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Rossane has heaps of stuff and is a bit better at recording than me... I should have had a tree type programme on a computer but do not. Just losts of notes. Rosanne is a wealth of info.... I would love to get a disk of her or any others and try and get the lot together as there must be heaps now and Maggie at Clan Donald Centre must have a good part strapped together I would think. Unfortunately we are not that well off and I am no position to travel so just go in spurts now and again as the desire takes me.... The list of Black John's siblings came from a bible too I understand...
Keep posting bits and pieces and thoughts... Regards Clint

I had the front bit of last post a bit wrong... I went back and checked as i had received the following which may help you..



Hi there
It is amazing that we have been able to unearth what we have about the ancestors.
I have boxes of information and details mainly in my head which I need to put in writing whilst I can remember.
My husband's side is Voller (sent out from Sussex).  Was only here a few months and was involved in the
Wairau Massacre where only a few survived. Elizabeth Voller married a Henry Miller (the German ancestor in
Nelson in 1872.  I have no information on Henry Miller (I don't believe this is his real name).  I have become
quite suspicious of those I can't trace from so little info.  The same goes for Dr Geo Bodle's mother Ann
Butler born 1826, Tipperary Ireland.  Ann and father George married in Sydney Aust in 1843.
  He came from Alfriston in England but
Dr Geo went to India from Sydney and Ann returned to Ireland where they met up again in abt 1850.
Dr George's father was in the 80th Staffordshire Vols reg which accompanied the convicts to Sydney in
abt 1838/9.  My theory is that Ann and her mother were on board.   The older Geo. was in NZ abt
1840 as a soldier, went back to Sydney married  Ann.  Their marriage cert. states "with permission of
said mother" and Ann signs with a cross.   Dr Geo. was the only child of several that was born in Australia.
Ann Bodle died in 1866 of a strangulated hernia.  The father left Ireland never to return. 
It has taken several years to find what became of him and recently found that he was murdered and his
body was found floating in the docks area in London 1873 not long after Dr Geo and Eliza Janetta arrived here.
The story goes that there falling out as he was buried in a common grave and no one seemed to care about
him.  Very sad.
Off to have my coffee fix.
cheers
Sharon
(Did you feel the latest shake?)
 

Sorry you have me a little confused... Correct me please.

1) Malcolm McInnes (m) Margaret Buchanan  - had siblings Donald (1801), Neil, Meron - and Alexander (circa 1809) as you mention... (any others that you know of please?)
2) Malcolm McInnes (m) Anabella McPherson - had sibling Rachel (circa 1809) - supposedly from Kylerhea

or was it Neil / Duncan McInnes (m) Christy who were Rachel parents???

Not to confuse things but I have Black John McInnes from Leitir Fura (brother of Donald McInnes who was father of Malcolm McInnes (m) Margaret Buchanan above), supposedly had a daughter Rachel, which would make Malcolm 1) and this Rachel McInnes cousins...Wonder whether that Rachel also had a daughter Rachel who married Alexander... am i tying myself in knots here

A bit confused.... Clint

Yeap know they are related.. It is just making the link.  Any help appreciated. You can email me on (*)

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I have Myles complete background along with his brothers going back to the 1500 's. Three of the boys . Duncan, Myles and John came out on HMS Hercules to Australia in 1852. Believe Myles was not married or had family (like his younger brother Malcolm who died at Makaraka Gisborne). Duncan the oldest settled who stayed and settled in Australia, and John the youngest and my great grandfather, both had large families. In Johns case 12 children, making up for the other two no doubt... Anyway I would be extremely keen on knowing more about Myles.. I think he may have been part of the Lodge at sometime but cannot guarntee that.

Sculimus for your info is a farm and part of Breakish land just out of Broadford, Strath, Isle of Skye. The four brothers were born there and their parents Donald and Catherine Mcinnes both died of typhus there in circa 1848. The boys then relocated to Lower Breakish with Duncan the oldest looking after John the youngest but working in the South. They were penniless and were assisted to emigrate as part of the Highland Clearances.

If you know of anyone interested on a whole story on this eraly Dunedin settlers background I have it along with other material that puts the whole story into perspective. I have now tracked the whole four down with your help... but would love to piece Myles Dunedin story together but that maybe a hurdle to far......
 
Any further help appreciated and go the blue and gold (but not green)

Clint