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Inverness / Re: Looking for grave stones in Kingussie, Iverness
« on: Thursday 26 March 09 00:17 GMT (UK)  »
We'll see if I can take a look at the graveyard in early April when I move back up to the Highlands.  E-mail me a month from now to see if I have had any success.

Cheers,

Graham in Culloden

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Inverness / Re: Effy Gillies Portree Inv
« on: Wednesday 18 March 09 22:12 GMT (UK)  »
Effy,

Make sure that you are covering all the bases...births, marriages and deaths.

That way you can make doubly sure of parentage and offspring for every entry that you find.

Confirming their mobility is something else.  There are passenger lists out there but tieing them to one of your Gillies can be a challenge.

Let me know how it goes.

Graham

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Inverness / Re: Looking for grave stones in Kingussie, Iverness
« on: Wednesday 18 March 09 22:07 GMT (UK)  »
Scott,

No, but I will be retiring next month and will be returning to the Highlands and will stop off at Kingussie to check the graveyard out one more time.

That and as one of my businesses will be a genealogy consultancy, I will start photographing graveyards to set up a web-site service.

Graham in Glasgow

but soon to be

Graham in Culloden

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Inverness / Re: McDonald - Urquhart & Glenmoriston
« on: Wednesday 21 January 09 21:21 GMT (UK)  »
Best of luck, Anndra.

You might have to hire someone to do some research once you get some direction from Alistair and/or Anne at the Inverness Library Genealogy Department.

Gruemach

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Inverness / Re: McDonald - Urquhart & Glenmoriston
« on: Tuesday 20 January 09 19:57 GMT (UK)  »
Anndra,

Nothing that I know of that is as extensive as with Sutherland...or what used to be for Sutherland.  Keeping special interest websites going is a costly affair.

The best source for MIs is the Genealogy Department at the Inverness Library.

Genealogist Alistair MacLeod or his assistant Anne Fraser might be able to help you with a single inquiry.  And you might with to try the Highland Family History Society in Inverness.  Their Secretary takes in enquiries and tries her best to help out.

Once you are past a preliminary question to Alistair or Anne, you might have to pay someone.  There is a small cemetery that I have visited at the junction of the A82 and the A887 in Invermoriston.

Here's a complete list in the Highlands.
Inverness AREA NAME ..........ADDRESS
Ardersier Cemetery ...........The East Church, Ardersier IV1
Auchterawe Cemetery ..........Fort Augustus PH32
Boleskin Cemetery ............Foyers IV1
Breaklish Cemetery ...........Dalcross, Ardersier IV1
Cannich Cemetery .............Cannich IV4
Chapel Yard ..................Chapel Street, Inverness IV1
Corriemony Cemetery ..........Balnain IV3
Croy Cemetery ................Adj. To Croy & Dalcross
........................................Church,A96, Croy IV1
Dalarossie Cemetery ..........Tomatin IV13
Dalchreichart Cemetery .......Invermoriston IV3 6YA
Daviot Cemetery ..............Daviot IV1 2EP
Dores Cemetery ...............Either side of Dores Parish
...........................................Church, Dores IV1
Driumtemple Cemetery .........Foyers IV1
Dunlichity Cemetery ..........Dunlichity
Eskedale Cemetery ............Kiltarlity IV4
Fort Augustus Cemetery........Jenkins Park,Fort William
.....................................Road,Fort Augustus PH32
Foyers Cemetery ..............Foyers IV1
Glenconvinth Cemetery ........Foxhole, Kiltarlity IV4
Greyfriars Cemetery ..........Friars Street, Inverness
Invermoriston Cemetery .......A82 Road,Invermoriston IV3 6YA
Kilchuimen Cemetery ..........Fort Augustus PH32
Kilmorack Cemetery ...........Kilmorack
Kilvean Cemetery .............Kilvean, Inverness
Kirkhill Cemetery ............Wardlaw Road, Kirkhill IV5
Kirkton Cemetery .............Bunchrew, Inverness
Kirkton Cemetery .............Ardersier, IV1
Lochend Cemetery .............Lochend IV3
Moy Cemetery .................Moy IV13 7YE
New Kilmore Cemetery .........Drumnadrochit IV3
Old High Church Yard .........Inverness
Old Kilmorack Cemetery .......Kilmorack
Old Kiltarlity Cemetery ......Kiltarlity IV4
Petty East Cemetery ..........Tornagrain, Inverness-shire
Petty West Cemetery ..........Dalcross, Ardersier IV1
St. Mary's Cemetery ..........Beauly IV4
Struy Cemetery ...............Struy IV4
Tomnacross Cemetery ..........Kiltarlity IV4
Tomnahurich Cemetery .........Glenurquhart Rd,Inverness IV3

I've given you the entire list as although the Macdonalds show up in several censuses, some of the family moved away from their family's original home.

Plus, you need detailed maps to understand where these places are.

Again, the Genealogy Department should be able to help you as well as the Archives, which is across the hall from the Reference Library and Genealogy  Department.

Keep us posted on your successes or difficulties.

Cheers,

Gruemach

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Inverness / Re: McDonald - Urquhart & Glenmoriston
« on: Monday 19 January 09 22:36 GMT (UK)  »
Anndra,

Have you checked the records for the local graveyards for Peter or others?

Graham

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Inverness / Re: St Benadicts Abbey School Inverness
« on: Sunday 18 January 09 23:52 GMT (UK)  »
Jenny,

Don't forget the National Library of Scotland...

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/sba/

Gruemach

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Inverness / Re: Glengarry
« on: Sunday 18 January 09 21:43 GMT (UK)  »
Yeah, Martin.  There are a number of members of the local historical society who work at the  Visitors Centre in the rooms set aside for local history.  It was thoughful of you to mention it.

Gruemach

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Inverness / Re: McDonald - Urquhart & Glenmoriston
« on: Sunday 18 January 09 20:42 GMT (UK)  »
Anndra,

Go to this website and find the censuses.  (http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/)

There are censuses from 1841 to 1901 there. (http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/)

Your Peter is there as I have the complete censuses for Invermoriston and area from 1841 on in my system from that web site.

You may come across stories about people, namely Willack and Jeannack, who are two of the four children of my great-great-aunt who married Alexander MacDonald, the Smitty there in 1890 and had four children - Willack (Willie), Jeannack (Jeannie), Jessie and Duncan who lived in the Smitty on the A82 next to the General Wade Bridge all of their lives and never married.

Let me know if you have any difficulty.

Gruemach
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