Macleod of Stornaway

[GAYNORI]

Yes to your first question. Our Gran always said she was named after her grandfather Donald.

Pam

[GAYNORI]

Gadget

Just looked at census again. There is Dobald Henderson & Daughter at No 51 Then No 51 is listed again  with five separate families. The last & FIFTH one is the Macleods, now that is too much of a coincidence. So it is definitely him and he's just put his flat/tenement etc 5 Henderson's buildings. That makes sense. So I am quite confident in saying (with a lot of help from Gadget) that I have found our Grandfather!!

Tomorrow I am going to pop him on our tree and do some research on that family

Thank you o much for all your help it is really appreciated. Just wish I could be as helpful in trying to find your missing Grandfather.

Now after all that excitement I am going to have a shower ready for tomorrow and then watch Michael Portillo in India.
Signing off for now
Kind Regards
Pam

[Gadget]

 

I'm already half watching Portillo in India.

If you want the birth cert of Jemima which gives details of Alexander's parents, including marriage, PM me your e-mail and I'll send it.  Don't put e-mail up on the thread.


Gadget

PS - to answer your question,  I don't live on Lewis

[GAYNORI]

Good Morning Gadget

It's a bright dare I say sunny one here. I'm not too far from you as I'm in Hull.

Yes thank you I would love a copy of Jemima's BC I've sent you my email on PM. How on earth did you manage to get hold of that! and the next question did it cost you anything as I would want to repay you if it has.

Well ready for visit to physio I will speak later.

Kind Regards Pam

[GAYNORI]

Gadget
Did you read the morning Daily Mail yesterday? There was an article about an abandoned baby.

Pam

[Gadget]

Not in the Mail but on BBC site - was it the one who was found in blackberry bushes. Very moving story about her life and determination to find her parents.

[GAYNORI]

Gadget

It came through fine. I expect Jemima's might have been away at sea possibly & Donald stepped up. According to the census she had 10 children so used to it by then!!

I've just looked for the marriage but the only one coming up for the lochs in 1880 is

MCLEOD ALEXANDER MCRAE MARY 1880 087/ 13 Lochs

Wonder why she went from Christina to Mary. I would have thought Christy or Kirsty but not Mary. Anyway this is the only one so must be right.

Pam

PS I'm just about to go to physio so you may not hear from me for a bit!

[Gadget]

Strange why she changed her name. On the 1871, she's with her parents (given on the marriage cert) in Harbost, Lochs

Murdo McRae, 63, crofter, , b. Lochs
Mary, 50, b. Harris
Roderick, 14
Christin, 12
Anne, 10
Murdo, 7

Children all b. Lochs

and in 1861
Day School, Lochs
Murdoch McRae, 45, crofter and Fisherman, b. Lochs
Mary, 36, b. Harris
John,18, fisherman
Donald, 16, fisherman
Isabella, 8
Peggy, 7
Roderick, 4
Christy, 3
Ann, 2
Children, all born Lochs

I'm wondering if she or the registrar/minister just mixed up her name with her mother's!

Census info from transcriptions.


Gadget

Added - mother is Mary MS McDonald

[GAYNORI]

Hi Gadget

Back home at last. Husband collected me & then he had to go to Grimsby to pick up a camera for our granddaughter so went with him for the ride.

I have just got Alexander's & Christiana's marriage certificate. Alexander's parents were Donald & Christiana Morrison & as you said Christiana's were Murdo & Mary MacDonald. Donald was a crofter from Grimshader ? (several different spellings)

I can't believe that since yesterday this tree has just filled out so much. I also found Donald with Christiana  Alexander on the 71 & 81 census. Feeling very pleased. I am going to see if I can now find both parents marriages although probably won't tell me much more.
Pam