Missing MCKINNONs.....

[scotincanada]

Hi,

My MCKINNONs are a hard lot to catch! Part of the trouble was they were Free Church early on, then took a Baptist turn for a while. Also, looks like they were "lost" in some terribly remote place for a time, because my great grandfather, Neil MCKINNON, (abt. 1845 - Jan. 1931) had no education & no English. Here is what I know ...

Neil was the son of Archibald MCKINNON & Catherine MCARTHUR who married April 26, 1831, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon, Argyll. Neil had an elder brother, Donald, (who did get schooling somehow), & 2 sisters, Catherine (who married James MCDOUGALL or MCARTHUR) & Ann (who some say married a WHITE). We have found no birth records for any of these above mentioned children born between 1831 - 1850 ... & there could be more than 4 children too, for all we know! Can anyone see this family hiding anywhere???

I should mention too that there was something odd about Neil's circa 1883 marriage to Ann PATTERSON (b abt. 1857, d/o Donald PATTERSON & Isabella PATTERSON) Had a hard time finding marriage reg for them - then it turned out his name was given as Donald, not Neil. Hmmmm

Any clues would be helpful & appreciated. Thank you!

Mary
in Canada

[grannysrock]

Hi Mary

This looks like them on www.Freecen.org in neighbouring Iona ( where the marriage was also registered according to the online IGI ) :


Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
MACKINNON Archibald M 35 Crofter Argyllshire
MACKINNON Cathrine F 30 Argyllshire
MACKINNON Allan M 5 Argyllshire
Page: 13/9 MACKINNON John M 5 Argyllshire
MACKINNON Roger M 3 Argyllshire
MACKINNON Cathrine F 1 Argyllshire

The following are on the online IGI as extracted records - batch C115382:
ALLAN MACKINNON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 08 MAR 1832 Iona, Argyll, Scotland
( Allan is also in the Kilfinichen And Kilvickeon records)

JOHN MACKINON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 02 JUL 1835 Iona, Argyll, Scotland

RORY MACKINNON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: AUG 1837 Iona, Argyll, Scotland

CATHRINE MCKINON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 12 OCT 1839 Iona, Argyll, Scotland
(ONE N Only)

MARY MACKINNON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 10 FEB 1842 Iona, Argyll, Scotland

HUGH MACKINNON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 02 MAR 1844 Iona, Argyll, Scotland

THOMAS MCKINNON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 08 APR 1848 Iona, Argyll, Scotland

MARGARET MCKINNON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 29 MAR 1851 Iona, Argyll, Scotland

well Iona was fairly remote I suppose - but no Neil, Donald or Ann yet. The above are Church of Scotland entries by the way.
Maybe Neil changed his name more than once?

Do you have Neil on the 1881 or other census - does it give a place of birth ?

best of luck
Sally