Photograph of James MacFadyen with a horse, ca 1900.
Sepia photograph of James Stewart MacFadyen (1845-1929) feeding a Clydesdale horse around 1900. James was the son of Allan & Amelia MacFadyen who ran the Scarinish Inn in the mid-1800s.
Photograph of siblings James and Hannah MacFadyen, ca 1910
Sepia photograph of siblings James (1845-1929) and Hannah (1855-1939) MacFadyen, and a dog, ca 1915. They were children of Allan & Amelia MacFadyen who ran the Scarinish Inn in the mid-1800s.
Photograph of James MacFadyen (1845-1929), ca. 1915
Black & white photograph of James Stewart MacFadyen (1845-1929), standing in front of the Scarinish lighthouse around 1915. James was the lighthouse keeper.
Photograph of Margaret MacKinnon (b. 1835), ca 1875.
Photograph of Margaret MacKinnon (b. 1835 ?) in mourning dress around 1875.
Information about Tiree emmigration ships in the mid 1800s
Copied extract from the book “An Unstoppable Force: The Scottish Exodus to Canada”, listing the names of the ships on which people from Argyll emigrated to Canada, the year (1843-1850), the number of passengers, where from, the source of funds, and ship details. Includes Tiree emigrants.
List of Tiree emigrant ships (1847-1853)
Compiled list of the names of ships on which Tiree people emigrated to Canada, along with the year, the number of families and individual people, and the source. Based on what Darryl Stout, Canada, had discovered to date (May 2011).
Extract from “Annals of the Disruption” – Coll
Printed extract from the “Annals of the Disruption” by Thomas Brown (1811-1893) about the history of ministers and the Free Church on Coll during the Disruption of the Church in the mid-1800s.
Information about Malcom Alexander MacLean of Tiree and Vancouver
Information and documents about the family history and life of Malcolm Alexander MacLean (1844-1895), who was born in Kilmoluaig/Cornaigbeg, emigrated to Canada with his family in 1848, and became the first mayor of Vancouver in 1886. Includes copy of his death certificate, ancestry, copy of article about the death of his wife`s mother, Mrs Donald Cattanach, and correspondence between Glenda Franklin, Louise MacDougall and An Iodhlann.
Information about Rev. Archibald Farquharson (1800-1878) of Tiree
Emailed information about Rev. Archibald Farquharson`s family and genealogy and a list of his publications of Gaelic hymns, poems, language, work, communities and travels in the Highlands and islands from the National Library of Scotland.
Lists of Tiree mariners 1845-1920 from the National Archives at Kew
Bound extracts from Crew Lists & Agreements 1845-1920 held at the National Archives at Kew giving, under each ship, the names of Tiree sailors, their age and address, rank, the dates of the voyage, and the sailor`s previous ship. (Some overlap in dates with previous accessions). Plus correspondence between researcher/donor John C. MacLean and Dr John Holliday in 2008.
