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Title: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: Ken S on Sunday 24 October 21 16:51 BST (UK)
 I have asked this before .. but am still struggling with it. In a death 1855 for Oliver Douglas (Scotlands People) place of death given as Aultraleard ...... and in 1824 marriage record (William Douglas and Helen Paterson) at Tongue .. address given as Aultnaleard. Where is this place
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: Forfarian on Sunday 24 October 21 18:01 BST (UK)
Quote from: Ken S on Sunday 24 October 21 16:51 BST (UK)
I have asked this before .. but am still struggling with it. In a death 1855 for Oliver Douglas (Scotlands People) place of death given as Aultraleard ...... and in 1824 marriage record (William Douglas and Helen Paterson) at Tongue .. address given as Aultnaleard. Where is this place
See https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=758930.0

Can you post extracts of the documents that contain them?
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: DonM on Sunday 24 October 21 19:59 BST (UK)
Here's the death...

Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: MonicaL on Sunday 24 October 21 20:10 BST (UK)
Death place looks more like Strathxxx something.

Could it be STRATHNAVER?
www.abandonedcommunities.co.uk/page26.html

Monica

Added: I think I am looking at the wrong page! Is it the place name on the second page of the register?
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: GR2 on Sunday 24 October 21 20:25 BST (UK)
Could it be this? Scroll down for a transcription.

https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/sutherland-os-name-books-1871-1875/sutherland-volume-03/27
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: Forfarian on Sunday 24 October 21 20:34 BST (UK)
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=58.23831&lon=-4.31632&layers=5&b=1&marker=58.23812,-4.31728

It's still on the map https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NC6330 and the satellite view shows a house, but no idea if it's habitable, let alone inhabited.
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: MonicaL on Sunday 24 October 21 20:48 BST (UK)
Looks good, GR2  :)

To add to map options, a further one here https://mapcarta.com/N8839343276

Alltalaird looks to be just around 5 miles south of Strathnaver.

Monica
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: DonM on Sunday 24 October 21 21:23 BST (UK)
Its a pretty spot, a few photos but then it is off the grid.

Don

Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: MonicaL on Sunday 24 October 21 22:06 BST (UK)
The Loch Choire Estate came up for sale c. 2015. Off the grid it is, Don...but pretty stunning scenery isn't it https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/1685455/doc_1_3.pdf

Monica
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: DonM on Monday 25 October 21 04:13 BST (UK)
Monica

It also includes the subject property.

Don
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: Forfarian on Monday 25 October 21 09:36 BST (UK)
Alltalaird is in the estate agent's photograph. It's just beside the vertical white line half way across the photograph of the loch on pages 6 and 7 - a triangle of greener land with trees on both sides. Also beside the white line on pages 10 and 11.
Title: Re: Douglas of Aultnaleard
Post by: Ken S on Monday 25 October 21 16:16 BST (UK)
 In the 1851 census Oliver (female) is found as a widow living with a son at Clibrig Sutherland ..... the next house hold is down as living at Grumbeg. I think this would be at the top east coast of Loch Naver. I live in Ontario Canada, so I am not close