Rev Angus J MacVicar

[DMac17]

In fact, my grandfather's parents were Roderick MacAulay and Mary McVicar; Roderick's brother Alex went to Vancouver and married K.M. MacDonald.  They had three children: Mary, John and Ina.

I guess they are on the MacAulay side, rather than MacVicar, so perhaps it's not what you are interested in, but just thought I'd add it into the mix!  :-)

[nannettel]

Thank you for taking the time to reply, even tho it is ian old post. Don't think I ever found out if Duror was the actual name of a place. But I did make the connection of Angus(the author) to my MacVicar/McVicar family. He is my 2nd cousin, 2x removed.
I have Rodrick MacAulay and Mary MacVicar in my tree. Mary is my 1st cousin 3x removed. I have his parents as Rodrick and Mary (Thomson) MacAulay but nothing else for them. I have Mary's parents as Angus John and Isabella(MacLean) MacVicar. I have 5 children for Roderick and Mary. Mary's brother John is my maternal 2nd great grandfather. Any time you want to share/compare info-just send me an email and I will be glad to connect with you.
Nannette
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[DMac17]

Hi Nannette,

Your address didn't come through - it was removed!  Can you interpret this (*)

That aside, I am happy to pass my side of the family tree to you, once I get an electronic version sorted! 

The only Duror I know of is on the west coast of Scotland near Glencoe / Loch Linhe and the only reference I know of it is a ghost tale called the Maid of Glen Duror!  I'm sure it'll be online somewhere!  ;-)

Have you read any of Angus MacVicar's books?  I have a pile here and it makes mention of the Manse of St Blann's, Southend, which is where I understand he grew up.  This is about 120 miles south of Duror.  There are some photos of the family therein; if you are interested, I can try to scan them and send them over to you! 

Kind regards,

Deirdre

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[nannettel]

Hello again,
Sorry for the delay in replying to your post.
To explain the (*):
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I shouldn't have posted my email address. I will try and PM you and send it.
Yes, I'd like to share/compare our files.
I have read a couple of Angus's books; the one I am starting now is Salt in my Porridge. I was looking for some info and someone told me it was in this book.
Nannette

[Isabel H]

The entry for Rev. Angus J. McVicar in "Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae" says he was ordained to Duror 31st Jan. 1907, then moved to the parish of Southend in March 1910, so his son Angus b. 1908 would have been born at Duror and moved to Southend as a small child.
Here is a link to the volume of the fasti containing the entry for Angus J. McVicar, southen parish, p68.
http://archive.org/details/fastiecclesiu04scotuoft

As for where Duror is, this handy Gazetteer is great for finding Scottish placenames.
http://www.scottish-places.info/

[stanfordtuck]

Hello,

I an searching relatives of Sergeant McVICAR Angus, Flight Engineer RAF.V.R. 1371651, killed On April 15th, 1943, the Bomber Short Stirling BF 513 was shot down and crashed in the forest of Nismes, Municipality of Viroinval (Belgium) where I live. He was 20 yearsAngus McVicar
I have only one record of Flight-engineer Angus McVicar, but no details of his family except that he was teh eldest son.  His family were at the "Free church Manse, Dunbeath" so I assume his father was a minister.
Can you help me ?
Thanks already
Guy

[avm228]

Hello Guy and welcome to Rootschat.

This link to the relevant Angus McVicar's war grave details tells you that his parents were Donald and Margaret, of Dunbeath:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4001675/McVICAR,%20ANGUS