McLeod - Caithness - Help needed making out names on census

[Gadget]

Hi

I've had a look at the certs. The main problem is that we have John as  an ag lab in 1841, a shepherd in 1859  on Farquar's marriage certificate when he would have been about 59-60 and in 1872, he is a farmer on his wife's death certificate.

I think that there are a few checks that you could do:

Check up on the Christina McLeod whose death cert you have via the 1861-1871 censuses According to the death cert, she was born circa 1798

Also, the informant was a William Williamson, son in law. Did they have any daughter's who could have married him?

It would appear that they were both alive in 1859, so they must be on the census somewhere 

Gadget

[Gadget]

I have them on the 1851 In Halkirk:

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


Gadget

[merlinnz]

we found them at the same time... here they are in the 1841 census, perhaps "gunn" is a nephew?

Piece: SCT1841/37 Place: Halkirk -Caithness Enumeration District: 15
Civil Parish: Halkirk Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 0 Page: 1
Address: Runisdale

        Surname       First name(s)       Sex       Age       Occupation       Where Born       Remarks   
        MACLEOD       John       M       40       Agricultural Labourer        Caithness           
        MACLEOD       Christian       F       40               Caithness           
        MACLEOD       Mary       F       12               Caithness           
        MACLEOD       Wm.       M       9               Caithness           
        MACLEOD       Ellan       F       7               Caithness           
        MACLEOD       Jas.       M       5               Caithness           
        MACLEOD       Jannet       F       3               Caithness           
        MACLEOD       Farquhar       M       1               Caithness           
        GUNN       David       M       25       Agricultural Labourer        Caithness           
        GUNN       Wm.       M       20       Agricultural Labourer        Caithness           

[Gadget]

Yes. The 1841 ones are the ones that you put up last night.  The Gunns - from the entry - are a separate household.

[Gadget]

I think we have to be systemmatic with this family:

we have them in 1841
We have them in 1851
We have Farquar's marriage in 1859, when they were still alive.

We now know from the 1851 that John was born circa 1796-7 in Farr and Christina circa1799 in Latheron.

Have you done a thorough search of the 1861 and 1871 with this info?

Gadget

[Gadget]

I have them in 1861  - same place Ref:

37 ED 12 page 6

John, 63, shepherd
Christina, 62
Jessie, 22
Catherine, 15
Catherine Miller, 17, general servant
Christina Ross, 7, granddaughter


Birth info as before.

Gadget

[merlinnz]

which site did you find them??

[Gadget]

Any of the sites will find them with this information Ancestry or Scotlands People.

Gadget

[Gadget]

The only one on the 1871 is a Christina, aged 75, a Grocer - not sure it's her, so they might have died  between 1861 and 1871.

Gadget