Peter McKinnon b c 1770 in Strath

[Gods army]

Hoping someone can help. I have in my family a Peter McKinnon living in Inverness (Moss Farr) in 1841 and 1851. (His grandson Robert Smith is also there). Am having trouble trying to trace a baptism for him (and for Robert b c 1837 in Inverness).
Peter was born in Strath which I believe is on the Isle of Skye. Has anyone got them in their family tree?

[J11]

I don't see any surviving baptismal records for Strath before 1815.  The 1841 census says he was a soldier.  Might have luck with military records.  I don't have access to them but someone who does may look them up for you.  With that d.o.b. he should have fought in the Napoleonic Wars, maybe even at Waterloo!

[excel]

I'm not sure if this is your Peter but to access the full details it is pay to view.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8826907

[excel]

Someone on Ancestry seems to have dates etc but you have to pay to access these details.

[Gods army]

I'm not sure if this is your Peter but to access the full details it is pay to view.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8826907

The dates do fit 😃That was 1815 and says he was 44, gives a description too. Thank you

[Gods army]

I don't see any surviving baptismal records for Strath before 1815.  The 1841 census says he was a soldier.  Might have luck with military records.  I don't have access to them but someone who does may look them up for you.  With that d.o.b. he should have fought in the Napoleonic Wars, maybe even at Waterloo!

According to familysearch there weren't any before 1855 anyway, I didn't think there would be.
I'll take a look and see what I can find military wise

[Gods army]

Someone on Ancestry seems to have dates etc but you have to pay to access these details.

I can't afford ancestry am only using FindMyPast for the free weekend

[excel]

On Scotland's People it seems that Strath only has births and marriages between these dates.

119. STRATH
119/1 BIRTHS 1815-54 M 1823-54 D -

Not sure why Robert and Elizabeth Smith's records aren't showing as, if they were born in Inverness, the Inverness records are there for their baptism dates. Perhaps they belonged to a non-conformist church or weren't baptised.
This is the link to the Old Parish Records. It's a useful guide to look up the availability of records.
http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/old-parish-registers/list-of-old-parish-registers

[Gods army]

On Scotland's People it seems that Strath only has births and marriages between these dates.

119. STRATH
119/1 BIRTHS 1815-54 M 1823-54 D -

Not sure why Robert and Elizabeth Smith's records aren't showing as, if they were born in Inverness, the Inverness records are there for their baptism dates. Perhaps they belonged to a non-conformist church or weren't baptised.
This is the link to the Old Parish Records. It's a useful guide to look up the availability of records.
http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/old-parish-registers/list-of-old-parish-registers

It is a strange one. I think a lady called Margaret McKinnon may have been their mother, but I'm really unsure. I must question why my grandad's side of the family are this well hidden. It's happened on the Beal side too.