In a message dated 4/17/03 3:33:25 PM GMT Daylight Time, claymore@execulink.com writes: > This week I found a copy of Proclamation and Marriages for one of my > ancestors in Paisley - Mary Ann McNeil. > Hi, Found your search for the above woman ..and the Paisley Gaelic Church very interesting. While looking for a witness to an ancestor's wedding I found her at her address as given which turned out to be the "Calside Gaelic Manse". You did not give a year for Mary Ann McNeil's Marriage to James Hutchison (book binder). So this information may or may not be helpful......but........ In the 1881 Census via IGI (FHL film 0203583 : GRO ref Volume 573 :Enum Dist 67 :Page 14) you will find the following Maggie McNeil:Head :occ Housekeeper:35 Unmarried b. Kilarrron,Argyll , Scotland Elizabeth McIntosh cousin: Scholar: 15 Born Paisley Mary McIntosh:cousin:Scholar: 13 Born Paisley(probably thewitnessof 'my' wed1907) Duncan McIntosh:cousin: scholar: 11 b. Paisley Hugh McIntosh: cousin:Scholar: 10 b. Paisley b. Paisley Annie McIver servant:occ servant: U 23 b. Wig Lewis, Inverness Duncan Graham visitor :Minister Free Church: 51 U b. Knapdale ,Argyll, Scotland Alex McNeil brother: Forester U 23 b. * Kilarrow, Argyll, Scotland ( * possibly error ? Kilarron Argyll..as per Maggie above) It is further interesting to note that the next entry in the said census is for 12 Thread Street, Abbey, Renfrew Scotland. FHL film 0203584 GRRO ref Volume EnumDist 88 page 9 Andrew McIntosh head: Occ Currier: M 39 b. Crosslee, Renfrew, Scotland that is where I stopped printing the Census...so have no more information. I have been very interested in the above Mary McIntosh for she is the only long term friend to my g/mother who was married in Paisley in 1907. It seems they had been friends for 'years' having met in service somewhere. My Grandmother was/is in herself a great mystery to me...and very much MY brick wall for 20 odd years. I shall now check the rest of that 1881 Census re: Andrew McIntosh and write back directly to you if suitable? Possibly Mary Anne was called Maggie..who knows?? Perhaps the mystery of the McNeils, the Gaelic Manse & and the McIntoshes is all somehow intertwined??? I wonder???? Contact me directly if you wish. Moira in Scotland (Moirac40@aol.com)

Moira, "Killarow" is correct, "Kilarron" is a transcription error. The parish of Killarow (now combined with Kilmeny) is on the Island of Islay and the parish church is in the town of Bowmore. It is pronounced "Kill-a-roo". All the best Jim in mild and sunny Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: <MoiraC40@aol.com> To: <SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [Renfrew] RE: Gaelic Church > In a message dated 4/17/03 3:33:25 PM GMT Daylight Time, > claymore@execulink.com writes: > > > > This week I found a copy of Proclamation and Marriages for one of my > > ancestors in Paisley - Mary Ann McNeil. > > > Hi, Found your search for the above woman ..and the Paisley Gaelic Church > very interesting. > While looking for a witness to an ancestor's wedding I found her at her > address as given which turned out to be the "Calside Gaelic Manse". > > You did not give a year for Mary Ann McNeil's Marriage to James Hutchison > (book binder). So this information may or may not be > helpful......but........ > In the 1881 Census via IGI > (FHL film 0203583 : GRO ref Volume 573 :Enum Dist 67 :Page 14) > you will find the following > > Maggie McNeil:Head :occ Housekeeper:35 Unmarried b. Kilarrron,Argyll , > Scotland > Elizabeth McIntosh cousin: Scholar: 15 Born Paisley > Mary McIntosh:cousin:Scholar: 13 Born Paisley(probably thewitnessof 'my' > wed1907) > Duncan McIntosh:cousin: scholar: 11 b. Paisley > Hugh McIntosh: cousin:Scholar: 10 b. Paisley b. Paisley > Annie McIver servant:occ servant: U 23 b. Wig Lewis, Inverness > Duncan Graham visitor :Minister Free Church: 51 U b. Knapdale ,Argyll, > Scotland > Alex McNeil brother: Forester U 23 b. * Kilarrow, Argyll, Scotland > ( * possibly error ? Kilarron > Argyll..as per Maggie above) > > It is further interesting to note that the next entry in the said census > is for 12 Thread Street, Abbey, Renfrew Scotland. > FHL film 0203584 GRRO ref Volume EnumDist 88 page 9 > > Andrew McIntosh head: Occ Currier: M 39 b. Crosslee, Renfrew, Scotland > > that is where I stopped printing the Census...so have no more information. > > I have been very interested in the above Mary McIntosh for she is the only > long term friend to my g/mother who was married in Paisley in 1907. It seems > they had been friends for 'years' having met in service somewhere. My > Grandmother was/is in herself a great mystery to me...and very much MY brick > wall for 20 odd years. > I shall now check the rest of that 1881 Census re: Andrew McIntosh and write > back directly to you if suitable? Possibly Mary Anne was called Maggie..who > knows?? Perhaps the mystery of the McNeils, the Gaelic Manse & and the > McIntoshes is all somehow intertwined??? I wonder???? Contact me directly if > you wish. > > Moira in Scotland > (Moirac40@aol.com) > > ______________________________