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Inverness-shire
UK - Genealogy, Surnames,
Family and Local History |
Includes some of the Outer and Inner Hebrides - part of Lewis, Uist and Skye.
County town: Inverness
Other major towns:
Origins of Name: Mouth of River Ness, Brittonic/ Scottish Gaelic
Population 1801: 72,672
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Bourneuf to Australia - Portree
Kenneth and Catherine Mckenzie( nee Mc Donald) travelled to Aust. in 1852 on the Bourneuf with their six? children. Seeking to contact others whose forebears travelled on this ship.Also their families on Isle of Skye in 1850s.
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Isle of Skye - Portree
Seeking info. re families who emigrated to Australia in 1852 on the ship Bourneuf, principally Kenneth and Catherine McKenzie
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Alexander McDonald x Marion McLean - Portree
Looking for Alexander McDonald born about 1811, who married Marion McLean, born about 1819. They immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada, where they raised their children. Children were: Catherine,b 1846; John,b 1849; Donald, b 1852; Duncan, b 1855; Mary Jane, b 1857; Annie, b 1861.
These dates are + or - 2 years, as the census does'nt seem accurate. Annie's headstone has her being born in 1867, not 1861.
Any and all info on Alexander and Marion welcome!!!!!
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McInnes MacInnes Isle of Sky - Portree
I would like to gather information regarding Duncan McInnes (MacInnes). He was born on the Isle of Sky, Scotland c1826. He married Ann Morrison in Snizort, Isle of Sky, Scotland, in 1849. The ship the "Georgana" arrived at Point Henry, Victoria, Australia, in 1852.
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MacLeod and MacDonald - Spean Bridge
Looking for any information on my grandparents Alexander MacDonald (b 1860/70? d. 1946?) and Catherine MacLeod (b. 1897, d. 1942). I have been given information on the MacLeod side taking me back a few generations, but no firm dates. I have very little information on the MacDonald side. I have been told the family lived in Spean Bridge area for at least 4 generations.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Cameron-MacMillan - Spean Bridge
I'm looking for information re my grandfather, Alexander Anthony Cameron,also known as 'The Mighty Mucomir'. He was born around 1875 at Dochanassie,Spean Bridge and married my grandmother, Peggy MacNeil 1919/1920.
He was a Highland Games champion from 1900-1915.
His mother was a MacMillan from Corpach or Caol.His father was Archibald Cameron. He died in 1951 and is buried in Kilmonivaig churchyard
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South Uist - Loch Boisdale - Tobha Mor, Howmore
I am looking for info. on Ewen Cumming (my gg grandfather) b c1835 married Margaret Currie b c1835 South Uist. They had a daughter (my g grandmother) Jessie Cumming b1856 married Archibald Steele b1849. Married in Bornish, District of Howmore 0n 21/02/1882. They had 8 kids - Maggie Jane, Donald Alastair,Donald john, Clara, Peggy, Margaret & Ewan. Any info. on the above will be greatly welcomed.
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Crofts of Tulloch - Tulloch
Relatives of James Robertson and Margaret Watt - grandparents James and Margaret Fraser. Uncle Hector Burnett of Elgin. Cousins the Grants Boat of Garten and Aviemore.
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Mellon Relatives - Inverness-shire
I am looking for living relatives of my grandmother, Margaret Mellon, in Inverness/ross-shire area.
She had 12 siblings, John, Hugh, Bella, Helen, Flora, Richard and others. Her father was Richard Mellon.
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Gordon, MacKenzie,Mckenzie, McIvor,McIver - Inverness-shire (INV, County, Scotland)
My Gordon family lived all over INV area, Kirkhill, Kiltarlity mostly. James married Mary McKenzie, James married Maria McKenzie, James married Catherine McIver. Looking for Donald, son of James & Maria nee McKenzie. Hopefully - Shirley
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Shaw Research
- Inverness-shire (INV, County, Scotland)
Descendants of Robert Shaw farmer 1715, Inverness. son David b 15.6.1713 m. Elspet MacPherson. son Donald b. 3.1.1753 m Anne Fraser 27.6.1777.Old High Church Inverness. Son DAVID B. 30.9.1803 Farmed at Scorguie, he m. Margaret Reid b. Avoch 17.3.1780. Their sons : Alexander m. Flora Patience and farmed Milton of Leys and Fyrish, Novar.David m. Isabel MacDonald and farmed Oldtown, Dores. Their son Alexander m. Elizabeth Boyd . He farmed Oldtown and later Little Urchany, Cawder. David and Elizabeth's son was William John Shaw- Head Master of Inverness Central- 1919- 1944. Looking for Gillanders. MacGillivrays, MacKenzies who married into various branches of family. Also looking for Mathieson Family who owned Freeburn Hotel Tomatin % Gorthlick Mains, Dores.
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Isle of Barra - Inverness-shire (INV, County, Scotland)
Looking for information on MacNeils, Campbells and Macphersons. Great grandmother Mary Campbell married John Macpherson (both born on Isle of Barra)on the scottish mainland in 1891. Mary's brother Michael was a Vatersay Raider.
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Macleod, Archibald - Inverness-shire (INV, County, Scotland)
Born 1829 from Kiltarlity, Inverness. Son of Alexander Macleod and Annie Fraser who moved to Pictou County, Nova Scotia Canada in 1832. Archibald settled in Middle River, NS and married Elizabeth Morrison widow McCarthy from Sheet Harbour, NS. Children 1. Bessie, 2. Rev Albert Morrison, 3. James, 4. Susan, 5. Alexander Robert, 6. Grant, (my grandfather) who moved to Sheridan, Wyoming USA. Recently visited Pictou County Nova Scotia and visited grave-sites in Hopeville, NS.
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Thomas Grant
- Inverness-shire (INV, County, Scotland)
Researching Thomas Grant b 1801 d 1886 at Knockbain, Parish of Kirkhill,wife Catherine Fraser b 1801 d 1877 . Children, Mary b 1826, Margaret b 1829, Alexander b 1832, Catherine b 1834, Elizabeth b 1836, Ann b 1840 all born in Kirkhill. Thomas was a Sawyer and Forrester. Mary, my GG Grandmother married Peter Mc Kenzie and emigrated to Melbourne Australia in 1857. Margaret also emigrated to Melbourne possibly with Peter and Mary. Love to contact any descendants of this family.
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McLeans of Inverallan
- Inverness-shire (INV, County, Scotland)
Looking for anybody researching the McLean family of Inverallan, Inverness shire. Among the McLeans there are Hercules, John, James, David, Grace, Christina and Anne Also Lydia Munro's family. She married John McLean after the death of his first wife Margaret Lawson.
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genealogy - Urquhart and Glenmoriston
Seeking to confirm death of William Grant Schoolmaster from 1732 living Carnoch, Wife Elizabeth Leslie, Children 1743 Mary Grant, 1744 William Grant, 1744 James Grant, then William Grant Schoolmaster was Trnsported to Barbados, returned 1751, had another child of wife Elizabeth Leslie 1752 - no further Baptisms, family said to have left the Glen, except Mary who married Mackenzie of Achin marag, with issue John & Ewan Mc kenzie.
Elizabeth Leslie born circa 1721, has anyone seen gravestone for William Grant in Kirkyard Urquhart dated 1760 suggested date of his death
many thanks
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