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.
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.
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!
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
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]
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.
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
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.
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.
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