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Ross & Cromarty / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Tuesday 10 April 12 20:41 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks again for the information. I have posted the details on the Banffshire site but again no information has been obtained as to who his parents were though I have found a Colin McRae B1771 Somewhere and wife Elizabeth Black who may be his uncle and aunt but again I am unable find a link, and can find no parents records for Colin .Alexanders marriage cert does not have a record of his parents and I have as yet found no trace of a death cert although I believe that he died in Cullen around 1850.

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Ross & Cromarty / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Friday 24 February 12 16:48 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the info, it seems correct though I see what you mean abou their ages, they do not appear to have aged in ten years according to the census reports?? No details available for the birthplace of Alexander though I have found an Alexander in the 1851 census at Rumbling Pots Fordyce aged 54 identified as a day visitor showing birthplace as Gairloch so this may be him if he was labouring at different farms.

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Ross & Cromarty / Alexander McRae born 1730 - 1740
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 11:51 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to trace details on my Gt.Gt.Gt.Gt.Gt.grandfather Alexander McRae Born 1730 - 1740 & married Isbel McKenzie ,[I can find no trace of a marriage certificate or Birth certificates for either] They had sons Colin. Born 16/5/1759 at Ardival, Fodderty.Son James Born 30/01/1761 at Fodderty [Canna make out the name of the house.There is also an Alexander Born 10/08/1771, but I am not sure if he is another son.
I am struggling to try and find the birth,marriage and death details of both Alexander and Isbel
Colin moved to Fordyce in Banffshire and married Elizabeth Black 0n 19/5/1793.
They had a son Alexander Born 1793 who married Christian Gordon at Fordyce in 1815.

I have uncovered 3 Isobel McKenzies but I am unsure if one of them would be the wife of Alexander born during the 1730,s they are:-
Isobel Christened 18/5.1743 in Foddertythers name is John McKenzie [if this is her then she would have been 16 when she gave birth to Colin in 1759]
Isobel McKenzie born 09/06/1738 in Urquhart and Logie[ father is Alexander MCkenzie [she would have been 21 when she gave birht to Colin]
Isobel McKenzie born 01/12/1738 in Urquhart and Logie, father Kenneth McKenzie , mother Isobel McKenzie
These are the only females with the name Isobel that I can find being born around the Fodderty area but until I can find a marriage cert and Alexanders birth I am stumped. How /where can I find a wedding cert or were they never married or maybe a handfast marriage never registered????

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Banffshire / Re: McRae in Portsoy
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 11:38 GMT (UK)  »
My family are McRaes from Banffshire Gt.Gt.Gt.Grandfather Alexander B1796 Married Christian Gordon at Fordyce 1815[Lived in the Fordyce and Cullen area] had sons Colin,William,John & Robert B1853 & Colin's son also Robert B1866 D1949 in Buckie.Laterly the family all live in Buckie.Nae sure if this is of any help as there were a number of McRae families living in Banffshire all with the same forenames.

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Banffshire / Re: McRae family, Lintmill, Seafield, Cullen 1880s
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 11:27 GMT (UK)  »
I not sure if this will be of use but my Grandfathers brothers name was Robert Born 1866 Died 1949 Buckie and his Grandmother Christian [Nee Gordon] lived in Cullen in 88 Seafield Lane ??.

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Banffshire / Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Thursday 23 February 12 11:18 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to find the birthplace & death date and place,also family details of Alexander McRae born 1795/6 who married Christian Gordon at Fordyce in 1815.Had sons Colin B1822 & William B1824. I am led to believe that he was born in Ross & Cromarty but I can find no trace,although there is an Alexander born in Avoch 1796 but his wife was Barbara and he died in Logie Coldstone .

I now believe that Alexander was born somewhere in Banffshire. I have found a family who may be related:- Colin Born 1771 Married 1793 at Fordyce to Elizabeth Black,Family:-James B 11/11/1794, Ann B3/7/1796,John B10/11/1799,William B 27/12/1801. There was also [1841 Census] Ann B1776 [Possibly in Petty Inverness] living with the family at Culbuchly and a Christian B1826 & William B 1830.

On checking another site it implied that Alexanders parents were Colin & Elizabeth, but I canna find his birth. NOTE:- These are his parents he was born in 1793 in Banff.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Colin was born in Fodderty in 1759 father Alexander mothe Isbel Mckenzie, am now trying to trace their parents .

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