The Winner of Who Do We Think You Are? 16th July is ...

[jennie]

kylejustin

Well done i hope you get some brick walls knocked down.

[borobabs]

Well done dear get some of those walls knocked dow dear they are brilliant at there stuff

[kylejustin]

oh my god!! awesome. thank you, i will post up a few loose ends in a minute!!

edit-thanx borobabs.

[kylejustin]

ok, first problem, i have mary mcdonald marrying archibald mcfarlane, possibly in 1823, kilvickeon, argyll, scotland.

they had: dugald- ch.1824, john- ch.1826 d.1840, ronald- ch.1828, archibald- ch.1831, christina-born 8 mar 1833, and archibald john- ch. 1836.

so, archibald snr died in 1836. the family lived on iona. i have mary, dugald, and the older archibald on the 1841 census. they are in iona. i may have found christina, there are two possibles.

the family emmigrated to victoria in 1852.

i cant find archibald john, or ronald on the 1841 census. can anyone find them?
i also can't find the family in 1851.

[Mary from Italy]

Have you found them all either on a passenger list or in Australia in 1852, so we can be sure of the dates?

[Mary from Italy]

OK, found them, so they emigrated on the Marmion in December 1852.

[kylejustin]

yes sorry, about forgetting the date.

another one, if they prove elusive:

the matheson clan genealogist gave me a tree that says this man is a son of dugald matheson and beatrix mckenzie. i have no information on his birth date.

john matheson, d.1904. no clue where in scotland. married sarah mckay on 6th dec 1866, at strath, inverness. (am i right in thinking his marriage would name both parents?)
they're kids were: dugald john- b.16 nov 1867, caroline linstead-b.5 nov 1872, rebecca ann-b.?, and donald mckay- b.11 aug 1870.

i would love it if someone could find them in the census, i havnt got access to ancestry yet, so i will check out the refs if anyone can find them, soon.

[Mary from Italy]

I've just had a quick look on the Scottish 1841 and 1851 censuses and the English 1851, but I can't see any obvious candidates.

I wondered if the missing children might have been with Mary's parents and wrongly transcribed as Mcdonald - unfortunately there are dozens of Ronald McDonalds. What a pain that Ancestry doesn't have the images!

[Mary from Italy]

1881 Scottish census:

John Matheson, 42, born Lochcarron G, Ross Shire, merchant
Sarah Matheson, 38, wife, born England, house keeper
Dugald J Matheson, 13, born Strath, Inverness Shire, scholar
Caroline L Matheson, 8, born Strath, Inverness Shire, scholar
Rebecca A Matheson, 7, born Strath, Inverness Shire, scholar

All living at Kyleakin, Invernessshire.

(Census transcriptions are Crown Copyright)

[kylejustin]

ooh, thanx mary. john's born loch carron, that's a good sign!!

[Mary from Italy]

1891:

John Matheson, 78, born Lochrutton, Ross Shire, fish-curer
Sarah Matheson, 48, born England
Dongald Matheson, 23, born Strath, Inverness Shire, fish-curer
Caroline Lustine Matheson, 18, born Strath, Inverness Shire [no occupation listed]


Living at Along Quay, Inverness.

(Census transcriptions are Crown Copyright)

[kylejustin]

at least they are consistent with their ages!! not too sure what the transcriber's where thinking when john was given age 78.

mary mcdonald was the daughter of ronald mcdonald, yer yer i know, funny. and christina shaw, as per her death cert. i have no clue about archibald's. i did look for mary's parents in 1841, but both seem to have died prior.

[Mary from Italy]

1871:

John Matheson, 50, born Applecross, Rosshire, merchant
Sarah Matheson, 28, born England, merchant's wife
Dugald John Matheson, 3, born Strath, Inverness Shire
Donald McKay Matheson, 7 Mo, born Strath, Inverness Shire
Margaret McPhee, 17, born Strath, Inverness Shire, domestic servant

Living at no. 23 [no address given], Strath, Invernessshire

(Census transcriptions are Crown Copyright)

[Mary from Italy]

Can't see an obvious birth or death for Rebecca on Scotlandspeople, or a death for Duncan.

[kylejustin]

the igi has a birth for rebecca on 7 feb 1874, at strath. all the kids are there, and they are extracted records. cant believe i forgot to check the igi.
who did you mean for duncan?
by the way, thank you for helping mary.

[Mary from Italy]

1901:

John Mathison, 84, born Ross-shire, retired merchant
Sarah Mathison, 58, born England
Dugald J Mathison, 33, born Strath, Inverness Shire, watch maker

Living at Pier Road, Strath, Inverness.

(Census transcriptions are Crown Copyright)

[Mary from Italy]

the igi has a birth for rebecca on 7 feb 1874, at strath. all the kids are there, and they are extracted records. cant believe i forgot to check the igi.

So did I

who did you mean for duncan?

Sorry, I meant Donald, who vanishes after 1871.

[kylejustin]

ah, right. the igi says caroline married in new york in 1896. very interesting.
are we thinking emmigration for rebecca?

[Mary from Italy]

There is a hit on SP for a Rebecca Matheson born in Strath in 1874. I missed it before becaucse I put Inverness as the birthplace.

[Mary from Italy]

Could be that Rebecca emigrated, but who with? I can't see an obvious death for her on SP, but there are some marriages for Rebecca Matheson,