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Ross & Cromarty / Rop shire - Ross shire
« on: Wednesday 07 July 10 11:52 BST (UK) »
Hi All
Very new to this forum, but quietly been exploring the family lines with varying degrees of success.
I am struggling a bit on my Great great grandfather in Scotland.
His name was Alexander Cameron. On my Great grandfathers birth register (Alexander Murdoch Cameron b13/3/1881 Ararat, Vic Aust) his birth place is listed as Rop shire Scotland with age of 35.
This I believe may be an incorrect spelling due to a thick accent being mis understood by the register. I have yeaterday sighted the marrige certificate and it is listed as Ross shire on that.
35 years old in 1881 would make his birth year 1845-46.
Q. Is Ross shire Ross and Cromarty?
From elderly relatives in Australia I have verbal information on Alexander and his parents but have been unable to find a link to anything I can prove back into scotland.
have his wife back 2 generations into scotland no problems.
Verbal information that I have is
Alexanders(b, 1845-46 in Ross shire) father is Alexander Cameron. His wife was an Anabelle Mckenzie or Mcintosh. He was a shepherd.
Alexanders(b, 1845-46 in Ross shire) other siblings were Scott and Anabella.
The information in the 2 paragraphs above is only verbal testamony from some very old relatives in Australia and I am starting to doubt the validity of it as i have not been able to confirm anything from census records. Although it is possible that they were born between censuses and emigrated between as well.
Anybody got some pointers to help me.
Regards
Stuart
Very new to this forum, but quietly been exploring the family lines with varying degrees of success.
I am struggling a bit on my Great great grandfather in Scotland.
His name was Alexander Cameron. On my Great grandfathers birth register (Alexander Murdoch Cameron b13/3/1881 Ararat, Vic Aust) his birth place is listed as Rop shire Scotland with age of 35.
This I believe may be an incorrect spelling due to a thick accent being mis understood by the register. I have yeaterday sighted the marrige certificate and it is listed as Ross shire on that.
35 years old in 1881 would make his birth year 1845-46.
Q. Is Ross shire Ross and Cromarty?
From elderly relatives in Australia I have verbal information on Alexander and his parents but have been unable to find a link to anything I can prove back into scotland.
have his wife back 2 generations into scotland no problems.
Verbal information that I have is
Alexanders(b, 1845-46 in Ross shire) father is Alexander Cameron. His wife was an Anabelle Mckenzie or Mcintosh. He was a shepherd.
Alexanders(b, 1845-46 in Ross shire) other siblings were Scott and Anabella.
The information in the 2 paragraphs above is only verbal testamony from some very old relatives in Australia and I am starting to doubt the validity of it as i have not been able to confirm anything from census records. Although it is possible that they were born between censuses and emigrated between as well.
Anybody got some pointers to help me.
Regards
Stuart