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Genealogy - Scottish Ancestors, Easter Ross		Posts	Last Activity
	Does anyone have any information on Alexander McRae who was a shepherd at Corriefeol, top of Strathconon, around 1800? Also his wife Margaret Tuach. Query posted by : Fraser McRae	2	3 Mar 2004 at 15.08

	My gggrandmother was Margaret MacRae married to Donald McCallum. They were married in Scotland and were residing in Canada in 1841. They named their second son Duncan. Using the naming patterns as a guide, I have searched for a Duncan with a daughter named Margaret (all variations of the name). I found one in Camus Luinie, County of Ross, with "Peggie" as the daughter of Duncan presented for christening on November 6, 1823. No mother's name is given. The age is correct for my gggrandmother. The first daughter of Margaret and Donald McCallum was named Catherine, so I'm thinking this probably was her mother's name. There are a number of children brought to christening by Duncan MacRae with no mother listed. (Possibly all died in childbirth?or was this a custom when there was no formal marriage?) A Duncan MacRae married a Flora MacRae in 1828, and she was designated his relict in a testament which puts his death date at October 6, 1865 in Camus Luinie. They had one child, Francis Humber, born in Glensheil on November 15, 1828. No other children of this union are listed. She indicates in the documents that he had written a last will and testament on October 2, 1865 but that she had been informed that it was not valid. I would be curious to know whether that Will possibly named Margaret (Peggie) and since she had married and moved to Canada the widow didn't want to give up the bairn's share. Children born to Margaret MacRae and Donald McCallum in Mosa Twp., Middlesex County, Ontario were Catherine 1/05/1841, Jeanette 12/14/1842, Neil 9/10/1843, Duncan 7/02/1847, Archibald 1849, Phillip 1850, and Mary Ann 11/10/1851. I would love to solve this one. Thanks for your help. Query posted by : Marilyn Giese	0	22 Aug 2005 at 17.46

	My great great grandfather was Alexander McRae, a lighthouse keeper, who was born in Avoch,the Black Isle (near Inverness) and later moved to Cromarty [with his father John McRae and wife Jean (or Jane)] before embarking on a series of postings at lighthouses around Scotland. Does anyone have any information about his brothers (George, Donald, John, James), or ancestors? I suspect that the brothers emigrated. Alexander married a Mary Campbell from Pollokshaws, Glasgow, and had several children - Jane (or Jean/ Jeanne) b.1855, Janet (or Jessie) - my g grandmother-, John, Thomas, Alexander, and Mary. Jane emigrated to Ohio, Jessie lived near Stirling, Scotland (married John Wilson Biggar), John became a distillery manager in Glasgow. Mary and Thomas were both teachers, but I haven't been able to track down Thomas and Alexander beyond their late teens in Scotland. I would be interested in any links. Thanks Jean Query posted by : Jean Gordon	0	1 Mar 2009 at 18.16



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