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Archibald MacNeill

Male 1803 - 1879  (76 years)


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  • Name Archibald MacNeill 
    Born 16 Oct 1803  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Dec 1879  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: old age 
    • Died age 76 at Achnaha
      Informant is John McNeil son
    Buried Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Archibald McNeill and family
    Archibald McNeill and family
    Erected by Margaret McDonald in affectionate remembrance of her beloved husband Archibald McNeill who resided at Achnaha Ferry 35 years and died at Gigha 12 th Dec. 1879 aged 76 years. Also their children

    Alick who died at Melbourne 10 th August 1871 aged 23 years and Maggie who died at Gigha 25 th Oct. 1877 aged 25 years.

    The above Margaret McDonald died at Gigha on 16 th Oct 1903 age 90 years.
    Siblings 9 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Malcolm MacNeill,   d. Nov 1788, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandfather) 
    Catherine MacGougan,   b. Abt 1768,   d. 17 Feb 1824, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I418  Clark
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2013 

    Father Murdoch MacNeill,   b. Abt 1754,   d. 9 Sep 1824, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Catherine MacGougan,   b. Abt 1768,   d. 17 Feb 1824, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Margaret MacDonald,   b. 14 Sep 1813, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1903, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1838  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Children 
     1. Archibald MacNeill,   b. 15 Oct 1840, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1880, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    +2. John MacNeill,   b. 13 Jan 1844, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1904, Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Suzanna McSporran  m. 8 Nov 1870
    +3. Malcom MacNeill,   b. 23 Apr 1846, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1892, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Jane Clark  m. 12 Nov 1874
     4. Alexander MacNeill,   b. 14 May 1848, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1871, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     5. Donald MacNeill,   b. 5 Sep 1850, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     6. Margaret MacNeill,   b. 21 Oct 1852, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1877, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     7. Catherine MacNeill,   b. 2 Jan 1855, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1887, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2013 
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart