Peter, Actually, I copied the names from Great Britain Road Atlas A-Z, notice no "the" in that title, either. None of the the place names had a "the" as they were recorded in the atlas. Marleen

Jean, Black Isle is just north of Inverness, with Cromarty Firth on the northwest, Beauly Firth on the south and Moray Firth on the east, sort of. Marleen Van Horne

My G.Grandfather's brother is said to have been born at BLACK ISLE. Other siblings were born at Aultbea and Muir of Ord. Is it near either of these? Muir of Ord is in Urray and is Aultbea in Poolewe Parish? Thanks for your help Jean Levins British Columbia

Researching Fraser Family from Assynt, Alness ROC Donald FRASER Chr: 5 Aug 1807 at Alness Ross and Cromarty Marr: 25 Dec 1829 to Mary MUNRO at Alness RoC Died: 24 Mar 1889 at Assynt RoC Burial: Alness RoC Donald parents Thomas FRASER & Margaret URQUHART Donald & Mary FRASER children: Margaret FRASER - Chr: 23 Oct 1830 Alness RoC Isabell FRASER - Born: 20 Apr 1833 Alness RoC Thomas FRASER - Born: 23 Jul 1835 Alness RoC Ann FRASER - Born 8 Jul 1837 Alness RoC Catharine FRASER - Born 5 Sep 1840 Alness RoC James FRASER - Born 31 Mar 1843 Alness RoC Williame FRASER - Born 22 Aug 1845 Alness RoC ============================= TWO MILE GYMPIE FRASERS http://tibbsau.com/fraser.html ============================= SCOTTISH NAMES RESEARCH http://tibbsau.com/snr.html =============================

I am researching the family of Donald Forsyth (b. about 1764) who married Elspet (Elizabeth) McLennan (b. 1764) sometime in 1794 - location of marriage is not known. I am guessing Urray as the location since Elspet was born there. Donald and Elspet had several children, all believed to have been born in Urray (today's Muir of Ord in Ross & Cromarty): 1. John born 1795 2. William born 1798 3. Alexander born 1800 4. Donald born 1803 5. Roderick born 1806 6. Duncan born 1809 7. Duncan McKenzie born 1810 8. Ann McKenzie born 1812 I am descended from Alexander who married Ann McDonald in March 1831 in Urray. They had a couple of children in Urray (Elizabeth & Catherine). They then moved to Kirkhill Inverness (Donald and Roderick were born) and then onto Buckie in Banffshire in the late 1830's where supposedly Isabella and Alexander were born. The entire family then emigrated to Ontario, Canada to settle and farm about 1847. Alexander was a carpenter. These children all survived in Canada, most married and had several children. There are now quite a number of Alexander Forsyth and Ann McDonald's descendants spread across Canada and the US. I am trying to locate information about Donald Forsyth's parentage and geographic origins and also Ann McDonald's origins. Documents in Canada put Ann McDonald's birth year somewhere between 1806 and 1807. I know that she was not from Urray. I would be very interested in communicating with anyone who is researching or has done research on any part of this family. Regards Deb Forsyth-Petrov (Canada)

G'day Cobbers, Have the following research surnames: MASSON - Ross Shire>Ayrshire, SCT McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT Regards Greg Baldwin Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Email: kennethb@melbpc.org.au Helen's Stolen Generation Radio Program: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm All incoming & outgoing files & emails checked by VET Anti-Virus software. AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7736 Researching Surnames: BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland GRANT - Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LAURANCE - Banff, SCT LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS PROCTOR - Elgin, Moray, SCT RAFFAN - Banff, SCT SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - Ayr, SCT STUART - Moray, SCT SUTHERLAND - Moray, SCT WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm

