mclarens perthshire

[dizzylamb]

Hi again.....strange you should mention about your ggggrandparents, Donald and Catherine McLaren, my gggrandparents were Donald McLaren b.1831 Loch Tay and Catherine McLaren b.1837 Tombreck Weem, both were first cousins who married in 1857,in  Morenish by the side of Loch Tay.....all my Mclarens in Killin lived on the North side of Loch Tay though, Morenish, Blairlargan......Catherines father was John Mclaren and Donalds father was Donald Mclaren and both Johns and Donalds father was Dugal McLaren.regards Carol

[gordon44]

Hi Dizzylamb , see your Donald MacLaren at morenish , death 1860 , and cousin Donald at morenish in 1858. both their mothers were McMartins (sisters i presume).

Found a Dugal McLaren born on 27th May 1770 , to a Donald McLaren and Ellin Carmichael on Scotlandspeople , at the next door farm to Morenish , Edramucky.

Here may be a lead re moving from Loch Earn to Loch Tay , many of the Carmichaels i have come across were from Glentarken at Loch Earn.

if you click on my name you can send a personal message ,  and will exchange photos with you if ok to see if resemblance , eispecially in older family, if you give me your e mail address , i will leave you mine on your personal messages.

yours gordon

[realcarol]

Hi Gordon, I am descended from William McLaren born in 1818 to Archibald McLaren and Margaret King. He married Mary Beattie who was born in 1833 to Robert Beattie and Margaret Campbell although there are no documents other than her death certificate for either parent. She is on the 1841 census as a 7year old living with Williams older brother Archibald and his wife and children. (strange) Margaret Kings parents are listed as John King and Janet Mclaren( married in 1772) and her husband's parents were John Mclaren and Catharine McIntyre. William and Mary had 4 children that survived childhood Archibald died Dec 1882 @23 years , John who died in April 1952 aged 91 , Willie who lived to be 83 and my great grandmother Margaret who passed away in 1927.

[gordon44]

Hi Carol , many thanks for getting in touch. you are related to me , as my g/g/g grandmother was Catharine McLaren , she was born in 1808 , and was your William's older sister.

All of which you have said is correct as i have a family tree copied from one given to me by the owners of Earnknowe , the house next to Leckine cemetery , with one exception , Archibald 's parents were John McLaren and Catharine McLaren (not Mcintyre?), married on 21st April 1758 .

will leave you a personal message for you to contact me , i am in touch with another 4 descendants of Archibald McLaren and Janet King. 2 related to your William and 2 related to Margaret , again William's older sister , born 1814.

yours gordon

[plokiju]

Hi Mark AKA Otis,

Going to try contacting you again. I believe I found the marriage of Peter McLaren to Mary McDonald that you are talking about. I found a tree with Peter McLaren who married Mary McDonald in Lanark county in 1842. That Peter McLaren was born in Glasgow in 1818 and died 11 May 1898 so likely isn't the same person. I believe your Peter is my Peter who married Agnes Morris in 1843. Unfortunately I can't contact you directly yet.

[Otis]

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[Otis]

Perth Courier, May 13, 1898
McLaren - Died, at Lanark on May 11, Peter McLaren, aged 80.
Elsewhere in the same paper:
The Era chronicled the death of Peter McLaren of Lanark on Wednesday morning of heart trouble and appendicitis.  Deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1818 and came with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McLaren, to Canada in 1822.  The family settled on Lot 1, 4th Concession Lanark.  His wife was Mary McDonald, also a native of Scotland who died 42 years ago.  Two of their five children are dead, the survivors being Mrs. H. Wallace of Chicago; Mrs. David McLaren and Mrs.  John  McLaren of Drummond.  He was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and in politics was a Liberal.  (Transcribers note, checked this twice it was “Mrs.” David McLaren and “Mrs.” John McLaren)

[gordon44]

Sometimes you come across a piece of information , that is a breakthrough. here is a photo from Killin cemetery of my g/g/g grandparents gravestone.
Donald and Catharine McLaren from Dalveich , both died in 1867. also listed is their son Archibald , who died 1902.
At the very bottom of the stone is this inscription. "their ancestors have been buried here for generations"
the stone next to it was erected by Patrick McLaren in memory of his father Malcolm McLaren , who died at Cambusurich (south side Loch Tay) on 13th April 1808 , aged 83.
my 5 x g/grandfather was a Malcolm McLaren , born at Cloichran to Donald and Margaret McLaren , i think that Malcolm who died in 1808 , could be Donald's brother (not old enough for father).
it does not have to be conclusive , Cloichran and Cambusurich only 1/2 mile apart.    Gordon

[fifer1947]

Dalveich is across Loch Earn from me on the north side - good map showing Dalveich http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rykbrown/stewart_of_dalveich.htm