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From: Lachie Macquarie <>
Subject: Re: Donald McIntyre
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:18:22 +0000

In article <>, Kate
Price <> writes
>In pursuing my McIntyre sailor (whose story I've
>posted to the List in an earlier email), the
>consequent inheritance to my Nicol McIntyre and the
>solicitor cousin in Glasgow who handled the legal
>business of the inheritance, the following:
>
>I believe the Solicitor cousin mentioned above, could
>b
>Donald McIntyre, son of Nicol McIntyre=Marion MacLean.
>
>My determination comes from The Scottish Record
>Office which kindly supplied me with a photocopy of 2
>pages from the Admissions of Notaries dated May 26,
>1810 confirming that Donald McIntyre, son of Nicol
>McIntyre (=Marion MacLean) of Mull was presented and
>qualified to the office of a Notary Public.
>
>Regarding the purchase of land in Mull by the
>solicitor cousin (Donald McIntyre???), I'm reposting
>below for easy reference, the anecdote followed by my
>comments:
>
>"Grandfather having a cousin in Glasgow who was a
>Solicitor, employed him to look after his interests in
>the brother’s estate which the cousin lawyer did,
>greatly to the latter’s advantage, as he later
>returned to Mull where he was born and bought an
>estate of some size upon which he built himself a
>mansion and rented out the land."
>
>The Scottish Record Office confirms the following,
>although I must say I don’t understand the
>passage, and do not think the property is on Mull.
>
>It could even be another Donald McIntyre altogether?:
>
>"Donald MacIntyre, Writer, Glasgow, seised, in
>liferent, Oct 21 1824 – in superiority of the 1 Merk
>land of ULLADILL, 1 Merk land of Kirkmichael, 2 Merk
>land of Guistill, 20s land of Iffernan, 20s land of
>Bradifernan, and Mill of Saddell, par. Saddell; on CH.
>Resign. G S to John Campbell of Glensaddell, June 2,
>1824 and Disp. And Assig. By him Oct 14 1824."
>
>I’ve been advised by a researcher that the mention of
>“writer” noted above does not refer to a “novelist” as
>we would presume today, but a Writer to the Signet
>Court, i.e., solicitor.
>
>In trying to fit the puzzle pieces together, would
>the legal correspondence relating to Nicol’s
>inheritance be archived somewhere, i.e. letters
>advising of the Uncle’s death, the Will, dispensation
>of funds to both he and the cousin, etc.
>
>In reading James Hunter’s "A Dance Called America", I
>understand it wasn't until 1827 that the restrictions
>imposed on the operators of emigrant ships by the
>Passenger Vessels Act of 1803 were removed completely.
>
>That may then be the reason my McIntyres didn’t
>emigrate until 1828.
>
>It’s possible then, that the McIntyre uncle in the
>West Indies could have died several years before? But
>after 1810, when Donald McIntyre was admitted as a
>Notary.
>
>Any thoughts from anyone?

· To the memory of NICOL MCINTYRE, late tenant in Ardalanish, who
died 1791, aged 67 years, and MARRION MCLEAN, his wife who died ....
aged 68 years. This stone is placed upon their graves as a token of
esteem and respect by their grateful children, 1827. Also their children
DONALD MCINTYRE, Writer, Glasgow, and DUNCAN MCINTYRE, Esq. of Burg,
Tenant of Ardalanish and Knockvologan. MARY MCLEAN, his wife, and their
children NICOL, NEIL, ALEXANDER, DONALD, the last of whom died January
1893.


I am in possession of a document case with the inscription "From DM to
DM Glasgow 1808, my father said it was Duncan to Donald.


Lachie Macquarie.
Do the Habanero Reel.

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