MacKinnon=Hopton

[patagonia]

Hello,

I am looking for some information on my husband's family: in particular some ancestors for Matthew MacKinnon b c1893 and Agnes Burns Hopton also b c1893 whom he married.  Matthew was a miner/mining contractor who then went on to own a mill.  Any family info would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Pat

[Fifer]

Hi PAt


I came across the birth of Mathew for you,but coudnt find Agnes im afraid.
Let me know what actual info you require and i will look for you.

Mathew Mackinnon  Born Strath   no 27     in 1892.




Angela(Fifer)

[patagonia]

Thanks Angela

Could you please clarify where "Strath" indicates? 

I am looking to find Mathew's parents and where they came from.  Family stories differ about where the family originally came from.  It is supposed to be one of the islands, probably Skye, Tiree or Coll which they left in the Clearances.  So far though family stories on that side have not proved too reliable!

I would like to find any other info on Agnes: she certainly doesn't appear in English records as far as I can tell.

Thanks again,

Pat

[Fifer]

Hi Pat

Strath is in Inverness according to the 1881 census there is alot of Mcinnons there then.
I will check what i can for you next week when i go back to the lds.



Angela

[patagonia]

Hi Angela,

I have managed to do a little more digging today and have found that, unfortunately, your Mathew is not mine!  I have found the record of his marriage to Agnes and his parents were apparrently called Matthew (again) and Margaret Burns.  No wonder those names appear in later generations. 

So thanks so much for your efforts, but we can forget about Mathew from Strath.  I will have to see where I can get to on these names now.

Pat