Crofts in North uist

[Jasmanda]

Hello. I think I solved the mystery of the two 'John's' when I spoke to my dad about the information you posted. He had no recollection of a second John but said his Uncle Iain was missing from the list. When I looked up the 2011 census to find my Grandmother (born in 1904), I noticed she was recorded as Mary rather than the Gaelic 'Mhairi' I know that when Mhairi went to school the children were punished if they spoke Gaelic so I suspect that all names had to be recorded as their English equivalent on the census forms. 'Iain' is Gaelic for John.
Genealogy's addictive stuff once you get started, isn't it!

[Rosinish]

Yes Jasmanda,

Very addictive!! I have spent more £ looking for the deceased than I've spent on the living 

If you think you have "mysteries" with Gaelic v English names, you have more fun still to come!! 

Multiple spellings e.g. McDougall,  MacDougall, McDougal, MacDougal, McDougald, MacDougald & that's only the ones I've seen so far & being an "Islander" descendant, that's the hurdles you will have to face but it's all part of the fun & excitement.

Enjoy the fascinating journey,

Anne Marie

[MacLost]

Hi Blue Sten,

I would like to take you up on your offer for information on North Uist crofts.

Would you be able to help me with Crawfords in North Uist. I am looking into an Archibald Crawford from Minish, who also spent time at Baleshare.
Archibald was a Shoemaker married to Kate Cameron, they had a son Archibald (1852-1934), who married twice. He had five children with his first wife Mary Robertson, and a further three children with his second wife Mary MacLean.

The son Archibald was at Baleshare between 1881 and 1891 according to Census records.

He was at recorded at Minish in the 1911 Census.

I hope that you can help.

- MacLost

[Rosinish]

Hi MacLost (good title) 

Is it only Archibald (Shoemaker) specifically that you are interested in & is it his descendants your interested in rather than his ancestors?

A M

[MacLost]

Hi ammack,

I would be interested in any Crawfords that resided in North Uist. Any that preceded Archibald and those desended from him and any other Crawfords.

I realise that there is likely to be very little information, as I know that the first Crawfords did not arrive until the mid 1700's, brought from Mull to Benebcula. I believe the North Uist Crawfords are an off-shot of the original, as this was not a common surname in these Isles at that time.

Regards

MacLost

[Rosinish]

Hi,

I couldn't find ANY Crawfords in my transcriptions for 1861 or 1871 but found 1 for 1851 which is also on freecen.

http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Piece: SCT1851/113 Place: North Uist -Inverness-shire Enumeration District: 1
Civil Parish: N Uist Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Trumisgary
Folio: 91 Page: 4 Schedule: 15
Address: Maloglet

    Surname   First name(s)   Rel   Status   Sex   Age   Occupation   Where Born   Remarks   
    MACPHAIL   Ephumia   Head   W   F   78   Cotter    Inverness-shire - North Uist       
    MACPHAIL   Catherine   Dau   U   F   28       Inverness-shire - North Uist       
    CRAWFORD   Archibald   Grnson   U   M   17   Ag Lab    Inverness-shire - North Uist 

This may be him prior to marriage?

There are quite a few on S/Uist

Anne Marie

P.S. You may be better opening a new thread too for your query for more response where people will see the names first off rather than on here mixed in with others?

[MacLost]

Hi Anne Marie

Thank you for looking up the Crawfords for me, much appreciated.

I may well begin a new thread.

Regards,

Alexander

[Rosinish]

Hi Alexander,

No CRAWFORD 1841 N/U
I have found a few marriages in S/Uist & will look for births.
Do you know who Archibald's (Shoemaker) parents were?

Anne Marie

[MacLost]

Hi Anne Marie,

There is no need to look at Crawfords in South Uist, I have researched them extensively. Thank you for your consideration.

The Archibald that you refer to (shoe-maker), was listed on his son's Death Cert. I have no further information for him. I assumed that he was also of North Uist, I would need to verify. He could well have been at Benbecula himself.

Regards,

Alexander