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Offline whips55

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Ferguson ancestry from Islay
« on: Friday 01 May 15 19:47 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have information on Archibald Ferguson and wife Mary White or Whyte ?  They both had passed before 1861 according to daughter's Mary wedding information to Duncan McCalman.

I've found birth of a couple of their children

Duncan born 12/12/1799 at Bowmore

then another

Duncan born  7/2/1801 at Bowmore

believe one of these Duncan's marries Mary Jane Adair from Bowmore who was born in 1801 on Nov 21 1822 in Paisley Low, Renfrewshire , Scotland. Return to Islay where the first 5 children are born ( Alexander, Archibald, John, Ann, Neil) and then in 1841 census reappear in Paisley, Renfrewshire living at 10 Lawn Street. Eventually coming to Canada living in Oro, Simcoe county, Ontario. immigrating between 1848 - 1851. Appear on 1861 census in Canada

Mary Ferguson (b) 1820 daughter of Archibald Ferguson and Mary White marries Duncan McCalman (b) 1825 widower on July 11 1861 in Kilchoman, Argyll.

Wondering if anyone might have more information or some connection on this Ferguson family.

Also if anyone is a direct Ferguson descendant have you or relative taken a DNA test. I have completed an 111 DNA marker test.

Thank you