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Thank you Allan, Ev and Annie.  That does look like the right family in Kiln Lane 1851.  I seemed to have completely missed this family in the 1851 census and will explore further as 'Malcome' the father is a good age match for my gggrandmother's brother Malcolm born Middle Parish Paisley 12 January 1815.  I have found nothing more for him and thought he might have died young.

I had concluded (maybe prematurely) there was no connection with my McKechnies when I found this family tree, suggesting it was a different family on the 'Annie Jane'
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dalmanic&id=I106424
which appears to be this family at 8 Espedair Street in 1851:
William McKechnie 35
Jane                     33
James         "         10
Margaret     "          8
Janet          "          6
William       "          4
Andrew       "          2

Also William 20, Jean 20 and James 1 in Stock Street 1841 (and no known connection with my family).

However these are different children from those found by Allan.  Hmmm

The Kiln Lane family has to be the more credible given the children's names an exact match with the newspaper article.  Can you give me a link to that please Allan, or send me a copy?

Anyway great work all.  I will look closer at this family.

Thanks again.

Regards
Bob

I'm wondering if anyone has a lead on who this family might be?  My interest is a possible connection with my own McKechnie ancestors who had relatives in New Sneddon Street, Paisley around the time of this tragedy.

I have not found a passenger list for the 'Annie Jane', only a list of survivors from The Times Digital Archive.

I also cannot see a likely family in Seddon Street in the 1851 Census (not helped by FindMyPast putting most of Paisley in Greenock).  However there is this family in New Sneddon Street in the 1841 census:

McKechnie, Daniel      age 50  b Scotland
     "          Isobella          35          "
     "          William           15     Renfrewshire
     "          Daniel              6           "
     "          Isobella          10           "
     "          Alexander       10 mths   "

I cannot find this family in later census.  Nor can I find a record of Daniel & Isobella's marriage or children's births, which might help identify them.

The reason that I am wondering about a possible connection with my McKechnie family is that in 1841 the above family are living next door to my 3xgt grandfather's brother and sister, Daniel and Mary Mckechnie.  This Daniel and Mary both recorded age 50 but from other records they were in their 60's.

I would be very interested to hear from anyone who might be able to shed light on either the family lost on the 'Annie Jane' (wrecked on Barra Head 29 September 1853 with loss of 348 souls) or the family living in New Sneddon street in the 1841 census.

My McKechnies were originally from Islay.

Bob   

Do the photos need to be in uniform, or will civies be OK?

I am about to start reviewing Ardersier film 0990663 for Fort George births if anyone needs a look up.

Details of entries on this film here:
https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ardersier,_Inverness,_Scotland

My interest is in the period 1776-1801 when my ancestor is known to have been based at Fort George and at least one child born there, but I am happy to search wider if helpful to others.

Bob 

Thanks Ken.  I'm learning a lot about early military history with this man.  In my 70's and "worn out", I would have stayed at home!

Regards
Bob