On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Val Smith wrote: > Good afternoon all researchers, Hiya Val! Sorry I have not been in touch since we exchanged emails in July, I have been swamped with work and my genealogy has been suffering! Still think it likely your "Ross alias MacGillanders" crowd at Tain are related to my own at Logie Easter and Tarbat, hope to eventually chase down the link. > Some progress (though small) on my Crawford Ross. On 10 July 1858 in Tarbat > by Fern. Alexander Ross was born. father Crawford Ross. The online I.G.I. lists the mother as Catherine McDonald. Shown same day at Tarbat by Fearn is the birth of a Crawford Ross at Tarbat with father as Crawford Ross and mother as "Catherine Ross"! Unclear to me if it is the same child and mother, or if there were twin boys... > Could any kind researcher let me know who the mother was and whether a > marriage can be located. Only marriage in right period in register was 4 February 1857 at Tarbat of Crawford Ross to Ann McDonald. Crawford seems to have working his way through all the McDonald women in Easter Ross, or Ann is the Catherine shown as mother to Alexander and young Crawford in 1858.... > An Alexander Ross arrived in Australia with this family but it was alway > assumed that is was a nephew.....now appears it was a previous marriage. Seems names were somewhat "unfixed" with this bunch, possibly all the McDonald women were the same person... I'll cc the McDonald list this message and see if anyone there is familiar with Easter Ross McDonalds. > Hope my enquire brings a response.....Val Smith Sydney Australia All the best from the brink of Niagara, Donald. /~~--__ | Donald MacDonald-Ross | / \_ | | I am looking for; | L | MOONEY-L Listowner, | Mooneys in Meath, | l | McDONALD-L Listowner, | MacDonalds in Coigach ~~-~\__ L | ROSS-L Listowner | Rosses in Easter Ross ~L_ \__ |----------------------------------------------- / __/ | My web page presently deals with the history, /_/`Here | sociology, and genealogy of Coigach; ~ I am.| http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~coigach