Durness Parish Register

[Donald NZ]

Hello Andy
In your info, would you have any record of a marriage between Donald Mackay of Borley and Margaret MacDiarmid / MacDermat / MacDermid, around 1796.

Best wishes
Donald NZ

[ChristineR]

Sorry Guys havent forgotten about you, but have had to work in Ireland for a few months so not had the time to post anything. Will do so this weekend.

Can anyone advise me on the following? I am going to start transcribing the Durness Parish Register but I am not sure what I need to be aware of in regards to copyright. Would I be able to email it to people etc? Also What do you think would be the best platform Word, Excel, Access or something else?

Cheers

Andy

The Parish register actually belongs to the Church.  I think that you are allowed to compile your own transcriptions from the films, (because the facts themselves are not copyright) but you wouldn't be allowed to use Hew Morrison's transcriptions unless his work has been released from copyright.  I presume you mean that you are going to compile transcripts picking up where Hew left off anyhow

ChristineR
Australia

[andy_smed]

Hi All

Again sorry for any delay in posting responses but unfortunately again I have had to work away from home for the last few months which has taken up much of my time. I will look through the posts and reply to any I havent already replied to this weekend.

Andy

[airdlass]

Looking for information about Donald Sutherland and Catherine Morrison. Their daughter, Barbara born c1813, married Donald Morrison from Laid. Barbara died in 1883 at Laid. Barbara was Donald's second wife, his first wife was Effy Mackay. She died between 1841/1851.

[IanB]

Marriage recorded Dec 2, 1802 as follows:
Donald, alias Macrory, a single young man in Achumore, lately discharged with the other Reay Fencibles ....... Katherine Morison, daur. of Hector Morison, alias Macdhonil, in Cerruac.

This gives you quite a bit of information: Donald's father's name was Rory/Ruari/Roderick.
The minister's description "single young man" seems to have meant not well-established -( recently left the army)

Katherine's father's name was Hector and grandfather's name was Donald.

Four children appear in the register:
John  11 Nov 1803
Hector  19 May 1806
Barbara  31 Jan 1810
Mary  5 Nov 1812
in each entry they are shown as living in Durin (Durine, i.e. Durness Town)

I will take a look for the birth/christening of Donald and Katherine

[airdlass]

Hi Ian
thankyou very much - that would be great!

[IanB]

During the early years that the Durness Parish Register was kept, the minister did not record the mother's name when registering a christening. This can cause some doubt in positively identifying certain people. However, I think the following have a high probability of being correct:

16 Jul 1772  Rory Sutherland in Clasneach had a son, Donald

9 Jun 1771 Hector Morison, alias MacDhonil, in Cerruac, had a daughter, Catherine
(Cerruac was the place from where she got married)
Hector Morison in Durin christened a son, George, 27 April 1768

I could find no marriage for a Rory Sutherland around that time. He had an older son, George, christened in Clasneach 12 April 1769. The register was started in 1764 and it is possible he was married before then.

I couldn't find a marriage for Hector Morison either and, again, it's possible he married prior to 1764

That's about it.

Ian

[airdlass]

Thanks very much Ian - more than I would've found!
Much appreciated.

[andy_smed]

Andy

If you are still watching YOUR TOPIC could you have a look at something for me?

Hugh Gun/Gunn married Barbara MacKintosh 19th May 1785 in Fairly Durness
Children were
Niel Gunn Christening 19th April 1786
Ann                             17th April 1792
Barbara                       22nd October 1794
Mary                            31st July   1797
Donald                         12th November 1801
Niel                              20th July 1806

I am assuming the first Niel died.

Any mention of Barbara's birth or relation to a Neil Bain/Bayn
A cousin seems to think he was Barbara's father.
I suppose MacIntosh may have been her Mother's name and she could have been illegitimate

thanks wini

Hi Wini

I am finally home for Christmas and have some time to update the Topic and have found your request above unanswered. Sorry about that.

Anyway, a marriage entry in the register reads:-

Hugh Gunn in Rispond, late N.F. originally from Oldshores and Barbara MacKintosh, Neil Bayns daughter in Rispin alias nin neilbhain or nin neilmacbhain 19-05-1785

Cannot find any trace of her birth in the register.

Another entry in the marriges reads:-

Donald MacKintosh alias MacneilBhain sailor in Rispin and Katherine Gunn in Rispin 15-10-1787 (? Barbara's brother - There are a few others with this alias and I will post them if you want them)

Sorry for the delay.

Andy