Help tracing birth of Donald Anderson Crofter in Strath on Skye

[CWoody]

I had a look as well!!   At least it looks like they used the Church of Scotland for those christenings so that's a help.   

[CWoody]

My curiousity got the better of me so I had a look at the entry for Roderick.   It's a bad image but he was born in Torrin which is near Elgol.
Steven, if you wish to have the image, perhaps you could send your email address by PM. 

Have looked at his death and Roderick's address in 1902 was 4 Torrin.   Are you familiar with Torrin?   It's really quite rocky so a crofter would have had a hard time trying to make a living there.

[Steven1314]

Thanks so much Woody and Monica nice to hear from you again, you helped me recently with my Hillicks family and great to have you helping me with Donald.

As I said to Woody re a PM I found out so much on Donald Jnr including that he died in 1875 in Alloa whilst on duty as a policeman.  He slipped on a piece of orange peel, broke his leg and died a few days later.  I found local newspaper cuttings from the time and also found where he was buried in Alloa but unfortunately in a very old cemetary with no headstone.  His widow remarried another policeman and lived until 1915.

However just cannot find Donald's birth.  On another forum a member gave me details of the local family history centre run by Mormons and told me to order film for Parish Church of Strath number 990672 item 5 which contains baptisms from 1820 to 1854 and marriages from 1823 to 1854.

Re Donald senior I know that he died on 24/5/1876 and his parents were listed as Rodrick Anderson and Mary McKenzie.  Donald jnr's mother Mary McKinnon died on 13/6/1870 with parents listed as Niel(Nick) McKinnon and Janet MacLeod.  Don't know if this information can help you.

Thanks Steven

PS Woody will email you with my email address

[Steven1314]

Can't find Flora's birth (Donald's sister) but have found via SP that she married a Donald MacKinnon in 1860 aged 25 and died on 26th March 1913 aged 80 with parents listed as Donald and Mary and still in Strath.

Steven

[CWoody]

Got your email address, Steven, so will send that cert.   
It's good that you got those credits as well!   It all helps.   When you get a freebie it allows you to look at the maybes as well as the definites.

I have my doubts that you will find the births of Donald and Flora.   It's very likely that the book didn't survive.   However, it could be that it is the same book as Roderick and John but the writing wasn't legible, the writing on the OPR for Roderick is far from clear.   If that's the case then as people get better at transcribing the impossible, the image could well become available. 

[Steven1314]

Thanks Christine if its in a book then is it best to say look under SP for all Anderson's born in Strath around say 1836 to 1838.I know that he died in 1875 aged 38 and I would guess his age on the death certificate would be accurate.

If the handwriting was very poor do they just not bother transcribing onto Scotlands People?

If I try to get the films via a Family History Centre I take it I just trawl through the years and pay close attention to the handwriting?

So far he is the only ancestor I have completely drawn a blank on.  I think I too obsessed with Donald and just need to move on!!!!!

Might just try to look up some of the censuses for Donald Snr and his father Roderick

Steven

[CWoody]

I tried that, no joy!!     SP do what they have to, I suppose.    They have so many books and will look at them if asked so it might be worth an email.   I reckon they would charge you for it, though.

My mother's family are Campbells from Duirinish.   Three out of eight (that I've traced) children were on OPR but not the rest.     There could be more who died pre-1855 as well.

It does tend to consume you so my advice would be to look at other stuff in connection with the family.  There are new records coming along all the time so it may yet turn up.
He was born, he married and he died, it's just that you don't know exactly when!   The Police Minute book may well show his date of birth.

[Steven1314]

Thanks Christine did you mean that you tried all the Anderson's around 1838?  If so thanks as don't want to duplicate anything.  I am sure I tried something similar ages ago but didn't cover all the names.

Oh well on with the censuses for Roderick

Steven

[CWoody]

I had it as a saved search as I was looking for a Donald  Anderson b. in Sleat.   Sleat records are very patchy though.
The search I did was Don*Anderson b. Inverness from 1790 - 1854.