Place Name on Isle of Lewis

[MonicaL]

Some notes on Donald Murray and family here www.hebrideanconnections.com/people/54150

Census entries up to 1881 simply give birth place as Stornoway for both Donald and Henrietta.

Hopefully their death registrations will help you further if they include the right details for their parents' names. I think this is Henrietta's death on SP:

Henrietta MURRAY
Age 81
Mother's maiden name MACLEOD
1883
088/ 5
Stornoway

And possible for Donald:

Donald MURRAY
Age 86
1886
088/ 6
Stornoway
   
Monica

[Forfarian]

It seems looking at the Register that mosy were living in Stornoway but when it says fisherman it gives, I presume, the place he is working? There are one or two examples on the page.

They would all be in the parish of Stornoway if it is the Stornoway parish register. I'd have expected the place stated to be where the parents lived rather than where the father worked, although the likelihood is that it would have been the same place.

[Forfarian]

They were in Garrybost, parish of Stornoway, in 1841: Donald, 35; Henrietta, 35; Margaret, 14; Henrietta, 12; John, 10; Murdo, 8; Roderick 4; Angus, 2; and infant, 2 weeks (who will be Ann).

Garrabost is on the Eye peninsula, east of the town of Stornoway. Are you sure there isn't another part of the place name on the next line after the hyphen?

See https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=58.21896&lon=-6.23905&layers=5&b=1

[Rosinish]

Garrabost is on the Eye peninsula, east of the town of Stornoway. Are you sure there isn't another part of the place name on the next line after the hyphen?

Ah, yes Forfarian, I did wonder if it was a hyphen but assumed I was wrong & the snip was the full name i.e I'd agree if it is a hyphen I'd go with Garra-bost.

Annie

[GAYNORI]

Hi  Forfarian & Rosinish, ye you are both right. When I looked more closely at 2nd line it is Bost I had it down as both

Thank you for census info Monical. I have now found them, knowing about Garrabost. from 1851- 1881.
You've all been very helpful.