I am looking for information on John and Sarah McLeod from Benbecula, who had sons Donald, Alexander and 3 daughters. They emigrated in 1849 to Canada and first to Ingersoll, ON where John died about 1850 and then ending up a few years later in East Williams, Ontario and area around McGillivray, Middlesex, Ontario.
John d. Abt 1850 Ingersoll, ON
Sarah b. Abt 1802 South Uist d. January 27, 1892 McGillivray, ON
Alexander b. Abt 1832 Benbecula
Donald b. AUGUST 18 1836 • Benbecula, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. APRIL 7 1916 • McGillivray, Ontario Canada. Buried Parkhill, Ontario.
I know very little about his sisters except on Donald’s Obituary it said 2 sisters were still living. Family lore is one was Helen.
Donald McLeod married first Mary McKenzie (1843-1875) on 30 Jan 1873 • East Williams Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Then Mary Rubena Robertson (1858-1939) on May 20 1880 • McGillivray, Ontario, Canada. He had 11 children altogether all born in McGillivray, ON. He was a member of the Corbett Presbyterian Church and obit says a “pioneer settler” of that area.
I have had no success in confirming this family on the 1841 census for Scotland. Sarah’s name was likely a Scottish variation.
If you have any information on this family it would be most appreciated as I would like to go further up the tree and I’ve hit a road block!
