Dear all, I am looking for any 'Tuach' data. The Tuach McKenzies are not my direct descendants but my interest is because 2 male members married 2 sisters in my MATHESON family line. I have around 200 Australian cousins who originated from Donald Tuach McKenzie who was born in Contin in 1828, he died in Australia in 1906. His older brother Roderick Tuach McKenzie (1819-1884) died in Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, leaving 8 children. I first latched onto the 'Tuach' name because it was so unique, unfortunately by about 1920 the 'Tuach McKenzie' name became 'McKenzie'. To make things worse some earlier members are known as 'Tuach' with no 'McKenzie'. Donald & Roderick Tuach McKenzie's parents were Alexander Tuach & Jean Gillanders, both buried at Garve, Ross-shire. Alexander Tuach (1784-1859) parents given as George Tuach & Ann MacLean. You can see my problem with the name. I have been told that the Tuach name comes from McKenzie of Gairloch. Headstone in Garve Cemetery, Ross Shire, Scotland: "IN MEMORY/OF/ALEXANDER TUACH/ Tasksman of Arriletrach/ who departed this life of the 18 day of January 1859/ Aged 76 Years/Justly esteemed by His/ Acquaintances And beloved/by his Friends this Tribute/ of Affection is Erected/by his Daughters/ ANN AND ISABELLA TUACH/ in Loving Remembrances/of A Dutiful Parent" This is the family that appears in the 1841,1851 & 1861 Contin census. The other Tuach family I am linked to - they again married into the family - are more elusive. John Tuach (1844-1908) was born in Contin & died in Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, leaving 9 children. His parents being John Tuach & Margaret Macrae. He also had an older sister Ann Tuach (1843-1927) who died in Urray, she married Donald McDonald. No 'McKenzie' names with this lot ! Are the Tuachs linked ? ... Maybe if you go way back to McKenzie of Gairloch ? Thanks again, Kyle McAllister

Hi Kyle, I haven't seen a reply to your email on either the Aberdeen List or The RossGen List so I now that we have have finished getting the house recarpeted [ It seemed like a thousand bits of furniture needed to be moved!], I thought I had better add my tuppence worth! I know that families with common surnames often had an alias attached, but I can't find the email that explains the name for the alias. I don't think it is 'Sept', which is another kind of alias, usually referring to subsets of a clan. In Applecross [Wester Ross] the OPR uses the word alias before it gives the alias eg bui or gow. One of which means blacksmith but I can't remember which! Example "OPR Applecross August 30th 1819 Baptised a child to Thos McKenzie (alias Gardener) Tenant in Torgarve by his wife ---- Tolmie [alias McLeod] by the name Keat" Alasdair Macdonald on this list is also interested in McKenzie families using the surname "Tuach". If you haven't heard from Alasdair, email me back. This is the kind of topic 'Donnie in Dingwell' would have set us right on! We miss him! Bobbie, in a newly carpeted house Upper Hutt, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Mcallister" <Kylem@tesco.net> To: <> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 5:48 AM Subject: [RossGen] Tuach - from 1780 > Dear all, > > I am looking for any 'Tuach' data. > > The Tuach McKenzies are not my direct descendants > but my interest is because 2 male members married 2 sisters in my MATHESON family line. > I have around 200 Australian cousins who originated from Donald Tuach > McKenzie who was born in Contin in 1828, he died in Australia in 1906. His > older brother Roderick Tuach McKenzie (1819-1884) died in Kiltarlity, > Inverness-shire, leaving 8 children. > I first latched onto the 'Tuach' name because it was so unique, > unfortunately by about 1920 the 'Tuach McKenzie' name became 'McKenzie'. To > make things worse some earlier members are known as 'Tuach' with no > 'McKenzie'. > > Donald & Roderick Tuach McKenzie's parents were Alexander Tuach & Jean > Gillanders, both buried at Garve, Ross-shire. Alexander Tuach (1784-1859) > parents given as George Tuach & Ann MacLean. You can see my problem with the > name. > I have been told that the Tuach name comes from McKenzie of Gairloch. > > Headstone in Garve Cemetery, Ross Shire, Scotland: > "IN MEMORY/OF/ALEXANDER TUACH/ > Tasksman of Arriletrach/ > who departed this life of the 18 day of January 1859/ > Aged 76 Years/Justly esteemed by His/ > Acquaintances And beloved/by his Friends this Tribute/ > of Affection is Erected/by his Daughters/ > ANN AND ISABELLA TUACH/ > in Loving Remembrances/of A Dutiful Parent" > > This is the family that appears in the 1841,1851 & 1861 Contin census. > The other Tuach family I am linked to - they again married into the family - > are more elusive. > John Tuach (1844-1908) was born in Contin & died in Muir of Ord, > Ross-shire, leaving 9 children. > His parents being John Tuach & Margaret Macrae. He also had an older sister > Ann Tuach (1843-1927) who died in Urray, she married Donald McDonald. No > 'McKenzie' names with this lot ! > Are the Tuachs linked ? ... Maybe if you go way back to McKenzie of Gairloch ? > Thanks again, > > Kyle McAllister > > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm >