Hi Toma !
Firstly, I must mention that although I’ve been doing this for a couple of years now, I’m still no expert..., and where I am today is thanks to Monica and friends
Thanks to them and getting my house in order, I had to exchange my coalminer James for a "James the butcher"..., which suited me down to the ground as my very first job at the age of about 8 was making sausages and delivering meat for the McArthur butcher in Longrow Street, Campbeltown.
James was probably taught the trade by his father-in-law Dugald Hawthorn and on James’s death, it was his son Robert MacFarlane McArthur who continued the trade. (keep note of the name MacFarlane)
www.myainfolk.ca/records?category=&type=&q=dugald+hawthorn&sort=dateSo, Catherine Hawthorn was of course the wife of James McArthur. (b1827 / c25th of November 1827 / death 29th of October 1872 in Kirk Street Campbeltown... testicular cancer... 42 years old)
I have Catherine in the 1861 census as being born in Campbeltown abt 1825 and died on the 6th of November 1895, 73 years old. (address: 1 Charles Street) In the 1861 census..., Donald Hawthorn was living with the family..., a fisherman I believe.
Catherine McArthur – Hawthorn. Type: Death
Reviewed: true
Entry: 177, Page 59
Date: 1895 Nov 6
Place: Burnside Street, Campbeltown
First name: Catherine
Last name: McArthur
Age: 73 Years
Gender: Female
Status: Widow
Fathers first name: Dugald
Fathers last name: Hawthorn (Deceased)
Fathers occupation: Butcher
Mothers first name: Mary
Mothers last name: Campbell (Deceased)
Spouse: James McArthur
Spouse gender: M
Spouse occupation: Butcher
Death cause: Diarrhea, 11 Days
Death informant: Robert MacFarlane McArthur (Son) Dalarnan, Campbeltown. (I have photos of the street)
Created at: 2009-09-14 01:21:58 UTC
Updated at: 2009-11-05 03:12:59 UTC
If you leave the Hawthorn line and take the road of the “mysterious McArthurs”..., James’s father (as mentioned above) was Neil, born in Tiree Haylipol, c9th of August 1795, d1872 in Campbeltown aged 78.
Concerning Neil’s father John..., there’s a John McArthur c1773 over at Sandaig Tiree who's the most likely candidate at the moment. Unfortunately when John married Janet McFarlane, the only info we are given in the opr, is his resident parish at the time of marriage. He might have been born elsewhere on Tyree, and at the time of marriage may have been employed/working at the big farm in Helipol, so he would have been 'resident' at the farm. The Session Clerk who wrote the marriages in the register would just have written 'John McArthur of Helipol'. As such…, “no” parents…, and as you say, this is our McArthur mystery ! Any info would be extremely appreciated.
John's wife Janet McFarlane born 1772 (in the 1776 census she is 4 years old) and both were married at Heylipol on the 31st of July 1792.
John McArthur ...........
Janet McFarlane .........
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Neil McArthur will later move south to Campbeltown.
Flora,
Isabelle,
Effy,
John,
Isabella,
Hector,
James,
Alexander.
Janet McFarlane’s father is John..., her mother is Flory Rankin born 1743. (the 1776 census has her born in 1748) (there’s perhaps a first wife called Mary) Janet’s brother is a John, baptised on the 7th of December 1766 at Helipol. On the OPR it states child John McPhaiden not McFarlane, mother Mary McPhanning (probably McPhraing). McPhraing is the alias or alternate name for Rankine.
John McFarlane’s father could also be another John c1710 with his wife Marion McArthur. (and up pops another “mysterious” McArthur : LOL !)