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Title: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: probertresearch on Saturday 06 January 18 07:47 GMT (UK)
I am looking for a Daniel Mcleod who immigrated from Scotland to New York. I have him and his family well documented in New York, but am finding no way of following him to Scotland. Here are the records I have. I have been unable to find a marriage record or death record. Any help is greatly appreciated. (The family pronounces the name Macleod, that spelling may be original)

1880 Census
    born 1833, parents born Scotland
wife Eliza - Born 1843 England, parents born England
daughter Lula - born 1874 New York
son William - born 1879 New York

1892 New York Census
    born 1839
Eliza - born 1842
Louisa - born 1874
William - born 1877

1900 Census
    born Jan 1839, Immigrated 1861, Married 1871
Eliza - born Dec 1847 or 1841?, Immigrated 1871
Louise - born Feb 1873 New York

1905 New York Census
     Born 1837, Immigrated 1870
Louise - born 1876
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: *Sandra* on Saturday 06 January 18 07:55 GMT (UK)
Daniel McLeod - passed away 1906 - Salamanca, New York - Certificate Number 42037

Sandra
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: *Sandra* on Saturday 06 January 18 08:09 GMT (UK)
Death of William McLeod born 5 Janaury 1879  Salamanca, Cattaraugus New York passed away 18 February 1928 Detroit Wayne Michigan. Burial Evergreen Cemetery.

Father Daniel McLeod and Mother Eliza Brown.
Wife Blanche Connelly

(You need to register and sign in to see the record - its free)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF47-M79

Sandra
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: Skoosh on Saturday 06 January 18 10:53 GMT (UK)
For an insight into the crossing check Robert Louis Stevenson's "An Amateur Emigrant!" from the Clyde to NY, available online!

Skoosh.
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: probertresearch on Saturday 06 January 18 19:19 GMT (UK)
Thanks, Sandra! I had the death record of William, but not Daniel's. Every little piece helps. I wish that death record had his parents or place of birth on it!
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: *Sandra* on Saturday 06 January 18 19:26 GMT (UK)
Was hoping to turn up more info on Daniel - date of birth varies so much, it is impossible to make any matches in Scotland.

Sandra
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 06 January 18 20:02 GMT (UK)
Have you tried Donald rather than Daniel -they're quite  common synonyms:

http://www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=daniel
http://www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=donald


Gadget
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: *Sandra* on Saturday 06 January 18 20:53 GMT (UK)
Its not the name that is the problem.   :-\

Might be difficult finding the marriage (which might have told us Daniel's parents names)  - statewide registration in many states did not begin until 1880/1881

Could you try and locate an obituary for Daniel in Salamanca, Cattaraugus County New York - 1906
Or get the death certificate to see what information it may have regarding parents.

Sandra
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 06 January 18 22:03 GMT (UK)
Have you got a find a grave for Eliza? She's not with then in 1905?
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 06 January 18 22:06 GMT (UK)
For what it's worth but not really very confident ~

1900 census has him born January 1839 and 1905  as 1837. People tend to be more honest with their month of birth than their year of birth. There were these baptisms in January 1831-1839 for a Daniel M*cLeod

6 Jan 1832      to Daniel Mccleod and Catherine Colquhoun, Glasgow
25 Jan 1831    to Daniel Mcleod and Mary Shaw, Glasgow

(Too many Donalds!)

Gadget

PS I've not checked the 1841-1861 censuses for him and if any disappeared from Scottish records.
Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 07 January 18 12:16 GMT (UK)
You might have this but will put it up, just in case:

MCLEOD, Eliza. Spouse of Daniel. Born 1856, died 1901
MCLEOD, Daniel. Spouse of Eliza. Born 1836, died 1906

http://www.paintedhills.org/CATTARAUGUS/WildwoodCem/WildwoodM.htm

Main site may have some info tucked away:

http://www.paintedhills.org/cattco.html

(Daniel not in Salamanca in 1870 - I've checked their listing )

It includes some obituaries


Gadget




Title: Re: Daniel Mcleod - Scotland to New York Born abt. 1839
Post by: probertresearch on Wednesday 10 January 18 03:23 GMT (UK)
Thank you, both of you. This gives me a few more pieces to the puzzle. Perhaps eventually I'll be able to find naturalization records or something else that will give his parents name or place of birth. I'm happy with what we have been able to find for now. Thanks again for your time and help!