Islay Ancestors

[raonull4]

Tirvagarn shows as a farm on the Islay rentals, also shows up as Torvagan

[raonull4]

i think this is tirvagarn when i zoom in futher there is 1 large farm building

[raonull4]

think this is  the farm as it is now

[raonull4]

this is Ballychatrigan

[raonull4]

do not laff

[Marlid]

Hello Raonull4

I tried checking the 1851 Canada Census to see if Flora McEachern was on it.  The Census for Simcoe County is not online.  I have just spoken to the Simcoe County Office and have been told it doesn't exist and they don't know why.  I have emailed Knox Presbyterian Church in Oro to see if they have a parishioner's list back that far.  I know the church sermons were held in Gaelic up until I believe around the turn of the century so hopefully their records are not in Gaelic.

Marlid

[raonull4]

Hi Marlin
             i ve been accessing the the census for oro, simcoe,
the pictures i ve put on is what Ballychatigrin and tirvagrin  looks like at present times
apparentlly Ballychatigrin was an old norse settlement,
the paragraph about donald mceachern is from a letter from Canada to islay 1843
i think the letter came from elgin but simcoe is mentioned,
i access canadian census records on this site
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx

[raonull4]

sorry your correct 51 is missing would be that one

[Marlid]

Hopefully Knox Church will have some records.  The church is now closed but there is a board looking after it.  Oro or Oro-Medonte as it is now called has seen a lot of development recently and  the old timers are now long gone.  There are some books about the township of Oro but nothing I could find relating to my great grandmother.  I have a photo that I think is of them and I am wondering if I should post it.  Thank you for the maps - can you tell from the map if the farm is near Kildalton or is it closer to Bowmore. 

Marlid