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Inverness / Re: McBean/Alvie
« on: Tuesday 29 September 09 15:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi Spacot

Thanks for the info about John MacBean & Jessie McKillop.  I don't know if you have ever looked on ambaile.org but his death noticed was published in the Inverness Courier and it is on Ambaile along with loads of other interesting stuff.

I don't suppose you found any graves for my lot when you were in Alvie?

Thanks again and kind regards
Fidonald

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Inverness / Re: McBean/Alvie
« on: Friday 18 September 09 10:38 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Spacot - much appreciated! 

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Inverness / Re: McBean/Alvie
« on: Thursday 17 September 09 13:07 BST (UK)  »
Hi there

Thanks for all the info!  I got it a bit wrong with the profession of George McB - he was a crofter, not a shoemaker.  Some of his sons were shoemakers though.  As the records pre 1855 are at best sketchy, I've been unable to get further back than the marriage 0f George and Ann McD and I cannot find a death cert for Cursty. 

One of those days I will get over to Alvie and maybe find out more.

Any additional data you have would be gratefully received.  My e-mail is (*).  I've got heaps on John McB and the sons Duncan and Angus as well as on the children from the second marriage but precious little on John's siblings or parents.

Thanks and kind regards
Fidonald

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Inverness / Re: McBean/Alvie
« on: Monday 13 October 08 15:57 BST (UK)  »
Good afternoon all

My ggg grandfather John McBain (MacBean/MacBain) was born in Alvie (Dunlichity) about 1809.  His father was a crofter at Dunachtonbeg and a brother was a shoemakers.  He married 1.  Christina (Cursty) Robertson, also of Alvie and 2. Jessie McKillop. I have found some of John's brothers on the various cenus reports and I know that some of their family settled in Kingussie and Newtonmore.  I wonder if anyone can make a connection

Thanks and regards
Fiona

Correction : John MacBain(Bean) was actually born in 1806 - son of George MacBain and Ann MacDonald.  George was a crofter at Dunachtonbeg.  There were several children apart from John - Duncan, George, Margaret etc.

According to John's death notice in the Inverness Advertiser (1878) he had been a soldier and it said on the notice "Australian Papers Please Copy" which must mean some of his relatives settled in Oz.

John's children were George (can find no trace of him), Duncan (died Glasgow 1905), Angus (went with his entire family to California), Jessie (my g g grandmother), Alexander, James, Elisabeth Ann and John.

Any help gratefully received.

Thanks and regards
Fiona

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