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From: "Jenny & Ian" <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: MacDougall of Islay
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:18:13 +1000


Can you tell me the name of the butchers shop, I live in Brisbane also and
would like to go see him.
Kind Regards, Jenny Johnston.

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Sent: Tuesday, 15 August 2000 1:21
Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: MacDougall of Islay


> Toni I have been conversing with someone concerning a Hugh MacDougall who
was
> born in Islay circa 1817 who emigrated to Tobago, West Indies (time
unknown)
> and died there in 1866. He had a brother Alexander who also emigrated to
> tobago but again very little information. Can you advise if there is a
Hugh
> & Alexander MacDougall listed on the pages you copied from the book at the
> Mitchell Library as if my memory serves me right they were dated at 1828.
>
> Here's an interesting story which shows you are not far from Islay or
> Ileachs. I was on the phone to my cousin Innes in Australia last night
who
> owns a butchers shop in Brisbane. He left Islay for Australia in his
later
> years so still has a strong Islay accent. Anyway one day a shopper came
in
> and on hearing his accent asked him where he came from, to which Innes
> replied "Islay". "Oh" said the woman "my great grandfather came from
Islay
> and he was a McKechnie from Bowmore" The woman was amazed that Innes too
was
> a McKechnie and from Bowmore so much so that he had to take out his
driving
> licence to prove it!
>
> Regards Eric (ps sunny in Glasgow today)
>
>
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