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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Inverness => Topic started by: Greg0220 on Wednesday 09 May 18 23:41 BST (UK)
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Looking for any information on the above couple from Moidart, and most likely Glenuig.
They emigrated to Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1810, with children Alexander b. 1806, and Mary b. 1808.
Anne MacLean's father was Duncan MacLean, and her mother was either his first wife, Mary MacIsaac, or his second wife, Cicely MacDonald.
Her older brother or half-brother was Donald MacLean b. 1760, who emigrated to Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1791.
Due to the ages of her children, Anne MacLean may have been born of her father's second wife, or had older children who didn't make the journey. I would estimate her birth around 1775, give or take.
Nothing is known of Dugald Thompson, other than the name is very uncommon in Moidart.
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Forgot to add, they were Roman Catholic.
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Thompson spelling sounds English/Irish but possibly known by Gaelic MacThomais?
Skoosh,
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Hi Greg
Will not be easy to get records for the family :-\ Roman Catholic records can be so very hard to find, especially the further back you go. Likely you know this already from your searches to date.
I have RC family (MacIsaac/McDonald) from Moidart and found this site really useful www.moidart.org.uk.
There are some RC records on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk in the 'Church Registers' databases. I have found very little on my lines there unfortunately.
Spellings were fluid in those days. Good to use wildcards where you can, for example, M*C, to pick up on both Mc/Mac. Also, Thomson without the 'P' was the more common spelling of the surname in Scotland, so again seaching for Thom*son will let you pick up on all the variations.
Monica :)
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Thompson spelling sounds English/Irish but possibly known by Gaelic MacThomais?
Skoosh,
Wonderful suggestion. Thanks.
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Hi Greg
Will not be easy to get records for the family :-\ Roman Catholic records can be so very hard to find, especially the further back you go. Likely you know this already from your searches to date.
I have RC family (MacIsaac/McDonald) from Moidart and found this site really useful www.moidart.org.uk.
There are some RC records on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk in the 'Church Registers' databases. I have found very little on my lines there unfortunately.
Spellings were fluid in those days. Good to use wildcards where you can, for example, M*C, to pick up on both Mc/Mac. Also, Thomson without the 'P' was the more common spelling of the surname in Scotland, so again seaching for Thom*son will let you pick up on all the variations.
Monica :)
Thank you Monica, I was hoping you'd see this given your MacIsaac knowledge.