Islay Ancestors

[Marlid]

Hello Raunoll4

Thank you for more information, unfortunately the chart you posted I cannot read any of it and cannot zoom in on it.

I have been researching some books written about the settlers of Simcoe County.  What I didn't know is that at one time Oro was called Heytesbury.  I Googled this name and a list of residents from 1831 came up.  There are no McArthur or McEachern's on the list.  It was prepared by a Mr. O'Brien.  I have heard that my great-grandfather worked for a Squire O'Brien in Shanty Bay (this is a village in Oro) when he first came to Canada.  I am not sure if this is the same Mr. O'Brien.

The Simcoe County Genealogy Society has a lot of information on their website but unless I am a member I cannot access it.  I have emailed the Society asking how to register.  Their next meeting is May 4th and I have marked it on my calendar to attend.

I will be in touch when I find more information.
Many thanks
Marlid

[raonull4]

I ve been looking at ship lists pre 1865 some have passenger lists other s
give cargo tonnage and how many passengers but no names,
the picture with this message is pre 1865 emigration
the info on the 4 brothers tells where they got the land
and how much land where doe s nt mean anything to me
But you may know where the land is

[raonull4]

where is Antigonish County in relation to simcoe
we ve had a mceachern dna connection to my wife
came up from there a Magaret Mceachern

[Marlid]

Hello Raunoll4

Antigonish is in the Province of Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia is on the Eastern seaboard of Canada.  Simcoe is in the Province of Ontario in Central Canada.  The approximate distance between Anigonish and Simcoe is around 1200 miles or 1800 Km. 

Nova Scotia was mainly settled by emigrants from Scotland and Scottish customs such as the music is still very popular there today.

Marlid

[raonull4]

thank you i m trying to work out who these mceacherns are as my wife has no islay connections  as far as we know but a few of her ancestors from lewis landed in Canada

[Marlid]

Hello Raonull4
I have some more information re my McArthur/McEachern ancestors that I thought I would pass along.  Genetix was on Ancestry checking some information on her family and entered my information as well.  The following information came up – I do not know who the person is that posted it but it matches with my ancestors.
“FLORA MCEACHERN
Born:           February 1826, Scotland
Died:           July 15, 1895
Parents:      Donald McEachern 1781-1860
                   Flora McLean 1791-1876
Spouse:      Peter McArthur 1813-1858
Child:         Gilbert McArthur 1855-1922
There was side note as follows:
Death records indicate age at death 69 years, 5 months
Death 15 July, 1895 Oro Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Headstone broken and illegible - Cemeteries of Oro incorrectly gives death year as 1883.
Death year confirmed as 1895 by John F. Wright, Cemeteries Project Co-Ordinator, Simcoe County Branch O.G.S.”

The dates for this Donald McEachern matches with the Donald McEachern who settled in Oro and is buried at Knox Presbyterian Cemetery.  However I cannot find any burial information for Flora McLean McEachern.  I will try and get in touch with the person who posted this on Ancestry.  She no doubt is related to Flora.

You mentioned your wife has a relative(s) in Antigonish, N.S.  I have received a list of some search sites for Nova Scotia at a Genealogy meeting I attended.  If you are interested in them, let me know and I will send you a message listing them.
Regards, Marlid   

[raonull4]

hi
   that info looks good but  i d like to know where they found it as i e checked the islay parish records
and can find no flora McLean to match either in births, marriages, or in children born to Donald Mc Eachern and Flora McLean,
however on going back over what i ve already sent you the Flora Currie who married Donald McEachern was born 1892 thats pretty close to the birth year listed for Flora  McLean,
And Flora the daughter  of Donald McEachern and Flora Currie was born dec 31 1825, and Baptized 29th jan 1826,
if you can find an ancestry user name for who posted that info it might tell you the source of the info,
the islay parish records i have are same ones use by the gro for scotland  as far as i m aware no other source exists,
so i can only conclude No records for Flora Mclean birth, marriage, or children born to her,
on saying all this i have known others on ancestry to have parents name listed for children thats totally different to whats in the records,
thers a possibilty those parents were nt from islay, but going by all the info you ve given me your ancestors deffinitly did,
i ll keep trolling i love it and anything i find i ll send,

Raonull
in english its Ronnie

[raonull4]

how far is erin county from simcoe
a flora mceachern born about 1795 ded there in 1873 i can t read the document
but it does say born islay

[Forfarian]

Erin County is in Alberta, which is a very long way from Simcoe County. There is an Erin in Wellington County, Ontario, which is next-door-but-one to Simcoe County.