Listers, Back into Scottish research and this list after a couple of successful years in researching family in Ireland. I'm hoping some new listers will match some names with mine. Researching the family of Donald ANDERSON and Isobel MUNRO from Tain. Here is a link to his page on the family tree: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=airriess_family&id=I0648 Here is a brief family outline: 1 Donald Anderson + Isabel Munro 2 William Anderson b: ABT. 15 MAY 1784 + Janet McIntosh 3 Marion Anderson b: ABT. 10 OCT 1806 3 Donald Anderson b: ABT. 22 MAY 1809 3 James Anderson b: ABT. 18 AUG 1813 3 Christy Anderson b: ABT. 5 AUG 1823 2 Hugh Anderson b: 26 NOV 1785 d: 1859 + Jane Digwall b: ABT. 1781 3 Donald Anderson b: ABT. 1819 3 William Anderson b: 5 OCT 1822 3 Barbara Anderson b: 5 OCT 1822 3 Hugh Anderson b: 26 JAN 1829 2 Donald Anderson b: 12 MAY 1788 2 Harry Anderson b: 4 JAN 1791 d: 1862 + Margaret Corbet b: JUL 1795 3 Margaret Anderson b: 11 NOV 1814 3 Simon Anderson b: 14 JAN 1819 + Janet Crawford 3 Kenneth Anderson b: 7 FEB 1821 d: 17 JUL 1856 + Catherine Polson b: 31 JUL 1821 4 Henry Anderson b: 1848 4 John Polson Anderson b: 25 FEB 1850 + Jane Wilson 4 Margaret Anderson b: 11 APR 1852 4 Donald Polson Anderson b: 20 SEP 1854 + Mary Ann Hitchmough b: 21 DEC 1863 d: ABT. 1918 5 Mabel Elizabeth Anderson b: 1883 d: 24 JUL 1905 + Charles William Hughes 6 Eileen Birney Hughes b: JUN 1904 d: 21 OCT 1904 5 Lillian Mary Anderson b: 1885 + ? Featherstone + Oswald Roland Smith b: ABT. 1878 5 Ethel Anderson b: 17 AUG 1887 d: AUG 1974 5 Daisy Anderson b: 1889 5 Florence L. Anderson b: ABT. 1896 + Alfred Ludvig Bentzen b: MAR 1895 6 Alfred Bentzen Jr. 5 Donald Polson Anderson b: SEP 1897 d: 11 OCT 1897 3 Charles Anderson b: 8 SEP 1824 3 Alexander Anderson b: 7 OCT 1826 2 Marion Anderson b: 20 JUN 1793 2 Roderick Anderson b: 6 JUN 1795 + Margaret Ross 3 Ann Anderson b: 11 JUN 1832 3 Isabella Anderson b: 22 APR 1834 3 David Anderson b: 11 JUL 1836 3 Donald Anderson b: 25 APR 1839 3 Donald Anderson b: 24 JUN 1840 3 Georgina Anderson b: 15 JUL 1843 ====================== I descend from Donald and Isobel's son Harry. Harry's son moved to Glasgow and Aberdeen. His son Donals moved to Liverpool. His grandson, my father, moved to the USA. Will share all I have, including copies of BMDs, photographs, etc. Andy Airriess

Alan, As far as I know there are none as they haven't been done yet. Regards Mark John M Sutherland-Fisher Director: Czech Match Ltd North Cadboll House, North Cadboll, Fearn by Tain, Ross-shire. IV20 1TN Tel and Fax: (0044)1862 871877 Mobile: 07765 272815 e-mail: info@czechmatch.co.uk website: www.czechmatch.co.uk "Bringing Two Worlds Together" -----Original Message----- From: ALANWILLIAMSAT29@aol.com [mailto:ALANWILLIAMSAT29@aol.com] Sent: 28 September 2005 14:10 To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RossGen] fearn burials Hi, Does any one know if / where I can find burial or gravestone inscriptions for FEARN ,Ross & Cromarty .Hopefully for John & Betsy ROSS and a son Peter ROSS . Regards Alan Williams . ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm

Hi, Does any one know if / where I can find burial or gravestone inscriptions for FEARN ,Ross & Cromarty .Hopefully for John & Betsy ROSS and a son Peter ROSS . Regards Alan Williams .

