Glenreasdell, near Skipness, Argyllshire, Scotland also seen as Glensrisdil and Glenrisdale Sources: -OPR records, years 1783-1854, FHC film # 1041076 Records extracted from the Skipness Old Parochial Register. There are two volumes of these records on the film. The first volume pages run from p. 78-164. The second volume pages run from p. 1 - 38A. Every other page of the second volume is unnumbered, so I have labeled them the number from the previous page followed by the letter A. I have attempted to group together by family. -Skipness, Memories of a Highland Estate, Angus Graham From Skipness: Memories of a Highland Estate: GLENREASDELL MAINS. Glenreasdell (two merklands) appears, variously spelt, in the charters of 1495, 1502 and 1511, on Gordon's map of c. 1640, and again on Roy's map of 1747-55. The last shows it as two adjoining groups of houses, and the Claonaig Burn is named after it 'Water of Glenreasdale.' Violence was done to tradition, however, when the late Peter Mackie bought the land, then part of Stonefield estate, built himself a new house near Whitehouse, and named this 'Glenreasdell', distinguishing the original Glenreasdell by adding the uncharacteristic Lowland 'Mains'. The farm was subsequently let to the late Ronald Ker, younger of Dougalston, who made local history by owning the first car in the district. It had only one cylinder, and its top speed on the flat was thirty miles an hour. His dog Sammy could keep up with it for moderate distances. Angus Campbell & Mary Carr Duncan, bap 30 Nov. 1783, source OPR p. 80 John Taylour & Kathren Taylour Rachell, bap 23 Nov 1783, source OPR p. 80 Mary, bap 11 Mar 1785, source OPR p. 83 Kathren, bap 23 Jul 1788, source OPR p. 86 John, bap 5 Feb 1791, source OPR p. 88 Christian, bap 19 May 1792, source OPR p. 90 Isbell, bap 27 Nov 1796, source OPR p. 95 Gilbert, bap 9 Mar 1799, source OPR p. 100 Archd MacCook & Barbra Taylour Donald, bap 5 Feb 1789, source OPR p. 87 Archibald, bap 28 Mar 1792, source OPR p. 90 Neill Campbell & Marget Stevenson Christian, bap 9 Sep 1786, source OPR p. 84 Margret, bap 11 Sep 1792, source OPR p. 91 Neill MacKinvine & Elspey MacQuilkan Mary, bap 1 Mar 1795, source OPR p. 92 Florence, bap 31 Mar 1797, source OPR p. 96 Florance, bap 20 Aug 1799, source OPR p. 101 Neill McKinvin & Elizabeth McQuilkan Elizabeth, bap 2 Oct 1803, source OPR p. 113 Neill McKinvin & Elspey McQuilkan Christian, bap 12 Feb 1806, source OPR p. 119 Neil McKinvin & Betsy McQuilkan Catherine, bap 3 oct 1808, source OPR p. 125 Donald MacKinley & Christian MacMillan Jean, bap 27 Dec 1796, source OPR p. 95 Alexander, bap 2 Jun 1799, source OPR p. 101 James Carsel & Florence MacAlpine Donald, bap 21 Aug 1797, source OPR p. 97 Duncan MacIntosh & Elspey Thomson Nelly, bap 18 Jun 1798, source OPR p. 99 David Hyndman m. Christy Hyndman, 27 Dec 1802, source OPR p. 153 Effy, bap 4 Dec 1803, source OPR p. 113 Margret, bap ? Nov 1805, source OPR p. 118 