~by Helen Dennis, July 2026~ My new favourite ancestor is my Irish 2x-great grandmother, Mary Ann Ryan. Not because she did anything spectacular, but rather because it took me so long to figure out who she was. Until recently, the only information I had about Mary Ann had come from two sources: her marriage certificate,Continue reading “Unravelling the Mystery of Mary Ann Ryan”
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Andrew & Margaret Coventry
by Helen Dennis, November 2023. Andrew & Margaret Coventry: The original settlers of ‘Oban’ Run ~ Andrew Coventry was a relatively young, but nevertheless experienced, distiller when he established the first Scotch Whiskey distillery in Camlachie in Scotland in 1834. He had a wife and a growing brood of children to support but within twoContinue reading “Andrew & Margaret Coventry”
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