Monybachach Farm, near Skipness, Argyllshire, Scotland 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: MONYBACKACH. This farm was worked by the Misses Armour, after they had removed from the Old Pier. Nothing about its origin is on record, but it preserves, jointly with Laggan, a good example of a turf-built 'head-dyke' designed to separate the hill grazings from the 'outfields' of the old unimproved farms. This dyke runs along the face of the hill above both farms between the three hundred feet and four hundred feet countours, and is associated with a wide, dyked passage, debouching at Monybackach, by which animals could have been driven through the belt of cultivated land. The passage no doubt served also for whatever pack-horses and sledges brough peat down from the hags on the higer ground. {notes on names provided by Frank Bigwood, Wflbigwood@cs.com, historical researcher. Many thanks to Frank for his help!} 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 Angus Taylour & Isbell MacVurry Kathren, bap 12 Jun 1783, source OPR p. 81 {MacVurry - The name is actually McVurich - in Gaelic Mac Mhuirich but in Argyll is seems to have been abandoned in favour the more English sounding Curry or Currie or, apparently in some instances, Morrison. } Angus Taylour & Mary MacVurry Isbell, bap 4 Aug 1786, source OPR p. 83 Allan MacQuilkan & Kathren Campbell Grizel, bap 11 Aug 1788, source OPR p. 86 Archibald MacMichell & Christian Taylour Marget, bap 5 Feb 1790, source OPR p. 87 Donald MacCollum & Mary MacVurry Kathren, bap 26 Sep 1790, source OPR p. 88 Mary, bap 20 Aug 1792, source OPR p. 91 John, bap 21 Dec 1794, source OPR p. 92 Hector, bap 5 Jan 1797, source OPR p. 96 Donald McCallum & Mary Curry John, bap 15 Feb 1801, source OPR p. 106 Gilbert, bap 27 Jun 1804, source OPR p. 117 John Hyndman & Rachell Taylour Peter, bap 5 Dec 1790, source OPR p. 88 John, bap 23 Oct 1792, source OPR p. 91 Malcom Taylour & Jean Taylour Rachell, bap 14 Jul 1791, source OPR p. 89 Angus, bap 4 Nov 1792/93, source OPR p. 91 Malcom, bap 9 Feb 1796, source OPR p. 93 Marget, bap 21 Apr 1799, source OPR p. 100 Donald, bap 30 Jan 1803, source OPR p. 111 Pegy, bap 16 Sep 1809, source OPR p. 126 Gilbert Taylour & Marget MacKinvine Marget, bap 19 Feb 1793, source OPR p. 91 John MacMichell & Barbra Taylour Barbra, bap 1 Feb 1796, source OPR p. 93 Archibald, bap 11 Feb 1798, source OPR p. 98 John Taylour & Christian MacCook Jennet, bap 5 Jan 1797, source OPR p. 96 Archd, bap 13 Jan 1802, source OPR p. 108 Hector MacVurry & Christian Hill John, bap 26 Mar 1787, source OPR p. 84 Hector, bap 23 Apr 1797, source OPR p. 97 John Campbell & Mary Taylour James, bap 15 Dec 1802, source OPR p. 111 Catherine, bap 8 Nov 1804, source OPR p. 115 Donald, bap 10 Oct 1807, source OPR p. 123 Archibald Thomson & Ann McKinven Mary, bap 6 Mar 1803, source OPR p. 111 Hector Curry & Rachel Taylour, m. 26 Mar 1802, source OPR p. 152 Malcom, bap 11 Mar 1804, source OPR p. 113 Archd, bap 18 Aug 1808, source OPR p. 124 Catrin, bap 9 Jun 1811, source OPR p. 130 ?belle, bap 27 Jun 1813, source OPR p. 134 Gilbart, bap 6 Sep 1816, source OPR p. 141 Flora, bap 18 Apr 1819, source OPR p. 149 Alexander, bap 21 Mar 1822, source OPR p. 4 Hector, bap 24 Jul 1825, source OPR p. 8A William Hyndman & More Thomson Alexander, bap 24 Aug 1805, source OPR p. 118 Christian, bap 28 Aug 1808, source OPR p. 125 Gilbert Curry & Katy McIntyre, m. 25 Nov 1806, source OPR p. 154 Hector, bap 20 Mar 1808, source OPR p. 124 Dugald Thomson & Jennat McKinvin, m. 18 Jun 1802, source OPR p. 152 {marriage under McInivine, Jannet} Anne, bap 13 Feb 1809, source OPR p. 126 Chirstie, bap 7 Oct 1810, source OPR p. 129 William MacAlaster & Ann McQuilkan, m. 29 Oct 1803, source OPR p. 153 Margaret, bap 4 May 1805, source OPR p. 117 Donald, bap 21 ?Jan 1807, source OPR p. 123 Anna, bap 5 May 1810, source OPR p. 128 Christin, bap 30 Jan 1814, source OPR p. 135 John, bap 3 Aug 1816, source OPR p. 141 William McAlister & Ann Wilkie Malcom, bap 18 Feb 1826, source OPR p. 9 William McAlister & Ann McQuilkan Elizabeth, bap 12 Sep 1829, source OPR p. 12A John Curry & Margarat Hyman, m. 31 Jan 1801, source OPR p. 152 {marriage under John McVurrie} Archibald, bap 25 Jun 1810, source OPR p. 128 