Researching Fraser Family from Assynt, Alness ROC Donald FRASER Chr: 5 Aug 1807 at Alness Ross and Cromarty Marr: 25 Dec 1829 to Mary MUNRO at Alness RoC Died: 24 Mar 1889 at Assynt RoC Burial: Alness RoC Donald parents Thomas FRASER & Margaret URQUHART Donald & Mary FRASER children: Margaret FRASER - Chr: 23 Oct 1830 Alness RoC Isabell FRASER - Born: 20 Apr 1833 Alness RoC Thomas FRASER - Born: 23 Jul 1835 Alness RoC Ann FRASER - Born 8 Jul 1837 Alness RoC Catharine FRASER - Born 5 Sep 1840 Alness RoC James FRASER - Born 31 Mar 1843 Alness RoC Williame FRASER - Born 22 Aug 1845 Alness RoC ============================= TWO MILE GYMPIE FRASERS http://tibbsau.com/fraser.html ============================= SCOTTISH NAMES RESEARCH http://tibbsau.com/snr.html =============================

G'day List Trying to find the birth and parents of a Hugh McKENZIE, who in 1788 married Elizabeth DOW in Edinburgh. His family may have come from Applecross in Ross and Cromarty. Anybody researching this line? Cheers........Bob in Oz

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Researching Frasers from Assynt, Alness ROC Donald FRASER Chr: 5 Aug 1807 at Alness Ross and Cromarty Marr: 25 Dec 1829 to Mary MUNRO at Alness RoC Died: 24 Mar 1889 at Assynt RoC Burial: Alness RoC Donald parents Thomas FRASER & Margaret URQUHART Donald & Mary FRASER children: Margaret FRASER - Chr: 23 Oct 1830 Alness RoC Isabell FRASER - Born: 20 Apr 1833 Alness RoC Thomas FRASER - Born: 23 Jul 1835 Alness RoC Ann FRASER - Born 8 Jul 1837 Alness RoC Catharine FRASER - Born 5 Sep 1840 Alness RoC James FRASER - Born 31 Mar 1843 Alness RoC Williame FRASER - Born 22 Aug 1845 Alness RoC Cheers, Peter ============================= TWO MILE GYMPIE FRASERS http://tibbsau.com/fraser.html ============================= SCOTTISH NAMES RESEARCH http://tibbsau.com/snr.html =============================

Hi Listers; Many thanks to you all for the information I received re the McLeay family. Without your help I would be struggling along the road hoping to get information you have given. If I can assist you in any way at all,don't hesitate to contact me. Regards Vic, ----- Original Message ----- From: <ROSSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ROSSGEN-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 7:00 AM Subject: ROSSGEN-D Digest V05 #97

