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Topic: Killean or Killearn? (Read 716 times)
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CJW
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I am trying to find the birth for George Buchanan, who in the 1851 Census Glasgow, gives his birthplace as "Killean" Ross, I thought it was meant to be Killearn!
I cannot find a George Buchanan's birth (about 1802-1806) father Robert,in Killearn no idea of father's occupation. I know he had at least one sister Elizabeth.
So here's hoping that there is a Killean, and I can find a record ( the informant at his death in Australia states his mother's name was Helen but I'm not sure that that is correct)
Cheers
CJW
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Gibson, McKenzie & Elliot,- Northumberland & Montrose
Smith, Sutherland,McKay- Watten Caithness
Gorie, Dishon, Allan, Smith, Tait & Clouston - Orkney
Downie and McDonald Allen & Adam- Ross & Lanark
Buchanan, McFarlane - Stirling & Dumbarton
Cornall, Thompson, Hoole,Gillow,Catterall -Lancashire
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Gadget
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Holy Island - Pilgrims' Path
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Hi CJW
I live in R & C and I'm not familiar with this. It may be a very small place that I don't know of.
I checked the Gazeteer and find that Killean is a parish in Argyll and Killearn is a parish in Stirling. The nearest in R & C are Kilearnan and Kiltearn*. See:
http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm
Regards
Gadget
* also listed on Scotlands People
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CJW
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Thanks Gadget
I'll try the references, ie Stirling etc. also thanks for the map link.
Cheers
CJW
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Gibson, McKenzie & Elliot,- Northumberland & Montrose
Smith, Sutherland,McKay- Watten Caithness
Gorie, Dishon, Allan, Smith, Tait & Clouston - Orkney
Downie and McDonald Allen & Adam- Ross & Lanark
Buchanan, McFarlane - Stirling & Dumbarton
Cornall, Thompson, Hoole,Gillow,Catterall -Lancashire
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CJW
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Hi CJW I live in R & C and I'm not familiar with this. It may be a very small place that I don't know of. I checked the Gazeteer and find that Killean is a parish in Argyll and Killearn is a parish in Stirling. The nearest in R & C are Kilearnan and Kiltearn*. See: http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htmRegards Gadget * also listed on Scotlands People Ooops Killearn or Lillean I meant Stirling, his wife was from Ross |
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Gibson, McKenzie & Elliot,- Northumberland & Montrose
Smith, Sutherland,McKay- Watten Caithness
Gorie, Dishon, Allan, Smith, Tait & Clouston - Orkney
Downie and McDonald Allen & Adam- Ross & Lanark
Buchanan, McFarlane - Stirling & Dumbarton
Cornall, Thompson, Hoole,Gillow,Catterall -Lancashire
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don_niagara
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Hiya CJW,
another possibility might be "Killin", "Killene", and various spelling variations, hamlet of half a dozen households, close by Garve in Contin Parish, R&C.
All the best,
Donald.
p.e.s., my guess is etymology for the name is "small church", though "Kill" for church is more common in Ireland than Scotland.
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Primarly Coigach, but also other parts of Ross and Cromarty.
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Skoosh
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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C.J.W, might the parish not be Kiltearn, around Evanton on the north side of the Cromarty Firth, Ross-shire. Interestingly there is a monument to George Buchanan ,the Tutor of James VI, in the village of Killearn north of Glasgow, but that needn't concern us here. Good Luck...Skoosh.
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