't know for sure, the only thing is the census record for Catherine McNeil in 1851 states her age as 45 and his as 46. This would make Catherine out about 10 years or so. The biggest problem with the McNeils/McLeans are that they called all their children nearly the same names and its very hard to separate them with only a first name to go by. Anyway I will keep looking for something else to try and get a better handle on this. There are not many records from when they first came to Ontario in 1820/21. If you can put anymore light on this couple would certainly be glad to hear from you. Jacqueline in N.S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Beaton" <jcbeaton@bigpond.com> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:56 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Re McNeil/Beaton > Hi Jacqueline, > > Can you please share a bit more as to the basis for your conclusion. > > I have a significant interest in the resolution of these two Catherine > McNeils (both from Caillioch) as the one who married Archibald Beaton is > my > ancestor. If you have proof that the 1893 Catherine went to Canada, then > that almost certainly leaves the 1891 Catherine with parents Malcolm > McNeil > and Janet Campbell as the one who married Archibald Beaton. This would > possibly explain the appearance of Malcolm as a second name in a later > generation. > > John Beaton > Brisbane > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:29:17 -0400 >> From: "Jacqueline Archibald" <h.j.arch@ns.sympatico.ca> >> Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] McNeil/Beaton >> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <000701c8288f$5c6c3990$ab44fea9@factory3458> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Hi Ian and List, I think I have discovered that the Catherine McNeil >> baptized 1793 in Calliach that I thought was married to Archibald Beaton >> is not right. My Catherine I am quite sure came to Canada and married >> Alexander Carmichael in 1822. So the children Alexander and Archibald >> are not my Catherine McNeil. >> There certainly were the two Catherines but the one I needed was the >> McNeil/Carmichael marriage. >> Thanks >> Jacqueline in N.S. >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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