LETTER TO W.D.M. FROM EMILY McLAREN 1920’s   Letter dated 24 September ? from Emily F McLaren (sister of Cordelia ) to WDMeiklejohn Cardigan P.E.I. Dear Will This is Sunday morning Sept 24th at seven o”clock. My old man and I just had a cup of tea and the rest are all sleeping. My mind […]

LETTER TO W.D.M. FROM EMILY McLAREN March 1922   Transcript of a letter dated 11 March 1922 from Emily F McLaren ( sister of Cordelia and husband of Duncan McLaren) of Cardigan P.E.I. to WD Meiklejohn 11 March 1922 Dear Will Your Aunt Lin sent me your book for which I want to thank you […]

LETTER TO W.D.M. FROM A.M. HUBERT 9 MAY 1922  Transcript of a letter dated 9 May 1922 from A M Hubert (sister of Cordelia ) to W D Meiklejohn May 9, 1922 Will try and write some more history. Your grandfather James Meiklejohn and his seven sons built 4 vessels at Cardigan – about a […]

ALVIN MEIKLEJOHN JR.  OBITUARY & WAR II MEMORIES MEIKLEJOHN, ALVIN J., JR. June 18, 1923 March 1, 2010. Al Meiklejohn was born in Omaha, Nebraska, June 18, 1923 to Alvin J. Sr. and Beryl Fallon. His family moved to Denver while he was an infant where he attended Denver schools, graduating from South High School […]

THE FAMILY OF SEPTIMUS AND JANE MEIKLEJOHN This page is devoted to Septimus & Jane Meiklejohn and their family.   Many thanks to Rodney Price (a McGechie descendant) for enhancing detail of the family connections.   Septimus Meiklejohn was born in 1847. He arrived in New Zealand with his parents from Prince Edward Island in […]

THE FAMILY OF JOHN AND CORDELIA MEIKLEJOHN AND THE DARROCH AND MATHESON FAMILIES This page is devoted to John and Cordelia Meiklejohn and their children.Information on the life and times of these family members would be greatly appreciated.Family of John and Cordelia MeiklejohnBertha Margaret Meiklejohn b. 1859 in Prince Edward Island, d. 14-Mar-1916 in Avondale, […]

THE FAMILY OF JAMES AND ANNA MARIA MEIKLEJOHN   This page is devoted to James and Anna Maria Meiklejohn and their family. Information on thelife and times of these family members would be greatly appreciated. Family of James and Anna Maria Meiklejohn Robert James Strange Meiklejohn b. 1876. He married Catherine Murray Ernest Wilfred Meiklejohn […]

EARLY DEATHS Alexander Meiklejohn – From the death notice following his passing on 30 January 1868 In Memoriam – A gloom has this week been cast over our district, by the death of Mr Alexander Meiklejohn, one of the active partners in the firm of Messrs Meiklejohn, shipbuilders here. Mr Meiklejohn has been removed in […]

A HISTORY OF JANE MCGECHIE’S FAMILY   THE McGECHIE FAMILY – extracts from the publication ‘The McGechie family in New Zealand’ – Philip McGechie – June 1985 The obituary below sets out much of background of John McGechie’s time in New Zealand. His parents were Archibald and Katherine McGechie. Archibald was born on the island […]

A HISTORY OF CORDELIA ALLEY’S FAMILY The Island Register (P.E.I.) lineage records (www.islandregister.com/aitken) lists the descendants of James Aitken (b.1609) – Laird of Rhys, Jockley/Auchenhay, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Cordeia’s mother, Margaret Louden Aitken, appears at #6 while Cordelia is #20(iv) and #72 in the listing followed by the children of her marriage to John. Additional information […]

A HISTORY OF CATHERINE MUSTARD’S FAMILY CATHERINE MUSTARD – research by Sue Mansergh supplemented by information from Mustard descendants – Peter Home of Inverness, Scotland, John Mustard of Calgary, Alberta and Lisa Henderson of Kamloops, British Columbia.Sue, on her visit to the Black Isles of Scotland, found references to Mustards in the parishes of Nigg […]

2008 REUNION BEST WISHES Judy Brown (nee Meiklejohn) of Darwin, Australia – Just wishing all the people attending the reunion all the very best with the weather and turn out. PLAUDITS Brian Meiklejohn of Waiuku – Des, what to say, a fantastic weekend, on behalf of my parents, Jock and Jean, and my daughter, Michaela […]

History of Anna Maria Goldsworthy’s Family On December 25th 1862, James, the eldest son, was married to Anna Maria Goldsworthy by the Rev. Robert McKinney. She was the third daughter of John and Elizabeth Goldsworthy of Mullet Point, Auckland, New Zealand. There were no children for thirteen years, then after they had both been in […]