Hello listers, I wonder if anyone has links to the following James FRASER Elisabeth (Elspet)MCDONALD Born Scotland Christened 12 Jun 1834 Elisbeth Born Scotland March 26th, 1833 Married December 1st, 1852 Cromdale Died1866 March 29th. at Limekilns, Cromdale (Inverallan 93.2/4). ploughman, married to Elspet McDonald, aged 36, son of Robert FRASER, farmer, and Isabella (Davidson). Cause of Death - Tubercular Pulmonalis ( TB to you and me). Informant - Robert Fraser, father, Drumuish, Cromdale. Children: 7 ?? (1)Robert Fraser, born 2nd Feb 1854 IGI micro-fiche (2)Mary FRASER (KENDRICK) Born August 6th,1855 Scotland International Genealogical Index Gender: F Birth: 6 Aug 1855 Cromdale And Inverallan And Advie, Inverness Married August 8th, 1889 John George KENDRICK Died June 28th, 1905 (3)Isabell FRASER (URQUHART) Born August 27th, 1857 International Genealogical Index Gender: F Birth: 2 Aug 1857 Cromdale And Inverallan And Advie, Inverness Married June 18th, 1881 Henry URQUHART Died September 3rd, 1901 Charters Towers. 4.Peter FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Birth: 4 Dec 1859 Cromdale And Inverallan And Advie, Inverness, Scotland 5. Alexander FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Birth: 26 Dec 1861 Cromdale And Inverallan And Advie, Inverness, Scotland 6. James FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Birth: 25 Mar 1864 Cromdale And Inverallan And Advie, Inverness, Scotland 7. Elspet FRASER - International Genealogical Index (ELSIE) Gender: F Birth: 26 Mar 1866 Cromdale And Inverallan And Advie, Inverness, Scotland >From the census records in 1861 - 1881 the following story can be pieced together about the James Fraser, Elspet MacDonald family. In 1861, they were found in Wester Limekilns, a farm of 720 acres, to the North West of Granton on Spey. The family at that time consisted of , James Fraser, 32, Farmer, born in Cromdale 1829 Elspet Fraser, 28, Born Cromdale 1833 Mary Fraser, 5, Born Cromdale 1856 Isabella Fraser, 3 Born Cromdale 1858 Peter Fraser, 1 Born Cromdale 1860 The IGI also shows a Robert Fraser b.2nd. Feb. 1854 to James Fraser and Elspet MacDonald. He clearly did not survive to 1861. In 1871, the family consisted thus. Elspet Fraser, Head, Widow 40. Born Cromdale Still at Wester Limekilns. Peter Fraser, Son,11 Born Cromdale James Fraser, Son, 7 Born Cromdale Elsie(Elspet) Fraser, Daughter, 5 Born Cromdale James had died between 1866ish and 1871, Isabella had disappeared and the IGI shows they had an Alexander Fraser b. 26th.December 1861, In 1881 still at Wester Limekilns. Elspet Fraser, Head, Widow, 48 Born Cromdale Mary Stuart, Mother, Annuitant, 76, Born Cromdale James Fraser, Son,Unmarried, 17, Born Cromdale Elsie Fraser, Daughter, 15, Born Cromdale Through the 1881 Census it was revealed how Isabella Fraser from Cromdale came to meet Henry Urquhart of Kilmuir Easter when these two localities are separated by some 60-70 miles. She turned out to be employed as house keeper to an Alexander McDonald, her uncle at a place called Garty in Kilmuir Easter. The household comprised thus. Alexander McDonald, Head, Unmarried, 39, Head Forester, Born Cromdale Lewis Ross, Nephew, Unmarried, 29, House Carpenter Born Cromdale Isabella Fraser, Niece, Unmarried, 23, House Keeper Born Cromdale. I don't how long Isabella had been living with her uncle but she had left her family at 12 or 13 as she wasn't with them in 1871.Henry and Isabella married and emigrated to Australia a few months after the 1881 census was taken.Elspet Fraser must have been a hard woman to have continued farming Wester Limekilns and bring up her family after loosing her husband so young. Perhaps Isabella had to be put to work at a young age to help support the family and what better way than have her work for another member of the family. Isabella FRASER (URQUHART) Henry URQUHART Married: June 18, 1881 Born 1857 ??? Greenock, Lanark, Scotland Henry & Isabel emigrated, S.S. Sir William Wallace, Townsville October 1st, 1881.Shipping file No. 511 Lived at Sandy Creek, between Fetherby and Charters Towers, working on new railway line. Regards from Ian & Pat Walters Burleigh Park Orchid Nursery www.speciesorchids.com Up to date lists sent on request