Where is/was Balnaglich, Petty?

[alastairgm]

The IGI has my g.g.grandmother, Mary McIntosh, daughter of John McIntosh, Farmer, and Janet McIntosh, as being born 24th. November, 1780 at Balnaglich, Petty, Inverness.
I have looked at both the modern OS map and used the search facility on the old-maps website but cannot find a Balnaglich anywhere in the Petty area. Presumably it was a Farm name.
Has anyone any idea where it is or was?

[bervonian]

I confess I am baffled also.  The nearest I could find using Old Maps was Balnacreich (Co-ordinate 280574, 851532) and Breachlich (Co-ordinate 279019, 852196).
It appears that Petty Parish, from 1845 to 1891, was partly in Invernesshire and partly in Nairnshire.

Bervonian.

[alastairgm]

Thanks for the suggestions. Of the two I would say Balnacreich sounds most like Balnaglich.
Regards, alastairgm

[Chortlegirl]

Not sure if this helps ...

I've got a book which includes MIs from Petty Cemetery (where quite a few McIntoshes are buried). Ones of the stones in the cemetery reads:

"Erected by John Macintosh, father Alexander Macintosh, late farmer of Brachlich of Calder, died 25 March 1815 aged 54 years (wife Margaret Rose died 6 November 1823 aged 67 years)."

Could these Macintoshes be linked to your line? If they are, could your IGI entry have been mistranscribed from "Brachlich"?

Hope this is of some help!
Lynn

[alastairgm]

Thanks for the suggestion. I also have the Petty MI book but had missed that reference to Brachlich. That's definitely a possibility.
Looks like I shall have to send for a copy of the original.
Regards, Alastairgm

[PaulaToo]

Try this, it's way down the page, so keep searching.
Thought the name was familiar, but you kind of loose track of things.


http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-STRATHNAIRN/2001-05/0989551650

[alastairgm]

Hello Paula,
Thanks for the suggestion. Balnaglaic does indeed sound a likely possibility but I looked for it on a map and it's in Glen Urquhart, which is a long way from Petty.
I've sent for a copy of the original OPR entry so I hope that will be of some help when it arrives.
Many thanks for your time and trouble.
alastairgm

[alastairgm]

To all who replied with suggestions.
I've now received the copy of the original OPR entry and in that it's clearly written as Balnaglach.
There's a Balnaglack on the modern OS map just south-west of Inverness Airport on the coast near Fisherton so this could well be it.
Further evidence from the OPR entry is that one of the Witnesses to Mary's baptism is a William Clerk(sic) in Carroward(sic). If you look at the Highland FHS booklet of MI's in Old Petty Churchyard No. 267 there is a William Clerk, late farmer in Kerroward, who died age 84 in 1822. This would make him age 42 at Mary's baptism in 1780, and so he could well be a friend of fellow farmer John Macintosh, as Balnaglack is not far from modern day Kerrowaird.
This resolves the question, I think, and shows the value of going to the original document even if it costs a bit.
alastairgm

[CWoody]

I live 4 miles from Old Petty Churchyard.   Let me know if you want any pics or info.
I have 2 books written in early 1800's with info from Ardersier and Petty etc.   I'll have a look to see if any mentions of your people/places but may be after the New Year.
Christine