John McLeod and Christina Munro of Kincardine, Ross-shire

[Sildeag]

I am interested to find out more about this couple but am having trouble.  Can anyone help?

Alexander McLeod their son was born in either 1839 or 1840.  He married Margaret Ross in 1866.  I downloaded the marriage cert.  to determine McLeod parents.  Because I have more than a few candidates for John McLeod, tenant farmer, and I need his age and location of birth.  On the marriage cert. Alexander age 27 and Margaret age 28 both of Amat Croick, Parish of Kincardine, County of Ross.  Father of Alexander is deceased and his mother Christina maiden name is Munro is alive in 1866.  The Ross family, of theirs, in Scotland seems to have been researched and isn't a problem.  The McLeod family does not appear to have been researched.

John McLeod born in 1813 in Amat, Ross-shire is not the parent as he lived to 1891 and his wife's name was Janet.

Alexander and Margaret moved to South Australia.

I cannot find Alexander in the 1851 or the 1861 census for Kincardine, Ross-shire.

[AMBLY]

Hi there 

Could also add the names of the Marriage witness? (and if you know anything already about them?) Sometimes there are clues there?

Cheers
AMBLY

[Neale1961]

This is the family in 1841
https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a155bc2f4040b9d6e701731/alexr-macleod-1841-ross-and-cromarty-lochbroom-1839-?locale=en

They are still in Lochbroom in 1851 and 1861 census.
The 1851 census gives you this information:-
John McLeod born abt 1791 in Strathcanaird
Wife Christy born abt 1796 in Strathcanaird
Son Alexander is age 10 born Morfield

[Neale1961]

From Scotlands People you can download the marriage for John MacLeod to Cristian Munro in 1818 Lochbroom.

[Neale1961]

John MacLeod died 26th Jan 1865 in Lochbroom
His death certificate is available from ScotlandsPeople and will give information about his parents – Alexander Mcleod and Elspeth Fraser.
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

[Neale1961]

Death certificate for Christina is available from ScotlandsPeople and will give information about her parents – Roderick Munro and Margaret McKenzie.
Her death is recorded as 29 June 1873.


You can search for family gravestones here:-
https://gravestones.rosscromartyroots.co.uk

[wivenhoe]

"The Ross family..........in Scotland seems to have been researched and isn't a problem"

Are you using information that you have found on an online family tree eg Ancestry?

Are you a direct descendant of the McLEOD-ROSS family, married 1866, Scotland.?

How are you descended?......through which son/daughter?

[Sildeag]

Thank you Neale, Wivenhoe, and Ambly. 

My interest is in the McLeods of Easter Ross and I was trying to disambiguate multiple McLeod families complicated by many McLeod-McLeod marriages.  This helps.

My own family is connected but as I am sure you know the records are not all present or are not present in a form readily understandable.

I was referring the this specific Ross family only as I have many McLeod-Ross connections that have not been well researched.

Gustavus Ross and William McLeod were the witnesses.

[Neale1961]

……. but as I am sure you know the records are not all present or are not present in a form readily understandable.

The records are available on Scotlands People and, with a small amount of time and effort, are readily understandable.