MacAra/McAra

[andycand]

Hi
Matilda is living at 13 Front St, Braco in the 1861 census age 54, She is under her maiden name Monteith.  Also in the household are 2 of her daughters, Catherine age 11 and Christian age 21.

Andy

[lochlass]

That's what tricked me, Andy.  Silly me!  I didn't think to look for her maiden name as normally only divorced people would revert to it.  That should make it easier for me to find out when she died. Thanks.

[TunjiLees]

Hello,

I have connections to McAras from Monzie and Monzievaird And Strowan in Perth. It is not a common name so I wonder if we can find a link between our families?

My ancestor Elizabeth McAra was christened 24 Apr 1785 Monzievaird And Strowan, she married a Peter McLaren and appears to have died pre-1841.
She had one sibling and her parents were Duncan McAra and Anne Morison married 4 Jul 1784 Crieff, Perth, Scotland.
Duncan McAra was christened 25 Dec 1761 Monzie, he had nine brothers and sisters. His parents were Andrew McAra and Anne Tansh married 20 Sep 1744 Monzie.

-Tunji

[lochlass]

I can't be certain, but it appears that my McAra's trace back to a James McAra also of Monzie.  James was born in 1727 and married a Katherine Drysdale.  Their son Andrew married Janet Murray & their son Niel married Matilda Monteath.  At this stage I can't quite get it all to gel.
If anyone else can shed some light on it... go for it!

[TunjiLees]

I was looking at possibilities for your family lochlass and I thought

ANDREW MCARA, born 30 MAR 1739 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
to JOHN MCARA and HELEN MCNEIL

was an interesting possibility.


I know it is in Edinburgh, but the McAra surname is from Perth so they probably would have been from there.

[lochlass]

Thanks, TunjiLees, it's worth a try.

[DavidofLincs]

Lochlass,

That 1855 death certificate should give you much extra information for Neil:
- Where he was born.
- How long he had lived in Braco.
- The names and ages of all his children, including details of any who pre-deceased him.
It's no wonder they simplified things after only one year!

David.

[lyndyloo6]

Hi Guys,

I know that I am jumping ahead of you here, but I thought that I would let you now that there was a girl in my class at school called Margaret McAra.  They lived in the Gilmerton Dykes area of Edinburgh.  Maybe useful later on.

Regards,
Lynda

[Rapunzel]

I have a McCara in my tree: Janet McCara married to Robert France on 30.05.1841 in Blackford, Perth - do they link with anyone here?

Rapunzel