Hello Folks,
I have been working on the McLarty American connection recently and have added a fair bit of information to Family Search.
Malcom McLarty who was born in 1799 and married Janet Duncan emigrated from Liverpool on a packet sailing ship named, Aberdeen on 6th August 1849, arriving in New York on 7th September 1849. He then made his way to Columbus, Wisconsin.
During my research I also discovered that a son (David) of the Malcom McLarty (a Tanner) husband of Janet Andrew who came to Ayr was born in Southend Parish, Kintyre. This would therefore appear to be the parish of origin of the McLarty family.
Charlie Kelly