Muir Of Ord. Which District Does This Come Under?

[linmey]

I have just registered with Scotlands People and not being a local lass I was wondering if anyone knows which area I would need to look in to find someone born in Muir of Ord. I thought it may be Dingwall, but I am not having much luck with that.
       Thanks very much.   Linda.

[ricky1]

 
hi
by googling it comes up as Ross-shire.
ricky

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

It is in the county of Ross and Cromarty, but I don't know which parish within that.

Cheers,
Clare

[linmey]

Thanks very much for your replies. I have had a bit of luck now and it seems they were in a district called Urray. Is that near Muir of Ord or if not perhaps they moved there later. At least I have found them on the 1901 census.
    many thanks.  linda.

[maclennan25]

hi there,

muir-of-ord is the village within the parish of urray in the county of ross & cromarty.

it is surrounded on all sides by the following parishes:
contin, fodderty, urquhart & logie wester, killearnan, and beauly(think it is called parish of kilmorack though). all of these are in the county of ross&cromarty except for beauly which is in the county of inverness.

hope this helps a little.

kind regards,
Lorna.

[linmey]

Hello Lorna,
                    Thank you very much for all that information. I have a much better idea of the area now. I had never heard of Urray so at first I thought I had the wrong family but thank goodness it was the right one.
          Best Wishes.  Linda.

[maclennan25]

my ancestors lived there. i did too until about 10years ago and my dad still lives there now....
anything i might be able to help you with??

kind regards,
Lorna.

[linmey]

Thats really kind Lorna. I have never even visited the area. I have found the family living at Fairburn House and I think my great grandfather was head game keeper on the Fairburn estate. The problem is that before that they moved around so much I cant track them down before 1891 when they settled in the Urray district. They had 10 children so I know I have the right family as some of the names are unusual. The children were all born in different places, well the older ones anyway, so I will have to track them down by the kids birth places. Its also easier to track them down in the highlands. Its not easy to single out a Burns in Lanarkshire where the family originated from.
         I will let you know if I have any questions. Happy Burns night.
                  Best wishes  Linda.

[matchis]

Hi there. Just seen your old enquiries about Muir of Ord. One thing to remember is that Urray is pronounced as in 'hurry' not as in 'hooray'. My Chisholm ancestors came fro Urray in 1711. There was a particular branch of Sutherlands who lived at Fairburn ( Coul of Fairburn to be exact), which is a part of the village of Marybank, in the 19th century There is a burial ground nearby, as well as a cemetery adjacent to a church. I have the MI for these cemeteries and if you would like me to look up any names just let me know.   The Sutherlands emigrated to the USA in 1884 and their descendants have the exotic names of Hudaverdi and Parseghian!!!
Matthew Chisholm