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12.22.1998    Researching the ancestors of my family that came to Canada from Islay - the families McAllister, McQueen and Buie.  Would love to share and compare info with anyone else doing the same. Thanks!  Shelley Hilton

12.22.1998    I have been doing research on my GILCHRIST line for a few years now and have found out the following: I have 2 lines of GILCHRISTs that go back to ISLAY.

In 1853 James GILCHRIST immigrated to Thorah township, Ontario county, Ontario with his wife Mary Hunter and children Isabella, Donald, Florah, Neil and Iarmeh.  They had Ewen Hunter, Duncan, James and Esther after settling in Ontario.  Living with them at the time of the 1861 census was Lauchlan Gilchrist, a labourer of 13 years who was born in Scotland.  James was a farmer. James GILCHRIST  and Mary Hunter were married January 21, 1841 in Kildalton, Islay.  I believe that James was the son of Donald Gilchrist and Bell Cameron who were living in Taycarmagon when James was baptised in 1803.
This is where the second GILCHRIST line comes in.  Mary Hunter was the daughter of Lachlan Hunter and Flora GILCHRIST.  Lachlan and Flora were married in Gleneigadale in 1810.  Flora died in Glenaegadale in 1881 at the age of 90.  Her parents were Ronald GILCHRIST and Janet McCuaig. I would love to hear from anyone who is researching the same lines. Contact Marg McLaughlin

1.1.1999    Researching all Connor family of Islay 1840 onwards. I have a fair bit of information to exchange, can anyone help?  Contact Myra Buck

1.2.1999    Does anyone have information on John McINTYRE (1784-1858) and Mary MATHIESON (1803-1873)?. They were married in Bowmore 1 Sept. 1823.  They both died in Bridgend, Islay. Their children were:
Elizabeth McINTYRE b.15 Nov. 1823
Angus McINTYRE b. 30 Sept. 1825
Mary Flora McINTYRE b. 27 Apr. 1827
John McINTYRE b. 20 Feb. 1829
Neil McINTYRE b. 21 Feb. 1831
Eleanor McINTYRE b. 25 May 1833
James McINTYRE b. 12 Apr. 1835
Walter McINTYRE b. 1836
Samuel McINTYRE b. 10 Dec. 1841
Catherine McINTYRE b. 1847

I am a descendant of Eleanor who came to Australia and married James BRIGGS in 1857, settling in Cudgewa, Victoria.  John (d. 1882, Wodonga, Vic.) and James (d. 1871) also came to Australia. Contact Bill Porter

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