On Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:51 PM, Mary Blewett [SMTP:Mary@jleon.co.uk] wrote: > Hello Jane, > > I think this could be my Murdoch McKenzie who was living in Daviot when his > daughter, Janet, married in 1831. He married Cathrin McDonald from Aldozy in > 1803 in Urquhart & Glenmoriston. > > As witnesses were often relatives it seems possible that there could be a > connection between the McGillivray/McBeans and the McKenzie/McDonalds. Hi, Mary Don't know if I've contacted you before. The names in your email are in my family line too. See below. William McBEAN (??son of Alexander McBEAN and Mary McDONALD) mar Catherin McDONALD 1796 Inverness, Inverness Children: 1.James chr 21 Nov 1797 Inverness 2. Mary chr 6 Jan 1800 Inverness 3.*Donald chr 1 May 1802 Inverness mar Graham McKENZIE 24 July 1850 Gorbals, Lanark 4. William chr 1804 Inv 5. Alexander chr 1806 Inv died 1885 Ipswich, Qld, AUS 6. Jean chr 1809 Inv *Donald McBEAN mar Graham McKENZIE 24 July 1850 Gorbals, Lanark (emig to Australia 1856) Children: 1. Jane b SCT mar Osborne M WRATTEN 2. Catherine b SCT mar William McLUCAS 3. Elizabeth Graham b 1856 Ipswich, AUS mar John AVIS 4. William b 1859 5. Annie b 1862 mar Michael McLOUGHLIN 6. Donald b 1862 7. *Elizabeth Ann b 1864 Ipswich, AUS mar Jacob FRANCIS 8. Graham McKenzie (Ellen) b 1866 Ipswich mar Samuel DAVIDSON 9. Benjamin Donald McDonald b 1868 mar Margaret HALY 10. John b 1871 mar Edith TOMKINSON 11. James Alexander b 1871 mar Eliz BALLIN 12. Mary Florence b 1874 mar James HOGAN