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Title: Darrochs in Greenock
Post by: blonde399 on Monday 13 February 12 21:14 GMT (UK)

Is anyone researching the Darrochs in Greenock?  My ancestor Malcolm Darroch was born in Jura c1803 and became a harbour master in Greenock in the 1860s and 1870s.  His son Duncan Darroch b1840 took on a similar role as a customs tax collector.  Does anyone else have Greenock Darrochs in their tree?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Darrochs in Greenock
Post by: jojoMH on Monday 12 March 12 18:52 GMT (UK)

My connection is distant but I have done some Darroch research.  Charlotte Duncan Darroch b 1871, daughter of Donald Darroch & Janet Bannatyne married David William McGown in 1897 in West Derby, Liverpool.  David, (b 1872) was the son of James McGown & Mary Inglis and a younger brother of my great-grandfather James McGown.

In the 1901 Census, Charlotte & David are living in Walton-on-the-Hill in Liverpool.  In 1911 they are living in Antrim, Belfast, Ireland where most of Davids siblings are now living, except James who is in Vancouver, Canada.  David was a bookeeper and worked in his brother's law firm in Belfast.

I have a tree on A*** which shows the Darroch connections.

jo

Title: Re: Darrochs in Greenock
Post by: blonde399 on Monday 12 March 12 19:27 GMT (UK)

Hello Jo

Many thanks for your response. My connection is through Donald Darroch's older sister Margaret who married a McLachlan from Islay and ended up in Everton, Liverpool.

I will have a look at your tree.

Best wishes

Ruth

Title: Re: Darrochs in Greenock
Post by: johnboy on Tuesday 27 March 12 10:23 BST (UK)

I have Flora Darroch born about 1791 on Jura.  Died in Greenock 4 Nov 1861.
Her parents were Donald Darroch & Catherine McKeown  (at least I think it's McKeown going by the writing).
She married Archibald Lindsay before she came to Greenock.