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Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« on: Thursday 07 December 06 00:23 GMT (UK) »
Hello,

I have found my latest ancester, but alas do not have much information on him.

All I have is: Hugh McEachern, born c1779 Knoc, Morven, Argyllshire
In 27/06/1808, Ardthomish, Morven he married Margaret Stewart born 28 Mary 1778, Morven, Argyllshire

if anyone can provide me with any additional information it would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Walters, Jolien Henri born 1817
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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 December 06 12:35 GMT (UK) »
this is a difficult search my friend.

going on your information, i can assume that the couple started having children around 1810, no doubt one was called hugh and one called margaret, my big problem is that there is a few on the 1841 census and i do not wish to guess, who your family may be.

have you tried the igi's for this family? maybe a little more info will strike a better look up

Joe
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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 03 March 07 11:12 GMT (UK) »
Joe's got a bit of a point there tigerbelle.

I'm afraid that parish records in Morvern don't start until 1804, and what's more a quick check of birth and marriage records in igi suggests that you'd have more luck looking for the marriage and children of Hugh McEachern and Mary Stewart. Maybe just a typo but I think that must be worth checking out. I've also read online that the Morvern records were poorly (and not completely) transcribed by the IGI researchers - so ScotlandsPeople.com may be the way forward.

There is an excellent book on Morvern at that time which describes all the settlements, and will point you towards local estate records that may be useful. Knock was a settlement near what is now the village of Lochaline.  Ardtornish, at that time, would point to the land on the opposite side of Lochaline (ie on the other side of the loch itself).

The book's called "Morvern Transformed" by Philip Gaskell. Although it's out of print, it's a bit of a classic and easily obtainable secondhand through the Amazon or Abebooks websites. I'd normally say there isn't much to choose between the first and second editions unless you are interested in the big houses - but looking at my own copy of the second edition, the picture on the front cover is "Spinners, Knock, late nineteenth century". I don't know what's on the front cover of the first edition, but in your shoes I'd obviously start with the second edition (which is a paperback, published 1980, reprinted 1996).

Alistair
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Research: Gilmour of Eaglesham; Gilmour of Hillhead; Prof. Francesco Jannetti (translator,  La Favorita).

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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #3 on: Monday 09 April 07 20:52 BST (UK) »
Hello,

I have found my latest ancester, but alas do not have much information on him.

All I have is: Hugh McEachern, born c1779 Knoc, Morven, Argyllshire
In 27/06/1808, Ardthomish, Morven he married Margaret Stewart born 28 Mary 1778, Morven, Argyllshire

if anyone can provide me with any additional information it would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

hello tigerbelle....we appear to share the same ancestor!.
i dont know much about him, and may have found his parents, but havent brought any certificates to verify that at this point.
would be nice to make contact.

btw, off to have a look for that book mentioned in the above post...thanks for that info Alistair.
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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 20 October 07 23:15 BST (UK) »
I have their Marriage recorded on the same page as my own ancestor Hugh MACDONALD in 1808, Morvern. OPR Marriage528/ 0010 0044 Morvern:
                                    Morvern 1st March 1808.
Cameron:
McDonald:
McLean:
McEachern: Hugh McEachern, Weaver and Mary Stewart.   Married 27th June.
Livingston:
McKinna:
McLachlan:
McKinnon;
McKinalich:
Campbell:
McLachlan:
McPherson:

I hope this is of some use to you,  40 at top right of page, with 3 scored through in the corner.
                                              Regards,
                                                       Duncan MacDonald.
P.S.  Mary Stewart it looks like at first glance but on closer examination it might be Marg, though name is not written in full.
McDonald: Patterson: Hart: Josey: Provan: Meldrum: Murphy: McIntyre: McEachern:McColl: Cupples: Burt: McCormack: Steele: Laird: Hardie: Robertson: Easton: Sneddon: Skinner: Stark: Shaw: Sanders: Chapman, Gordon, Grant, Littlejohn,  McLeod, McHattie: Younie: Ironside: Spalding, Smith: Mathieson: Ower:
Koens.

Morvern, Argyll: Glasgow, Lanarkshire: Falkirk, & Grangemouth, Kippen, Kilsyth: Stirlingshire: Dumfries & Borders, Scotland & England:
Aberdeenshire: Morayshire: Ireland: Netherlands.

