Publication: Subtitle: A book about the genealogies, lives and times of some families whose Scottish immigrant ancestors arrived in the Colony of New South Wales in 1837, 1838 and 1839, the majority of whom settled in the district of the County of Argyle. "Limited to 250 copies'-T.p.verso. Available from Mr K. McRae, "Lochalsh", Sunshine Beach, Qld. 4567.
Citation Details:  Pg 96

Publication: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Citation Details:  The Sydney Morning Herald ‎(NSW : 1842 - 1954)‎ Friday 8 September 1848 p 2 Article.
  Date of entry in original source: 8 September 1848
  Text: The prisoner ‎[John McDonnell]‎ afterwards exchanged the dark bay horse received from Medwell for a bay mare. This bay mare shortly after she was brought to Straithaird was branded IML, the brand of a female of the name of Isabella Maclean, who had m arried the prisoner after having borne two children to Mr. Macalister. It also appeared from the evidence that Mr. Macalister had always shown the greatest liberality to this woman, and had given her on her marriage with the prisoner a farm and a cottage, some horses and cattle ; but had never given her any of the horses in question. She died last November, and the children immediately after their mother's death were removed from the charge of the prisoner, and taken to Mr. Macalister's house at Clifton. The prisoner left Straithaird in 1846, and went to live at Butcher's station, seven miles distant." That is, death was November, 1847. The removal of her children at that time is contradicted by evidence in another trial of the same prisoner, a few days previous ­http­://­nla­.­gov­.­au­/­nla­.­news­-­article101727912­).