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From: "Amy Grappin" <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] 1852 Emigration [was Flora Clark marr Gilbert MacDougall 12 July 1841]
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 21:37:02 -0400
References: <a5.1ccd0591.28f8ebef@cs.com>

I am not sure but my Uncle is a big history buff and believes with research
that this was the time of the big "potato" famine. A time of little food and
with great prospects for mining in Canada alot moved on. Hope that gives you
some ease in thought. I also hope someone will confirm this matter. I had my
ancestors come over at that time also.
Amy Grappin
Researching McArthur, Campbell,McCuaig, McKillop. MacKenzie and Gilchrist
Troy,Michigan

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Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] 1852 Emigration [was Flora Clark marr Gilbert
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> The recent posting from which I snipped the following must be about the
20th
> time I have seen someone on the Islay List mention an emigration in 1852.
> This is also the year of emigration of my McNABBs and MORRISONs from
Islay.
>
> I've asked before, but without much luck: Why so many emigrants from
Islay
> in 1852? Is there a list of passengers on boats leaving Islay that year?
>
> In a message dated 10/11/01 10:02:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> << The family emigrated in 1852 at which time she would have been abt 26
> yrs - my assumption is that she was married.
> >>
>
> Ken Harrison
> North Vancouver, Canada
>
> HARRISON Yorkshire, Staffordshire, London (Highgate/Hampstead)
> POTCHIT Yorkshire
> FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead)
> GRIFFIN Staffordshire
> STANLEY Staffordshire
> SMELLIE Lanark, Orkney, Glasgow, Tasmania
> STIRRAT Ayrshire & Glasgow
> BAIN Caithness
> MILLER Caithness, Swaziland
> SPENCE Orkney
> TRAILL Orkney
> SELKRIG Lanark
> WICKETSHAW Lanark
> MORRISON Perthshire, Islay, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Australia (Vic)
> BAIRD Renfrew
> HAM Australia (Vic)
> THOMPSON Suffolk
> AGGUS Suffolk
> BRIGHTWELL Suffolk
> LAWSON Clackmannan
> McNABB Islay
> MURRAY Dumfries, Renfrew
> GILLESPIE Dumfries
> HENDERSON Dumfries
> TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries
> CALDWELL Tyrone, Renfrew
> GRAHAM Tyrone, Ontario
> Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census.
>
>
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you...
>

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