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From: dorothy bell <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: McAlister - McTaggart
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:37:14 -0400


Hi:

Noticed the name McIndeor...........any relation to Janet McIndeor who married Donald Bell in 1881 at Port Ellen?

Regards,
Dorothy Bell.

Reg Hespe wrote:

> > Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McAlister and McTaggart
> > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 14:23:34 +1000
> > From: "Shirley Kingsford McLeod" <>
> > To:
> >
> > Hello all!
> > My great-grandfather Alexander McLeod of Jura, married Anne McAlister of Islay in 1832, and 6 years later they arrived in Australia as migrants.
> > All I know of Anne is that her father was Donald McAlister of Islay, and her mother was Christine McTaggart. I don't know where Christine was from. Anne was born Circa 1809-1810. If anyone could help me to find more details of the families I would be very grateful.
> >
> > Alexander McLeod's father was Archibald McLeod of Jura, and his mother was Janet Buie also of Jura.
> > Could someone please tell me if there is a list which covers Jura, so that I may make inquiries there.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Shirley McLeod from beautiful Sydney Australia/
> >
>
> Hi Shirley McLeod from beautiful Sydney
>
> Then I too would be biased
>
> You have it slightly wrong!! Ann's father was Donald McIndeor and her mother
> Jane McVoran. Amongst the sibblings was John McIndeor Ann's elder brother, my g gfather. John
> McIndeor and his wife Margaret McTaggart departed Oban, on board the Portland, arriving
> Sydney NSW Australia in December 1837.
> Departed Oban Scotland 4 July 1838, on board the St George, arrived in NSW Australia 15 November 1838 were my gggrand mothers Jane McIndeor and Eleanor McTaggart accompanied by their younger children aged
> between 16 and 21.
>
> John McIndeor within eight months of arriving in NSW became John McAlister on entering the New South Wales (NSW) police.
> His mother and younger sisters had name changes to McAlister on arrival in NSW.
>
> Your ggrandmother died 12 Feb 1862 and is burried in the Presbyterian Burial Ground at
> Campbelltown NSW.
>
> I Will email you directly with more data if you should require it.
>
> Regards and happy researching
>
> Reg Hespe - Sydney Australia
>
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