« Reply #96 on: Monday 04 September 17 23:39 BST (UK) »
cottars at Buaile Dubh
Donald Mackay 1825-1883
=Jessie Montgomery 1826-1879
Ranald =Mary Macpherson
Alex
House passed to stepson Archie Macpherson 1849
Does this mean Jessie had an other son
Shonnag
Hi Shonnag,
That does look very likely...
'Gilleasbuig Saor mac Seonaid
Mhicgumraid''
My interpretation would be (he was illegitimate as his mother's name & surname are used rather than his father's 'MacPherson') ...
Archibald, Joiner/Carpenter son of Janet/Jessie & although I haven't ever come across Montgomery in gaelic the 'Mhic' (I think) may be 'daughter of' & 'Gumraid' just seems to be 'Gomery' but maybe someone with more gaelic knowledge can help as I'm only used to 'Mc/Mac' surnames where it means 'son of' or 'nighean/n'in' (daughter of)?
Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie
Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)
Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling
Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon
Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee
"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"