Beaton family

[Rosinish]

Further thoughts...

MONTGOMERY RORY DONALD  b1860

The 1861 census gives a Ronald/Ranald aged 4 years, they couldn't possibly get that wrong surely i.e. is it 4 months rather than 4 years 

Annie

Add...Birth Date 18 Jul 1859, SOUTH UIST (no forename)...surely can't be the same person as the 1860 for Rory 

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
Thank you
In the croft history book it states

Ranald/Ronald being born 1859 and his brother being born 1860  I don't have the birth record I will try and order it.

[Rosinish]

Hi Shonnag,

I've had a look through SP & I can only find one other possible birth for Ranald/Ronald but it's Harris rather than Skye;

MCKAY RANALD
1860
111/1 82
Harris

Annie (tired & confused) 

[Rosinish]

I'm going to check the census' to find out where he was born 

Annie

[Rosinish]

1861 gives both Ronald & Alexander as born S/U but there are no corresponding births registered in S/U under M(a)ckay or Montgomery.

This looks good;

MACKAY ALEXANDER
1860
113/ 97
North Uist

but it's Ronald we need to find 

Annie

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
Thank you
I will have a look on sp in the morning see what I can find
Shonnag

[Rosinish]

Shonnag,

It's an enigma as Ranald/Ronald looks to have been born prior to the marriage although if he was 4 months rather than 4 yrs on the census it would be possible but the youngest rather than the eldest of the 2.

Annie

[Rosinish]

Huh...Just checked 1871 census Bualadugh (sic)  & Janet/Jessie has pob as Gibralter (sic)!

Ranald is aged 13 & Alexander aged 9 i.e. not an error on 1861 & both stated as b S/U still yet no births to be found 

Annie

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
Thank you

I received a message yesterday about Jessie I will pm it to you

Shonnag