Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Address in Ardrishaig, 1851  (Read 2774 times)

Offline Foz405

  • I am sorry but my email address is no longer working
  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 25
  • You can't fight City Hall
    • View Profile
Address in Ardrishaig, 1851
« on: Friday 18 March 11 10:59 GMT (UK) »
Hello all
I've traced my ancestor Daniel Bell to Ardrishaig, and in the 1851 census he is shown at "G.W.McDonald's (land?)"  He is a grocer and there with his wife, two girls and a servant.
Can anyone help me to identify where this McDonald's Land is, please ?

Thanking you
Grahame
Bell; Vane; Wane; Reeve & Reeves.

Offline ails81

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 96
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Address in Ardrishaig, 1851
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 24 March 11 17:12 GMT (UK) »
Cant be of much help Im afraid, I find that many of the addresses on census records are very vague and dont really relate to much in the real world at all.  My initial thought would be that McDonald is the name of the landowner in the area and they simply lived on his land.  Is there a McDonald on the preceding census page that looks like he might have a lot of land and money.  If you can find him you might be able to find out more about the land he owned and where it was.
McIntyre and MacInnes, Argyll (mostly Glencoe, Ballachulish, Oban)
McGillivray, Robertson - Sleat, Skye
Sandilands, McNaughton - Abernethy, Perthshire
McCartney - Glasgow, Northern Ireland
Rafferty - Northern Ireland
Doig - Fife

Offline Skoosh

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 5,736
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Address in Ardrishaig, 1851
« Reply #2 on: Friday 25 March 11 23:00 GMT (UK) »
Lands in towns in Scotland are buildings with several tenants. This will be a building in Ardrishaig, there must be a Heritage Society there for this info'     Skoosh.
Pages: [1]