MacLeods of Stornoway COMPLETED

[KarenM]

I'm not sure, but this could be Murdo and George in the 1911 census.  The birthdates are wrong, but they are working on railroad.


http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=17287

[J.J.]

Yeah... I found a Roderick & a Murdock together as well...hmmm did I check occupations? but then Roderick was to have been in Manitoba...I never found him 1911...May have been working up North and not been recorded...
We may not find him on any records if he was working on The Pas location.

I passed this one by but now that we found a daughter by this name?

Death Aug 23 1963  Vancouver, BC
Henrietta Mcleod  Age 72y   Birth  May 12 1891 Scotland  Widowed
Spouse Roderick Mcleod  / parents Allan Graham  Mary Mckay
Film  2033587  Folder  4479254  Image   310
B C A Film  B13263   Registration  63 09 010297
 

[J.J.]

  stupid site!! We could have saved JL credits on SP! No wait the other birth dates for the boys were from the deaths...amazing they had complete birth dates
Finally got the newer FHS betasearch to work ( 1st time today) and it has all we found so far plus dates of birth for
Annabella Mcleod  b.Oct 1 1869 —  LOCHS, R & C
Ann Mcleod b.Dec 5 1871 — LOCHS, R & C
Mary Mcleod  b. Aug 14 1874 — LOCHS, R & C
George Mcleod b. Jan 9 1881 — Lochs, Ross & Cromarty   
(Isabella Maggie Macleod  b. Nov 9 1891 — Stornoway, R & C )  MMMph a little late to be yours...
( mother as Peggy, Margaret, Marg't) https://www.familysearch.org/

Sheesh susano! odd that the 2nd version wouldn't find those under general search...also too bad as I like that format so much better... easier to navigate...actually I like the first version the very best, but they aren't going to add to that one anymore... The newer beta, soon to replace all version is so in your face I find... and scrolling about until the cows come home...

[J.J.]

I see you had those births but I thought your list said said "about" for births for some reason
The SS Prince Rupert Steamship...Not sure if it was for domestic service...was owned by Grand Trunk ( The owners of the Rail Road by same name?)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/SS_Prince_Rupert.jpg
yeah it was coastal waters
"served regular runs from Seattle to Victoria, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Stewart Alaska. Seattle and Victoria were dropped from the route after a few years and Skagway, Alaska was added. 
Yeah here it is called a ferry http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/marine/index_view.cfm?photoid=80807180&id=114

[susano]

The only family search website I've ever had any degree of success navigating is the pilot one....but it is finnicky and things get missed!!  I am hopeless with the beta (new one) but I do try to force myself to use it!!  I guess when they phase out the pilot I will have no option!!

Susan

[JustLooking]

Sorry to say, J.J. that it didn't have Roderick John's birth and all the details on which is why I went elsewhere. That's why SP is still the best 

Anyway, I'm glad you've all found so much for Annie- I knew you would all pull out the stops 


JL

[annypanny]

Found so much....An understatement.....I'm overwhelmed by the response, thanks again to all who helped in my search, I'm going to document everything I've found and try to put it into a report.  I would like to find out why they emigrated, I'll get a few books from the library on Lewis and Stornoway and I'll check out a few local newspapers to see if they've anything on emigration.

Many thanks again......

[annypanny]

Isabella Maggie MacLeod........

looks as though she was a sister of the boys, born after the census (Nov 1891) was taken and died before the next on in 1901....(1892) Well spotted

Thanks

stupid site!! We could have saved JL credits on SP! No wait the other birth dates for the boys were from the deaths...amazing they had complete birth dates
Finally got the newer FHS betasearch to work ( 1st time today) and it has all we found so far plus dates of birth for
Annabella Mcleod  b.Oct 1 1869 —  LOCHS, R & C
Ann Mcleod b.Dec 5 1871 — LOCHS, R & C
Mary Mcleod  b. Aug 14 1874 — LOCHS, R & C
George Mcleod b. Jan 9 1881 — Lochs, Ross & Cromarty   
(Isabella Maggie Macleod  b. Nov 9 1891 — Stornoway, R & C )  MMMph a little late to be yours...
( mother as Peggy, Margaret, Marg't) https://www.familysearch.org/

Sheesh susano! odd that the 2nd version wouldn't find those under general search...also too bad as I like that format so much better... easier to navigate...actually I like the first version the very best, but they aren't going to add to that one anymore... The newer beta, soon to replace all version is so in your face I find... and scrolling about until the cows come home...

[annypanny]

He must have been in Scotland as Garrabost is on the Isle of Lewis....Perhaps his wife was still there, will look for a marriage on SP....When I googled Garrabost up came an address of Graham Ave. the same name as his wife's family...!!!

There is a Form 30A (Ocean Arrivals) document for Roderick John Macleod arriving Quebec, May 27, 1922 on the Metagama.  There are lots of good clues on this document.

Some highlights of the doc:

he's married
current occupation is farming; intended occupation in Canada is farming and bridge building
was previously in Canada and previous occupation was with Hudson Bay Construction Co., Manitoba
port of previous entry was Montreal, 1909
port of departure was Montreal, 1915; reason for leaving was overseas service with 5th Can. Inf. Bat.
destined to his brother, Murdo Macleod, 4721 Avenue West, South Vancouver, BC
nearest relative in UK was his mother-in-law, Widow Mary Graham, 6 New Garrabost(?)

Here's a link to the document on LAC if you don't have access to Ancestry.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0be5/

I don't think this info has been mentioned but my apologies if it has already been found.

Susan