stuck on the black isle 9Avoch, Strath of Auchterflow) McLENNAN, BAIN

[casliber]

Hey Lorna - I got my  Mclennan links stuck on the beginning of this post. Seems to have been a common name - I have had a few contact me and vice versa with no links as yet.
cheers
Cas

[casliber]

...actually, moving outwards, which graveyards (after Avoch and Suddie) would have been relatively close to Strath of Auchterflow?
cheers
Cas (figuring out which kirkyards to check next........)

[stumpytouse]

hi lorna,i was born in munlochy,spent school years in moray and cromarty,now live in buckie,having spent 25 years in aberdeen.but still call myself a crom.
all my ancestors come from the black isle,both jacks and beatons,the other side,murray's and munro's are from the tain,ardgye area.
is that jim in canada,i have been in touch with him some time ago but not recently.
have you checked out old urquhart's mi's.
happy christmas
ian

[cowper]

I have been following up a McLennan line via Donald Smith & Isabella Smith(McLennan) who farmed on The Hill of Fortrose. Isabella is the daughter of William McLennan & Margaret (Mc) Bain. I am interested also to find out more about William McLennan including details of his death.

[casliber]

Hmm. interesting. This branch is tricky as there was a whole section illegible/missing on the LDS microfilm of the period where William Mclennan and Margaret Bain would have been married. I have never found anything other than their names, which were on the son John Mclennan's marriage entry (I think??). I need to go back and check this as this was one of the earliest lines I followed about 10 years ago and my record keeping was less precise then. I got the names of siblings of John off the LDS and film - and all were born in Strath of Auchterflow beginning with a Donald on 8 April 1790, John 21 Feb 1792, William 28 Jun 1795 (obviously died young), William again 16 May 1798 and Roderick 13 Jan 1801. I don't recall seeing deaths on the film, which is a shame as the first William would have been good to find on an LDS film. Incidentally, I didn't see isabella/Isobel as a sibling, and am intrigued as to what records you have.

I have John Mclennan's 1856 death certificate which states that his father William Mclennan was a farmer by occupation and (not surprisingly) deceased.

I have not done much fam. history at all in the past four years.
cheers
Cas

[cowper]

Thank you for the info. According to the 1851 Census for Rosemarkie, William McLennan, blind, pauper farmer, resided with his daughter Isabella Smith (McLennan) & her husband (son in law) Donald Smith. William McLennan is shown as being born at Knockbain, Ross Shire. According to the Death Certificate of Isabella McLennan (Smith) who died at Henrietta Park, Resolis on the 28.1.1875 her parents were William McLennan & Margaret McBain.
Also, my records appear to indicate that a John McLennan married a Margaret Bain on 11.12.1829 at Avoch & they & their family according to the 1841 Census for Avoch, resided at Strath of Aucherflore. They were still at the Strath according to the 1851 Census for Avoch. It is interesting to note that this John McLennan was born at Ballan?
I hope this info helps.
Cheers.

[casliber]

Hmmm, nice work. be good to find William Mclennan the elder on the 1841 census too, or a grave (but that is highly unlikely). The parish records for whatever area covers Rosemarkie might have deaths recorded on them (some do, cross fingers). Now I have to dust the cobwebs off and find the 1851 census somewhere....