Hi all I received this message and Gord will be joining the list. In the meantime, here is his letter to me. I tried to forward it to Christine as well, but it bounced. Hopefully, Christine, you are still on the list and will see it here. Elaine Robinson Georgetown Ontario Looking for McKinnons in Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Robinson" <elainer@stn.net> To: "Gord McKay" <mckayg@vianet.on.ca> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 9:00 AM Subject: Re: MacDonald Family History of Mull > Dear Gord, > If you don't mind, I will forward your letter to the Mull list and > also to Christine Leach on Mull. I suspect you didn't run into her > on your short visit. If anyone knows the families in the area of > Balevulin it would be her. I recommend you join the Mull mail list. > It is the best list I have ever belonged to: helpful caring people > who constantly share whatever information they have with the rest of > the list. If you return to Ian's site which you listed below, there > are instructions on how to join the Mull list. > > Did some of your MacDonalds come to Ontario (besides you)? I have > some McKinnons in my database who came from Lake Ainslie to Grey > County. They are not my line, but I am in touch with some of their > descendants. > > > Elaine Robinson > Georgetown Ontario > Looking for McKinnons in Ontario > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gord McKay" <mckayg@vianet.on.ca> > To: <elainer@stn.net> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:58 PM > Subject: MacDonald Family History of Mull > > >> Elaine: >> >> I understand my great great great grandparents, Alexander MacDonald >> and >> Mary (McLean) MacDonald, along with their daughter Jessie, >> emigrated from >> Mull in the 1820's, arriving in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1823. I >> am >> trying to get more information but have hit a wall. >> >> My wife and I just returned from a 2.5-week tour of Scotland, >> including 2 >> days n Mull. While I Mull I tried desperately, in several places, >> to get >> more details of my family history on Mull but was unsuccessful. As >> were >> leaving the island a local person gave me certain web sites which >> led to >> your email address. >> >> Alexander and Mary had eight children: Charles, Donald, Flora, >> Catharine, >> Jessie, Flora (another one), Ann and Mary Jessie married Donald >> McKay, whom >> I understand emigrated from the Isle of Much to Cape Breton about >> the same >> time. I have fairly accurate date of Arrival but again this is only >> word-of-mouth on where he emigrated from.. I understand Jessie was >> born in >> (or about) 1807 and died in Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton on November >> 13, 1885. >> I did find a web site that listed a Alexander and Mary that were >> married in >> Balevulin, June 12, 1781 but I'm not certain if that was the Isle >> Of Mull. >> http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ian.phillips/mull/index.htm >> >> There is a museum in Cape Breton called the Alexander MacDonald >> House, >> dedicated to the family (on the web), which provides details after >> their >> arrival. >> >> I have done exhaustive searches but remain frustrated at not >> verifying the >> date and location of their respective emigrations and consequent >> ability to >> search back further. I would be most thankful if you could help, or >> suggest >> someone else who could help. I spend countless hours on trying to >> determine >> their locations before they emigrated, and any genealogical >> information >> before that. >> >> Thank you for any information you can provide. >> >> Gordon McKay >> North Bay, Ontario >> Canada >> >> >> >> >> >> >