Archibald MacNeill

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Died:
Died age 76 at Achnaha
Informant is John McNeil son

Archibald married Margaret MacDonald on 18 Oct 1838 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK. Margaret (daughter of Archibald MacDonald and Catherine MacNeill) was born on 14 Sep 1813 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 16 Oct 1903 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; was buried in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They had the ferry house on Gigha and did all the freighting and carrying of goods and cattle. In this way the post office of Gigha came into being as they had to carry the letters to and from the mainland. After a while a shop was added to the post office and Margaret kept these two for morethan 50 years. Margaret also taught sewing to the girls in the school for 25 years.

1841 census Gigha
Address: North Ardenlay
MCDONALD John M 35 Farmer Argyllshire
MCDONALD Archd. M 30 Farmer Argyllshire
MCDONALD Allan M 25 Cod-Fisher Argyllshire
MCDONALD Cathrine F 60 Argyllshire
MCNIEL Archd. M 30 Cod-Fisher Argyllshire
MCNIEL Margt. F 25 Argyllshire
MCNIEL Cathrine F 7 Argyllshire
MCDONALD Archd. M 13 Ag-Lab Argyllshire
BLACK Sophia F 20 Female Servant Ireland
MCNIEL Archd. M 7m Argyllshire

1901 census Gigha
Schoolhouse Cottage
Margaret McNeill 87 Widow formerly sub postmistress
Jane C McNeill 16 born Lanarkshire

1. Archibald MacNeill was born on 15 Oct 1840 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 1 Nov 1880 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; was buried in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK.
2. John MacNeill was born on 13 Jan 1844 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 16 Jul 1904 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Jul 1904 in Greenwood cemetery, Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
3. Malcom MacNeill was born on 23 Apr 1846 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 16 Sep 1892 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK; was buried in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK.
4. Alexander MacNeill was born on 14 May 1848 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 10 Aug 1871 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried in Boroondara, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
5. Donald MacNeill was born on 5 Sep 1850 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died in 1910 in Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK.
6. Margaret MacNeill was born on 21 Oct 1852 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 25 Oct 1877 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; was buried in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK.
7. Catherine MacNeill was born on 2 Jan 1855 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 9 Aug 1887 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; was buried in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK.

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Died:
Source: death certificate
Was 70 years old at time of death and living at Ardmeanish

Murdoch married Catherine MacGougan on 19 Jun 1789 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK. Catherine (daughter of Lachlan MacGougan) was born about 1768; died on 17 Feb 1824 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK; was buried in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Source death certificate: was 56 years old and lived at Armeanish

Malcolm married Barbara Galbraith. Barbara died in Sep 1772 in Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]