Cille Choirill Brae Lochaber: Archibald Mcdonald & Ann Gillies

[henrietta7]

I am very interested in this thread as Archibald and Ann are my great great grandparents.

I am having problems sending private messages 

[Unachan]

Hi Henrietta,

this topic went a bit off the original subject and was following another Cranachan family.

This Archibald was called the "lord", a nickname from the times when there were plenty of Archibald MacDonalds about at the same time. I have some information on the later generations of this family in Spean bridge.  Archibald was from the Cranachans branch of the Keppoch MacDonalds.

Unachan

[MonicaL]

Welcome to RootsChat, Henrietta 

You need to post at least 3 messages on the main forum before you can use the Private Message service (PMs).

Hope you are well Unachan 

Monica

[henrietta7]

Thanks for your replies, Unachan and Monica.

[Unachan]

I am thanks Monica, already in contact with Henrietta. Must say didnt know the rules about the number of posts before personal messages, but of course I was never a big user. I had corresponded with henrietta's late mum many years ago.

Hope this finds you well, will drop a line soon.

[donaldmac]

Hi My name is Hamish and I live in Sydney Australia.
I am interested in Ann Gillies.
My 2G grandmother was Mary Gillies who according to all the infromation I can use was born in Glenelg (like Ann) in 1816. I  believe Mary did not marry my 2G grandfather Angus McDonald and after he passed away at an early did eventually marry a McDonald and lived in Fort William.  I would be interested if someone could help me further with my McDonald/Gillies trace.
Hamish

[MonicaL]

Hi Hamish

Welcome to RootsChat 

Have you been able to confirm your Mary Gillies' parents' names, most likely from her death cert? Or, if she married after 1855 and the start of official registration, her marriage entry will also include her parents' names.

Monica 

[henrietta7]

Hi Hamish

I saw a record on Scotlands People of an Mary Gillies marrying an Archibald McDonald, a widower of Fort William.

Her parents were John and Sarah Gillies, she was a domestic servant.

[MonicaL]

That is an interesting entry for Mary's parents. My Christina's parents were also John and Sarah Gillies.

This is Christina's entry in 1841, already married to my GGGgrandfather Angus MacDonald/MacIsaac. She shows at home whilst Angus is out shepherding!:

John Gilles 70, cottar
Peggy Gilles 35
Kate Gilles 30
Ewen Gilles 25
Chirsty Gilles 20
John Macdonald 2

Address:   Inverguseron, Glenelg

I think John, father, has died by 1851 as I could not find any trace of him apart from the 1841 census entry. Peggy went on to marry a John MacDonald and died in Fort William in 1876. Ewen went on to marry a Catherine McIntosh and also died in Fort William in 1892.

From memory, I haven't got my documents in front of me, Sarah's maiden name also showed as Gillies on the death registrations of her children.

Monica