Murdo MacLeod & Effie Macgregor - Isle of Lewis

[ewatson11]

Just to let you know that Effie is short for Henrietta.

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Emma

[Gadget]

Just to let you know that Effie is short for Henrietta.

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Emma

Not heard of that before, Emma 

I've usually heard it as Henny, etc. with Effie being for Euphemia

It's not mentioned here:

http://www.whatsinaname.net/female-names/Effie.html

http://www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=henrietta

I'll have a look for a Henrietta Macgregor - I think I looked when I saw her on the census but will recheck.


gnu

[Gadget]

Only marriage showing (1860-1881, Stornoway or Uig)  for a Norman and a Henrietta is

1874 Stornoway Norman Mcleod and Henrietta McLeod

No M*cgregors

I listed all the Norman M*cleod marriages.

James - I really think that your friend should start with what is definitely known and work from that, otherwise it's all guess work.


gnu

[Gadget]

This might be relevant

1841

Tolsta Chaolais

John Mcleod, 45, ST
Catherine, 45
Norman, 45, ST
Christian, 15
Donald, 10
Henrietta, 6
Malcolm, 4

All born County
ST = sub tenant

but where the McGregor comes in, I'm not sure 

Please check those details, James.

gnu

[Gadget]

This is just brainstorming  or me filling in time until 8pm   

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1841
Tolsta Chaolais
Donald Mcgregor, 40, ST
Catherina, 40
Margaret, 11
Murdo, 7
John, 3
All b. County


Also in 1851 this family:

Tolsta Chaolais
Alexander McGregor, 40, tenant
Ann, 40
Christiana, 16
Catherine, 11
Norman, 9
Ann, 7
Mary, 2
All b. Uig



gnu

[Gadget]

Hi again 

I've tracked down the birth of Malcolm McLeod (b.c. 1887) on the 1891 and 1901 censuses, and it makes interesting reading.

Malcolm McLeod,  7 January 1887, Portroller, Stornoway
Parents - Norman McLeod, fisherman and Henrietta, maiden name McLeod
Parents married 10 Nov 1874, Stornoway

This fits with the marriage that I mentioned in Reply #11

So, either this is the couple and the McGregor surname is a red herring or we need more info about, say the ages/places of birth of your friend's parent and siblings. If you can get this info without revealing their names, it would give some kind of time frame for Norman and Effie's births/deaths.


gnu

Added - gone around the long way to find the Euphemia/Effie/Henrietta link~

The Gaelic Oighrig can be variously 'translated'  as Euphemia, Effie and Henrietta, amongst others

http://www.whatsinaname.net/female-names/Oighrig.html

[Kin-getter]

Emma, thankyou.  I was certainly unaware of that.
Its strange I think that I've thought of Effie as Scottish, yet I had an aunt with no Scots in her at all (from London) called Effie.

James.

[Kin-getter]

Only marriage showing (1860-1881, Stornoway or Uig)  for a Norman and a Henrietta is

1874 Stornoway Norman Mcleod and Henrietta McLeod

No M*cgregors

I listed all the Norman M*cleod marriages.

James - I really think that your friend should start with what is definitely known and work from that, otherwise it's all guess work.


gnu

I agree, and maybe the only other alternative is a seance lol.

Thanks one more gnu.

James.

[Kin-getter]

This might be relevant

1841

Tolsta Chaolais

John Mcleod, 45, ST
Catherine, 45
Norman, 45, ST
Christian, 15
Donald, 10
Henrietta, 6
Malcolm, 4

All born County
ST = sub tenant

but where the McGregor comes in, I'm not sure 

Please check those details, James.

gnu

I'm just concerned a bit as the stuff passed on to me suggested the family left Lewis around 1900 for work.  Figures don't add up do they?

Thanks,

James.