I have, from the 1881 Census, Peter McPherson aged 61 born Kirkmichael, Banff married to Elizabeth McPherson 60, born Glenlivet, Banff, son Adam S. McPherson 16, born Rothes, Elgin and Grandson Adam Harrold aged 13m. I believe that there is a mistranscription and grandson is Adam Harold McPherson. Does anyone connect with this group. Jocelyn
Jocelyn, You are indeed correct as far as his birthcert entry is concerned! He was illegitimate and his mother, Elizabeth Mcpherson, was the informant that registered his birth. I am not sure where the Harold middle name came from but perhaps his mother was prividing a clue as to who his father was. Elizabeth subsequently married an Alexander Duncan c. 1885 in Rothes but I have not found this family in the 1891 Census. Peter McPherson and Elizabeth (Stuart) are my g-g-grandparents through their daughter Anna Maria McPherson. I have copies of the relevant birth & marriage certs. if you are interested. HTH George in Ottawa. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From: "Gary/Jocelyn Harrold" <gharrold@telusplanet.net> >Reply-To: "Gary/Jocelyn Harrold" <gharrold@telusplanet.net> >To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MORAY] McPherson in Rothes, Elgin >Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:39:08 -0600 > >I have, from the 1881 Census, Peter McPherson aged 61 born Kirkmichael, >Banff married to Elizabeth McPherson 60, born Glenlivet, Banff, son Adam S. >McPherson 16, born Rothes, Elgin and Grandson Adam Harrold aged 13m. I >believe that there is a mistranscription and grandson is Adam Harold >McPherson. > >Does anyone connect with this group. > >Jocelyn > > >==== MORAY Mailing List ==== >Please do not send virus warnings to this list. If you have concerns about >a virus, contact the list admin at MORAY-D-request@rootsweb.com or join >VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >