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Argyllshire / Re: inverchaolin
« on: Friday 20 August 21 18:53 BST (UK)  »
Reply to: sonofhelaman4817
Reply #88

[IMPORTANT  Side note, Mary and Archibald Brown had a son named for his father, and there is a marriage record for that boy to a spouse named Mary Mckillar(sic) date of 24 March 1800, 2 years after the death of his mother.]

Archibald Brown and Mary McKellar, m 1773 whose son, named after his father and born in 1780, are my ggg grandparents and gg grandfather. Mary died in 1798 as you said but her son Archibald didn't marry til 1809 to Jean Wier.

Archibald and Jean are buried in the Inverchaolain Churchyard, beside a headstone marking the burial of Archibald's mother in 1798.

The two headstones are beside a table-top stone but I haven't, at this stage, discovered whose burial that marks.

Just as clarification, there are two Archibald Brown and Mary McKiller/McKellar marriages. They are quite separate. The couple that married in 1800 had two daughters between 1801 and 1803. Their grand daughter married the son of the other Brown/McKellar in 1860 in Australia.

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Argyllshire / Re: inverchaolin
« on: Monday 16 August 10 16:32 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: sonofcam on Wednesday 11 August 10 02:22 BST (UK)
GC1660 and Themeda 99 - Thank you for the lively exchange during July which was most interesting. Particularly appreciate the information on the paper on Place Names of the Knockdow Estate by Augusta Lamont read to the Annual Meeting of the Gaelic Society of Inverness 28 January 1927 and printed in the Transactions of the Society 1926-1927 published in 1932.
Thanks to your in formation and the good offices of a dealer in Fort William, Royal Mail and Australia Post, I now have a copy of the book. Contact me off line if you are interested in a scan of the 22 x A5 pages making up the article.
This article has certainly cleared up large parts of my query posted in Feb 2009.
I am persevering slowly with search for the roots of the Brown family of Inverchaolain and recently have received independent confirmation of the name change from McGilmichal in the mid-Eighteenth century, not far removed from when the Lamonts purchased Kilmichael farm.
Rereading the Old and New Statistical Accounts in conjunction with Augusta Lamont's paper highlights the extent of depopulation of Inverchaolain that came with the change to sheep farming and led to the major lifestyle disruption of the poorer people of the parish.
My Brown ancestor made the career change to fisherman around this time and moved to Rothesay.
Thank you again,
David

I was most interested to read your comments regarding the Brown family and the name change. It may help me in my search for Archibald Brown and Mary McKellar who had a son born in 1780, also by the name of Archibald. I haven't found any of his family and so was interested in the name change but, other than this discussion forum, was not aware of any corroborating resources.

What particularly caught my attention was your reference to a Brown ancestor who moved to Rothesay. My Archibald Brown and family from Stronyaraig also had a connection to an Archibald Brown of Rothesay who was a merchant there and I was wondering if this is just coincidence or if there was a possible link.

I have a little information on this man, who I know was living in Rothesay circa 1860, so if you think this sounds like a possibility I may have some more information for you.

Regards,
Heather Jean



 

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Argyllshire / Re: Place name in Dunoon & Kilmun
« on: Monday 23 November 09 01:00 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Museum Man 2.

Yes, we have been in contact before and it has proved very helpful to me. I'm still following up on the leads that have opened up as a result and building a wonderful picture of my ancestors and their lives. I will be adding more queries here in the future as a result.

Thank you for this latest information - that fits well with other information that I had but I would never have found it without help - the names have changed so much over time.

Thanks again.
Heather Jean



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Argyllshire / Re: Place name in Dunoon & Kilmun
« on: Saturday 21 November 09 03:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I'm also looking for a place name in the Parish of Dunoon & Kilmun. The spelling on the certificates I have is varied but my best quesses are:
Ballincoun
Bailegour
Bailegourn

John Weir and his wife Catherine White came from there and they had a son Duncan Weir of Invervegain. Duncan married Janet Harkness (1775) whose father was from Glenkin. I hoped that these place names might help to narrow the search but so far have had no luck in locating my missing place-name.

I would be grateful for any suggestions,

Regards and thanks,
Heather Jean




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Argyllshire / Re: inverchaolin
« on: Tuesday 26 August 08 17:34 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Museum Man 2!!

I can't believe how fortunate I am that you have that sort of information available on my family going back so far. It opens up so many more pathways for me. I went to Scotlands People tonight and found the will of Thomas Harkness.

Once again, THANK YOU.

Heather


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Argyllshire / Re: inverchaolin
« on: Monday 25 August 08 10:25 BST (UK)  »
I'm sorry if I'm doing the wrong thing here. This is my first entry and I'm not sure of the procedures. I can't help on the original topic but was interested in the reply from the Castle House Museum. (Should I be addressing my query here or somewhere else?)

My gg-grandparents were on a croft at Stronyaraig, just out from Inverchaolain.
Archibald Brown and Jane Weir had seven children: Duncan 1810, Mary 1811, Archibald 1813, John 1815, Janet 1818, Alexander 1821 and Jane 1824. John came to Australia in 1854 and he is my great grandfather.
Archibald's parents were Archibald Brown and Mary Mackellar (various spellings) and Jane's were Duncan Weir and Janet Harkness.

I am researching anything I can find on the family and am interested in information about Inverchaolain and Stronyaraig. Any images of these areas would be like a goldmine for me.

Heather


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