Tag Archives: emigration

2008.38.8

Colour photograph of the descendants of Marion MacNeill from Hough.

Descendants of Marion Brown née MacNeill, born at Hough in 1841, taken 18th December 2005 in Stutterheim, East Cape, South Africa.
L-R: (backrow) Trevor Bennet, Peter Lloyd, Pam Buchler, Gary Cawthorn, May Field, Neil Cawthorn (just showing), David Cawthorn, Robert Cawthorn, (middle row) Keith Cawthorn, Wendy Acton, Connie Cawthorn holding Jenna Richardson, Stanley Cawthorn, Heather Miles, Rita Petzer, (front) William Cawthorn.

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2008.38.9

Colour photograph of the descendants of siblings Donald and Marion MacNeill from Hough.

Descendants of the siblings Donald and Marion MacNeill from Hough, taken 6th January 2006 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
L-R: Gail Röthlin (née McAdam), Beverley Cawthorn (née Hall), Stanley Cawthorn, Ian Cawthorn, Tgetg Röthlin, and Lynda Green (née Baillie).

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2008.39.1

Sepia photograph of Alexander MacEachern (1801-1881) of Gortenvickeachin.

Alexander MacEachern (1801-1881) of Gortenvickeachin. Alexander was the youngest son of John MacEachern and Janet Campbell who moved from Mull to Tiree before 1785. He married Ann MacLean in 1827 and had nine children. The family emigrated to Canada on board the `Jamaica` in June 1847 and settled in Osprey Township, Grey County, Ontario.

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2008.39.3

Sepia photograph of four of the children of Alexander MacEachern of Gortenvickeachin.

Ffour of the children of Alexander MacEachern of Gortenvickeachin. L- R: (back) Angus (b. 1844 in Tiree, d. 1917 in USA), Donald McEachern (b. 1838 in Tiree, d. 1910 in London, Ontario) (front) Sarah (b. 1830 in Tiree, d. 1920 in Glamis, Bruce County, Ontario), Ann (b. 1842 in Tiree, d. 1917 in Ontario)

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2008.34.1

Black and white photograph of Donald and Mary Flora MacKinnon and their family in Tiree in 1925.

The MacKinnon family of Balephuil in 1925, two years before emigrating to New Zealand. L-R: Dolina, Mary, Annie, blacksmith Donald MacKinnon originally from Balinoe, Hugh, Donald`s wife Mary Flora Campbell, Sarah, unknown woman.

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