Hello everyone.
I'm looking for some help in locating my 3x great-grandmother
Flora Cameron m.s. Stewart in the 1891 census. I decided to put this request in the Scotland section as she may be anywhere due to the amount of travelling the family did.
Flora was born circa 1816 in Redcastle, Ross & Cromarty. She died in December 1891 at Hamilton Green, Arbroath, Angus (Forfarshire). So she will have been alive at the time the census of 1891 was taken.
Her parents as named on her DC were
John Stewart and Flora Grant. I don't have any further info on her parents.
Flora Stewart marries husband
Duncan Cameron in 1834 at Killearnan, Ross & Cromarty. After this date, the family were in various locations across Scotland in the subsequent censuses.
Here are the children I have for Duncan and Flora;
Fin(d)ly b. abt 1835, Inverness.
Flora b. 1837, Inverness.
Elizabeth b. abt 1845, Burntisland, Fife
Margaret b. abt 1847, Burntisland, Fife
Mary b. abt 1848, Burntisland, Fife
John b. abt 1851, Burntisland, Fife
Jane b. abt 1854, Aberdeen
Catherine b. abt 1857, Keith, Banffshire
(I haven't been able to find a birth record for Catherine despite her being born post civil registration)I have the family in the following census;
1841High Street, Linlithgow, West LothianDuncan, 30 occupation Labourer
Flora, 25
and their 2 children; Finlay and Flora.
18516 Petty Road, Kinghorn, Fife.Duncan, 40 occupation "Maltster"
Flora, 40
and their 6 children; Finlay, Flora, Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary.
1861Village of Maryburgh, Dingwall, Ross & CromartyDuncan, 53 occupation "Railway Labourer"
Flora, 48
and their 5 children, Finlay, John, Margaret, Jane and Catherine.
Also a grandchild, David Robertson, 2, born Keith, Banffshire - This is daughter Flora's son.
1871Grange of Barry, Old Manse, AngusDuncan, 60, an Ag Lab
Flora, 55
Jane (daughter), 18
David Robertson (grandchild), 12
188115 Ernest Street, Arbroath, AngusDuncan, 72, an Ag Lab
Flora, 61
Duncan dies in May 1882 at 15 Ernest Street, Arbroath. Confirmed as husband of Flora Stewart. Parents named as Finlay Cameron (Pendicler in Inverness) and Margaret Grant. I can't find Flora in the 1891 census at all. I have checked the following entries on Scotland's People and I don't feel they are a good match for my Flora;
Flora Cameron, 75 - Inverness Burgh.
Head is this Flora's son; Alexander Cameron. A Bank accountant born Ardnamurchan, Inverness.
Flora Cameron, 70 - Little Scatwell, Contin, Ross & Cromarty
"unmarried" as opposed to widow. Occupation "Cook".
Also in household is sister Catherine, 60 also a Cook.
Both noted as being born in Contin, Ross & Cromarty.
Flora Cameron, 75 - Culcairn, Rosskeen, Ross & Cromarty
Head is this Flora's brother; Murdo Cameron, 59 a Crofter born "Strath..., Ross" (maybe Strathconon, hard to make out)
Sister Flora is noted as being born in the same location.
Murdo speaks English and Gaelic, Flora is noted is speaking Gaelic only. This puts me off thinking this is my Flora as she lived in West Lothian, Fife, Banffshire and Angus over her lifetime and I would've thought speaking Gaelic only would've limited her ability to interact with locals in the lowlands.
I'm quite keen to find Flora in the 1891 Census to see if she did indeed speak Gaelic given where she was born and brought up.
Any help appreciated.