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The MacGillivrays of Mull
Family. Land. Memory. Migration
The Mull MacGillivray Heritage Project explores the history, genealogy and lived experiences of MacGillivray families connected with the Isle of Mull.
Through family records, historical documents and the surviving landscapes of Mull, the project seeks to reconstruct the lives of ordinary families whose stories might otherwise disappear from view.
Explore the Project
Discover the people, places and stories that shaped generations of MacGillivrays on the Isle of Mull.
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From Research to Story
More than twenty years of family and historical research into the MacGillivrays of Mull has also inspired the historical writing of William A. Allan.
His novels Echoes of the Clearances and Dispossessed draw upon real family history, historical records and the landscapes explored through this project
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