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From: "John Macfarlane" <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: Cameron
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:06:46 -0000
References: <F63BBnmIahhPyOpktVx00011147@hotmail.com> <3DFCDB4E.9324C4C@usfamily.net> <005b01c2a507$eb14fad0$206cacce@woody>


For Toni Chein may be a corruption or wrong transliteration of Ceit =
Gaelicisation of Kate= Catherine
John Macfarlane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Toni Sinclair" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 1:34 PM
Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: Cameron


> Hello Ted,
> Just after we discussed Catherine Cameron, who married Duncan Sinclair, I
> found her named in the Kildalton IGI Batches as "Chein Cameron".
> That must have been where your original information came from.
>
> To the list:
> Have any of you experienced "Catherine" and "Chein" being interchangeable?
>
> Toni Sinclair
>
> From: "Ted Larson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Quietness on the list
>
>
> > Hi Grant:
> > I have been following all I can find of Camerons on Islay. They are all
> on my web page at
> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tlarson
> > Ted Larson
> >
> > Grant Muckart wrote:
> >
> > > >From: "Islay Kelly" <>
> > > >Reply-To:
> > > >To:
> > > >Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Quietness on the list
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> > > >Hi there,
> > > Did you mention you are looking for Campbells from Islay? I am looking
> for
> > > info on my Cmpbell line. They were living just south east of Bridgend
at
> > > Gartachosan at the beginning of the 1800's. They then move down to
> Kildalton
> > > and Port Ellen as the century progressed. I would be interested to
hear
> from
> > > you and anyone else researching CAMPBELL,
CAMERON,FERGUSON,CARMICHAEL,or
> > > MCGIBBON, in Islay.
> > >
> > > Grant Muckart,
> > >
> > > Nairn
> > > Scotland
> > >
> > > >Hi all
> > > >
> > > >I've just read Sue's message to lurkers. I'm not quite a lurker as I
> have
> > > >sent messages via the list but have had only one reply ( Thank you
> Sheila
> > > >Kronenburger. I'll get back to you.) Otherwise no feed back as to
> whether
> > > >they have been received or if they have been of use.
> > > >
> > > >My list of names are Johnston from Islay and Coll/Tiree), Campbell,
> > > >Gillespie from Gruinart and Canada, McLugash, Darroch from Jura.
> > > >
> > > >Seasons Greetings to all of you.
> > > >
> > > >Islay Kelly
> > > >Western Australia.
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Sue" <>
> > > >To: <>
> > > >Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:58 PM
> > > >Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Quietness on the list
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been wondering about the quietness of the list too. I know
> it's
> > > >the
> > > >busy Christmas season but I suspect that doesn't account for all the
> > > >silence.....
> > > > >
> > > > > .... I think part of it is that we work very hard to put records
> online
> > > >and once someone discovers that we've put it all on Steve's site
> > > >exclusively, then they feel their need to query on the list is
reduced
> or
> > > >unnecessary. This produces an abundance of lurkers. That's
> unfortunate
> > > >because the interaction of folks on the list is what makes the
> SCT-ISLAY
> > > >list outstanding. IT's also unfortunate because not all the data is
> > > >available (yet!) on Steve's site and the possibility that someone
else
> on
> > > >the list may have data to help is very valid.
> > > > >
> > > > > .....Another factor is that many correspond privately rather than
on
> the
> > > >list. This too is a negative thing. For example, while my main
> searches
> > > >are McCuaig, McCannel, Clark, McKay, Carmichael and McPhee - those
> families
> > > >have intermingled with almost the rest of Islay and I may have
> information
> > > >that could be valuable to someone else. However if I don't know that
> they
> > > >could use that info, it remains in my file unknown.
> > > > >
> > > > > ....Another negative to remaining a lurker .... I have a lot of
> photos
> > > >(took 19 rolls of film the first time we went to Scotland LOL) so I
may
> > > >even
> > > >have a photo of the place where someone's ancestor lived, or perhaps
> their
> > > >gravestone. I know for certain that others on this list have oodles
of
> > > >photos too (have you ever seen a genealogist in a cemetery without
the
> > > >basic
> > > >necessities of paper, pen, camera???LOL), so it's almost a given that
> if a
> > > >photo is needed, it could be found. Certainly photos cannot be
posted
> to
> > > >the list, but if we don't see a query pertaining to that, then we
> cannot
> > > >connect with that individual either.
> > > > >
> > > > > So the bottom line....share your queries openly (the info could
come
> > > >from
> > > >the most unusual source) and please don't be shy or be a lurker.
There
> are
> > > >some wonderful folks on this list!
> > > > >
> > > > > TIme to get back to trying to balance the Visa LOL.
> > > > > Happy holidays everyone.
> > > > > Cheerio
> > > > > Sue Visser
> > > > > Ontario, Canada
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> from
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