I looked at these names and struggled with them. On the 1881 census there is no Alexander McLaren or Maclaren in Sutherland or his sister Elizabeth. There are a number of alexander MacLaren entries around Inverness and Fife. There is a Elizabeth McLaren at Latherone, aged 22, with her widowed mother Betsy, aged 57. They are living in Main Street, Latheron, Caithness and were both born there. There is no Alexander McLaren born on the date you give anywhere in Scotland on the IGI. There is one born 11 June to Alexander McLaren and Annie Taylor Bell in Edinburgh but they did not have an Elizabeth. Looked at William Harris Clyburne and this appears to be either an Irish or Yorkshire name. Those are the two areas which dominate the name on the IGI. There was not a single Clyburne in the Highlands of Scotland in 1881. So did not do very well! They are not in my closet - just trying to be helpful. Christine -----Original Message----- From: Ken Henderson [mailto:ken.henderson@ns.sympatico.ca] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:16 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Let's try another direction Since my Hendersons from Kildonan came to a brick wall, let's try another direction. William MacDonald born 1783 Reay Parish married Barbara Cameron Family: George, John, Elizabeth, Margaret, William and Alexander Alexander MacLaren born June 20, 1862 sister Elizabeth William Harris Clyburne Are any of these hiding in your closet? Ken H ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01
Thanks for the effort Christine, all pieces of the puzzle helps. Ken H