John, bap 28 Aug 1808, source OPR p. 124 Alexander, bap ?16 Apr 1811, source OPR p. 129 Catrin, bap 9 May 1813, source OPR p. 134 William, bap 18 Jan 1816, source OPR p. 140 David Hyman & Chirstie Hyman Alexander, bap 27 Jun 1819, source OPR p. 149 Donald McCallum & ?Mrs. McCallum Anne, bap ? Sep 1808, source OPR p. 124 Duncan McPherson & Mary Black Kathrin, bap ? Oct 1816, source OPR p. 141 Hugh, bap 17 Oct 1818, source OPR p. 147 John, bap 23 Sep 1820, source OPR p. 2 Donal, bap 2 Nov 1822, source OPR p. 5 Malcom, bap 1 Oct 1824, source OPR p. 7 Dugal, bap 4 Nov 1826, source OPR p. 9A Duncan, bap 17 Nov 1828, source OPR p. 12 Ann, bap 15 Jan 1831, source OPR p. 14A Jennet, bap 19 Dec 1832, source OPR p. 16 (See McPherson family in bios http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctcskip/bios/mcpherson.txt) Donal McPherson & Meran Peterson Kathrin, bap 12 Oct 1817, source OPR p. 144 Donal McPherson & Sarra Peterson Mary, bap 19 Sep 1819, source OPR p. 150 Donal McPherson & Sara Peterson Dugal, bap 5 Jan 1822, source OPR p. 3A Donal McPherson & Meran Peterson Hugh, bap 24 Jan 1824, source OPR p. 6 Donal McPherson & Sally Peterson Hector, bap 1 Apr 1826, source OPR p. 9 Donal McPherson & Sara Peterson Sarah, bap 21 Jun 1828, source OPR p. 11A Donald McPherson & Marion Peterson Isabel, bap 21 Aug 1830, source OPR p. 14 Duncan, bap 29 Dec 1832, source OPR p. 16 Donal, bap 9 May 1835, source OPR p. 18 Malcom, bap 9 Dec 1837, source OPR p. 20 Malcom McKellar & Kathrin McPherson Mary, bap 25 Dec 1817, source OPR p. 145 John, bap 25 Mar 1820, source OPR p. 151 & 1 Hugh, bap 31 Jan 1823, source OPR p. 5 Peter, bap 1 Apr 1826, source OPR p. 9 Donald, bap 21 Jul 1827, source OPR p. 10 Jannet, bap 21 Feb 1829, source OPR p. 12 Duncan, bap 26 Mar 1831, source OPR p. 14A Kathrin, bap 12 May 1832, source OPR p. 15 Ann, bap 25 Oct 1834, source OPR p. 17A Malcom, bap 30 Jan 1836, source OPR p. 18A Donal Duglas & Chirstie McNab Kathrin, bap 26 Apr 1823, source OPR p. 5A William Campbell & Ann Crawford Isabel, bap. 2 Feb 1834, source OPR p. 17 Barbra, bap. 9 Oct 1835, source OPR p. 18A John, bap 11 Nov 1837, source OPR p 20 Donal, bap 20 Dec 1839, source OPR p 21 Mary, bap. 2 May 1842, source OPR p. 22a Catherine, bap. 8 Feb 1844, source OPR p. 23a Alexander, b. 23 Mar 1846, bap. 25 Mar 1846, source OPR p. 25a Archibald, b. 23 Mar 1846, bap. 25 Mar 1846, source OPR p. 25a Christian, b. 25 Jun 1852, bap. 6 Aug 1852, source OPR p. 28 ? Jinla McNab & Jennat McNab Duncan, bap 15 Apr 1837, source OPR p. 19A Duncan McCallum m. Effie Hyman, ? Sep 1836, source OPR p. 35A Margarat, bap 3 Aug 1839, source OPR p. 21 Duncan McCallum & Euphemia Hyndman Christy, bap 22 Dec 1841, source OPR p. 22 Flora, born 3 Aug, bap 12 Aug 1844, source OPR p 24 Hector Patterson & Catherine McKinnon Hector, born 16 Jun 1845, bap 24 Oct 1845, source OPR p. 25 Hector McLean & Mary Millan Mary, born 13 May 1853, bap 25 Jun 1853, source OPR p. 28A