Kathrine, bap 3 Feb 1818, source OPR p. 145 Peter Hyndman & Ann Curry, m. 12 Jul 1807, source OPR p. 155 Meran, bap 11 Oct 1812, source OPR p. 132 Peter Hyman & Ann Curry Hector, bap 4 Dec 1815, source OPR p. 137 William, bap 23 Nov 1817, source OPR p. 145 Margarat, bap 10 Feb 1821, source OPR p. 2A Ann, bap 2 Oct 1822, source OPR p. 4A Donald Hill & Barbra Thomson Isbela, bap 15 Aug 1813, source OPR p. 134 Flora, bap 12 Nov 1815, source OPR p. 139 Margarat, bap ? Dec 1819, source OPR p. 150 Duncan McKellar & Mary Taylor Catherine, bap 1 Dec 1804, source OPR p. 115 Archd, bap 4 Jun 1809, source OPR p. 126 John, 21 Sep 1811, source OPR p. 130 Cathrin, bap 30 Jan 1814, source OPR p. 135 John Carmichal & Mary Carmichal, m. 28 Mar 1813, source OPR p. 158 Isabel, bap Jan 1816, source OPR p. 139 Malcom Currie of Monybachach & Flora Thomson of Achamenoch, m. 22 Jun 1816, source OPR p. 161 Hector, bap 22 May 1816, source OPR p 141 (note: natural son) Donald, bap 16 Mar 1817, source OPR p. 141 Archibald, bap 26 Jun 1819, source OPR p. 149 Mary, bap 30 Jun 1824, source OPR p. 7 Alexander Thomson & Ann Morray Ann, bap 23 Jan 1818, source OPR p. 145 Jannet, bap 25 Mar 1820, source OPR p. 151 & 1 George, bap 17 Jan 1822, source OPR p. 3A Alexander, bap 8 Jan 1825, source OPR p. 7A Kathrine, bap 10 Oct 1829, source OPR p. 13 Peter Hyman & Margarat Walas, m. 5 Feb 1820, source OPR p. 164 Mary, bap 10 Jun 1821, source OPR p. 3 Margarat, bap 14 Sep 1822, source OPR p. 4A Archibald McMillan & Mary McGill Barbra, bap 14 Mar 1824, source OPR p. 6A Donal Reid & Katrin McMillan, m. 17 Feb 1816, source OPR p. 161 Isabela, bap 20 Oct 1820, source OPR p 2A Donald, bap 2 Mar 1823, source OPR p. 3 John, bap 25 Dec 1824, source OPR p. 7A Archibald, bap 4 May 1827, source OPR p. 10 Kathrin, bap ?23 Aug 1828, source OPR p. 11A Chirstie, bap 4 Jul 1830, source OPR p. 14 Margarratt, bap 3 Sep 1831, source OPR p. 15 Archibald Taylor & Barbra Thomson, m. Feb 1817, source OPR p. 161 Barbra, bap 16 Nov 1822, source OPR p 5 Neil, bap 8 Jan 1825, source OPR p. 7A Alexander Johnston & Margarat Leitch John, bap 30 Apr 1825, source OPR p. 8 Mary, bap 20 Jan 1827, source OPR p. 10 James, bap 7 Nov 1829, source OPR p. 13 Alexander, bap 9 Dec 1831, source OPR p. 15 Donal, bap 24 Nov 1835, source OPR p. 18 Alexander, bap 26 Jan 1839, source OPR p. 20A Donald McKellar & Ann McFarlan Mary, bap 26 Jan 1830, source OPR p. 13A Laclan Thomson & Marian Lament Betsy, bap 21 Aug 1830, source OPR p. 14 Archd Taylor & ? Taylor Mary, bap Dec 1819, source OPR p 150 Archibald Taylor & Chirstie Taylor Barbra, bap 29 Mar 1824, source OPR p. 7 John, bap 31 Aug 1828, source OPR p 12 Margarat, bap 26 May 1832, source OPR. p. 15A ? Donal Mc... & Mary Brewer ? Jennat, bap 14 Mar 1835, source OPR p. 18 Alexander McKinlay m. Ann McAlister, 19 Jan 1833, source OPR p. 34A Ann, bap 7 May 1836, source OPR p. 19 William, bap 18 Aug 1838, source OPR p. 20A John, bap 8 May 1841, source OPR p. 22 Ronald, b. 2 May 1847, bap 5 Jun 1847, source OPR p. 26 Ronald, b. 1 Mar 1850, bap 13 Mar 1850, source OPR p. 27 Alexander, b. 16 Apr 1853, bap 14 May 1853, source OPR p. 28A Alexander McKinvin & Kathrin McCallum John, bap 17 Mar 1838, source OPR p. 20 John McAlaster & Margarat McMurochie Runal, bap 4 Jan 1840, source OPR p. 21A John MacAlester & Margt MacMurchy Catherine, bap 31 Aug 1844, source OPR p. 24 Dugald Stewart & Catherine Hyndman Donald, born 18 Feb 1845, bap 22 Feb 1845, source OPR p. 24A John Douglass & Ann MacIntosh Ann, bap 19 Jun 1841, source OPR p. 22 Catherine, born 17 Sep 1845, bap 30 Sep 1845, source OPR p. 25 Alexander, born 1 Feb 1848, bap 14 Mar 1848, source OPR p. 26A Lachlan Thomson & Margaret Thomson Archibald, bap 5 May 1845, source OPR p. 25 Archibald Carmichael & Barbra Carmichael John, born 8 Apr 1847, bap 22 Aug 1847, source OPR p. 26A John McMillan & Elizabeth Thomson John, born 13 Sep 1849, bap 15 Sep 1849, source OPR p. 27 William McNarr & Mary Mulley Catherine, born 6 May 1851, bap 24 May 1851, source OPR p. 27A William McNair & Mary Milloy Margaret, born 22 Apr 1853, bap 14 May 1853, source OPR p. 28A William Hyndman & Janet Thomson Ann, born 28 Dec 1852, bap 8 Jan 1853, source OPR p. 28A Mary, bap. 19 Aug 1854, b. 21 Jul 1854, source OPR p. 29