Durness Parish Register

[andy_smed]

Hi Ray

Sorry, still not able to locate Margaret MacKay daughter of Hugh. Have looked both forward and back in the register with no luck.

Sorry

Andy

[scourie]

Hi Andy, Thanks again for taking time to look for Margaret Mackay.I have a copy of her death certificate ( she died at Achriesgill in 1884.),it gives her parents as Hugh Mackay and Barbara Mackay.I also have some copies of marriage and death certificates of some of her family and her name is given as margaret Mackay on each of them.
 At the time of the 1881 census she was a widow ,living with her son and family at Shegra,Kinlochbervie.her place of birth on that document is Durness.Maybe this is wrong or maybe they were not very good at their geography! Ray

[IanB]

Hi Ray,

What age is shown on the death certificate?

Does it say where she was born?

In late 18th century, I think Durness parish boudaries were the same as today, although I am not certain.

Ian

[scourie]

Hi Ian, Margaret Maccallum, nee Mackay's age was given as 86 years in june 1984.on the death certificate.
Just a thought, I was registrar here for many years and I've known fathers give different dates of marriage when registering their childrens births,so every thing on documents is not always accurate.Maybe Durness was wrong on the census return.Ray

[IanB]

Sorry, Ray, but just to be sure, is "1984" you quote as date of death, a typo on your part?

Ian

[scourie]

Sorry about that ,you will have guessed it should have been 1884,Ray

[wini]

Andy

Re your reply on the 19th December with regard to Hugh Gunn/Gun marrried to Barbara Mackintosh 19th May 1785, Fairly Durness.
You mentioned Donald MacKintosh alias MacneilBhain sailor in Rispin and Katherine Gunn in Rispin 15-10 1787.

May very well be Barbara's brother
When you or Mum have time could you post the others with the same alias.

I had abandoned the Sutherland lot for a while but have now got back to them

thanks again

Wini

[andy_smed]

Hi Wini

This is what I found:-

15/10/1787 Donald MacKintosh alias MacneilBhain, sailor in Rispin to Katherine Gunn in Rispin

Baptisms
29/01/1788 Donald MacKintosh alias MacneilBhain, sailor in Rispond and Catherine Gunn from Eddrachylish, Neil
10/11/1789 Donald MacKintosh alias MacneilBhain, sailor in Rispond and Catherine Gunn from Achulynish, Eddrachylish, Donald
25/04/1792 Donald MacKintosh alias MacneilBhain, sailor who when on land lives commonly at Rispond and Katherine Gunn (Twins), James and Barbara
11/10/1794 Donald MacKintosh alias Bane, sailor in Rispond and Katherine Gunn, Ann
23/03/1797 Donald MacKintosh, alias Bain at Rispond, Mate of the "Fairly of Rispond" and Katherine Gunn, Hugh

Another possible sister:
26/02/1782 John Sutherland in Hunleam to Eupham MacKintosh alias Bain in Achuharasait

Baptisms
01/03/1783 John Sutherland in Achucharasait and Eupham MacKintosh alias Bain, Barbara
15/08/1785 John Sutherland, tenent in Achucharasait and Eupham MacKintosh alias Bain, Marion
25/05/1788 John Sutherland, tenent in Islanddrier, Strathmore and Eupham MacKintosh alias Bain, Margaret
22/05/1791 John Sutherland, tenent in Islanddrier, Strathmore and Eupham MacKintosh alias Bain, Hugh
24/03/1793 John Sutherland, tenent in Islanddrier, Strathmore and Eupham MacKintosh alias Bain, Donald

Hope this helps.

Andy

[scourie]

This message should go to Wini not to me.
 Ray Mackay, Scourie