Durness Parish Register

[andy_smed]

Hello Andy
I hope you agree with me in tidying up my queries by creating new threads. They were becoming too involved and not just a case of searching for a specific parish entry.

Andy, I have found a record of several years ago and do not know where I derived the information from.
It reads:
Date: 28 SEP 1771 Entries in the Durness Parish Records:
Sons of Donald Mackay
JAMES MACKAY
Date: 29 JAN 1769
JOHN MACKAY
Date: 17 OCT 1767

Would you happen to have any information on these two entries?
Donald NZ

Hi Donald

These two entries refer to a Donald MacKay alias Macnishmacdholicustian in Dalinarait. He also had Angus in 1777, Donald in 1780 and George in 1783. By 1783 he was a tailor in Hope and was married to a Vear Alias Eury MacKay.

Andy

[andy_smed]

Thank you for the look up offer, Andy!
I have a Hugh McKay whose wife was Isabella.  Hugh was born in Durness around 1732.  He had a daughter Elizabeth about 1761 and may have had other children before he emigrated to USA in 1771.  He also had a brother John McKay who married an Ann or Nancy Mckenzie.  Any help in finding possible christenings at Durness would be greatly appreciated.  Many thanks, James from Canada.

Hi James

Have been unable to find any details from your request. Sorry but Hugh would have been born before the register started as would Elizabeth. Did check for other children but could not find anything.

Sorry

Andy

[lighthouse]

Thank you for trying, Andy it is appreciated, James

[Donald NZ]

Thank you Andy, info most appreciated.
Donald NZ

[afulton]

Hi

I discovered this message board quite recently and noticed that you mention William MacKay and Johanna Munro. They belong to my own family tree they also had a son Robert. Any further info would be of help

Thanks

Alan MacKay Fulton   

Hi Michael

To start with William MacKay and Johanna Munro:-

There marriage is the first entry in the register for 1791, unfortunately it is right at the bottom of the page and some of it is missing, but it reads:-

William MacKay, alias MackReiry, tennat in the Heights of Erriboll and Johanna Munro

Cannot see where Johanna is from or the date of the marriage.

Children
06/05/1792 William MacKay, alias Macrery, a little tennant in Eribol and Johanna Munro, Janet
21/07/1793 William MacKay, alias Macrery, a little tennant in Eribol and Johanna Munro, James
24/12/1794 William MacKay, alias Macryrie, in Eribol and Johanna Munro, Ann

Cannot seem to find them after this time, and could find no trace of the second Williams birth circa 1801, they may have started going to a non-conformist church?

JOHANNA MUNRO

14/05/1775 Anguis Munro in Hope, Joanna

Siblings
14/11/1764 Angus Munro in Eribol, Catherine
14/07/1765 Angus Munro Macdhonilicorachy in Eribol, Marion
14/08/1768 Angus Munro Macdhonilicorachy in Eribol, Isabella
15/03/1771 Angus Munro in Eribol, Hugh

I am pretty sure that Angus's alias starts with son of Donald but not sure of the rest.

DONALD MACKAY

Donald MacKay first married a Elisabeth Mackintosh entry as follows:-

14/04/1778 Donald MacKay, alias Macrobmacemish, in Batlamhish and Elisabeth Mackintosh, alias nin Hustian Macnishmaceniconil, in Arnoboll

Children
30/08/1779 Donald MacKay, alias Macrob macEmish macuilamskerray a young man in Arnoboll and Elisabeth Mackintosh alias nin hustian macnish, Angus
30/03/1782 Donald MacKay, alias Macrobmacemish in Arnoboll and Elisabeth Mackintosh alias nin hustianmacnish, Mary

Angus MacKay b 1779 married a Barbara MacKay on 26/12/1806

2nd Marriage
10/02/1795 Donald MacKay, widower in Hope and Janet MacLeod in Lettermore

Children
01/12/1799 Donald MacKay, alias Macrobmacemish in Hope and .......... MacLeod from Lettermore, Elisabeth
21/06/1802 Donald MacKay, alias Macrobmacemish in Hope and .......... MacLeod from Lettermore, Robert
30/05/1807 Donald MacKay, alias Macrobmacemish in Hope and .......... MacLeod from Lettermore, Donald
12/03/1810 Donald MacKay, alias Macrob in Hope, Alexr
17/05/1813 Donald MacKay, alias Macrob in Hope and Janet MacLeod , Jannet

There was also another Elisabeth baptised 02/12/1796 in Hope (probably died in infancy)

JANET MACLEOD

If Janet MacLeod was also from Durness, not sure where Lettermore is, then she if more than likely to be the daughter of Neil MacLeod as this seems to be the only Janet MacLeod born in the right time period.

21/02/1775 Neil MacLeod in saingo, Janet

Siblings
02/1772 Neil MacLeod in Saingo, Isobel
20/07/1777 Neil MacLeod alias Macnishmacen tennant in Durin, Angus
30/11/1780 Neil MacLeod alias Macnish Macean, tenent in Durin and Jane Campbell alias nin nish, Alexander

Angus MacLeod born 1777 married Janet Ross on 10/02/1799

Neil MacLeod's father was Kenneth MacLeod. Kenneth MacLeod also Had a daughter Henrietta who is my 5th Great Grandmother.

Hope this helps Michael.

Andy

[andy_smed]

Hi Alan

An idea when Robert was born? The previous post detailed all the children I could find but if you have a DOB I will check again for you.

Andy

[afulton]

Hi Andy

I do not have an exact date of birth for Robert his death certificate would presume 1794 however both the 1851 & 1861 census suggests 1800. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Alan 

[brinnell]

Hi Andy,

Sorry, it's been about a year; our computer was seriously ill for some time last summer, and we've been on and off internet...

anyway, thanks so much, that corroborates what I already knew (I'm sure it is a transcription error) and sheds a little more light (occupations, especially)

Sorry again and thanks again,
"Brinnell"

[andy_smed]

Hi Brinnell

Great to hear from you hope all okay now with your PC. Glad to have helped.

Andy