Beaton family

[Rosinish]

This looks very suspect...

1851   Inverness-shire (INV) Strath

MONTGOMERY William Head   28 Drainer IRL   
MONTGOMERY Jessie Wife 26 SUT Assynt      
NICOLSON   Margaret Servnt 21 House Servant SUT Assynt

There was a John Nicolson as a witness to her marriage to Donald MacKay     

Annie   

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie

That looks as tho Jessie got married 3 times if it is the same Jessie in strath

Shonnag
 

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie

I just looked on the census and William is from Ireland
So this may be Jessie this would have been the first wedding unless she married more than 3 times
Shonnag

[Rosinish]

I don't think she married the father of Archibald 

I haven't checked on that William Montgomery to find out when he died.

MONTGOMERY ALEXANDER
63
1855
110/ 96
Duirinish (Skye)

1841 - I have found an Alexander Montgomery 45 in Duirinish with a wife Flory (Flora) 40 with 3 children, Catherine 10, Murdoch 8 & John 3.

If Catherine (mother of Jessie/Janet) died young then did Alexander remarry or were Alexander & Catherine ever married?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ko6/

Annie

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
Thank you
I couldn't find a marriage for Alexander and Catherine
 
I also have no idea where to start with Irish records

Shonnag

[Rosinish]

This looks very suspect...

1851   Inverness-shire (INV) Strath

MONTGOMERY William Head   28 Drainer IRL   
MONTGOMERY Jessie Wife 26 SUT Assynt      
NICOLSON Margaret Servnt 21 House Servant SUT Assynt

There was a John Nicolson as a witness to her marriage to Donald MacKay     

1841 - I have found a William Montgomery (IRE) 'M' (Married) 25 'Gunner, Royal Artillary'  ...
If this is the same William, he hasn't aged much in 10 yrs (not uncommon I may add)! 
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ko7/

Shonnag, please be cautious & don't assume any of my posts are fact unless I/you find evidence to support my thoughts as I'm only trying to help & using names/dates/places etc. which could match! 

Annie

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
Thank you

I will do as this may not be the same Jessie as I have been searching through records and there is a few Jessie Montgomery's ( they can't all be her)


Shonnag

[Rosinish]

1841 - Inverness-shire (INV) Strath

It would be interesting to know whether this Janet was a widow...could this be g/mother?

If Jessie/Janet was 1st born to Catherine & the naming pattern used then she should have been named after her g/mother 

Janet Montgomery 60 (c1781) although ages were rounded down.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ko8/

If only we could find proof of everything 

Annie

[Rosinish]

Shonnag,

I have found a William Montgomery b Drumcree, Armagh
Served in Royal Artillery
Discharged aged 33 which was somewhere between 1837 & 1852 (which is the duration of the records) i.e. no exact date.

The William I found was on the 1851 census as a 'Drainer' i.e. if it was him he would have been discharged between 1841 & 1851.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8866843

It may be worth putting a request for info. for that William on the Armed Forces board (not sure what info. they need) but there's a 'Reference: WO 97/1251/116' which may be what they would need?

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/armed-forces/

Annie