« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 22 February 17 19:38 GMT (UK) »
all but one of the census records of his son Alexander lists his father's birthplace as Scotland and the one report says England.
If it helps, Alexander of 1680's son Reuben had a slew of children. Their names were:
Jane
Hannah
Jeremie
James
Margaret
Jennie
Lettie
Walter
John
Samuel
Robert
I would say there's a good probability from son Alexander giving Scotland as his father's p.o.b. so often that would be true.
I have known/seen p.o.b. stated as Scotland, England which/whether they thought Scotland to be in England rather than in the UK which is a wee bit different
Have you managed to confirm any of the children's forenames from the maternal line's names?
There are a few which could be Uist but I can't say any are definitely not as it's too far back from records I've seen but I have highlighted the ones I know to be/could be;
JaneHannahJeremie
JamesMargaretJennie
Lettie
Walter
John Samuel (
not common)
Robert (
not common)
Annie
Added, 'not common' meaning not unheard of.
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie
Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)
Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling
Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon
Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee
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