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Inverness / Re: Archibald and Margaret McDonald
« on: Sunday 08 August 04 07:22 BST (UK)  »
Have you contacted Mr Bill Lawson at 'Co Leis Thu'?  Mr Lawson is a great authority on South Uist families and has published three Croft Histories.  One of the volumes contains information on Benbecula where my own family come from.  His address is at Northton, Isle of Harris, Scotland.

Best wishes


Hector S. MacDonald

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Ireland / Fionnsgoth Burke c 1600
« on: Sunday 08 August 04 07:06 BST (UK)  »
A message to anyone who may be able to help:

My family are descended from Fionnsgoth Burke, of the Burke's of Connacht, and a son of Allan 9 MacDonald of Clanranald.  Allan's son Ranald 1 MacDonald of Benbecula in South Uist married Fionnsgoth as his second wife around 1609 I would suppose.  Whereas I can gain a great deal of information upon my particular MacDonald descent, I have been unable to look at more details on the Burke's and this particular family who had at least three sons, one called Alexander, who in turn had a son called Angus.

Best wishes

Hector S. MacDonald

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Tipperary / Re: Tipperary Family History Society
« on: Sunday 08 August 04 06:55 BST (UK)  »
In response to the posting about the Historical Society, can any of their membership help me in tracing members of my wife's family from the County.  Her maiden name was Woods, and their branch of the family left Ireland in the 1880s or later, settling around Birkenhead.  A common name in the male line was Dennis.

As I have researched other surnames, Woods doesn't appear to crop up so frequently.  My wife's father is Dennis Joseph Woods, and his father was also called Dennis and was formerly Fire Chief for Cumbria.

Any help in getting started would be gratefully received.

Best wishes

Hector S. MacDonald

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