Quote Originally Posted by Nathan View Post
My ancestor Angus McDonald was a native of Lewis Scotland who was born around 1796 and emmigrated to Nova Scotia in 1804 as a lad. He came with his father Malcolm, his brother John and a sister who died enroute.

Malcolm left a wife and other children behind on Lewis. This wife's maiden name was Gillis and she, according to our family lore, was the daughter of a Reverend Gillis.

I have been unsuccessful in tracking down Angus' birth record or any reference to Reverend Gillis on Lewis but if anyone has a connection or a lead, I'd love to hear from you.

Slàinte,

Nathan

Nathan,

Have you tried the online facilities of the National Archives of Scotland: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/ ?

Last time my wife and I were in Edinburgh, we did use the NAS search rooms and had some success researching her MacEwen ancestors who came to PEI in the late 1700's.

Good luck with your research.