Queries Index
The Society has
received queries concerning the following
surnames:
(These queries have also been published in the Society's Journal)
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NAIRN |
Peter Munro | pmunro@ highlandfhs.org.uk |
My 4 greats grandparents William CHISHOLM and Isabel NAIRN had 5 children; Alexander James (who I assume died in infancy) and William (my 3 greats grandfather on whom I have lots of info) both born 19th January 1792, at Kildrummie (a farm ?), near Nairn; John, baptised 1797; Alexander, baptised 1798; and Isabel, baptised 1805. William (the son) was a sawyer from 1820 to 1828, joined the Inverness Militia as a drummer in 1824, promoted to corporal in 1826, in 1836 became one of the Burgh Officers (police constables) of Inverness, however, in the 1841 Census, he’s a labourer living at 14 Rose St Inverness, oddly there are also Grace MACDONALD age 60, Sarah MACDONALD age 20 a dressmaker, Isabella MACDONALD age 11 a maidservant under his roof. I wonder whether these MACDONALDs are tenants and/or relatives ? On 7th July 1844 he’s appointed Serjeant of the Disembodied Militia until discharged on 17th January 1855. Oddly, the next day he joined 76th Highland Light Infantry as Serjeant, was admitted on 13th February 1855 as an Out-Pensioner, Chelsea Hospital, with a good pension of 1/- per day, a few days later Discharged from 76th Highland Light Infantry. In 1866 he became the Gate-Keeper at Raigmore Gate (a railway crossing), Millburn, Inverness. On his death on 20th October 1879 he’s described as a railway labourer. CHISHOLM and NAIRN are found both in the Borders and in the Highlands. Do you know who were Isabel NAIRN’s parents or her husband’s parents ? I’d be delighted to hear from descendants of these two. |
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NICHOLSON |
John Durham | jdurham@ highlandfhs.org.uk |
I have built up a large database of information on the following surnames in Caithness - Durran (all areas), Robertson (in Dunnet), Tait (in Dunnet and Bower) and Nicolson (all areas). Please contact me to see if I can help |
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NICOLSON |
John Bird | johnbird@ iprimus.com.au |
GUNN/NICOLSON: my G x 4 grandparents were Charles Gunn (b 10/6/1759 Bilbster d abt 1840) and Ann Nicolson (b abt 1761 and died about 1845). They married 24/1/1787 at Mirelandhorne. They had 7 children George c15/1/1784, John (refer above), William, b 1788, Janet, c 23/5/1790, David c 4/5/1793, James c 27/7/1797 and Neil c 20/10/1801. I have information on John, but know nothing more about his siblings. Any further information on these people would be appreciated. |
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NOBLE |
David Murray | dmur18@hotmail.com | Seeking information about descendants of the following family. George MACKAY, born 1798 at Nairn, was the son of Lachlin MACKAY and Jane McANDREW. In 1823 he married Janet MURRAY, born 1806 at Alness, daughter of Donald MURRAY and Christian NOBLE. They had two children – Lauchlin, born 1825 Beauly and George, born 1827 at Old Machar. George MACKAY, an excise officer, may have died in 1837. Janet would still be in her early thirty’s and could have remarried, but no record can be found. No trace of family can be found. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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| Name | Enquirer | Email Address | Query |
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ONTARIO |
Donald Read | ap357@ncf.ca | Researching all families who emigrated from Isle of South Uist 1848-1852 and who settled initially in southern Ontario. |
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PAGE |
Alyssum Ross | aly.ross1@hotmail.com | Looking for links and/or contacts with the descendants and relations of the “Macleod Family” that lived at ‘Reiskmore’, Delny, Ross-shire. Hector and Isobel MACLEOD moved there about 1809 from Newton; their son Alexander married Ann ROSS in 1851 and their son Alexander (Lovat Scout) married Elsie Rebecca PAGE, from Southampton, in December 1904. They were my grandparents. |
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PATERSON |
Gerald Patterson | GerryPatterson1@ ripnet.com |
Looking for family connections to William Richard PATTERSON or PATERSON, born 1799 somewhere in Scotland’s Highland area. William emigrated to Canada around 1820, possibly by way of the United States. He married Margaret BARRAGAR or BERGER, daughter of Wouter BERGER and Margareth FERO about 1828 and settled in Ontario, Canada to raise 9 children. Information about William’s birth place, parent’s names, and other siblings (if any), and any other family contacts would be greatly appreciated. |
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PATTERSON |
Gerald Patterson | GerryPatterson1@ ripnet.com |
Looking for family connections to William Richard PATTERSON or PATERSON, born 1799 somewhere in Scotland’s Highland area. William emigrated to Canada around 1820, possibly by way of the United States. He married Margaret BARRAGAR or BERGER, daughter of Wouter BERGER and Margareth FERO about 1828 and settled in Ontario, Canada to raise 9 children. Information about William’s birth place, parent’s names, and other siblings (if any), and any other family contacts would be greatly appreciated. |
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