Hi Christine and Everyone I found the Gibsons of Dornoch, they must have moved to ROC sometime between 1841 and 1851. But still no information about Donald, I say the man was elusive. Now the question I have is according to the 1851 census, it has my Janet MacKay as 55 born in Dornoch, so this would make her birth in around 1796 and not in 1792. Is it possible that she may not be David MacKay and Marran McIntosh's daughter or could the 1851 census be wrong? I looked in the IGI and found a Jannet MacKay born 1796 in Dornoch to Robert MacKay and Eliza Dunbar and also a Jannet christened in 1797 in Dornoch to Andrew MacKay and Margt MacKay, there could be more but these are the only ones that say Dornoch. How can I tell if one of these are her parents? Here is the 1851 census for the Gibsons, any help would be appreciated.. 1851 Fearn 5.26 Balmuchie. Janet MacKay, Head, Widow, 55, Spinner of Hemp, b. Sutherland, Dornoch. Alexander Gibson, Son, Unmarried, 24, Agricultural Labourer, b. Sutherland, Dornoch. Joanna Gibson, Daughter, Unmarried, 20, Farm Servant, b. Sutherland, Dornoch. Thank You Robin

Robin You queried if your Janet could be born to either of these two couples. This is the info I have in my Mackay database. I guess the first one is possible but not the second. The Andrew Mackay family are fisherfolks and generally they married other fisherfolks. You should not take too much heed to ages in census records. They are only what the person gave. Many, many errors on these. Women did not like giving their age even then!! Until you can prove otherwise I would stick with your original concept of David Mackay and Marran Macintosh as the parents of Janet. Have you yet found her death? If she died after 1855 (which looks very likely) you can purchase her death certificate from Edinburgh. This will give you the name of her parents. Have you tried looking for this on the GRO site? You do have to pay but it is worthwhile. First though find the 1861 census at Fearn and see if she is on that. If not you can then narrow her death down to a ten year period. Hope this helps Christine K1471 ROBERT MACKAY married ELIZABETH DUNBAR [died 22/6/1832] Robert, a farmer, and Elizabeth (Elspat/Eppie), who were both of Proncy, Dornoch, married in Dornoch on 28 December 1783 (OPR). They had the following children born in Dornoch (OPR): MARY, born 25 January 1791; JANNET, born 19 July 1796 Proncy; ROBERT, born 9 September 1798 Ardallie; JAMES, born 10 October 1800 Pronsy; BETTY, born 9 December 1804 Proncy; ANDREW, born 31 August 1802 [died 21 Janaury 1880 Birichen] [married Margaret McPherson - see K171]; DONALD, born 14 December 1806 Birichen. Robert may be the gentleman who died of paralysis at Birichen on 12 June 1845 aged 84 years. K168 ANDREW MACKAY married MARGARET MACKAY Andrew, a fisherman in Embo, Dornoch, married Margaret on 21 March 1784 at Embo (OPR). They had the following children born at Embo (OPR): ISOBEL, born 5 May 1785; HOUSTON, born 22 June 1790; ALEXANDER, born 22 October 1793 and JANNET, born 5 March 1797. (3/00) Christine Highland Hearts http://www.highlandhearts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Robin Van Belleghem [mailto:robinvb@home.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 6:10 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Found Gibsons of dornoch Hi Christine and Everyone I found the Gibsons of Dornoch, they must have moved to ROC sometime between 1841 and 1851. But still no information about Donald, I say the man was elusive. Now the question I have is according to the 1851 census, it has my Janet MacKay as 55 born in Dornoch, so this would make her birth in around 1796 and not in 1792. Is it possible that she may not be David MacKay and Marran McIntosh's daughter or could the 1851 census be wrong? I looked in the IGI and found a Jannet MacKay born 1796 in Dornoch to Robert MacKay and Eliza Dunbar and also a Jannet christened in 1797 in Dornoch to Andrew MacKay and Margt MacKay, there could be more but these are the only ones that say Dornoch. How can I tell if one of these are her parents? Here is the 1851 census for the Gibsons, any help would be appreciated.. 1851 Fearn 5.26 Balmuchie. Janet MacKay, Head, Widow, 55, Spinner of Hemp, b. Sutherland, Dornoch. Alexander Gibson, Son, Unmarried, 24, Agricultural Labourer, b. Sutherland, Dornoch. Joanna Gibson, Daughter, Unmarried, 20, Farm Servant, b. Sutherland, Dornoch. Thank You Robin ==== 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/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01