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I am looking for help in tracing the parents or any relation of Hugh McDonald, Morvern, Argyll. Hugh is in the 1841 Census for Achleanan (Achlinen), Morvern, age 70 years, I believe his trade was tailor. There are two others listed there Catharine 50 years and Flory 35years(? Catharine ? Wife?,? Flory ? Daughter?). ( I am a descendant of his son Archibald who moved to Glasgow by 1841, listed as a Dyer, Barony, and again 1851 Barony.)) I cannot find any trace of Catherine or Flory after this Census in Morvern 1841. Hugh's D.C. states: 528/00 0016, 1858, Parish of Morven, County of Argyll.
Hugh Mac Donald, Pauper, Formerly Tailor, Widower.
Died. 1858 October 21st, Achlinan, Morvern, 100 years of age.( Census puts birth at 1771?) Parents, Rodrick MacDonald, Woolen Weaver. Catharine Mac Donald, Maiden Name, Mac Eachern.
Buried Kiluntaig Burial Ground, (can anyone tell me where this is?,) as Certified by Hugh MacDonald, Nephew.
Hugh Mac Donald, His X mark, Nephew (Present), Donald Mac Intyre, Registrar, Witness.
Registered 1858 October 27th At Morven, Donald Mac Intyre, Registrar
I have found the nephew in Morvern 1861 Census, 528/00 004/00 005, Now 70 years and also a Tailor, Drimnin, (Glasdrim elsewhere) Morvern.
My problem is I cannot find My Hugh's parents details anywhere, I do not know who nephew Hugh's parents were and if any of the other McDonalds, listed in the Morven 1841 Census booklet, GWSFHS, are related to Hugh. This brickwall has stumped me in tracing my own direct line any futher back for over a year now, I have been going in circles. Any help would be welcome, would dearly love to know if Hugh had more brothers & sisters.
Regards,
Duncan MacDonald
.P.S. Hugh married in Morvern 1808 on the 20th of April to Anne McColl.
OPR Marriage, 528/ 0010 0044 Morvern:
Morvern 1st March 1808 40 3 crossed out.
McDonald: Hugh MacDonald Labourer and Anne McColl Married 20 April L.
His son Archibald was born 06/09/1817 at Morvern.
OPR Birth, 528/ 0010 0035 Morvern:
32 Morvern 29 June 1817
McDonald: Hugh McDonald resident in Achronich & Anne McColl a L.S. Archibald. bo: 6Sept'r.
Any hints on where to look for information, nothing more to be found in Morvern on ScotlandsPeople, no trace of Hugh's parents in Morvern, ? moved from ? to there. Hugh was buried in the cemetery local to Achleanan. I believe it is still there?
Morvern Transformed by Phillip Gaskell, states that 7 families were evicted by Sir C. Gordon's estate from that area in 1840, that probably explains why our family came to Glasgow.
P.P.S. Gaskell's book mentions that MacDonald of Glenalladale, purchased the estate in the early 1800's, before the Gordon's. I wonder if my Macdonald family came to Morven at that time or were native since Somerleds time there.
Further notes, on one Morvern Census for the family, Cameron grandchildren are noted but I have no knowledge of their parents.
Recently visited Morvern in August and seen the beautiful area family came from, and most of the locations they stayed at. Still do not know if Kiluntaig is the local graveyard above Drimnin with view across Sound of Mull to Tobermory.
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