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.
Colour photograph of the gravestone of Alexander MacEachern (1801-1881) in Tiverton Cemetery, Ontario.
The gravestone of Alexander MacEachern (1801-1881)from Gortenvickeachin in Tiverton Cemetery, Ontario.
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)
Journal extract `Crofters` Common Grazings in Scotland` by James R. Coull.
Paper on common grazings in Scotland with references to Kenovay, Salum, Barrapol, Hough, Balephuil, Ruaig, Hynish and the Reef.
Colour aerial photograph of Crossapol and the Reef taken in the summer of 2004 by Jane Phillis.
Crossapol and the Reef in the summer of 2004. © Jane Phillis (HD 143 23A).
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1974-79.
Hector Kennedy of Kilkenneth talks about the death by fever of Rev. Duncan MacDougall’s wife and two children, house improvements, exchanging crofts, the kelp factory, the MacDonalds, tells a story about Niall Eachann, talks about the shop at Bail’ Ùr, shopkeeper Duncan MacKinnon, the ditches around Mannal, Balemartine, Loch a’ Phuill and Loch Bhasapol, John MacMillan shepherd to farmer Donald Campbell (Dòmhnall a’ Ruighe) at Baugh and the Reef, the Hendersons of Balemartine who lived for a while under an upturned boat, John MacNeill, tenants’ rent and the Campbells of Kilmoluaig who emigrated to Canada.
Mini-disk SA1974/79.
Hector Kennedy of Kilkenneth talks about the death by fever of Rev. Duncan MacDougall’s wife and two children, house improvements, exchanging crofts, the kelp factory, the MacDonalds, tells a story about Niall Eachann, talks about the shop at Bail’ Ùr, shopkeeper Duncan MacKinnon, the ditches around Mannal, Balemartine, Loch a’ Phuill and Loch Bhasapol, John MacMillan shepherd to farmer Donald Campbell (Dòmhnall a’ Ruighe) at Baugh and the Reef, the Hendersons of Balemartine who lived for a while under an upturned boat, John MacNeill, tenants’ rent and the Campbells of Kilmoluaig who emigrated to Canada.
Black and white photograph of the first plane in Tiree in 1929.
The first plane to land on Tiree at a Tiree Association Sports Day in 1929. Captain A. N. Kingwill was hired to fly the plane to the island, bringing with him the day’s newspapers. Short flights on the plane were on offer at 2/6d (12p) a time and Captain Kingwill gave a display of stunt-flying.
Audio cassette recording of Angus MacKechnie of Crossapol talking to Maggie Campbell in December 1999.
Angus MacKechnie of Crossapol talks to Maggie Campbell in December 1999 about starting work at Edinburgh Airport fire service in 1968, returning to Tiree in 1971 when a qualified fire-fighter, the first flights from the Reef in the 1930s, the construction of Tiree airport during WWII, the people who worked at the airport, the many jobs fire-fighters were expected to do, the regular pilots, air ambulance procedures, Met Station reports, compulsory courses and air crash simulations, various stories about passenger flights and the differences between working at Tiree and Edinburgh airports.
Family tree for the descendants of Hugh Black and his wife Annabella MacInnes.
Family tree for the descendants of Donald Black (1800-1849), son of Hugh Black (b. 1770) of Kenovay and his wife Annabella MacInnes. Donald and his wife Catherine Campbell died on board the Charlotte en route for Montreal in 1849.
