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Places in Sutherland
« on: Sunday 16 December 12 09:24 GMT (UK) »
Hello.
I've just posted but need to ask about place names now.

On the 1851 census, Edinburgh, i found a household which may be linked to my search for William McPherson's kin.

The household resides at 3 Annfield St, North Leith in village of Newhaven.
Head is
Angus McDonald, 45 a Wood merchant.  I find it difficult to decipher his pob.  Inver.....  Kollist?
Isabella wife:  46;  born Sutherland, ??it reads as Ericca?  Not found this anywhere though.
James McPherson: 72:  Sealing Wax Maker:  born Sutherland; ? reads as Dornoch.
Alex McPherson:  68:  Cattle Dealer:  born Sutherland; ? reads a Cruick.  Have found this village.
then 3 non kin.
I'm wondering if this is my William's sister, father and uncle?!

Any light much appreciated.   Julie
BOYD: Scotland
FERGUSON: Scotland
KEMP:  Wiltshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Essex, England
GREEN & DEEVES:  Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, England
MCPHERSON:  Sutherland-Highlands, Edinburgh, Scotland
MILES & MOWAT:  England, South Africa; Australia
GREATREX: England; South Australia
PERKINS:  Cornwall; South Australia
WATKINS: Wales

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Re: Places in Sutherland
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 16 December 12 12:10 GMT (UK) »
Hi jk22,

From FreeCen, transcribed the 1851 census at 3 Annfield, Newhaven,

Surname   First name(s)   Rel   Status   Sex   Age   Occupation   Where Born   Remarks   
    MCDONALD   Angus   Head   M   M   45   Wood Merchant    Inverness-shire - North Uist       
    MCDONALD   Isabella   Wife   M   F   46       Sutherland - Creich       
    MCPHERSON   Jas   Visitr   W   M   72   Sealing Wax Maker    Sutherland - Dornoch       
    MCPHERSON   Alex   Visitr   U   M   68   Cattle Dealer    Sutherland - Creich     

Not sure about relationships yet.

Tom
Scotland - Buchanan, Thomson, Pat(t)erson, Stewart, Ritchie, Tracey
Ireland - Tracey, Conroy, Pat(t)erson.

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Re: Places in Sutherland
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 19 December 12 23:13 GMT (UK) »
Hello Tom,

Thank you very much for that.

On one transcription for this census it gave Angus McDonald's place of birth as 'Kollist'.  I searched for that with no effect.  i can now see how it could be interpreted as written from North Uist.

With Isabella's pob it was transcribed as'Ericca'; again i can see it but as you say it is Creich.

I hope the relationships that i've surmised are correct!  Is there any chance that they could be confirmed one way or another?

I'm really wanting to place my ggggrandfather, William McPherson (prison deputy gov) to his birth place in Sutherland.  So i'm thinking, could it have been CREICH!!!!!?

Julie

BOYD: Scotland
FERGUSON: Scotland
KEMP:  Wiltshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Essex, England
GREEN & DEEVES:  Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, England
MCPHERSON:  Sutherland-Highlands, Edinburgh, Scotland
MILES & MOWAT:  England, South Africa; Australia
GREATREX: England; South Australia
PERKINS:  Cornwall; South Australia
WATKINS: Wales

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Re: Places in Sutherland COMPLETED
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 30 December 12 22:24 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Tom,
From all accounts the records are now not extant so will not be able to identify where my William McPherson, son of James and Catherine Munro was born.
From that census below cited, i've wondered that it may have been either Dornoch or Creich.
Thanks for your time and effort.
Julie
BOYD: Scotland
FERGUSON: Scotland
KEMP:  Wiltshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, Essex, England
GREEN & DEEVES:  Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, England
MCPHERSON:  Sutherland-Highlands, Edinburgh, Scotland
MILES & MOWAT:  England, South Africa; Australia
GREATREX: England; South Australia
PERKINS:  Cornwall; South Australia
WATKINS: Wales