Black and white photograph of fishing smacks at Pictou Island at the end of the 19th century. People from Tiree who emigrated there at that time, would have fished from these boats.
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Dates: 1900s
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Black and white photograph of the lighthouse at the east end of Pictou Island at the end of the 19th century.
The lighthouse at the east end of Pictou Island at the end of the 19th century, with lightkeeper Andrew MacFarlane (1855-1927), his wife Flora MacPherson (1862-1931) and their children. The fathers of Andrew and Flora both came from Mull.
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List of Tiree sailors in 1908-1913 extracted from documents at the National Archives at Kew.
Extracts from Crew Lists & Agreements 1908-1913 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.
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Black and white photograph of three grand-daughters of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol.
The daughters of Katherine Brown and her husband Charlie Upshall. Katherine was the third child of Neil Brown (1819-1905), who emigrated from Heyipol to Canada around 1847, and his wife Sarah Henderson. L-R: Stella (b. 1903), Eliza Jane known as Jennie (b. 1894) and Catherine known as Cassie.
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Black and white photograph of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with some of his family.
Neil Brown (1919-1905) from Heylipol with his fourth daughter Margaret (b. 1864), his son-in-law Hugh Grant and grandson, either Donald (b. 1895) or Neil (b. 1903), photographed in Canada.
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Black and white photograph of Christena and Flora Brown, the daughters of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol.
L-R: Sisters Christena (b. 1876) and Flora (b. 1868), daughters of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol and his wife Sarah Henderson. Christena married Frank Fowler in 1906 and settled in Seaforth, Ontario. Flora married Archie McKinnon and lived in Teeswater, Ontario.
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Black and white photograph of Sarah Ann Brown, the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her family.
Sarah Ann Brown with her husband Edwin Herbert Muir and children Opal (b. 1895), Neil Hilton (b. 1900), Dora (b. 1907) and Bertha (b. 1909), photographed in Canada. Sarah was the seventh child of Neil Brown (1819-1905), Heylipol, and his wife Sarah Henderson.
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Black and white photograph of Angus Brown, the son of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with his wife and children.
Angus Brown (b.1872), the son of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with his wife Jemima Cooper and children Roy and Margaret (b. 1901).
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Black and white photograph of Christena Brown, the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her husband and son.
Christena Brown (b. 1876), the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her husband Herbert Fowler and their son Frank (b. 1907), photographed in Canada.
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List of Tiree sailors in 1901-1908 extracted from documents at the National Archives at Kew.
Extracts from Crew Lists & Agreements 1901-1908 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.