McLeod - Caithness - Help needed making out names on census

[Gadget]

By 1871 William seems to have 100 acres

District 38 Ed 9 page 7

Rangag, Latheron

William, 46, farmer of 100 acres - 29 arable, b. Halkirk
Elizabeth, 44, b. Halkirk
Christina, 6, b. Halkirk
William. 4, b. Latheron
Elizabeth, 1, b. Latheron
William Sutherland, 11, b. Halkirk

Note that this was where Christina Mcleod died.

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[Gadget]

Turning back to your John M(a)cleod . b.circa 1795, Farr, Sutherland, Parents -  Donald McLeod and Mary McKay:

The LDS site is playing up at the moment so I can't find anything on them. However, it is worth your while having a look for children of this pair when things are normal.

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[merlinnz]

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I cannot thank you enough! I will re-check when everyone is supposed to have come to NZ that should help with the wedding. I got your email but cannot read the wedding certificate.

According to my information Esther didn't marry til she was here and that was to William Sutherland.

Mary was apparently married to Donald Ross, which meas the grandchild (Ross) in one of the ensus was hers?

Catherine married James Taylor, in Scotland and came to NZ in 1886

William married (presumably in Scotland) Barbara McKay

Here's where it gets odd and perhaps Janet (who gets NO mention in our family info) DID become Elizabeth because I found a reference to Elizabeth McLeod (Mrs Williamson) one of the daughters of John and Christuina McLeod "who remained in scotland". Her daughter Christina Campbell, however, once widowed came to NZ to join her relatives in 1910.

So, Janet became Elizabeth??born 1838?

Mary was born 1828
Sarah/Esther 1833?

[Gadget]

I'll resend as Jpg, Tracey.

All the info I have is that Elizabeth was 33 whe she was married in 1859 - i.e b. 1825-26 - and all subsequent censuses confirm this. Maybe she was the 'one that got away'. In1841, she would have been 14 or so, old enough to already be a domestic servant whic is on the marriage cert.

I'll have a lok at the 1841 for her.

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[Gadget]

There is an interesting entry in 1841

Westerdale Halkirk

Donald George, 70-74
Christina George, 70-74
Christina McLeod, 20-24
Elizabeth Mcleod, 20-24

Chistina and Elizabeth are both servants. There are no others near this. I suppose the age could have been rounded up  rather than down

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[merlinnz]

I'm guessing that servants were written in the census by the head or did a visiitng person fill them out? Maybe a man was guessing the age?

[Gadget]

The head of household was supposed to supply the information, so all is possible

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[Gadget]

Well, I think I've found her in 1851 with her two brothers:

Backlass, Halkirk District 37 ED 12 Page 6

William Mcleod, 20, shepherd
Elizabeth, sister, 25
Farquar, 11, brother

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Added:

From the 1851, which I previously found:

Rumsdale, Halkirk  District 37 ED 12 page 3

John, 54, Shepherd, b. Farr, Sutherland
Christina, 52, b. Latheron
Esther, 18
James, 16
Janet, 13
Alexander, 8
Catherine, 5

Esther and Janet are at home, so Elizabeth is an elder daughter and not yet discovered in the baptisms.

[merlinnz]

Wow, I see. So, as you suspected, she was out of the house by the 1841 census and so flew under our radar...