Photograph of Lachie & Flora MacLean at a Bronze Age burial chamber, Kenavara, ca. 1998
Colour photograph of Lachie & Flora MacLean, Druimfraoich, at ‘Naimh Chaluim Chèaird / the cave of Calum the tinker’ on the Balephuil side of Kenavara around 1995-2000. Thought to be a Neolithic/Bronze Age burial chamber. It is named after a traveller who presumably sheltered there.
Information about Malcom Alexander MacLean, Kimoluaig and first Mayor of Vancouver
Printout of website information (2011) about Malcom Alexander MacLean who was born in Kilmoluaig, Tiree (1842-1895), emmigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1885, and became the first Mayor of Vancouver during 1886-87.
Book “Scotland as it was and as it is” by the 8th Duke of Argyll, 1887
Hardback history of Scotland “Scotland as it was and as it is” (second edition 1887) by the Duke of Argyll (1823-1900) with sections on Tyree. Handwritten on inside cover “William D MacLean 1986”.
Magazine article about the Land League conflict on Tiree in the 1880s
Article in Scottish Memories magazine 1999, about the Tiree Land League`s conflict with the Duke of Argyll`s `security force` of 65 mainland police and Glasgow Commissionaires, sent to the island to subdue the crofters in the 1880s.
Family tree for Gordon Charles MacConnell, New Zealand
Printed extensive family tree showing Tiree and Coll ancestry of Gordon McConnell, New Zealand. Gordon`s great-grandfather, on his mother`s side of the family, was Archibald MacLean, Kenovay (1818-1909).
Paper on ‘The Policy of Boarding Out Children in Scotland` from the mid 1800s to 1960s by Ruth Currie and Alastair Ramage at Glasgow Caledonian University, ca 1995.
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Information about the MacKinnon family of Balinoe and Balemartine from around 1820, when John MacKinnon `Iain Tuathanach/John the Farmer` was born, through 1924 when his grandson, Donald MacKinnon and family emigrated to New Zealand, to 2010. Compiled by Calum MacKinnon of Seattle, USA, in 2011.
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Magazine article about James and Archibald McDowall 1780-1894
Article published in Ancestor Vol. 29 No.3 2008, about the lives and deaths of James McDowall (1780-1821), who was the Excise Officer on Tiree from July 1891 until December 1821 when he died at sea off Coll on the way back from Mull, and his grandson Archibald McDowell (1850-1894), who died during service as a fireman in Melbourne, Australia. Written by Margaret Whitaker, wife of James McDowell`s g-g-g-grandson, in 2008. Includes a letter from Margaret Whitaker to An Iodhlann in January 2011.
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Letters and genealogy relating to Kenneth Norman MacKenzie (1897-1951)
Letters from Malcolm MacKenzie, Greece, to Rev. Peter Williams, Balemartine, and Duncan Grant (An Iodhlann) asking for assistance in tracing his father`s (Kenneth Norman MacKenzie, Baugh, 1897-1951) Tiree family history, with information about the family. Kenneth MacKenzie was the grandson of Duncan MacFarlane, Heylipol, who became the Baptist Minister at Baugh in 1879. Kenneth became captain of Scott`s exploration ship `Discovery`.
Email from Randolph Waugh, Canada, (2011) about his Tiree MacFadyen ancestors
Printed email dated 1/1/2011 from Randolph (Randaidh) Waugh, Canada, requesting information about his great-grandmother`s MacFadyen family who lived on Tiree for many generations, and Coll before that. With names and dates of birth & death of the MacFadyens in Scotland and Canada from 1660 to 1935.
