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Title: Margaret McNeill, Betsy's sister who died aged 12 years
Date: 1918
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Title: James Gray and Betsy McNeill (aged 4 1/2 yrs) Queen Street, Portnahaven
Date: 1920
Description: Betsy's famous 'Drawers showin' ' photograph
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Title: Betsy McNeill aged 9 years
Date: 1926
Description: Portnahaven
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Title: Bessie Clark at Claddach
Date: 1930
Description: She was a mine of family history information and Betsy's mentor
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Title: Marion (MacKinnon) McNeill
Date: 1938
Description: Pretending she can spin. Note the snow on the ground.
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Title: Unknown relative of Betsy West
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Title: Portnahaven from Orsay
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Title: Betsy's mother, Marion McNeill
Date: early 1930's
Description: Taken outside 2 Queen's Street Portnahaven (Lag Mor house in background)
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Title: Port Wemyss householders
Date: c 1920
Description: map supplied by Doug McNeill
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Title: Otranto 'Souvenir' booklet
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Title: Otranto booklet cover
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Title: Otranto burial service
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Title: Otranto booklet: Creek where first survivors were washed up on Islay.
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Title: Otranto booklet: Graves location from Kilchoman
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Title: Otranto Graves at Kilchoan
Description: (Kil-ch (as in loch) - awe-man)
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Title: Otranto Booklet: Creag Bhealach-an-Caillaich
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Title: Otranto Booklet: Kilchoman Church and Manse towards Loch Gorm.
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Title: Otranto Booklet: Burial procession about to start off.
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Title: Otranto Booklet: Firing the salute
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Title: Fred and Betsy West on their way to Ireland on holiday
Date: 1950
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Title: Betsy McNeill aged 8 1/2 years
Date: 1925
Description: Portnahaven
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Title: Portnahaven School class photograph c1915: Jean Currie, teacher, on left. Bessie Currie on right (no relation)
Bessie Currie was the daughter of Betsy McNeill's aunt, Mary Ann McNeill who married Alex Currie.
Betsy's sister Margaret 1st on 2nd row.
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Title: Picnic at Cladville Hill
Date: 1916
Description: Betsy's sister Margaret, 4th on 3rd row from the top. Her brother Malcolm front 2nd from left adjusting his collar
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Title: Portnahaven get together
Date: 1930
Description: Includes Mary Jane Clark or McArthur, Kate McLellan, Mary McCormick, Bella McAulay, John Currie, Mary McArthur, (key available)