was Catherine married or not

[JMStrachan]

From what is says of Catherine in the 1851 and 1861 census (see my post above) it looks like her husband died before official registration began in 1855. Catherine's death cert can be read by clicking the link in  scottishmisty's original post - she died at the same place as she was living in the 1861 census: Boisdale, South Uist, where she lived with her married daughter Mary. Her daughter Mary was born in South Uist, according to the census.

Catherine and her husband therefore had at least two children, Alexander and Mary. Definitely worth looking for their death certs on ScotlandsPeople to see what it says about their father.

[Rosinish]

Can you give a yr of birth for Mary please & who she married please 

[scottishmist]

Can you give a yr of birth for Mary please & who she married please 

Hi I only have Alexander info I didn't know about Mary till I started this post .... a other family to look into .
On her death cert is has Boisdale South Uist
Jan

[JMStrachan]

ammack: I was the one who looked up the census information, not scottishmisty who started the thread. You can find out about Catherine's daughter by looking up the census.

The 1861 census has:
South Boisdale Mr McLellan's, South Uist
John McLellan farmer of 21 acres age 49, born South Uist
Mary McLellan wife age 40, born South Uist
Catherine McLellan farmer daughter age not transcribed or entered, born South Uist
Margaret McLellan farmer daughter age 17, born South Uist
Donald McLellan scholar age 14, born South Uist
Catherine McLellan scholar age 14, born South Uist
Malcolm McLellan scholar age 9, born South Uist
Catherine Morrison formerly ag lab age 90, mother in law, born South Uist

A bit odd that there are two daughters called Catherine - could be an error, but I'm only going from the transcription of Ancestry. Be worth looking at the original on ScotlandsPeople.

So according to that, Catherine had a daughter Mary born in about 1821 at South Uist who married John McLellan.

[Rosinish]

Hi JM,

I'm not disputing who looked up census, just wanted the info. rather than going over something already investigated in the little time I have at the moment

The norm would be to share our finds not keep them secret 

Thankyou, now I can look up what I want to now that I have a little time   

Anne Marie

[Rosinish]

The 1861 census has:
South Boisdale Mr McLellan's, South Uist
John McLellan farmer of 21 acres age 49, born South Uist
Mary McLellan wife age 40, born South Uist
Catherine McLellan farmer daughter age not transcribed or entered, born South Uist
Margaret McLellan farmer daughter age 17, born South Uist
Donald McLellan scholar age 14, born South Uist
Catherine McLellan scholar age 14, born South Uist
Malcolm McLellan scholar age 9, born South Uist
Catherine Morrison formerly ag lab age 90, mother in law, born South Uist

That is the wrong couple. That couple in the 1861 census are John MacLellan & Mary Walker who were married 4 Feb 1840.

Boisdale & South Boisdale are 2 separate townships within the Boisdale registration district too.

Anne Marie

[Rosinish]

Misty,

Is it possible to list the names of Alexander's kids please to see if there is a pattern to locate other family members 

There may well have been a big mistake with Catherine's maiden name (not uncommon) as the 1861 census is a good fit otherwise   

Anne Marie

[Rosinish]

Misty,

Where was Alexander in 1841/51/61 etc........ who & where did he marry.................do you have his marriage cert. ?

A M

[scottishmist]

Hi all
I don,t have Alexander Birth or Marriage cert just his death cert ....... He married a Mary Cameron about 1835
and had 7 children John, Mary (twins) Ann,Janet,Catherine,Janet,Flora,James.
I only have one census 1851 and he is living Dunan and said he was born in strath Inverness- shire

Jan