My husband and I are keen to trace descendants of his great-grandfather Duncan McColl. Duncan was born c. 1836 in Duror, Appin, Argyleshire. In 1862, while working as a ploughman, he married Ann Stalker (born 1835) at Ashentree Farm, Kilmadock, Perthshire.
Duncan and Ann moved back and forth between Perthshire and Clackmannanshire, but eventually settled in Doune, Perthshire. They had seven children: Duncan (1864-1955); Kenneth (1865-1943); Ann (1867-1873); Catherine (1869-1876); Jane (1872-1873); William (1874-1951); Mary (1877-1939).
Duncan died in 1878; his widow Ann survived until 1930 - see
www.crossgate-moor-research.orgShe was survived by her 3 sons, her daughter Mary, with whom she was living, 24 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. We believe that we have identified all 26 grand-children but the tally of great-granchildren as of August 2007 stands at only 13.
We would be grateful for any information on the descendants of Duncan & Ann. We know that Duncan junior and his family emigrated to Canada just before WW I, as did the eldest daughter of Mary, with her husband and children, in 1927. Details of any descendants from Canada or elsewhere would be most welcome.
