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Ross & Cromarty / Re: MacLeods of Stornoway COMPLETED
« on: Saturday 05 September 20 23:19 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Time has passed and you may very well have acquired this information, in which case it is redundant. Sorry to bother you!
The book,"A Hebridean Heritage" by Myra M Hoar, Tangled Roots Press, Vancouver, 1991, describes the author's life in Stornoway at the beginning of the last century. She refers, on a couple of occasions, to her Macleod grandmother in Stornoway having a cousin, Roderick Ross, a chemist in Durban. At one point she mentions a 1923 letter from Roddie to her grandmother, which refers to his daughter, Mya, who was 12 at the time.
Myra's mother was Isabella Macleod, (16/10/1882 - 28/4/43), who married Angus Mackenzie, (3/3/1880 - 18/10/1955), both of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Isabella's mother was Catherine Mackenzie (1846-99) who married Angus Mackenzie (1846-1939)
Catherine Mackenzie's father, Alexander, (1823 -1899),was born in Assynt, Sutherland. He married Margaret Beaton, (1836-1886), in Stornoway. The whole family, apart from Catherine, emigrated to Portland, Oregon. There is no information on any siblings for Alexander Mackenzie and mention of just one uncle to Catherine, James Beaton, (1826-1874), on her mother's side, - but no cousins.
Catherine Mackenzie's husband, Donald Macleod's father was Malcolm Macleod, (1820-1897), a tailor, who married Mary Maclean (1821-1859), they only had one child, Donald. Malcolm married again to Jessie Steele, and had a further child, Jessie.
Malcolm Macleod's parents were Donald Macleod and Margaret Morrison and Mary Maclean's parents:- Donald Maclean (1781-c1865) and Catherine Mackenzie (1788-c1865). Myra doesn't show any siblings for either set of parents.
Going back to Myra's husband, his Mackenzie family was from the Lochs area of Lewis where they had strong connections with Rosses there who were descended from a Roderick Ross who died in 1808. (My family). In his time Roderick Ross had gained some respect and his name apart from being regularly given to his own descendants was also incorporated into the names of other Lochs families. One of Myra's husband's brothers, for example, was named Roderick Ross Mackenzie. He was born, coincidently in 1877, but died in 1913. The Rosses were very strict church people and breaches of faith would have been dealt with severely but my guess is that your Roderick Ross was connected in some way to those Lochs people.
Well, that was complicated to get down and you probably know it already but if it helps, good luck.
Regards
yetanother
Time has passed and you may very well have acquired this information, in which case it is redundant. Sorry to bother you!
The book,"A Hebridean Heritage" by Myra M Hoar, Tangled Roots Press, Vancouver, 1991, describes the author's life in Stornoway at the beginning of the last century. She refers, on a couple of occasions, to her Macleod grandmother in Stornoway having a cousin, Roderick Ross, a chemist in Durban. At one point she mentions a 1923 letter from Roddie to her grandmother, which refers to his daughter, Mya, who was 12 at the time.
Myra's mother was Isabella Macleod, (16/10/1882 - 28/4/43), who married Angus Mackenzie, (3/3/1880 - 18/10/1955), both of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Isabella's mother was Catherine Mackenzie (1846-99) who married Angus Mackenzie (1846-1939)
Catherine Mackenzie's father, Alexander, (1823 -1899),was born in Assynt, Sutherland. He married Margaret Beaton, (1836-1886), in Stornoway. The whole family, apart from Catherine, emigrated to Portland, Oregon. There is no information on any siblings for Alexander Mackenzie and mention of just one uncle to Catherine, James Beaton, (1826-1874), on her mother's side, - but no cousins.
Catherine Mackenzie's husband, Donald Macleod's father was Malcolm Macleod, (1820-1897), a tailor, who married Mary Maclean (1821-1859), they only had one child, Donald. Malcolm married again to Jessie Steele, and had a further child, Jessie.
Malcolm Macleod's parents were Donald Macleod and Margaret Morrison and Mary Maclean's parents:- Donald Maclean (1781-c1865) and Catherine Mackenzie (1788-c1865). Myra doesn't show any siblings for either set of parents.
Going back to Myra's husband, his Mackenzie family was from the Lochs area of Lewis where they had strong connections with Rosses there who were descended from a Roderick Ross who died in 1808. (My family). In his time Roderick Ross had gained some respect and his name apart from being regularly given to his own descendants was also incorporated into the names of other Lochs families. One of Myra's husband's brothers, for example, was named Roderick Ross Mackenzie. He was born, coincidently in 1877, but died in 1913. The Rosses were very strict church people and breaches of faith would have been dealt with severely but my guess is that your Roderick Ross was connected in some way to those Lochs people.
Well, that was complicated to get down and you probably know it already but if it helps, good luck.
Regards
yetanother