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Hi, Found this by chance: I am a direct descendent of Peter McBean of Avielochan Farm. he was born in 1866 and his father, also Peter, was born in 1821. The line goes back to Robert Stewart of Fincastle, a subaltern in the Argyll Militia, who refused, at the risk of his own life to take part in the massacre of Glencoe. Hence he fled to Rothiemurcus and the protection of the Duke of Gordon. There are still McBeans around Avielochan. Peter McBean jnr, became a policeman in 1886, as did his son, Peter, my grandfather. I was also a policeman incidentally.

Hi,
Did a little digging ... Rockymus..Kas.. this place must be Rothiemurchus which is the parish next to Alvie , and the parish in which Aviemore is situated,  A bit of luck, only one peter possible in Rothiemurchus ---PETER MACBAIN born October 1820 baptised 18 Feb 1821 in Avielochan parents were John McBain farmer and Marjery Stuart his wife,
First point to mention the McBain/McBean/McBane surname changed depending on who was writing it the spellings of surnames did not become fixed in the highlands until much later, at this point some people are still using the Gaelic spelling.
Their is no record of a Louise McBain/Bean born in 1820's in the whole of Invernessshire so I think your relative might have made a mistake there, families did not get one twin baptised and the other not, they either baptised both or none,
Their are only two other Peter McB's baptised in 1820's
Peter McBean baptised 1826 in Petty parents Angus McBean and Catherine McDonald
Peter McBean Baptised 1829 in Abernethy and Kincardine parents Peter McBean and Janet Grant.
The Petty baptism looks attractive but Petty is over past Inverness close to the site of the battle of Culloden, the birth place is given as [Cretveel?] I can find no place even close to that
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