MacLennan - Trumaisgearraidh North Uist

[thornhill121]

Hi
I was wondering if anyone has a copy of Croft Histories of North Uist volume 4: Clachan to Boreray. I am looking for information on the MacLennan family who lived at Trumaisgearraidh (Trumisgarry). My GGGrandfather  Kenneth was living there in 1851. He left sometime after 1871 to move to Barra.
My local library is struggling to find a copy of this book for me. Any information or help gratefully received.
Thanks.

[Rosinish]

Hi,

You can order the book directly from here:

http://www.billlawson.com/books.htm

Anne Marie

[Rosinish]

What info. are you looking for as you haven't specified anything in particular?

Do you have any info. regarding Kenneth e.g. dates, family etc?

There is a family in Glen, Barra (1881) which could be them ?

Kenneth   Maclennan   Head   M   56      Shepherd   Harris   Inverness-shire
Mariah   Maclennan   Wife   M      54      North Uist   Inverness-shire
Donald   Maclennan   Son   U   18         North Uist   Inverness-shire
Christina   Maclennan   Dau         16      North Uist   Inverness-shire
Murdoch   Maclennan   Son      14         North Uist   Inverness-shire
Catherine   Maclennan   Dau         12   Scholar   North Uist   Inverness-shire
John   Maclennan   Son      8      Scholar   North Uist   Inverness-shire

Annie

[thornhill121]

Hi Annie

Thanks for your reply. This is the family that I am looking for. I do have the information on them on Barra but wanted to go further back. I really wanted to know who took the croft over after Kenneth left for Barra (did it stay in the family?) also if there is a date they took it over? I have not seen these books so don't really know what information to expect from them

Thanks
Lucy

[Rosinish]

Lucy,

I don't have the croft book but if the census are consistent with same neighbours then by comparing them this will give you an idea as to whether the croft remained within the MacLennan family or not ?

Annie

[Rosinish]

You could try this for free:

www.freecen.org.uk

[thornhill121]

Thanks Annie

I hadn't thought of checking the neighbours. I will try that and see what that throws up.

Lucy

[cmcderment]

Hi there,
I have all four volumes of Bill Lawson's crofting histories for North Uist. I have just searched the Trumaisgearraidh entries in Vol 4 and can find no mention of any MacLennans.
Are you sure that's where they were?
Christine

[Rosinish]

Glen, Barra (1881)

Kenneth   Maclennan   Head   M   56      Shepherd   Harris   Inverness-shire
Mariah   Maclennan   Wife   M      54      North Uist   Inverness-shire
Donald   Maclennan   Son   U   18         North Uist   Inverness-shire
Christina   Maclennan   Dau         16      North Uist   Inverness-shire
Murdoch   Maclennan   Son      14         North Uist   Inverness-shire
Catherine   Maclennan   Dau         12   Scholar   North Uist   Inverness-shire
John   Maclennan   Son      8      Scholar   North Uist   Inverness-shire

Hi Christine,

This census indicates that the family were in N/Uist from 1863 - sometime prior to 1881 as all the kids were born there.

Does the Croft Books not only give the info. from 1841 & 1851 unless the families remained there whereby there will be more info?

Anne Marie