Beaton family

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
Thank you
So Jessie is from the isle of Skye on her son's  batism record

Shonnag

[Rosinish]

So Jessie is from the isle of Skye on her son's  batism record

Shonnag,

I think that may possibly refer to her abode prior to living on Uist?

It's hard to know what the Priest was meaning but it seems to be a general sort of background thing as he obviously knew she wasn't a 'local' as everyone knows everyone else in those places & still do to this day 

You will find (on Uist at least) it's a common thing when people refer to another, that 'other' person is referred to by their own name then their father's name & sometimes the g/father's name!

My g/mother was always known as 'Sine, Gilleasbuig 'Gobha' which is Jean dau of Archibald the Blacksmith & no surname ever mentioned but that's the same with everyone, the surname seems irrelevant 

Annie

[Rosinish]

I have found 'J' at last in 1841 

The child on the 1851 posted earlier (we didn't know about previously)... "Allan MacArthur (Stpson) 8 (c1843) – Skye, Inverness-shire"...

MCARTHUR JANET
1841
20
112/ 8/ 9
Kilmuir
Inverness

The PoB given is Inverness but whether 'J' herself gave that info. we don't know 

Large household...

Janet Mcarthur 20
b abt 1821 Inverness, Scotland
Parish Kilmuir, Inverness
Address, Balymenach (https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search/results?st=Balmenach)
Parish No. 112

Murdo Gilles 40
Flora Gilles   40
Effy Gilles 20
Archibald Gilles 15
Ellis Gilles 15
Catherine Gilles 14
Marrion Gilles 8
Flora Gilles   2
Jessie Gilles 6 Mo
Susannah Gillies   14
Mary Nicolson 65
Janet Mcarthur 20
Allan Mcarthur 4 Mo

Curiously the census has Allan born 'Scotland'   .....Where   
 
It's definitely 'J'!

Annie

[Rosinish]

This looks like it could be Alan in 1861...

MCARTHUR ALAN
1861
20
551/1 2/ 3
Tyree, Argyll

Alan isn't a common name at all & as we are into. statutory periods it may be worth trying to track him down as his info. could be very significant regarding his mother's maiden name!!! 

'Fancestry' have him born Tyree but I haven't searched for a possible father, I would be more interested in Alan later but there were no hints on a later census for him so where has he gone 

Annie

[Rosinish]

Not finding a marriage or death for Alan in Scotland 

Of course... he may be under MacPherson by now?

Annie

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
Thank you

I just added Allan to the tree and searched him
Found this

Archibald McPhere
Age:   2
Estimated birth year:   abt 1849
Relationship:   Son
Father:   Angus Mcpherson
Mother:   Janet Montgomery
Gender:   Male
Where born:   South Uist, Inverness
Parish Number:   118
Civil Parish:   South Uist
Town:   Liniclate
County:   Inverness
Address:   Liniclate
ED:   5
Page:   9
Household schedule number:   33
LINE:   19
Roll:   CSSCT1851_28
Household Members:   
Name   Age
Angus Mcpherson   37
Janet Montgomery   29
Allan Mcarthur   8
Archibald McPhere 2

Jessie still states on this census she was born in Dublin Ireland.
She has been both interesting and confusing with all the different PoB

Angus is down as a carpenter on the above census



Shonnag

[Rosinish]

Shonnag,

I posted the details for that 1851 census in Reply #143...

"Allan MacArthur (Stpson) 8 (c1843) – Skye, Inverness-shire"

Annie

[Rosinish]

The freecen version for 1841 gives both Janet & son Allan as born 'Outside Census County'!

Annie

[Uist1911]

Hi Annie
I didn't realise it was the same one as the one you posted sorry.
Most census I see for Jessie have Dublin on it for where born.
I have only searched Allan once as there are a lot of Allan MacArthur's coming up for Scotland.

Shonnag