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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #5 on: Monday 22 October 07 20:16 BST (UK) »
Hi,
        Further information on Hugh while checking Birth of Archibald McDonald 1817. 528/ 0010 0035 Morvern. Noted on the same page was:

             Morvern 29 June 1817

McEachern: Hugh MacEachern, Crofter Knock & Flory Beatson a L.S. Alexander born.
                     Regards,
                                  Duncan MacDonald.

P.S. Found another son Duncan on another OPR to Mary Stewart.











McDonald: Patterson: Hart: Josey: Provan: Meldrum: Murphy: McIntyre: McEachern:McColl: Cupples: Burt: McCormack: Steele: Laird: Hardie: Robertson: Easton: Sneddon: Skinner: Stark: Shaw: Sanders: Chapman, Gordon, Grant, Littlejohn,  McLeod, McHattie: Younie: Ironside: Spalding, Smith: Mathieson: Ower:
Koens.

Morvern, Argyll: Glasgow, Lanarkshire: Falkirk, & Grangemouth, Kippen, Kilsyth: Stirlingshire: Dumfries & Borders, Scotland & England:
Aberdeenshire: Morayshire: Ireland: Netherlands.

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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #6 on: Monday 22 October 07 20:19 BST (UK) »
Hi,
        Further information on Hugh while checking Birth of Archibald McDonald 1817. OPR Birth,528/ 0010 0035 Morvern. Noted on the same page was:

             Morvern 29 June 1817

McEachern: Hugh MacEachern, Crofter Knock & Flory Beatson a L.S. Alexander born.
                     Regards,
                                  Duncan MacDonald.











McDonald: Patterson: Hart: Josey: Provan: Meldrum: Murphy: McIntyre: McEachern:McColl: Cupples: Burt: McCormack: Steele: Laird: Hardie: Robertson: Easton: Sneddon: Skinner: Stark: Shaw: Sanders: Chapman, Gordon, Grant, Littlejohn,  McLeod, McHattie: Younie: Ironside: Spalding, Smith: Mathieson: Ower:
Koens.

Morvern, Argyll: Glasgow, Lanarkshire: Falkirk, & Grangemouth, Kippen, Kilsyth: Stirlingshire: Dumfries & Borders, Scotland & England:
Aberdeenshire: Morayshire: Ireland: Netherlands.

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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 16 November 10 08:25 GMT (UK) »
I am researching John McInyre born 1833 'knockmorden ' - all this is stated on a later census - any advice (in early stages and having looked at your posting think place name should read Knock Morvern?)

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Re: Hugh McEachern - Knock, Morven
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 16 November 10 19:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
        I think that your John McIntyre is probably related via marriage, though I do not have a John listed to parents John McIntyre & Isabella Colquhoun in Morvern. There is a gap from 1831 to 1836 in which no children were listed in OPR Births found. My Archibald McDonald 1817 married Ann McIntyre 1819 from this family in Glasgow 1835. Not counting Ann there are 15 other siblings found, John the father was born Morvern 1792 and died in Ferinish, Morvern 02/Dec/1879 age 87, my 3rd Gt. Grandfather & Grandmother,
Isabella Colquhoun 1799 Morvern, died Ferinish Morvern 13/Apr/1871.

If this is the same McIntyre family I can add a little more on the siblings of Ann 1819 that I have researched.

                      Regards,
                                  Duncan.

Added: Only small sections of certificates can be added for help with deciphering. Thank you.
McDonald: Patterson: Hart: Josey: Provan: Meldrum: Murphy: McIntyre: McEachern:McColl: Cupples: Burt: McCormack: Steele: Laird: Hardie: Robertson: Easton: Sneddon: Skinner: Stark: Shaw: Sanders: Chapman, Gordon, Grant, Littlejohn,  McLeod, McHattie: Younie: Ironside: Spalding, Smith: Mathieson: Ower:
Koens.

Morvern, Argyll: Glasgow, Lanarkshire: Falkirk, & Grangemouth, Kippen, Kilsyth: Stirlingshire: Dumfries & Borders, Scotland & England:
Aberdeenshire: Morayshire: Ireland: Netherlands.