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Archibald McKeich
Abt 1776 - Bef 1851 (74 years)-
Name Archibald McKeich Born Abt 1776 Carradale, Argyll, Scotland, UK Gender Male Occupation Cartwright of Kilchrist Died Bef 1851 Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK Siblings 9 siblings Patriarch & Matriarch Alexander McKeich, b. Abt 1755, d. Yes, date unknown (Father)
Susan Beith, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Person ID I5494 Clark Last Modified 13 Sep 2012
Father Alexander McKeich, b. Abt 1755, d. Yes, date unknown Mother Susan Beith, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1496 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Wife 1 Elisabeth McCoag, b. 4 Feb 1781, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Between 1810 and 1812, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 28 years) Married 3 Sep 1802 Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK Children + 1. Archibald McKeich, b. 17 Oct 1803, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 3 Dec 1852, Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK (Age 49 years) ▻ Agnes Anderson m. 30 Oct 18372. Susan McKeich, b. 14 Feb 1806, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Alexander McKeich, b. 26 Mar 1808, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 12 Mar 1880, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 71 years) 4. Robert McKeich, b. 14 Jun 1810, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Elizabeth MacNeill m. 30 Jan 1844Last Modified 10 Jan 2011 Family ID F1497 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Wife 2 Mary McLean, b. 16 Aug 1782, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Bef 1855, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 72 years) Married 2 Jan 1812 Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK - The 1841 Census showed that Archibald was still the Cartwright at Kilchrist but lived at Dalivaddy. He was aged 65 years
Dalivaddy was a small locality a few kilometres west of Drumlemble on the Kintyre Peninsula and only a few kilometres from Kilchrist.
The following members of his family were also recorded in the 1841 census:
Archibald McKeich Male 65 years cartwright
Mary McKeich Female 58 years
Alexander McKeich Male 28 years
Mary McKeich Female 18 years
John McKeich Male 15 years
Margaret McKeich Female 12 years
All the above were born in Argyllshire.
The Alexander McKeich recorded above was the son of Archibald and his second wife Elizabeth McCoag
Mary McKeich was married under the name Keith to John McNeill of Trodigal, a neighbouring farm to Dalivaddy where Mary lived.
It is recorded in the book "Distilleries of Campbeltown" by David Stirk that Archibald and his son Alexander had an illicit whisky distillery at Knocknaha, a few hundred metres down the road from Kilchrist. Archibald's second wife, Mary Mclean was also listed as having involvement in the illicit distillery. This was not unexpected since women were a major source of employment to keep the distilleries functioning. As it is recorded in the above book, women were regarded as being "good for nothing else".
Birth places of Archibald's children indicate that Archibald was working at the Cartwright's Shop at Kilchrist from at least the time of his marriage to his first wife Elizabeth McCoag in September 1802.
Children 1. Allan McKeich, b. 13 Oct 1812, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Donald McKeich, b. 26 Feb 1814, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Euphemia Armour m. 18 Jun 1835+ 3. James McKeich, b. 11 Nov 1815, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 14 Jan 1864, Yanakie, Victoria, Australia (Age 48 years) ▻ Mary Betts m. 2 Nov 18494. Neil McKeich, b. 3 Nov 1817, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Mary McKeich, b. 29 Nov 1819, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 25 Dec 1914, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 95 years) ▻ John MacNeill m. 18 Jun 18446. Charles McKeich, b. 27 Mar 1822, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown 7. John McKeich, b. 22 Oct 1824, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Bef 1843 (Age 18 years) + 8. Margaret McKeich, b. 14 Aug 1828, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Archibald McLean m. 5 Sep 1843Last Modified 13 Sep 2012 Family ID F1495 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The 1841 Census showed that Archibald was still the Cartwright at Kilchrist but lived at Dalivaddy. He was aged 65 years
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Event Map Married - 3 Sep 1802 - Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK Married - 2 Jan 1812 - Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK Died - Bef 1851 - Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK = Link to Google Earth