Greetings from Western Australia fellow listers, Thank you Bob for responding to my cry for help! My Neil Fletcher was at the time of the births of his children a seaman (was your John Fletcher a seaman?). By the birth of his youngest child and on the 1841 census of Banffshire he was a grocer and spice merchant. The 1841 census indicated he was not born in Banffshire - born c.1800. He must have died between 1841 and 1844 when his wife married again in Banffshire. I can find no MIs, Burial records, mortcloth records of any sort for Neil. Neil's wife and new husband together with the only, I think, surving child, Alexander Fletcher, moved to Aberdeen where they appear on the 1851 & 1861 censuses. Shortly after the 1861 census, Alexander with his mother and step father moved to Nelson, New Zealand. His mother died there in 1868. Alexander married there in 1870 and promptly moved to Melbourne, Victoria. He is my mother's grand father. So, having researched all of the Neil, Niel Fletcher's born in Scotland 1795-1810 I am left with the view that my Neil Fletcher may by the one christened at Torosay in 1799. BUT, without proof? Thank you for making contact Bob. If you or any other listers have any ideas please let me know. Nigel Boundy Western Australia Researching: BOUNDY, BICE, COATE, DODMAN, DOHONEY, DRISCOLL, DYER, FLETCHER, GARDINER, HANNAN, HORAN, McGEE, PRINCE, QUILL, RETALLACK. --- ALEX FLETCHER <alex534@btinternet.com> wrote: > Thanks Bob, > It will be interesting to see what he says. Alex. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Bob Murray <Robert@Murrays.org.uk> > To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, 16 February, 2007 10:20:47 AM > Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] RE Neil Fletcher > christened 1799 in Torosay > > > This is a reply to Nigel Bounty's post on 31 January > about Neil Fletcher son > of John Fletcher and Mary McPhee. I have a John > Fletcher in my tree born in > Torosay sometime about 1775-81, so naturally I was > interested in your query. > I have also had a chat with one of my Fletcher > cousins still on Mull. Sadly > we have not been able to find any link to your Neil > beyond the information > on his parents and siblings shown in the Mull > Genealogy web site. We have > also not been able to find any link to any names in > the 1841 census. So > effectively that family are "strays" at present > although the OPRs do prove > that they existed. Have you any other details of > Fletchers in your tree and > whether they emigrated? > > Bob Murray, > St Andrews, Scotland > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-isleofmull-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Nigel Boundy > Sent: 31 January 2007 05:02 > To: SCT-ISLEOFMULL@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Neil Fletcher christened > 1799 in Torosay > > Greetings fellow Listers, > > Does anyone know what happened to Neil Fletcher > christened Oct 6, 1799 in Torosay? Parents John > Fletcher and Mary McPhee. > > I have done searches in 1841, 1851 and 1861 census > records looking at all Neil / Niel Fletchers born > between 1790 and 1810 in order to eliminate them > from > the search for my ancestor Neil Fletcher born about > 1801 according to the 1841 census in Banffshire but, > he was not born in Banffshire. He died before 1844. > No burial records are extant. I had the Kirk > Session > Records checked for any mention of Fletchers and > mortcloth fees without success. > > I suspect that the Neil from Torosay may be my > ancestor but, I have no proof. > > If anyone can help I would be grateful. > > TIA > > Regards, > Nigel Boundy > Western Australia > > Researching: BOUNDY, BICE, COATE, DODMAN, DOHONEY, > DRISCOLL, DYER, FLETCHER, GARDINER, HANNAN, HORAN, > McGEE, PRINCE, QUILL, RETALLACK. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front