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From: dorothy bell <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] [Fwd: McLellan roots]
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 21:14:26 -0400


Hi Anna:

I have an Isabella McLellan, d/o Dougal McLellan and Ann Campbell. She was b.1824 at Islay and marr. Alexander Bell in 1846 at Erin Twp., Co. Wellington, Ont.

Regards,
Dorothy Bell.

Anna McLellan wrote:

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> Dear Gail:
> I am looking to find my father's family. My father was born in 1897 in
> Mt.Forest, Ontario (Wellington County). His grandfather,Charles McLellan
> (married to Isabella McLellan) was born on Islay and immigrated sometime
> in the late 1850's or early 60's. (His father was Archie McLellan
> married to Katie McAlpin. They had three children Peter, who stayed in
> Scotland, Annie who married Alex Sinclair, and Charles who had 11
> children ,some born in Scotland and some in Canada; Archie, Peter,
> Duncan (my GGF), John, Alex, Katie, Flora, Mary, Annie, Sarah, Isabella.
>
> I don't have any dates except by interpolating that Duncan was probably
> born in the 1860s, Charles then in the 1830s.
> What I do know is that in the family lore Charles received an
> inheritance from Sir Colin Campbell, and had to go back to Scotland to
> claim it, and that he bought his land in Mt.Forest or extended it based
> on that inheritance (some may have gone to his sons). I have information
> on Sir Colin Campbell (Lord Clyde) who was born Colin MacLiver, son of
> John MacLiver in Glasgo and later took his mother's name and made a name
> for himself as an officer in charge of the Highlanders Regiment in the
> Crimean War (famously renouned as the 'Thin Red Line'. He died in 1863
> at the age of 70, it doesn't appear that he married or had children.
> Though I don't know how he might bear a relation to the McLellans, I'm
> imagining that if I could find this, I might find a name or date that
> would locate my family on Islay. To this end I need access to Sir Colin
> Campbell's last will and testament, or (as in my search I came upon a
> "Clyde Trust") a description of the beneficiaries of this trust.
> Any information or leads you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Anna McLellan
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