> Hi there listers; Hiya Vic, you wrote; > I am tracing my Scottish forebears and have got as far as Donald Mcleay who wed Margaret Mckenzie at Ullapool, Lochbroom, 18.4.1816.One of their sons Alexander, emigrated to Australia in 1856 hence my connection. Are their any among you all who can trace this family back from 1816 ? Cheerio > Vic Underwood My own genealogy searches have suffered the last few years, as I focussed on making a living, but along the way have had contact with several of your distant cousins, I include your message above so those in the cc list can see your own data, and let you discuss later generations with them directly. My own focus is Coigach, and Margaret had Tacksman ancestors there at Achiltibuie, hence my gathering some data on the family. My webpage is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coigach The 1816 marriage of Donald and Margaret records in the Lochbroom OPR his residence then at Mossfield, Parish of Contin, hers at Dalcanloch. I do not have data for Donald's ancestry. Margaret's father was John MacKenzie of "Atachol" (possibly a corruption of "Glen Achall", where Margaret and Donald raised their family). John was married twice, first to a MacKenzie from Contin, second to Margaret Stronach (born 4 June 1773 as daughter of the Minister of Lochbroom, Alexander Stronach and his wife Margaret or Isobel, who was herself a daughter of the fourth Laird of Ballone.) I think Margaret's mother was the second wife, but my notes are not clear. Margaret's father John had a large number of siblings, including four brothers who became prominant in the fur trade business in North America. They were said to be cousins of the explorer Sir Alexander MacKenzie, though that relationship is not clearly documented (a possible relationship detailed below.) John had a brother Murdoch who remained at Ullapool, and was married there to Susan MacGregor from Perthshire (with a 17 generation pedigree herself!). Murdoch died before the 1841 census, but his son William succeeded as a Merchant at Ullapool, and Tacksman of Badenscallie in Coigach. See notes wth the census transcriptions at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coigach/ullapool.htm#41-b John had a sister Alexanderina who married Alexander MacKenzie of Langwell, the family had some children christened at Ullapool then moved to Quebec. See notes at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coigach/ullapool.htm#alexjr John also had a sister Barbara, who married William of the Gruinard MacKenzie family, they are ancestors of the late husband of Sonia MacKenzie, who is herself prominant in Clan MacKenzie New Zealand. John MacKenzie and his siblings were raised at Achnaclerach, by their parents Alexander MacKenzie and Catherine MacKenzie (a note I have suggests she was daughter of Donald of Fairburn, a son of Allan of Stornoway, and marks Catherine's brother as Kenneth, father of Sir Alexander, the explorer, third hand info though..). Alexander was born either 1737 or 1747 at Achiltibuie. After the death of his father Roderick in 1762 he along with his mother fought a protracted battle with Daniel MacKenzie from Lewis, as a 16 year old he is said to have challenged the incomer to a ploughing contest, to prove the farm was up-to-date. By 1770 Alexander had left Achiltibuie and become Tacksman at Dalpolly, and died 1789 at Garve. Alexander had at least one brother, James, b.1753, d.21 April 1799, who like his four nephews went to Canada, and died there at Trois Rivieres. Through James' son Alexander MacKenzie "Captain of the 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers and 67th Regiment" born 1798 some early family papers were preserved in Canada. Alexander's parents were Roderick of Achiltibuie, born 1716 or 1717 (some sources say 1725, unlikely I think), Tacksman of Achiltibuie from 1740 till his death in 1762, and Catherine MacKenzie, a Widow at Dalpolly 1770, '95, and '95 (Catherine was a daughter of the second Laird of Ballone). Roderick served as a Lieutenant in the Earl of Cromartie's Regiment in the 1745 Rebellion, and "at his trial he pleaded duress and was acquitted on that ground". The Earl of Cromartie in house arrest after the Rebellion wrote Roderick (and George MacKenzie, Tacksman of Achnahaird) a letter of thanks for their effort's to raise funds to support the Earl's family in exile. See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coigach/cromartie.htm History of the ancestors of Roderick is spelled out in several sometimes differing sources that should be available to you, such as Alexander MacKenzie's "History of the Mackenzies" (online at http://www.gutenberg.net/etext03/mcknz10.txt ) , Hector MacKenzie's "The Mackenzies of Ballone" (online at http://www.cynthiasplace.net/ukscotland/scotland/ross/ross__cromarty.htm ) , and in the chapter "MacKenzie Families of the Barony of Lochbroom" by Malcolm Bangor-Jones in the book "Peoples & Settlement in North-West Ross" In brief, Roderick was son of James of Keppoch, who was son of Alexander, first of Ardloch, (a brother of George, first Earl of Cromartie), a son of Sir John MacKenzie of Tarbat, whose father Roderick ("Rory, the Tutor of Kintail")brought Coigach into the MacKenzie family by marriage to Margaret MacLeod, co-heiress of Torquil MacLeod. Torquil battled his brothers, half-brothers, father, nephews, in partnership at various time with most of them in a fratricidal war in the late 16th century with Lewis as prize, a fight ended by Roderick, who took to heart the saying "make your in-laws out-laws". Hope the above is not to confusing, and your on-line cousins who have studied the relationships in more detail can correct my mistakes. All the best from the brink of Niagara, Donald.

Hi there listers; I am tracing my Scottish forebears and have got as far as Donald Mcleay who wed Margaret Mckenzie at Ullapool, Lochbroom, 18.4.1816.One of their sons Alexander, emigrated to Australia in 1856 hence my connection. Are their any among you all who can trace this family back from 1816 ? Cheerio Vic Underwood

There are two marriage entries. The one in Contin makes this a good possiblility. DONALD MACLEAY Birth: 06 JAN 1804 Contin, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland Parents: Father: JOHN MACLEAY Family Mother: ANN MC KENZIE Cheers, Gordon McLeod -----Original Message----- From: victor underwood [mailto:vunderwo@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 10:15 PM To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RossGen] Mcleay Roc 1758-1897 Hi there listers; I am tracing my Scottish forebears and have got as far as Donald Mcleay who wed Margaret Mckenzie at Ullapool, Lochbroom, 18.4.1816.One of their sons Alexander, emigrated to Australia in 1856 hence my connection. Are their any among you all who can trace this family back from 1816 ? Cheerio Vic Underwood ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm

Hi Does anybody have access to 1861 census - I am hoping to find Thomas Rutherford and family living at Ardintoul. Any help gratefully received. Helen

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