McDERMID / McDIARMID

[EDO]

Good morning List,

I am researching my wife's forebears who came to Australia, sailing from Tobermory on 16 September 1839 aboard the Barque "GEORGE FYFE", Donald McDERMID [MacDIARMID]and Mary [Stewart] with  9 children.

The head of the family Donald McDIARMID[McDERMID] would have been born c1793. He married Mary STEWART abt 1815. 

They were from the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.

Any 'smiggin' of help would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely

Bruce EDMONDS

[Burrow Digger]

I have a Jeannie or Jane McDermid (possibly AKA Jeannie Johnston/e or Jane Johnston/e McDermid) married in 1883 in NZ to Daniel McCallum. According to the info on their daughters birth record - Jeannie was 17 at the time of the marriage & Daniel was 26. They were 26 & 36 respectively  in 1892 when their daughter Jeanie/Jane Johnstone McCallum was born.

Daniel was born in Argyll, Scotland  & Jeanie McDermid was born in Waianiwa, near Invercargill, NZ (approx 1866). So far I dont know who her parents were. Still have to get their marriage cert.

Do you have any marriage of Johnstone to McDermid before 1866?

Thanks

Burrow Digger

[EDO]

Hello BurrowDigger,

I cannot identify your McDERMID line in my pages.  McDERMID is my wife's maiden name -

You may care to research the undermentioned site, and add your line.  It produces some surprising results

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/m/mcdiarmid/

Good luck in your research

EDO

[Ninatoo]

Burrow Digger,

I have a convoluted mixture of McDermid from Argyll and Johnston originally from Ayr, connecting through marriage with the Graham family from Bute.

My earliest McDermid is Neil, about 1762 who married Sarah Campbell.  Their son Donald married Catherine Clark, and amongst their children is Barbara McDermid who married Hugh Graham,  Hugh's parents were Alexander Graham and Janet Johnston.  Alexander Graham's parents were John Graham and Sarah McDermid.

This line seems to double back on itself a bit!  Any of that helpful at all?

[Burrow Digger]

I cant do anything about Jeanie until I know who her parents are. I'll need to wait for her birth registration. I have applied for it, but it will take a while. Will let you know if I make any connections.

Thanks.

BD

[Burrow Digger]

Ok I finally have Jeannie McDermid's marriage cert - she was married in 1883 and born in 1866.

Her parents are listed as Duncan McDERMID and Margaret RONALD.

There is one IGI marriage (extracted record) for Duncan McDermid & Maggie Ronald. The dates fit very nicely.

Duncan MCDERMID 
  Spouse:  Maggie RONALD   
  Marriage:  26 NOV 1861   Southend, Argyll, Scotland

And I found 2 possible birth records for Duncan in the IGI - both extracted records.

Duncan born  1826  Kilninver And Kilmelford, Argyll
son of Archibald McDermid & Bell Ferguson
or
Duncan born  1831   Kilninver And Kilmelford, Argyll
son of  Neil McDermid & Christian Haggart.


BD

[MonicaL]

Hi BD

Probably unlikely, but there is a marriage showing for a Duncan McDermid and a Margaret Ronald on IG:

DUNCAN MCDERMID Marriages: Spouse: MAGGIE RONALD    
Marriage:  26 NOV 1861 Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Also, one child on IGI:

ANN MCDERMID  Birth: 26 JAN 1863 Southend, Argyll, Scotland
Parents: Father: DUNCAN MCDERMID Mother: MARGARET RONALD

Regards.

Monica
   

[Burrow Digger]

Hi BD

Probably unlikely, but there is a marriage showing for a Duncan McDermid and a Margaret Ronald on IG:

DUNCAN MCDERMID Marriages: Spouse: MAGGIE RONALD    
Marriage:  26 NOV 1861 Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Also, one child on IGI:

ANN MCDERMID  Birth: 26 JAN 1863 Southend, Argyll, Scotland
Parents: Father: DUNCAN MCDERMID Mother: MARGARET RONALD

Regards.

Monica
   

So if Ann was born in Argyll in 1863 and Jeannie was born (supposedly) in Waianiwa, Southland, NZ in 1866 - then the family emigrated between those 2 dates.

I guess I better get Jeanie's birth (or death) registration to find out exactly where she was born.

BD

[Burrow Digger]

And a huge Thank you to Ninatoo for passing her unwanted McDermid-Ronald marriage cert to me.   This takes me one generation further back.

Now all I need to do is find out how and when all these Argyll ancestors came to NZ, and why.

BD