Bracadale - Skye

[Fergie38]

eachann.
Do you know who the parents of your Hector are.
The Hector on the headstone And my Hector have a different years of birth.

I spoke to the owner of a small hotel just about five or six miles north of Balgown who, I was told by locals, was a bit of an expert on the Skye McLeans. He said that the folks named on Hectors headstone were related to him.
I have the name of the hotel and his name noted somewhere. I will PM them to you. (If I can find them)
I have attached two of the other headstones photographed on that day with the intention of researching the names. The first one is your family and you might know who the second belong to.

I will PM you with my email address.

Cheers.


   

[eachann]

Fergie38,
Hector's parents name were Angus MacLean and Jessie Cameron,

The second stone is of Doanald MacPhee from Harlosh Dunvegan, I do not know where his wife Helen MacLean was from.

Eachann

[Fergie38]

Oh what a shame.

There is no connection between your Hector and mine.   
It would have been nice, and interesting if there had been some sort of link.

Cheers.

[jacquih66]

Hi, I'm new to RootsChat.  I joined because I came across this thread when I googled "Bracadale".  My Bracadale ancestors are John McLean and Mary Morison (born c1780) who lived at Drynoch.  Their son, Donald and his wife came to Australia in 1837 on the "Midlothian".  I've started making a database of people who lived in Bracadale in the 1700s and 1800s because, as you probably know, the parish registers aren't very detailed or complete.  I don't think I realised what a big job it was when I took it on.  Anyway, any contributions gratefully accepted.  I'll make a webpage of my results when I get a bit further with it.  Jacqui

[RSMACL]

In my husband's McLeod/MacLeod family tree, an ancestor Malcolm McLeod b. 1804 Hallaig, Isle of Raasay, was married to a CHIRSTY McLEAN,  b. 1807 Hallaig, Isle of Raasay, died 5th September, 1875 Beauly.
 "Eachann" - I notice you have a Chirsty McLean in your tree - is there a connection? Ruth Macleod, in Australia

[JMClark]

Visited Skye the last week of October 2009 and found it wet and windy five days out of seven.  Still enjoyed showing my sister around our ancestral places.  (Stayed at cosy Roskhill up on the way to Dunvegan.)

Bracadale-related folks in my database include John Lamont, b. 1771 and  Murdoch (his son)  born ca. 1800 and married in the Parish of Bracadale 10 Jan. 1831.  The wife of Murdoch Lamont (also found in at least one record as Murdow Lamond) was Euphemia (Effy) MacRae, b. 1802, Bracadale.  Siblings included: Marion, Ann, Angus (who married a Mary Campbell at Bracadale), Mary, and possibly a Margaret.  Their parents were Donald MacRae, b. ca. 1780, married to Catherine MacAskill, ca. 1800.  He died 15 June 1860 in Harlosh but is buried at Harport.  Probably this MacRae family hailed from the Carbost area. 

Ring a bell with anyone in researching or living in the area?

[EddyRoss]

CWOODY,

My granmother was Mary Campbell, she married John Ross of Marishadder, she was originally from Glendale.
She died in the early 50's (Maybe 1951)

[RSMACL]

Did anyone find a connection with the Christy McLean in my husband's tree, with those you mention, eachann?

[mcleanm913]

I visited Skye, and Bracadale in particular last year with my dad.  The church in the first picture that started the thread is what we went to see.  My great great grandfather, John MacLean was the minister at the church, which use to be called "Wee Kirk".  My great grandfather was born in the manse at the top of the hill (which has obviously been redone).  John MacLean used to take a boat to all of the surrounding churches to preach.  In the original picture of Wee Kirk, in the thorny bush in the back are gravestones of what seems to be all of John MacLean's siblings...

I am going to contact my grandmother for more information, but I believe my great grandfather's name was Ewan, my grandfather's name was Mac McLean, my mom's maiden name is McLean, and my first name (what I go by) is McLean. 

My grandmother and grandfather took this same trip 25 years ago, and were able to find much, much more.  My grandfather has unfortunately passed away, but my grandmother has our direct lineage, all the way back to Perth (i think). 

I just joined this forum for this reason, and would be very interested in hearing more about this, and trying to find some links to relatives in here.