Alex MacKenzie Blacksmith Lochslin

[Exilelass]

I am trying to find out more about my G.grandfather who was blacksmith at Lochlin and is on the 1911 Census there. I believe he was smith to the Lovat Scouts in WWI when they were billeted near there. As both sides of my paternal family are MacRaes and MacKenzies, all using the same handful of first names, I am really bogged down. My other G grandfather was the miller at Craggie Mill at Daviot and I have the same problem there.
ANY help will be gratefully received.
Thank you.

[CaroleW]

Welcome to Rootschat

Could you post the full 1911 details so we have birthyears and birthplaces etc for all family members

[Exilelass]

Surely, but I'm a bit of a twit with computers.
Can you tell me what to do, or do I just type it all out?

[CaroleW]

Hi

Yes - you have to type out the details for each member (ie)

Name - age - birthplace

If they are all the same surname there is no need to repeat it for each member

[Exilelass]

Lochslin Smithy and House...
MacKenzie, Alexander, Head,44, Blacksmith and Crofter....Glenurquhart
Mary, wife, 45, ......Kiltarlity
Annie, daughter, 16,.....Inverness
Mary, daughter,8,......Culloden
Alexandrina, daughter, 4,.....Fearn
Peter J. son, 3,....Fearn

I hope that is what you need.

Thank you 

[CaroleW]

That's great - thank you.  With so many Alexander MacKenzie's we just need to make sure we have the right one

[Exilelass]

Tell me about it!! 
I can find one as Blacksmith in Bridgend, Lochslin, Rhynie, Alness and have no way of knowing if there were four all the same name or if it was one man who got about a bit. :/
It's about now you want someone called Benedict Cumberbatch in your family!! Easy to follow!

[CaroleW]

You will find that many Scottish RC members are quite expert at "unravelling" families

As he was from Inverness I will ask the moderator to move your post to the Inverness board for starters

[CaroleW]

Your best starting point is his youngest childrens births as that will give you Mary's maiden name and enable you to find his marriage

Quite a big gap in ages between Annie and Mary so I wonder if Mary was a second wife?