mclarens perthshire

[Cauther Lassie]

Hello,

New on this forum but active on other's!!   I've been approached by a lady on another list to see if I could find anything on her husbands family, she knew that his Gt Gt Grannie was a McLaren - and I just knew that I'd end up in Perthshire as my McLarens were from the Dunning area.   Was surprised that I ended up in Comrie - a place dear to our hearts, we had a static caravan there for 30 years and loved the area.

I've traced the family from Canada back to Dunoon back to Glasgow then back again to Comrie - earliest I've found is Alexander McLaren born abt 1777 (can't find his birth) 1841 census states born in County.  He was married to Mary McIntyre born abt 1787 in Balquidder.   They had 11 children that I've found, and I have birth, marriage, death and census records for them.   Eldest son is Daniel/Donald - changes often!!     Alexander farmed on Glenartney at one time, he died in 1843, but wife Mary continued to farm in the area until her death in 1877.  Three of their daughters remained single with Catherine the eldest born 1810 married to Mungo Ferguson.  Son Donald/Daniel also single, son John married Margaret McTavish who was from Killin, and it's his line that went to Dunoon and then Canada.    Daughter Janet married a Roderick Sharp, daughters Margaret, Mary & Helen never married and all died in Comrie.    There was also a daughter Marion who I can't find anything on, only her birth.  Son Peter died in Comrie and can't find anything so far on son's Alexander and Duncan.

What is interesting to me and appears on this thread is that the original posts reference Archibald McLaren and Margaret King, is that there has to be a connection between them and the Alexander and Mary that I've been researching - Alexander and family are buried in Leckine Burial Ground.

No Archibald's amongst Alex and Mary's children but did wonder if they could have been brother's with Alex's father being Daniel/Donald.

Any ideas anyone - especially Gordon who seems as active on this list as I am on mine!!

regards ...............  Meg

[gordon44]

Hi Meg
yes a complicated lot the McLarens. Archibald i have him in a family tree , through clan maclaren society contact , his brothers were John and Robert.
Robert and his wife Janet's headstone is at Leckine. their son Donald on the same stone was the Chief magistrate at Callander.
Janet , Robert's wife was a McLaren too , her brother was a Banker , and funded the original McLaren High School in Callander.

I have no doubt that Alexander may well be a cousin of Archibald McLaren the tailor. A point of interest their must have been a number of marriages to McIntyres as Archibald's grandson Donald (again) marries a Catharine McIntyre from Dalchruin farm , Glenartney , in 1872.
Dalchruin being only about 1/2 mile from Mailermore where Alexander is in the 1841 census.

Further to the burial ground at Leckine , i have a map of it  where their are McLarens from Auchraw , Ardveich , Derry , Auchtow and Glenartney in various sections. Kings (castran), Fergusons(craggan) , Forbes and Mcintyres (gartnafuran) are also listed.
the McLaren , Ardveich has it faintly in writing "the Chief".

hope of interest.     Gordon

[Cauther Lassie]

Thanks for that Gordon, I have the family on every census from 1841 and they are at Mailer?? until 1871 at least, I've the Monumental Inscriptions of Upper Strathearn and as there were so few burials in Leckine and Alexander & Mary are there it seemed to me that they had to be a connection.  Alexanders Grandson Peter was also a Tailor and lived with his Grannie for most of his life, he was with her in 1871, 1881 (with his Aunts), 1891, and his first wife died in Comrie in 1894.   He remarried in 1909 and his 2nd wife appears to have been from Dunoon and he and their only daughter moved there.

Maybe one day I'll find the connection.

Cheers ....  Meg

[gordon44]

hi Meg,
the farm is Mailermore , in Glenartney , about 1/2 mile from Dalchruin farm and church. my g/g grandfather Donald is at Findhughlen in the 1871 census. he is about 2 miles in to the hills from Dalchruin church , and Catharine Mcintyre his wife at Dalchruin farm.

i would think they all the families would even go to the same church at Dalchruin. Anything you have to ask , post away or leave a personal message.

yours gordon

[Cauther Lassie]

Hello Gordon,

Every census I looked at the name seemed to be different, Mailersby, Mailerfuer, Miller Farm even on one census!!   Rent was £60 per year in the 1861 census and they were there a long time.   I know an old herd that worked in Glenartney, Pat McNab who's now in the Old Folks Home at Dalginross in Comrie.  He used to be the Herd at Crosswoodhill in West Calder where I was born and bred, but he was born and raised in Comrie and went back there after his stint on the "Whang".

Still think that Alex is of the same family as Archie - especially with so few in that Graveyard.... and that his father was Donald/Daniel.

cheers ... Meg 

[bleckie]

Hi all

You have Mailermore and further along the Glen you have mailerfuar.

My ancestor is listed as a Army Pensioner at Mailermore in the 1841 census The farmer at the time
was a chap by the name of McNaughton

Yours Aye
BruceL

[Cauther Lassie]

Thanks Bruce,

seems to be Mailorfuer after peering through the glass!!

many thanks .................  Meg

[bleckie]

Hi Meg

If you use the link below keep zooming in it will give you the historical map of Glenartney

http://geo.nls.uk/os6inch/google.html

Yours Aye
BruceL

[gordon44]

I thought i would add this for others to see. A land survey of land round Loch Tay in 1769. a very early survey in Scotland , and great to see what my McLarens farmed at Cloichran then . find scotlandsplaces very good site.

www.rootschat.com/links/0jvf/