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
  1. James Keich,   b. Abt 1777, Carradale, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown,   m. Flora Loran (1802)
  2. Robert McKeich,   b. Abt 1779, Carradale, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 12 Jun 1859, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   m. Isabella McMurchy (1806)
  3. Flora McKeich,   b. 10 Dec 1783, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown,   m. Archibald McMillan (1809)
  4. Elizabeth McKeich,   b. 18 Sep 1784, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  5. Sushanna McKeich,   b. 2 May 1787, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  6. Margaret McKeich,   b. 10 Jul 1789, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  7. Alexander McKeich,   b. 23 Feb 1792, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 5 Nov 1876, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   m. Margaret Beith (1823)
  8. Mary McKeich,   b. 4 Feb 1795, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  9. John McKeich,   b. 27 Nov 1797, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Ancestors
  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 1837   2. 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 1844
  Last 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 1849   4. 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 1844   6. 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 1843
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F1495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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