Thanks Ian The Duncan McColl in your reply could possibly be the one,but without further proof it's hard to say for sure. If my Duncan died on Mull it follows that his wife would be mentioned on the tombstone,but then who knows,maybe it wasn't common practise. Anyway thanks for checking,I'll enter the info as a possible in my FTM. Frances and I are just heading out for a drive up North in the countryside to see the Fall colours with our son John and his wife,..beautiful day outside,..the weathers been brilliant here most of the summer,but not enough rain for the farmers unfortunately. Thanks again, Frank ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Phillips" <ian.phillips@ukonline.co.uk> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:26 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] McColls > Hi Frank, > > Good to hear from you. > > Have only been able to trace one possible Duncan McColl in Cill an Alein > burial ground. > > From 'Altera Merces' - 'Erected by Cathren [Mcol?lary?] in memory of > hir father Neill Macoll aged ?57/87 who died March ....9 1852 also of > her mother Ann McPhaill aged 75 who died ?May th? 10 181?3/8? also of > her brother Duncan McColl who died .....?1831/ aged ?2? > > Not sure this helps. > > All the best, > > Ian > > ------------------------------- > 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

I have found that quite frequently on Mull wives were buried with their birth families, i.e. their own parents, rather than their husbands. Jill