McLeod - Waikumete Cemetery Headstone Lookup

[Georgia Mitch]

Oh, thank you very much! :-)  Yes, he is definitely my great-great grandfather.

[Rosinish]

As an aside......

His name is very Scottish sounding & possible his parents arrived 1851 during the clearances in the Highlands of Scotland 

Do you have his parents on census records with any Scottish connection?

Annie

[Georgia Mitch]

'Tis indeed a verra Scottish name. He was born in 1853 in Nova Scotia, though. His parents are Kenneth McLeod and Ann McDonald, taken from his marriage certificate. I don't know any details about them as of yet. Perhaps they did leave the highlands during the clearances.

I recall looking awhile ago at a ships roll with a Kenneth McLeod in Whangarei, and I think there was a young Angus mentioned on it. Don't quote me, though!

I do have his death certificate, which mentions that he was born in Canada, but I can't find it at present, and BDM won't re-issue it to me via email. I will have a hunt through my records again for it this weekend.

[Georgia Mitch]

I've just met my Dad's cousin for the first time this week, and he told me he knew about Angus running off from his family. Apparently one of Angus' grand-daughters has written a wee booklet about her memories, and Angus features in that. So, I am waiting to get a copy and have a look through it. :-)