5. John2 McPhail (Archibald "Maclachlin"1) was born in Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland March 13, 1813. John died January 07, 1887 in Jamaica, at 73 years of age.

He married Ella McFadyen Hall in Jamaica, May 17, 1853. Ella was born in Bybrook Estate, Bogwalk, Jamaica March 13, 1813. Ella died February 09, 1889 in Jamaica, at 75 years of age. Johm McPhail emigrated to Jamaica in 1840. By 1846 he was a Lieutenant in the Middlesex Home Militia. He became Postmaster at Rodney Hall in 1847 and was made Justice of the Peace in 1854, for St. Thomas yeVale. He obtained title to Tulloch Farm in 1864, buying it from the Davidsons of Scotland. In the 1980's his family was still farming that land. John became quite well-off, and the family often travelled back and forth to Scotland, as well as visiting their Canadian relatives. Since the Parish Register for Kihnaitin Parish "is wanting" from 1795 to about 1825, he had his own birth added to the Register on one of his visits home, "by order of the Synod."

John McPhail and Ella McFadyen Hall had the following children:

child 18 i. Jane Lilias Charliana3 McPhail was born in Jamaica March 29, 1854. Jane died July 03, 1945 in Jamaica, at 91 years of age. She married Dugald Campbell 1876. Dugald was born October 03, 1844. Dugald died July 03, 1945 at 100 years of age.

child + 19 ii. John Herman McPhail was born October 06, 1858.

child 20 iii. Ella Jane McPhail was born August 24, 1860. Ella died in USA.

child 21 iv. Archibald E McPhail was born December 27, 1860. Archibald died September 05, 1918 at 57 years of age.

child 22 v. Digby MacKenzie McPhail was born in Jamaica July 01, 1863. He married Jane Edgill Hall bef 1888. Jane was born 1859.

child 23 vi. Isobel Mary MacFayden McPhail was born in Tulloch Farm, Jamaica October 18, 1866. Isobel died February 11, 1960 at 93 years of age.

child 24 vii. Mary Christina Hall McPhail was born in Tulloch Farm, Jamaica November 1877. Mary died May 24, 1878 at less than one year of age.

child 25 viii. Dugald Henry McPhail was born in Tulloch Farm, Jamaica 1879. Dugald died 1953 at 74 years of age.

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