June, I had the following information from a lady I met on a train in Scotland. She was a MacDonald with links back to to Kintra. According to her, the 5th Duke of Argyll established Kintra as a model fishing community in the late 1700s. Families were brought to the village from elsewhere on the duke's estates and taught fishing skills by experienced fishermen. There were originally 10-12 cottages, each named after a family's fishing boat. The idea was that the tenant families would make enough money from fishing to generate a good income for themselves and the Duke. Apparently, the scheme failed because the village was too far from anywhere that needed fish. The families then found work in the granite quarries, but when these closed some families emigrated while others were evicted. There was almost no one living there by the early 1900s. Dennis Kintra is a unique group of 10 cottages set around a picturesque bay. It was set up in the 18th century by the then Duke of Argyll as a model fishing experiment. He moved families from other parts of the county and brought experienced fishermen to teach them the necessary skills. The houses were named after the fishing boats that they owned. On 10 Dec 2007, at 08:01, sct-isleofmull-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am hoping to compile details of families who have lived in the > village of Kintra > and what became of them. > > I have so far got some information on the following family surnames > all of which > were residents at various times over the years:- > > MacLucas MacCallum Livingston Stewart McCormick > McLeod > McGilvra McKinnon MacInnes McKechnie Beaton McLean > Campbell McArthiur MacDonald McMorrion Black > > I would be grateful for any information either on the above or for > any other > family who may have lived in Kintra at any time - employment, > immigration, > etc. > > I am especially interested to know if anyone knows the exact house > in which > the family lived. At most, there seems to have been 15 families > living there at > any one time and it has been in constant occupation. > > Does anyone know when the village first came into existance? There > is no trace > of it on the 1779 Duke of Argyll census, but it is fully occupied > by 1841. > > I would be grateful for any piece of information, no matter how small. > > Thanks, > June. > _________________________________________________________________ Dennis Johnstone Stonehead Croft Insch Aberdeenshire AB52 6LP Tel: 01464 821128 Email: dennis@donjon1.demon.co.uk Blog: http://stonehead.wordpress.com