Durness Parish Register

[andy_smed]

Hi Ian and Carol

If you send me a PM with your email details I will send you what I have regarding my family from Rachel Sutherland down.

Carol I have found a lot of Grange alias Campbell families in Durness I am posting marriages and some baptisms for your information but if you need me to look for a certain family amongst these let me know.

03/03/1765 Thomas Campbell alias Grange, Murdoch
(possible brother of Donald, 4 other children)

17/01/1766 Iye Grange in Durin and Margaret Campbell in Durin
Iye Grange later referred to as Iye Campbell alias Grange in the baptisms of his 7 children. He later re-married.
04/04/1771 Iye Grange in Durin and Elizabeth MacKenzie Serv.

07/10/1766 George Campbell alias Grange in Ballamhulich, Margaret
(possible brother of Donald, 3 other children recorded)

03/06/1768 Alexander Grange alias Campbell in Achunahainat, Barbara
(possible brother of Donald)

05/11/1778 Hugh Campbell alias Grange, tenent in Sartigrim and Margaret MacKay alias nin Enmacdholicrery in Borley

12/01/1779 William Campbell alias Macnishroy serv in Balnaceil and Elizabeth Campbell alias Grange in Ceoldale

17/03/1782 Kenneth Campbell alias Grange, herd in Grudie and Janet Campbell, Robert
(4 other children)

17/11/1784 John Campbell alias Grange, Chelsea pensioner in Keoldale and Christian MacKay alias nin Eanmhiler in Balamhulich
(6 children recorded)

24/09/1787 Roderick MacKay alias Maceanicolicrery, shoemaker and tenent in Satrigrim and Christian Campbell nin Eangrashich in Keoldale
(later referred to as Christian Campbell alias Grange in baptisms)

30/11/1802 George Campbell alias Grange late R F and Ann MacKintosh, daur of William MacKintosh, late in Durin

Hope this makes sense, let me know if you want any further info.

Andy

[rockydog]

Hi Andy
I don't know how to send a PM .  If you can explain I will gladly send you my address.
Thanks for all the Grange alias Campbell families.  I will sift through them on the weekend and let you know if I require any further information on them.
Thanks once again for all your help.
Carol

[andy_smed]

Hi Carol

Click on my andy_smed name in the top left of this message and when the next window opens go to the bottom of the page and you will see an option to send a personal message.

Andy

[Emily_gb]

Hi Andy- I have been through all 16 pages of your posts to see if you have already covered the info I am looking for. I cannot make any connections to previous posts so here it is:

John Sutherland born about 1812 (maybe 1814)  Durness Scotland

He married Mary McKay daughter of Alexander McKay and Marion McKenzie on March 18, 1846 in Earltown Nova Scotia Canada. Alexander McKay may have had a brother William.

Mother of John Sutherland is a MacKay. Her name is not known but her siblings may be Robert, Alexander, and Elizabeth.

Father Sutherland purported to be youngest brother or son of the Duke of Sutherland, but more likely the youngest son of a peasant who worked on the Duke's estate. He had a sibling Alexander.

Can you find any records that may tie into this family?

Thanks
Emily

[andy_smed]

Hi Emily

Sorry for the delay, have been away again. Will check this for you over the mext few days and let you know.

Andy

[Emily_gb]

Thanks Andy- I have some additional info that I have gathered recently. I have a marriage certificate for Angus Sutherland and Barbara McKay for December 25, 1811 in Durness. There is no information as to whether they had children- they should have had Alexander probably prior to 1812 and John about 1813. Nor is there information about their death whereas my people would have died between 1812 and 1825.
I also have a John Thomas Sutherland born April 4, 1812 to Angus Sutherland (born about 1788) and Barbara MacKay with the word Laingo after it, but nothing on their parents.
There is also a family legend that John Sutherland was related a duke of Sutherland (there is a John Sutherland Earl of Sutherland 1734 can you trace his line?).
I have plotted the first name rule to get potential first names for the generations prior to John. Apparently John's parents died when he was a child and his maternal uncle Robert raised him in Nova Scotia (emigrated in the 20's) John's brother Alexander emigrated to South America. John's children's names are Thomas?(1st born did not survive?) Alexander, John, Hector, Hugh, Maggie, and Thomas (youngest). My husband's family is descended from John's son Alexander.
Does this help or confuse things? I know I am getting dizzier and dizzier working on this.
Thanks again
Cheers, Emily

[Allancathel]

I have been researching a family in the Durness OPRs and I am looking for help with the interpretation of a name.

A family listing by another researcher gives  neil macEmish as neil son of Thomas.
However, a couple of gaelic speakers have told me that it Neil son of James (Hamish).  They have said Thomas would be MacOmish while James is MacEmish.
Can anyone help?!!

[IanB]

"Tomas"  (Toe-mass) is the Gaelic for Thomas. In the genetive case, which it takes following mac, i.e. son of, it is aspirated and an "i" added after the last vowel to give "Thomais", roughly 'hoe-meesh'. Similarly, Seumas (James) becomes Sheumais, roughly Hae-meesh in the genetive case.

The aliases in the Durness PR are given in imitated  or phonetic Gaelic and I have not noted many MacEmish listings but I would say it is more likely to be son of James than son of Thomas.

Can you give more information?e.g. the date of the entry. The aliases sometimes varied from one entry to the next and alaso it may be possible to find the father in an earlier registration.

IAN

[Donald NZ]

Hello Alan
neil macEmish is neil son of James.

Emish or Sheumas is James
Thomas would be Omash  -  [gen] (Toe-mass/ 'Hoe-mass)
and to clarify a little;
George would be Eorish  -  (gen) Shawruss/Eoruss

Donald NZ