Murdo MacLeod & Effie Macgregor - Isle of Lewis

[Kin-getter]

(Posted for a friend)

Norman MacLeod was a crofter and fisherman from near Stornoway and Gran was Effie Macgregor with a croft at Tolsta Chaolais near Callanish. They moved to Glasgow for work about 1900.

This is all I have immediately so any help much appreciated, backwards, forwards or sideways.

Thanks,

James.

[Gadget]

Hi

This might be then in 1891 but maybe a little old 

17 Portroller?, Stornoway

Norman Macleod, 50, fisherman
Effie, 49
Mary, 15, general servant
John 14
Effie, 8
Kenneth, 12
Malcolm, 4

All b. Stornoway

Does your friend  have any children's names. McLeod is a  pretty common surname in Lewis.


gnu

[Gadget]

I think that they're still in Stornoway in 1901~

10 Portvoller, Stornoway

Norman McLeod, 58, crofter
Effie, 58
Mary, 24
Effie, 16
Malcolm, 14
Mary, visitor,  24, fishworker
All b. Stornoway.


gnu

[Kin-getter]

gnu, thanks though I have no idea as yet (as I said earlier) this is all I have immediately. I will have to try harder to winkle out some more details if possible.

Thanks again.

James.

[Kin-getter]

All surmise right this minute but, perhaps the 1900 is elastic?

[Gadget]

I've been trying to pinpoint Effie (Euphemia) but can't get a definite hit around Callanish (parish of Uig)

This could be the Norman that I found in 1891-1901,  in 1881 with a different wife. The elder children's names and ages match

21 Portroller Road, Stornoway

Norman McLeod, 36, fisherman
Henrietta, 36
Mary, 5
John, 4
Kenneth, 2
All b. Stornoway


gnu

[Kin-getter]

Thanks again.

Do you suppose Tolsta Chaolais would be a point for registration or would it need to be Callanish?

As given to me, there was nothing stated (it may have been implied) that the two were married.

I appreciate that MacLeod (and variant spellings) is a very popular surname.

James.

[Gadget]

Hi

Tolsta Chaolais is fairly close to Callanish and they were in the parish/district of Uig,  so that registration would be where the registrar was located - I would say probably Carloway.

Here's a modern map to show it's location ~

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0i3c/

I checked all of Scotland for a marriage but nothing is coming up. i think you'll need more information from your friend - for example how is she/he related to them. There must be some link ancestor that more is known about.


gnu

[Kin-getter]

Hullo,

All I can say at present is that my informant is a grandchild. Add to that I'm in Scotland, he isn't
Fun huh?

Many thanks.

James.