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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Tuesday 12 February 13 01:11 GMT (UK)  »
Elizabeth,

We had an Angus Adolphus MacKenzie who was of my great-grandfather's generation. My great, great, great grandparents names were Hugh and Margaret. No Betsys in our list at least. It looks like this is just coincidence unless more information surfaces.  :-)

Martin

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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Monday 11 February 13 05:41 GMT (UK)  »
Elizabeth,

I don't know if this indicates an error in my data or the information you possess, but I found it interesting your note of the dates of one Duncan MacKenzie. It seemed an odd coincidence. Our Duncan MacKenzie, my great, great grandfather, was born December 20, 1821 in Ballachulish and left for Canada in 1843. He started out as a lock tender in the Wellington Square area of Ontario province, then moved to Kincardine, up the peninsula from Detroit, MI, USA. He then left the area in 1854 and headed west to British Columbia where he bought property in the Cloverdale area, now part of New Westminster and raised his family.

Here's a photo of him in his later years.

Good luck,

Martin

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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Sunday 09 December 12 20:31 GMT (UK)  »
Martin,

No sir, I'm afraid not. My family left Ballachulish for Canada in 1843 on the Perthshire. My descent goes like this:

Hugh & Margaret MacKenzie
Duncan & Isobella Anderson (MacKenzie)

The family is firmly in Canada.

Hugh Henry MacKenzie & Jane Jennings (MacKenzie)

My grandfather, John Hugh as below, emigrated to the USA.

John Hugh MacKenzie & Helen Rogers MacPherson (MacKenzie)
John Rogers MacKenzie & Mary John Mathisson (MacKenzie)
then myself

Apologies and best of luck,

Martin G. MacKenzie

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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Sunday 09 December 12 15:37 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Skoosh on Sunday 09 December 12 13:43 GMT (UK)
Martin, to anybody who thinks it relevant. It's been so long ago that I've lost the plot a bit I'm afraid .

Skoosh.

Tapadh leat co dhiù, Skoosh. The information you posted seems to be quite relevant to our little branch of the MacKenzies as I've been trying to figure out how we ended up living in Ballachulish and thence emigrating from there as Argyle hasn't ever been MacKenzie country. I've found a copy of the book you mentioned available in Abebooks in the UK. Again, thanks.

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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Saturday 08 December 12 19:09 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Skoosh on Wednesday 07 April 10 23:49 BST (UK)
Martin,  although a Ross-shire name, some Mackenzies settled in North Ballachulish from Brahan (Seaforth's Estate in Easter Ross) in the second half of the 16th cent' they were known locally, in Gaelic, as Na Tuathaich, the Northerners. Eight families of Mackenzies were evicted from the north side in 1824 and moved south to Ballachulish. (these included Portair Cam and his brother Duncan) This is from "Bygone Lochaber" by Somerled  Macmillan, privately reprinted in 1971, you should be able to pick up a copy from Google.....Skoosh.

Hello Skoosh: We're you replying to myself or Martin Briscoe?

Regards,

Martin MacKenzie

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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Thursday 28 May 09 02:49 BST (UK)  »
Ma'am,

Thank you for your efforts nevertheless. Let me know if you find anything. :-)

Martin G. MacKenzie

Quote from: sheden on Thursday 19 March 09 14:47 GMT (UK)
Quote from: mgraemem on Saturday 22 November 08 02:13 GMT (UK)
Sheden,

I'm not sure how to ask this but I am inquiring about any additional information to what I currently know about my great great grandfather, Duncan MacKenzie who was born December 20, 1821 in Ballachulish Scotland? He left Scotland in 1843 on the Good Ship Perthshire, presumably from Glasgow, for Canada arriving in what was then Wellington Square but is now Burlington. From the information I have, his father, Hugh MacKenzie and his mother, Margaret MacKenzie came with them to Wellington Square where they both died soon after emigrating. Hugh and Margaret were married in Glasgow, Lanark Scotland on November 30, 1810. I don't know if Duncan's parents were from Ballachulish proper.

What I am hoping to find is some kind of physical records or evidence of their presence in Ballachulish, occupational information, other relatives, reasons for their decision to depart for the New World, the Gaelic Bible that Hugh possessed, local parish records, local stories, that sort of thing. My grandfather discovered the information I had when he was alive and made a trip to Scotland and Northern Ireland, where my great great grandmother was from.

I am descended from Hugh (and Margaret) MacKenzie like this:

Hugh MacKenzie - Duncan MacKenzie - Hugh Henry MacKenzie - John Hugh MacKenzie - John Rogers MacKenzie - myself, Martin G. MacKenzie. My family from Duncan after he emigrated from Scotland to my grandfather were Canadian until my grandfather moved to the United States.

Can you help?

Thanks,

Martin MacKenzie

P.S. I'm including an older photograph of Duncan and Isobella MacKenzie in their older years and two of their children.

Hi Martin
Sorry it has taen so long or me to reply. I have had no luck so far finding any records for you but have more time at the momnt and will see if I can dig anything up for you.

Sheena

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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Saturday 22 November 08 02:13 GMT (UK)  »
Sheden,

I'm not sure how to ask this but I am inquiring about any additional information to what I currently know about my great great grandfather, Duncan MacKenzie who was born December 20, 1821 in Ballachulish Scotland? He left Scotland in 1843 on the Good Ship Perthshire, presumably from Glasgow, for Canada arriving in what was then Wellington Square but is now Burlington. From the information I have, his father, Hugh MacKenzie and his mother, Margaret MacKenzie came with them to Wellington Square where they both died soon after emigrating. Hugh and Margaret were married in Glasgow, Lanark Scotland on November 30, 1810. I don't know if Duncan's parents were from Ballachulish proper.

What I am hoping to find is some kind of physical records or evidence of their presence in Ballachulish, occupational information, other relatives, reasons for their decision to depart for the New World, the Gaelic Bible that Hugh possessed, local parish records, local stories, that sort of thing. My grandfather discovered the information I had when he was alive and made a trip to Scotland and Northern Ireland, where my great great grandmother was from.

I am descended from Hugh (and Margaret) MacKenzie like this:

Hugh MacKenzie - Duncan MacKenzie - Hugh Henry MacKenzie - John Hugh MacKenzie - John Rogers MacKenzie - myself, Martin G. MacKenzie. My family from Duncan after he emigrated from Scotland to my grandfather were Canadian until my grandfather moved to the United States.

Can you help?

Thanks,

Martin MacKenzie

P.S. I'm including an older photograph of Duncan and Isobella MacKenzie in their older years and two of their children.

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