Looking for Norman M(a)cKinnon b. Inverness, Scotland

[NeilMacKinnon]

Hi all,
I'm looking for my great-grandfather, Norman MacKinnon (or McKinnon), apparently born in Inverness, Scotland (all I know!) in approx. 1856, and died in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in approx. 1906.  I'm not sure when he emigrated to Australia, and the only other info I have is that he married (again, don't know when) a Margaret Nelson and had a son b. 1890 called Norman MacKinnon.
I hope someone can help!

[Little Nell]

Two possibilities at the moment - both born in Inverness (the county, rather than the town)

Norman McKinnon 15 Oct 1856 South Uist, parents Hector McKinnon & Peggy MacLeod
Norman McKinnon 15 Jul 1858 Harris, parents John McKinnon & Anne Campbell

You need to check these out at ScotlandsPeople since both are submitted entries on the IGI.

Nell

[iolair]

Hello,

I assume this is the Norman you are looking for.... As I recall you mentioning that your Great-Great-grandfather was named Hector.


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Hope this helped some....

Good luck,
"iolair"

[KirstyG]

Have you seen this article from the Argus Friday 1 October 1875? I don't know if it's the same man, but he was also from Invernessshire...
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/7421057?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon

may be different man after all...
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5852020?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon


Ignore the links above.

Found him.

He did indeed die in 1906. Adelaide Advertiser has his funeral notice.
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5002443?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon

He is buried in West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide.

also In Memoriams posted by his widow
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5053865?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5123187?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon


Kirsty

[iolair]

Two possibilities at the moment - both born in Inverness (the county, rather than the town)

Norman McKinnon 15 Oct 1856 South Uist, parents Hector McKinnon & Peggy MacLeod
Norman McKinnon 15 Jul 1858 Harris, parents John McKinnon & Anne Campbell

You need to check these out at ScotlandsPeople since both are submitted entries on the IGI.

Nell

legwind,

I suspect the Norman you are looking for is the one born South Uist. I recall you mentioning a Hector MacKinnon in one of your other posts on this site.

Good luck all,
"iolair"

[NeilMacKinnon]

Kirsty,

That's definitely him, in the death notices.  Its amazing what people find!  How did you get onto that site?  Do I have to pay to do that search?
So now I've confirmed his date of death, what next?
Will a death certificate (if and where I can get one of them) contain info about his exact date of birth?
What about finding out when he came to Australia?  His wife was born in India I believe, and I've heard he may have visited there.  Perhaps he went there from Scotland, met her, and moved here?

And thanks iolair, I had found that record, the only problem I have is that I believe this Norman was born 9th Sept 1856.  Could the dates just be wrong?  And I only mentioned his father as being Hector as I had found this record. 

Have you seen this article from the Argus Friday 1 October 1875? I don't know if it's the same man, but he was also from Invernessshire...
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/7421057?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon

may be different man after all...
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5852020?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon


Ignore the links above.

Found him.

He did indeed die in 1906. Adelaide Advertiser has his funeral notice.
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5002443?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon

He is buried in West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide.

also In Memoriams posted by his widow
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5053865?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5123187?searchTerm=norman+mackinnon


Kirsty

[iolair]

Hiya,

Given it is IGI, anything is possible. So it could just be the dates mixed up.

But other then that it looks like the right person.

Good luck 
iolair

[KirstyG]

You don't have to pay for the Newspaper site.

I have seen that you do have to pay for South Australia certificates and there is no online search currently. There are a couple of places that do transcriptions of documents.

Useful links here:
http://www.coraweb.com.au/bdmau.htm
http://www.familyhistorysa.info/births-marriages-deaths/

It looks like you were unlucky. Had he lived another year longer you would have got a lot more information on his death certificate.

Kirsty

[KirstyG]

There is a possible entry for Margaret Nelson, birth and christening in India on the IGI, 1860 to Joseph and Agnes Nelson.

For more info on India try here: http://www.fibis.org/

Kirsty