Muthill, Perthshire.

[bleckie]

Hi mcmcara

Have you checked the Peter McAra born 22/01/1809 in the Parish of Monzie Perth on

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk  This is the only Peter McAra born between 1805 and 1814.

This should give you parents name. The OPRs from this period in this area are not to bad.

The book I have is the Episcopalian Register of births.

Yours Aye
BruceL

[mcmcara]

Sorry Ive taken so long to reply - Peters parents are Duncan McAra and Isobel Alice married 6th Dec 1807,Monzie. If Peter was their eldest son then there is a good chance that his grandfather was also Peter McAra, names for two other siblings are John and Duncan , Ive found a will for John Alice dated 1813, possibly Isobels father.

Mcmcara

[fifer1947]

Only 3 showing on the IGI though I bet there are more!

Peter 22 Jan 1809 Baptism/Christening Place: MONZIE,PERTH,SCOTLAND
Duncan birth 25 Mar 1817 AUCHTERARDER,PERTH,SCOTLAND
James birth 13 Apr 1820 AUCHTERARDER,PERTH,SCOTLAND

[mcmcara]

Have those three, dont have any girls though. Just discovered that parents of Duncan were Patrick/Peter McAra and Shusan McAra, Shusan the daughter of Anne Tansh and Andrew Mc Ara born 15 July 1759 Monzie. Patrick/Peter would have to have been the son of a Duncan to have named his first son Duncan. any suggestions?

Mcmcara

[bleckie]

 Hi mcmcara

From www.familysearch.org


Father: Andrew Mcara, Mother: Ann Tainsh


ANNE MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 25 DEC 1757 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 2. MARY MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 04 AUG 1755 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 3. JANET MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 03 SEP 1749 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 4. PATRICK MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 02 FEB 1752 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 5. MARGARET MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 19 APR 1747 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 6. SUSAN MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 15 JUL 1759 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 7. DUNCAN MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 25 DEC 1761 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 8. ANDREW MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 27 JUL 1764 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
 
 9. JOHN MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 04 NOV 1767 Monzie, Perth, Scotland

Also
Father: Peter Mcara, Mother: Susan Mcara

 MARY MCARA - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 11 JAN 1801 Monzie, Perth, Scotland

Yours Aye
BruceL
 

[fifer1947]

Tried the 1841 census for Duncan and Isobel also Peter, Duncan and James but no joy.  Possibility of name variations or a move.  You really need to find them on the earliest census to find out if there were other children.

Do you know where or if they migrated to from Perth? 

http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Could this have been a second marriage for Duncan?  I found a slightly earlier one in Muthil to Catherine McCraw only 3 children all in the 1790's [that Duncan McAra was possibly the one born in 1760's to Andrew and Ann] she could have died and he could have remarried.

Scrub that I think this Duncan's father is Peter/Patrick.

[fifer1947]

Have those three, dont have any girls though. Just discovered that parents of Duncan were Patrick/Peter McAra and Shusan McAra, Shusan the daughter of Anne Tansh and Andrew Mc Ara born 15 July 1759 Monzie. Patrick/Peter would have to have been the son of a Duncan to have named his first son Duncan. any suggestions?

Mcmcara

Where did you get that information from, death cert?  Is there a reference for the information so you can verify it?

[fifer1947]

Duncan McAra m Catherine McCraw 22 JUL 1792 Fowlis Wester, Perth, Scotland  or 21 JUL 1792 Monzie, Perth, Scotland banns called in both parishes.  This Duncan's father was probably Peter/Patrick.

children
MARY MCARA Female Christening: 22 JUL 1792 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
PETER MCARA Male Christening: 08 SEP 1793 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
ELISABETH MCARA Female Christening: 07 JUN 1795 Monzie, Perth, Scotland
MARGARET MCARA Female Christening: 08 JAN 1797 Monzie, Perth, Scotland

[fifer1947]

Did your Peter 1809 marry either Catherine Soutar or Isabella Steel by any chance?