1891 census, North Uist

[RedMystic]

Hi Chatters,

I'm looking for 3 people on the 1891 census on North Uist. I'm reasonably sure they were in Grimsay but I can't find them on *A* and don't know how to do a reverse search by location or by occupation. 

The first is:

Archibald "Archy" MacDiarmid
Birth 14 Feb 1863 in Flodda, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Death 26 Aug 1895 in Grimsay, North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Archy was a freight forwarder in Grimsay according to his DC.

Brother-in-law was informant at his death & I have reason to believe they were living in the same community at the time, but I can't find them either.

Alexander Nicolson
Birth abt 1855 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Death in Lochmaddy, North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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Ann MacDiarmid
Birth 1855 in Flodda, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Death 23 Feb 1938 in Lochmaddy, North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Can you please put me on the right path to the 1891 census. 

Many thanks.

[MonicaL]

Hi RM

This is the only entry I can see for sister Ann and husband Alexander Nicholson in 1891 (sure you have likely also come across it):

Alexande Nicholson 30, crofter b. North Uist
Ann Nicholson 30 b. South Uist
Mary Nicholson 2
John Archibald Nicholson 7 Months

Address: North Uist

For 1901:

Alexander Nicholson 41 crofter b. Grimsay, Invernesshire
Ann Nicholson 42 b. Beubealer, Invernesshire (?spl, Benbecula as per 1861 for your Ann?)
Mary Nicholson 12
John Archie Nicholson 10
Ewen Nicholson 8
Alexander Nicholson 5
Andrew John MacAlpine Nicholson 1 Month

Address: Ardnastruban, North Uist

Birth years for Alexander and wife Ann a couple of years out from what you have...

However, the only marriage I can see for a couple with these names would fit with the birth years of children from 1891. Possible marriage in 1886 in North Uist for parents?

Monica

[RedMystic]

Hi Monica. Thank you for weighing in here.

Are there incoming passenger records for Port of Glasgow in the 1880s? I'm using *A* and don't seem to be coming across any.

I know that Ann & Alexander Nicolson married Grimsay, NUist on 15 Jun 1886 so no worries with searching that out. Thanks for looking though.

I don't have any children listed for Ann & Alexander ... as yet.  Ann was born on Flodda which is regularly recorded as SUist so I'm thinking the 1891 census you've found may be them.

Birth years & Hebridean census records ... all I can do is sigh. 

No sign of my Archibald though for 1891? He'd been away & was hoping to pin down his year of return. If you can't find it though, then he must have returned after the 1891 census.

Many thanks.