McLeod - Caithness - Help needed making out names on census

[merlinnz]

HI all

I am Tracey MacLeod, from New Zealand and have been slowly trying to piece together my father's ancestry.

I have gone back to John McLeod who married Christian Sutherland on May 5 1822. The 1841 census shows several childrena dn I understand that there may be older ones, not shown, because they would not have been dwelling with their parents. However, I cannot make out all the names.

I think I have made out

Mary
Esther
Jas (James)
Jannet (named for an aunt )
Farquhar (my direct descendant)

Is there a way I can post/email my document for people to scrutinise to make out the names?

Many thanks for any help


Tracey

[Gadget]

Hello Tracey

Welcome to Rootschat 

 I've PMed you with my e-mail.

Regards

Gadget

added - squinting, the one after Mary looks like William (Wm)

[merlinnz]

Thanks so much, William is my best gues, as is Jas (for james).

I notice that mariages around 1822 only show the name sof those getting married, not their parents, was this recorded anywhere else?

[Gadget]

If you've used the Scotlands People records and looked at the original transcript, that is all that there'll be. The Parish records were pretty inconsistent as to what was entered, sadly 

Gadget

[merlinnz]

suspected as much. So I thought I'd try to go back by using the method of naming after parents, so your help with william is appreciated.

[Gadget]

The IGI has:

Halkirk to John and Christian

22 April 1824 Donald
10 Oct 1826 James
8 May 1828 mary
8 JUne 1830 William Malcolm
19 March 1833 Sarah
19 Oct 1839 Farquar

[merlinnz]

Thank you so much. I wonder why the record I posted, census shows an esther, or looks like... and Jannet?? Second marriage? 

[Gadget]

Names are:

John, 40-44, Ag Lab
Christina, 40-44
Mary, 12
Wm (William), ? 9
Esther, 7   - obviously changed from Sarah!
Jas (James), 5
Jannet, 3
Farquhar, 1


Gadget 

[merlinnz]

thanks for confirming.