Hi. I am new to the list and was hoping someone could help me trace my Scottish Canadian ancestors. Leo Joseph McRae was married to Ellen J. McDonald (sometimes went by "Nellie"). I don't know what year they were married, or if they were married in Canada or Boston. They were in Boston and married at least by 1906. Leo Joseph (also sometimes Joseph) was born in Charlottetown, PEI in 1860 to Donald McRae and Mary Handrigan (or Landrigan). The family is listed in the 1881 census in "Charlottetown Royalty #221." Siblings were Donald (age 18), Martin (age 17), and Alexander (age 13). Donald McRae was listed as age 40, and Mary age 42. They were Roman Catholic. Ellen J. McRae (nee McDonald) was born abt. 1875 in Fort Augustus, Prince Edward Island. Her parents were James McDonald and Catherine (maiden name McDonald?). In the 1891 Census this family is listed in "Lot 36 #34." James (age 66), Catherine (age 50). Their children: Mary C. (age 25), Flora M. (age 21), Ellen J. (age 19), Mary (age 16), James A. (age 10), Josaphine (age 6), and James' sister Jane age 74. They also are Roman Catholic. James and Catherine's parents were born in PEI. Does anyone know anything about any of these people? Does anyone have access to Roman Catholic church records for this area? Or know which parish they would have been in? Also, since most Scottish people are Protestant, does the fact that these families are Catholic mean anything, such as a certain part of Scotland? Or might they have really been Irish? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.
Hi Have you tried to looking under P.E.I's own site. They one of best Canadian sites, alot better than what we have in Manitoba, which is one of the worst. There is a site search as well. I have used it myself, because I have several ancestors that lived in P.E.I. dating back to the late 1700's Sheila Behan [email protected] wrote: > Hi. I am new to the list and was hoping someone could help me trace my > Scottish Canadian ancestors. Leo Joseph McRae was married to Ellen J. > McDonald (sometimes went by "Nellie"). I don't know what year they were > married, or if they were married in Canada or Boston. They were in Boston > and married at least by 1906. > > Leo Joseph (also sometimes Joseph) was born in Charlottetown, PEI in 1860 to > Donald McRae and Mary Handrigan (or Landrigan). The family is listed in the > 1881 census in "Charlottetown Royalty #221." Siblings were Donald (age 18), > Martin (age 17), and Alexander (age 13). Donald McRae was listed as age 40, > and Mary age 42. They were Roman Catholic. > > Ellen J. McRae (nee McDonald) was born abt. 1875 in Fort Augustus, Prince > Edward Island. Her parents were James McDonald and Catherine (maiden name > McDonald?). In the 1891 Census this family is listed in "Lot 36 #34." James > (age 66), Catherine (age 50). Their children: Mary C. (age 25), Flora M. > (age 21), Ellen J. (age 19), Mary (age 16), James A. (age 10), Josaphine (age > 6), and James' sister Jane age 74. They also are Roman Catholic. James and > Catherine's parents were born in PEI. > > Does anyone know anything about any of these people? Does anyone have access > to Roman Catholic church records for this area? Or know which parish they > would have been in? Also, since most Scottish people are Protestant, does > the fact that these families are Catholic mean anything, such as a certain > part of Scotland? Or might they have really been Irish? Any help would be > appreciated! Thanks. > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > UNSUBSCRIBE - send email to - [email protected] (D if Digest Mode) and type unsubscribe in subject line and message box. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237