Hello again Mack,
Great to hear from you.It looks like you are my 3rd. cousin once removed as you are a descendant of my great aunt Mary McMillan and her husband Laurance McKinven.
Your line is as follows:-
three times great grandparents-Andrew McKinven & Catherine McGill [nothing else known]
two times great Grandparents-Laurence/Lawrence McKinven b.1803 Killean & Kilchenzie & Mary McMillan born1802 Killean & Kilchenzie.
great grandparents-Donald McKinven b,1838 Campbeltown & Janet Sharp born 1836 in Campbeltown.
Grandparents-James Sharp McKinven born 15 June 1870 in Campbeltown & Jane Whiteford born 13 Sept. 1870 in Campbeltown
Parents- Bernard John McKinven born 21 March 1913 in Campbeltown & Janet McIvor [formerly Martin] born about 1913 ? where
You -Alexander James McKinven born 9 May 1944 in Campbeltown,married to Euphemia Robertson Gray born about 1946 ?where
Your Children-Barry Archibald McKinven born 12 Sept. 1968 in Campbeltown Married ?
Karen McKinven born 30 May 1973 in Campbeltown married David James Fraser 1999 in Barrhead
Your grandchild[ren]? Iona Elizabeth Fraser born 16 Aug.2004 inWishaw.
As you can see i have traced quite a lot in my McKinven line.
There are still a lot of blank spots to be filled in so if you can assist i would be very grateful.If there is anything i can assist you with please let me know.
I have done an extensive search into my McMillan line back to the 1700`s in and around Kintyre and eventually all over the world.
If you would like to contact me off forum my e-mail address is
joemac@internode.on.netHope to hear from you again.
Cheerio the noo,
Your "cousin" Joe.