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Notes on the Gerard Family from "Genealogies of An Aberdeen Family 1540-1913"
https://archive.org/details/genealogiesofabe00smit

I have pondered over who might be the parents of Alexander Gerard, a farmer, for many years and wondered if anyone has better insights.  Alexander is known to have married Janet Irvine.

I believe Alexander's parents are John Gerard, farmer Midmar and Crossley, and his first wife (unknown) and is a half-brother of Rev. John Gerard.

The Rev. John Gerard, b. 12th Sept., 1765;
m, Jane Craig (b. 1764; d. 30th Jan., 1837), sister of Peter Craig, M.D., of West Indies; d. 9th Oct., 1850. He was the son, by a second marriage, of John Gerard, Farmer, Midmar and Crossley, Fetteresso (d. Sept., 1791), and Jane Jamieson (d. 17th Aug., 1814). John Gerard's family by his first marriage consisted of:

1. Alexander, b. 1758; Jane Affleck (d. about Dec, 1833); d. 9th Sept., 1833, at Cotbank,
Glenbervie. He was a Farmer. Their family consisted of Janet and Jane.  Did he marry Janet Irvine after 1833 and before she died in 1840?  I have that in 1834 Alexander was a tenant farmer in Greenheads.
2. James, in. Sarah Blackhall (d. 17th Feb., 18 16)
:
d. March 1801. He was a Farmer, Tillyboy, Echt. Their family consisted of Margaret
(Mrs. Shewan, Skene, who had a daughter), James (d. May, 1801), and Isabel (6. April,
1 801).
3. Jane, d. 9th Sept., 1779, at Crossley, Fetteresso. By his second marriage, his family consisted of:

1. John, b. 12th Sept., 1765, of whom before and
hereafter.
2. George, d. Sept., 1832.
3. Isabella, b. 1770; m. before 1802, George
Tytler, Farmer, Milltown of Corsindae, of whom before (page 100).

Any help with this would be much appreciated.

Based on info I have given below I don't think the Angus McLeod who married Mary McSporran and had a son Archibald registered in Scotland in 1856 came from Ross-shire.  I believe this Angus McLeod was born between 1829 and 1834 in Argyll.  Perhaps the Archibald McLeod born in 1856 is a clue to the grandfather's name.  I suspect Angus, aged 18, is with a family of McLeods from Torosay in Mull, Argyll in 1851.  Parents: NORMAN MACLEOD/SARAH MACKINNON.  It is also possible he is from Tyree with parent ARCHIBALD MACLEOD/ANN CAMERON except I cannot find a corresponding birth record.

The info I got from Donald MacDonald-Ross was this "Angus born 8 April 1823 Lochbroom, parents Murdoch McLeod 1794- and Ann McLeod 1799-
"Living at Fearn in 1851 is Murdoch McLEOD, 57, Ann MLEOD, 52, Angus McLEOD, 26, Kenneth McLEOD, 22, Donald McLEOD, 19, and Mary McLEOD, 16.  Everyone in the family is said to be born at Lochbroom.  In 1861 they are in Tarbat."

I found this also:
There is an Allan McLeod who married Christian McLeod 16 Jan 1815 and an Allan MacLeod who married Isobel Graham 11 Feb 1819 in Lochbroom.
Potentially JOHN chr 03/02/1820, JOHN 10/02/1821, MURDOCH 01/11/1822, ANGUS 04/08/1823, MARGARET
15/08/1827, CATHARINE 17/03/1830, and KENNETH 17/10/1830 all of Lochbroom are his offspring.
There are two Allan McLeod as possible parents one is from Ullapool and the other from Achnaherd.

Achnaherd
Allan 50    Crofter,    Janet 40 (possible wife), Murdo 20, Alex 10, Kath 5, Christy 5, and John 2.

Thanks again Debra.  I think I have found the two Angus McLeods aged 20 in the 1841 census.  One is in Achandrean and the other is Badinscally.  I suspect a remarriage or possibly something else has added to the difficulty in locating the right people.

I wonder how Angus McLeod met Mary McSporran.  Four year old Archibald McLeod's birth is recorded in 1856 KILLEAN AND KILCHENZIE.

Yes, thank you Debra.