Monday, July 23, 2018

JOHN McKINNON and CATHARINE CARSWELL and Family




Red Deer
The largest and most impressive land animal to be found on the Isle of Mull, Red Deer are numerous and widespread on the island. There are also two small herds of Fallow Deer which can be found at Knock and Lochbuie.

The John McKinnon family, lived on Mull Island in Argyllshire, Scotland in the 1700s. The father, John McKinnon, was born on the 13th of May in 1740. He was listed as a carpenter in the 1779 census and following censuses.  He married Catherine Carswell, born in 1762. They had the following known children:

1787 Mary, our ancestor
1788 Donald
1791 John 
1794 Archibald

JOHN McKINNON
BORN: 13 May 1740 , , Scotland
MARRIED: unkown date
DIED: 1806 in Masonville, Delaware, NY
SOURCES: John Mckinnon, born 13 May 1740; citing , reference 2:18S2JJD, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1067771; Occupation taylor according to written family histories. Also see Duke of Argyll census of 1779 in which he is shown as "taylor age about 50". He is apparently on the area called "Ceannabhagh" living with a family of Lachlan Mclean and his wife Katherine McInnon. This may be sister or daughter; Bibliography: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTT9-DYC : 10 February 2018), John Mckinnon, 13 May 1740; citing , reference 2:18S2JJD, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1067771 +.