Ann MacGilvary
1780-1833
Born: Isle of Skye, Scotland
Died: Polly Cemetery, Mt Buchanan, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1780-1833
Born: Isle of Skye, Scotland
Died: Polly Cemetery, Mt Buchanan, Prince Edward Island, Canada
<p><strong>Identifier</strong></p> <ul> Acc3084</ul><br> <p><strong>Name of Repository</strong></p> <ul>Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island</ul><br> <p><strong>Title/Stmnt of Responsibility</strong></p> <ul>MacLean, Murchison family fonds : [1846-1884]</ul><br> <p><strong>Dates of Creation</strong></p> <ul>[Before 1978], Photocopied 1978</ul><br> <p><strong>Physical Description</strong></p><ul> .004 m. of textual records <br></ul><br> <p><strong>Administrative History</strong></p> <ul>Donald Murchison and his wife, Ann MacGillivray, emigrated to Point Prim, Prince Edward Island, in 1803 on the "Polly." Their oldest son Donald Og Murchison(1824-1901) married Ann MacDonald, whose family had emigrated to Point Prim in 1806. Donald Og and Ann Murchison had ten children. Their oldest child, Mary, married Angus MacLean, of Point Prim, with whom she had nine children.<br><br> William MacLean (1827-?), oldest child of Mary and Angus MacLean, married Flora MacLean (1836-?) of Belfast. William was a banker, merchant, and Clerk to the Commissioners for Small Debts in 1864. Their oldest child, Angus Alexander (1854-1946) was educated at the Belfast district school, Prince of Wales College, and Harvard Law School. Angus Alexander's first wife, daughter of John Yeo, died in 1897. His second wife was Frances H. Longworth of Charlottetown. Angus Alexander was a member of the Legislative Assembly (1888-1890) and in 1894 was appointed Queens Counsel.<br><br> Samuel MacLean (1848-1924), also a son of Mary and Angus MacLean, married Katherine Warmington. Samuel was a farmer and master Marnier having received his master sea-going certificate (#795) on 26 November 1875, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He sailed for Peake Bros. of Charlottetown on the Brigantine "Zinga" from 1 May 1877 to 11 December 1882, after which he moved to Quincy, Massachusetts. He and Katherine had ten children.</ul><br> <p><strong>Custodial History</strong></p> <ul>(No custodial history available)</ul><br> <p><strong>Scope and Content</strong></p> <ul>This fonds consists primarily of photocopies of correspondence between members of the Murchison and MacLean families of Point Prim as well as several documents relating to the career of Captain Samuel MacLean. The documents span the time period 1846 to 1884 with the exception of a hand- written genealogy of the MacLean family, presumably compiled by Ann Alexander, great-granddaughter of Capt. Samuel MacLean, before 1978.</ul><br> <p><strong>Restrictions on Access</strong></p> <ul>NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS</ul><br> <p><strong>Access Points</strong></p> <p><em>Provenance:</em></p><ul>Murchison, Donald Og (Family)<br>MacLean, William, (Family)<br></ul><br> <p><em>Other Author:</em></p><ul>MacLean, A. A.<br>MacLean, Samuel<br></ul><br> <p><em>Subjects:</em></p><ul>Point Prim (P.E.I.)<br>Shipmasters<br>Shipping - Prince Edward Island<br></ul><br> <p><strong>Online Exhibit Link</strong></p><ul>(No online exhibit links available)</ul><br> <p><strong>Finding Aids</strong></p> <br><pre><ul>ITEM LISTING AVAILABLE</ul></pre>