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Inverness / Re: Ranald macdonald 1762. ??? flora MacDonald
« on: Wednesday 20 August 14 17:42 BST (UK)  »
Just for accuracy, neither Flora's father Ranald II of Balivanich [only latterly having a tack of Milton] or mother Marion were born at Milton or indeed in South Uist. Ranald was son of Angus MacDonald I of Balivanich and grandson of Ranald MacDonald I of Benbecula and will have been born at the family home in the middle of Balivanich in Benbecula where the new school is, which, incidentally, was  where Flora herself was undoubtedly born rather than on the family summer pasture at Airidh Mhuilinn, the shieling of the Mill [Milton. It was Flora's brother Angus who first set up home at Milton after her stepfather had to leave Balivanich in disgrace at Whitsunday 1746, taking her mother with him. Marion was a daughter of Rev Angus MacDonald from a North Uist family when he was Minister of Largie in Kintyre though many years later he did transfer to become Minister of South Uist.

Again, I am afraid this does not bear on who the Ranald born in Sleat might have been. Incidentally, Flora did not as a married woman live in Sleat.

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Inverness / Re: Marraige of gt gt grandparents Benbecula/Harris
« on: Thursday 12 June 14 22:14 BST (UK)  »
McVitie: I finally had time to drag out 'A very Civil People' about which I was unsure. I am pretty sure that Peigi and the MacRae folks mentioned at Glendale were part of your same group. They walked down through North Uist from Harris at much the same time. However, I don't know what the exact relationship was to Mary who married Angus and her brother John. Angus

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Inverness / Re: Marraige of gt gt grandparents Benbecula/Harris
« on: Monday 09 June 14 15:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi again: Sorry to take a couple of days to respond to your question. I am not sure at this distance why I suggested having a look at the J L Campbell book. I wonder of I confused it in memory with Craig's 'On the Crofters Trail'. That had a lovely tale of two MacRae brothers keeping sheep illegally on the Isle of Calvay in South Uist, being prosecuted and imprisoned in Edinburgh. Those were the days when beyond a basic diet, prisoners had to buy their own food and the brothers had no money. When the good church folk of Edinburgh heard of the brothers' plight, they had a substantial collection. The brothers politely said that the basic diet was better than they were used to and could they keep the collection to remedy their lack of land. On their release, they bought the lease of the  farm of Craigstrome out in the easten pendicles of Benbecula. Mary MacRae who married Angus MacDonald, the couple settling at Viewfield, 27 Griminish was a daughter of this family and her brother John MacRae obtained the trenancy of 3 Torlum.

By the way Skoosh, the Lawson set up has its uses but is commercial and not necessarily a panacea for Benbecula and South Uist! The Commun Eachdraidh should be the place of first resort.

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Inverness / Re: macDonald/ currie..south uist
« on: Tuesday 03 June 14 18:41 BST (UK)  »
You have simplified it exactly! Angus

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Inverness / Re: Marraige of gt gt grandparents Benbecula/Harris
« on: Monday 02 June 14 22:18 BST (UK)  »
I just came across this while looking for something else. Did you ever resolve the problem? Angus MacDonald b. Skye and Mary MacRae were married at Borve, Harris 24.12.1854 He was miller at the Lionacleit Mill 10 Lionacleit in 1861 and later had Viewfield, 27 Griminish.

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Inverness / Re: macDonald/ currie..south uist
« on: Monday 02 June 14 21:23 BST (UK)  »
It has occurred to me that I know of this family and the Currie half of it contains a trap. if you track Marion b. 1856, who married Donald Ewen MacDonald and settled at Glebe Cottage, Daliburgh, before her marriage you will find her at 468 Lochboisdale in the household of a married couple John Currie [Iain Ruadh mac Eoghainn] 1810-1892 and Catherine MacIntyre 1827-88. However, it was asecond marriage for both of them. John had already had Donald, Ewen, Marion  b. 1842 who married Sam MacKenzie, Roderick and Margaret with his first wife. John and Catherine went on to have two children together, Mary 1862-4 and Mary 1865. However, Catherine had already had children with her first husband, confusingly also John Currie, in the Isle of Eriskay just off the South Uist coast. They were John 1851, Donald 1852, Isabella 1854, Marion 1856 who married Donald Ewen and Mary 1859-60.

That may possibly explain why they are difficult to trace but that Marion's was a Protestant marriage also suggests that someone, possibly Donald Ewen's father, the farm manager Donald MacDonald, was a resident of North Uist or even the mainland.

That makes no difference to the bardic descent. Just Google Niall or Cathal MacMhuirich or simply the surname. In 1800, Lachlan Mor MacMhuirich claimed to be 18th in descent from Muireadhach, the first of the family to move to Scotland in about 1213.

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Inverness / Re: macDonald/ currie..south uist
« on: Sunday 01 June 14 22:27 BST (UK)  »
Except for Alexander, those dates for Donald Ewen's family all seem to derive from the ages given at the 1901 Census. Alexander however was aged 5 according to the Census, so born about 1895/6. Donald Ewen, general labourer, died of typhoid fever in Askernish 9.1.1904 but the family was living in Daliburgh. Donald Ewen was son of Donald MacDonald farm grieve and Margaret MacLeod according to the registration 17.2.1885 of his Protestant marriage to Marion Currie daughter of John Currie and Catherine MacIntyre in Milton. I don't know if you know that the Curries in South Uist were descendants of the great MacMhuirich bards to the Lords of the Isles and then at Stilligarry in South Uist, to Clanranald.

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Argyllshire / Re: inverchaolin
« on: Monday 17 February 14 14:52 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if I may follow up Balilone's query with a rather more specific one. That was a question about whether enyone had followed up any of the With Sword & Harp references. Mine is whether anyone has any independent record of the James (Mc)Currie referenced?

Incidentally, the Harkness connection was the marriage of Thomas Harkness 30.12.1799 to Jean Curry in the Parish of Inverchaolain. I assume this was the same Jean Curry of Coirechavive who, on 17.8.1813, also in Inverchaolain, married Lieut Archibald Black of the Parish of Kilbride in Arran so that marriage did not end with his death in 1806.

Thanks for any help anyone can give,

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Ireland / Re: Balilone/Balelone
« on: Wednesday 25 September 13 08:19 BST (UK)  »
Apologies, I did immediately post thanks for the first response but that seems to have disappeared into the ether so thanks so much to both for the most helpful info. It does look as though the separate house and small estate may be exactly what I was seeking. As I said before, now having a location, I can look for older maps that may have the Balilone name.

Regards and thanks again

Angus

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