Archibald McLean of Port Charlotte, Islay

[islay 1]

Thank you again,Stewart,for a further reply to this that I found this morning,but in my inexperience I was confused about how to send a reply fom the format it arrived in,so have sent you a return message in a new thread - sorry!Many thanks for your continued interest,Carolyn.

[Neil Mac]

Hello Carolyn,
Just read about your Angus McEachern being from the Oa.
There is an Ann McLean who died in the Oa in 1862 and her spouse
is given as Angus McEachern.  If this is the right Ann then her parents
are given as John McLean and Christine Taylor.
This info is listed on the Ted Larson site on Islay  at
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~steve/islay/data.htm
This is well worth a look as it covers births deaths and marriages on Islay.
Islay's population reached around 14 to 15000 in the 1830's.
By 1880 was 7500 and is now under 3500.
I'll be offline for a week as I'm off to Islay tomorrow.

[Neil Mac]

Carolyn

Forgot to add this from the 1851 Census in Ballichatrigan Oa

Angus McEachern  Head age 65 in born Kilchoman
Anne  McEachern   Wife   age  64   Born Kilchoman
Anne  McEachern  a granddaughter age 9 also from Kilchoman
No occupation was given

[islay 1]

Thank you for that information,Neil,and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful time next week on Islay.Best wishes,Carolyn

[genealgal]

Have you checked name alternatives
MLean = McLergan
Brown = McCore (sometimes but I haven't seen it on Islay)
Sue

[islay 1]

Thank you,Sue,for that tip. No,I haven't searched for name alternatives - all this gets very complicated to the inexperienced! The Brown/McCore names are very different from one another,aren't they? I have just returned from three weeks' holiday,and shall get busy continuing my searches in the next couple of days. Thank you for taking the time to have an interest in my puzzle! Best wishes,Islay.

[mclean girl]

my archibald mclean from kilchoman, born 1858, had a great grandmother kate mceachern; so mceacherns are in the family.. archibalds mother was lucy graham, her father archibals graham, son of kate mceachern.

this branch of the mcleans moved to greenock and archibald married my great grandmotherbcatherine mcgregor from cambeltown