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From: The Westons <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Tombstone Inscriptions Webpage?
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 20:52:01 -0400


I checked a list of books and publications available from the Museum of Islay
Life and it has the following description:
Margot Perrons is the contact person there ( ).

An Islay Notebook. By C.Gordon Booth. 1984. 112 pages. Paperback. £3.55.

This is a collection of 23 accounts of Islay, its life and times, taken
from the books and papers in the Museum library. They include items as
varied as extracts from the Minute Book of the Free Church of Scotland
in Bowmore in the second half of the 19th century, the Ellister murders
of 1698, falconry, rainfall figures from 1866, industrial archaeology
and a delightful piece on charms and divinations. They all add up to a
fascinating insight into how the ordinary people lived and worked on the
island through the centuries.
Kate wrote:

> With regards to the book Islay People, by C G Booth, there is a book called
> Islay Notebook by C Gordon Booth. Would this be the same? The book is
> available at Amazon.
>
> Kate
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: The Westons <>
> To: <>
> Sent: 20 June 2000 03:53
> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Tombstone Inscriptions Webpage?
>
> > Gaye wrote:
> >
> > I have 20 Gilchrist related gravestone inscriptions from the Kilnaughton
> Old
> > Burial Ground which may be of interest. I do not have a scanner but would
> be
> > happy to type the information out. Let me know.
> >
> > I also wanted to let Steve know that John and Isabella Gilchrist had the
> following
> > children at farms(?) not mentioned on his list of places in southern Islay
> with
> > Gilchrist connections. Catherine Gilchrist born Dec 26 1817 at Lagavulin,
> Duncan
> > born Nov 30 1824 at Toradel and Christian born May 8 1929 at Tayndrome.
> >
> > Toni Sinclair wrote:
> >
> > > Steve, to help save you time in reinventing the wheel, there is an
> Index of
> > > pre 1855 Gravestone Inscriptions in Islay, compiled for the Islay Museum
> by
> > > C.G. Booth, 1981.
> > > (part of "Islay People 1650-1850"). I don't know if it has every
> deceased
> > > person in it, but its almost 30 pages long!
> > >
> > > I think this might now be out of print. There might be a copyright issue
> here,
> > > so perhaps you can contact the Museum to get permission to scan it for a
> > > database. Or, Sue, since you will be going there in the next few
> days,
> > > could you find out if it still available, how
> > > much $, etc. In the meantime:
> > > Myra -
> > > listed in the Killarow cemetery, Samuel McLEAN Kilarow, merchant, died
> 1794?
> > > Archibald McLean, Killarow, merchant, his brother
> > > John, Kilarow, merchant
> > > Florence, his daughter, died 1754
> > > John, of Octofad , 1773, age 35?
> > > Jannet, his spouse, daughter of Archibald Campbell of Jura
> > > Godfrey, of Elester, their son
> > > Janet, his daughter, d 1807, 17
> > > Hugh, d 1790, age 79
> > > Marren, d 1787 age 8
> > > Lachland, farmer, died 1803, age 38
> > > Catherine, (Johnston) his wife
> > > Effie, (McIndeor), d 1840, age 52
> > > Elizabeth
> > > Sorry, no Christina McTaggart, or anyone by the name of Baker
> > >
> > > Barbara:
> > > The only mention of Archibald MACDEARMID in the above book under the
> heading
> > > of rentals of Islay 1817, reads
> > > "MacDearmid, Archibald widow of; Cairn.", plus her son (no name
> given)
> > > If this helps, here are the rest of them-
> > > Peter, Torronoich
> > > Alexander, Cairn
> > > Neil, Cairn
> > > Donald, Jr, Cairn
> > > John, Craigfade
> > > George, Eresaid and Gruinart
> > > Donald, "
> > > Donald, Storacaig
> > > John, "
> > > Finlay, heirs of; Balychlaven
> > > Graswsum, Barr
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > > Toni S.
> > >
> > > Steve Gilchrist wrote:
> > >
> > > > hi everyone,
> > > > watching all the tombstone inscriptions passing by got me to
> thinking...
> > > > how about creating a webpage or two that lists Islay tombstone
> > > > inscriptions??
> > > >
> > > > we could do it in a similar fashion to the surname index page - anyone
> with
> > > > tombstone data could send me the info.....
> > > >
> > > > thoughts? comments? send 'em to me - probably can't get it started
> until
> > > > next week (too much at the office!), but willing to add it to the
> eclectic
> > > > collection of internet data on Islay!
> > > > cheers,
> > > > steve gilchrist
> > > > islay list administrator, etc...
> > > >
> >

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