Papers relating to bard John MacLean, Caoles (1787-1848)
Copies of papers relating to the life, work and family of John MacLean, shoemaker, Caoles. Known as the `Bard Thighearna Cholla` he was born in 1787, married Isabel Black, Lismore, in 1808, emmigrated to Nova Scotia 1918, died in Nova Scotia 1848. Includes transcripts and photocopies of marriage certificate, a handwritten account of the sale of hides (1816), two letters to his brother dated 1838 and 1840, a promisory note for 9 shillings, a letter from his son Allan to him in 1847.
Book “Coast Missions: a memoir of the Rev. Thomas Rosie” by Rev. James Dodds, Dunbar 1862
Hardback book about the destinations and experiences of the Rev. Thomas Rosies during his missionary work in Scotland and abroad, over the period 1825 to 1860. Chapters include details of his childhood, the West Coast Mission, work around Scotland (Tiree and Coll are mentioned on page 131), and Bombay, India.
CD-ROM labelled “Duke of Argyll” containing scanned pages of an 18th century notebook
CD-ROM from Linda Brackenbury, Coll, labelled “Duke of Argyll” containing digital images of 11 hand-written pages from a personal notebook (belonging to the Duke?). Style of writing and page quality suggests 18th century. Content unclear.
Newspaper obituary from 1909 for Ann MacKinnon, Canada, formerly Tiree
Photocopy of an obituary from a Canadian newspaper dated June 1909, for Mrs Ann MacKinnon (formerly Clark, nee MacDonald) who was born on Tiree in about 1836. Ann emmigrated to Brock township, Ontario, with her father Donald MacDonald and seven siblings shortly after her mother Eliza Lamont died. Ann moved to Bruce County with her first husband, Malcolm Clark, with whom she had two children, then to Brandon Hills with her second husband Hugh MacKinnon (also originally from Tiree), with whom she had eight children.
Photocopy of a receipt dated 17th March 1845 for the purchase of oatmeal by John MacLean, Caoles (Am Bard Thighearna Cholla; 1787-1848), at Barney`s River, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Two death certificates from New South Wales, Australia, for Catherine and John Lamont, 1903-7
Death certificates for Catherine Baker nee Lamont (1819-1820), dated 1903, and for John Lamont, born in Tiree in 1844, the son of Hector and Catherine Lamont, dated 1907.
Brass name-plate inscribed with `Colin Campbell, Esq. V.D.L.`.
Brass name-plate inscribed with `Colin Campbell, Esq. V.D.L.`, found by Angus MacLean in Caoles, Coll, almost certainly belonging to the Colin Campbell of Balephetrish farm and father-in-law of Dr Alexander Buchanan. V.D.L. most likely stands for Van Diemans Land, the former name of Tasmania.
