Mc Vicar

[Dave-d]

hello l was told about this site and how help people are. My grandmother born around  1914 Portree Isle of Skye Margaret Mc Vicar she had a sister Jean whom married a Campbell  my grandmother married a Gilfillan so l am try to trace my grandmothers side of the family can any one help please regards Dave

[Gadget]

Hi Dave

First of all, welcome to Rootschat 

As your grandmother was born after the cut off point (1906) for online records, you would probably only be able to get her birth registration from Edinburg which you could get from here if you are away from the Capital:

http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/famrec/bdm.html

Otherwise, you might be lucky and someone here may have access to the baptism registers for that time 

In the mean time it might be possible to trace her parents, do you have any idea of their names, etc. Anything that would help.

Regards

Gadget

 

[Dave-d]

Hi thanks for replying back to my questions unfurtuly thats all l basicly know of them because grandmother and my mother died young with illness and my mums father put kids into care and remarried so not a lot to go on any case thanks once again regards Dave

[Gadget]

 

All is not lost!  I've just found your grandmother's death entry. She died 21 May 1947

Margaret Morton Gilfillan, m. to William Gilfillan, plater. She was aged 32. Died at 10 or 6 Victoria Drive, Renfrew. Her parents were Lachlan McVicar (foreman platelayer) and Agnes, nee Derrick.

Both parents were alive so there might be a lot to go on 

I'll have a good nose around !

Gadget

[Gadget]

Lachlan and Agnes married July 10th 1914, Greenock.

He was a merchant seaman then, aged 26. His parents were - Dugald McVcar, railway porter and Jessie, nee Bain

Agnes Derrick was a dressmaker, aged 26. Her parents were- Peter Derrick, ship rigger (dec) and Margaret, nee Morton (dec)

Still not sure where Portree comes in but 

Gadget

[Gadget]

Here's the Skye link

1891

Fisherfield, Portree  114/1 Ed 6 Page 9

Dugald MacVicar, 33, salmon fisher, b. Portree
Jessie, 27, b. Gairloch Rossshire 
Lachlan, 3, b. Portree
Mary, 1, b. Portree

I'm assuming that Dugald and Jessie married circa 1888

Gadget

[Gadget]

More goodies 

1891

76 Wellington Street, Greenock 564/2 ED 22 Page 38

Peter Derrick, 30, seaman AB (merchant), b. France
Margaret J, 28, b. ireland
Mary A, 6, b. Greenock
Agnes, 4, b. Greenock
John, 11 months, b. Greenock
Elizabeth Morton, 65, mother in law, b. ireland

I'll let you ponder on this before I do anymore. Too much info all at once can be a bit daunting!

Gadget

[Gadget]

Hi Dave

From your PM, I assume that you've taken it all in now 

Dugald MacVicar and Jessie Bain married 29 Sept 1885, Portree.

Dugald was 27, a fisherman. His parents were Donald MacVicar, fisherman and Mary nee Beaton

Jessie was 22. her parents were James Bain, fisherman and Jessie nee Stewart

Gadget 

[runningbear]

fantastic gadget,

1881 census- 22 market street, greenock

peter...age 23...seaman...born france
mary j...age 18...born ireland


Joe