Hello There,
I've just seen this post about the McHardy's of Aberdeenshire.
I recently looked into my Scottish ancestors. My 4x great grandma was Margaret McHardy. She was baptised on the 6th of December 1786 in Strathdon. This is what the image of her baptism from "Scotland's People" states:
"Dec.6: John McHardy in Luib had a daughter in fornication with Anne Cameron called Margaret McHardy."
Margaret McHardy went on to marry Alexander Sector (1779 - 1870), but I'm not sure when though. The first child I can find baptised from the pair is John, baptised 1817 in Logie-Coldstone. Then from 1823-1832, they had four more children baptised in Braemar/Ballater.
Margaret died in Birse, on the 28th of March 1865.
I think the amazing thing about the death records on "Scotland's People", is that they hold so much information on them, from 1855, anyway. A lot of them give the father's name and occupation.
They also give the name, maiden surname and occupation of the mother. I was able to find from this that Margaret's parents were indeed not married.
Anyway, sorry for waffling on here. What I am trying to find is where Luib is/ was please?
This is where John McHardy was stated as coming from/ where Margaret McHardy was born. But the only Luib that I can find appears to be on the Isle of Skye. And that is nowhere near Aberdeenshire.
If anyone has any information it would be gratefully accepted.
Thank you very much.
