Hi All Further to my last Post regarding Neil McKinnon and his family from Torosay Parish and a lead from Ida regarding a possible brother Alexander McKinnon in Ardtun, Kilfinichen Parish. I have been busy checking facts and have uncovered a raft of “new” McKinnon’s Alexander indeed in the son of John McKinnon and Helen McPhail. I think John McKinnon is still Alive in the 1841 Census aged 75, giving a birth date of Abt 1766, he is listed as an agricultural labourer in the 1841 Census and Neil’s Death Certificate in 1871, however in his other son Alexander’s Death Certificate in 1862 he is listed as a Sheriff Officer. Alexander was born around 1798 in Kilmore and married Margaret McKinnon, daughter of John McKinnon and Marion Campbell. They have the following children: Malcolm b 9/12/1829 John b 19/5/1833 Alexander B 4/11/1834 Robert b Abt 1843 All these children are born in Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon. Malcolm marries Mary McPhail of North Uist in 1859 in Bunessan, they have the following children Flora Ann McKinnon b17/1/1862 Alexander b 16/1/1864 Ann b 10/11/1865 Malcolm was a Seaman , when he married and in the 1861 Census he is listed as being at Sea and is Master of the Mary of Tyree a Coastal Sloop, he looks to have died sometime before the 1871 Census Mary McPhail dies in 1900 in Ardtun, but she has an illegitimate son Archibald Campbell in 1870, born in Bunessan, his father is Isaac Campbell, Archibald dies in 1896 in Bunessan. John looks like he dies before the 1841 Census Alexander dies in 1921 in Ardfenaig, Mull and the informant is A.McKinnon Robert marries Mary Rose in Bunessan in 1876, the have the following Children. He dies 1924 in Ardfenaig, Mull Margaret b 1878 Archibald b 1880 Ann b 1882 Alexander b1884 dies 1945 in Ardfenaig, never married Catherine b 1888 Margaret marries William McCallum in 1906 and her son Robert is the informant on his Uncle Alexander’s death certificate. Hopefully somebody might recognize some of these names and be able to link in and fill in some of the gap, if any one wants the certificates mail me Regards David No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1027 - Release Date: 24/09/2007 11:27