Hi Gerry, Merry and Blueth
Boy, am I relieved there is some ref to the sea for John's occupation from Dugald's marriage cert in Ireland!
If you could PM me with an email address, I'd be happy to send you further details of the certs. I have viewed. My final contribution re John's parents, Dugald Blue and Mary Bell. This looks like them in the 1841 Census at
http://www.freecen.org.uk/ (free census site)
Address: Achandiae, Kilcalmonll-Kilberry-Argyllshire
BLUE Dougald 43 Ag Labourer Argyllshire
BLUE (Mrs) 44 Argyllshire
BLUE Archibald 15 Argyllshire
BLUE Colin 12 Argyllshire
BLUE Christina 10 Argyllshire
I think this might be John working away from home:
Address: Munichele, : Kilcalmonll-Kilberry-Argyllshire
MCNAIR John 60 Farmer Argyllshire
MCNAIR Christina 53 Argyllshire
MCNAIR Peter 20 Ag Labourer Argyllshire
MCNAIR John 5 Argyllshire
GALBRAITH John 20 Ag Labourer Argyllshire
BLUE John 14 Ag Labourer Argyllshire
MCMILLIAN John 25 Shoemaker Argyllshire
MCARTHUR Bell 27 Female Servant Argyllshire
There is info on IGI re father Dougald Blue:DUGALD BLUE Marriages: Spouse: MARY BELL
Marriage: 27 JAN 1821 Kilcalmonell And Kilberry, Argyll, Scotland
Christening: 22 MAY 1797 Lochkiarran, Kilcalmonell, Argyll, Scotland
Death: 21 OCT 1879 Ardpatrick, Kilberry, Argyll, Scotland
Parents: Father: Donald Blue Mother: Margaret Brown
If you do a parent search on IGI (simply put in father Donald Blue and mother Margaret Brown and then click on British Isles/Scotland) you will see details of what looks like Donald Blue's siblings with submitted birth/christening/marriage/death details (luckily the family seem to have been well researched in this period).
This looks like details on Donald Snr:Donald Blue Birth: About 1767, Of Kilcalmonell, Argyll, Scotland
Death: Before 1841
Marriages: Spouse: Margaret Brown Marriage: 13 JAN 1792
And Margaret Brown:Margaret Brown Birth: About 1771 Of Kilcalmonell, Argyll, Scotland
Death: Before 1851
Marriages: Spouse: Donald Blue
Mother Mary Bell died at the age of 89 in early 1881. Parents David Bell and Elizabeth McMillan. Unfortunately, in Mary's case, I cannot easily see anything on IGI for her. If you search for her and husband Dugald in the 1851-71 censuses, it will give details of her birth place which at least will let you narrow down your research for her.
Regards to you all!
Monica