Ancestors of Murdo MacLean

Murdo MacLean
(1859-1922)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Catherine McIver

2. Catherine MacLean

Catherine MacLean

Murdo MacLean ²

Born: 22 Jan 1859, Ormiscaig, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Catherine McIver on 11 Jun 1891 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ¹ ² ³
Marriage (2): Catherine MacLean on 16 Nov 1905 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ⁴
Died: 11 Mar 1922, Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom aged 63 ⁸

bullet Cause of his death was Septic pneumonia and Cystisis (enlarged prostate)..⁸

bullet Other names for Murdo were McLean ⁹ and Muro.¹⁰

bullet General Notes:

Born at 8pm at 8 Ormiscaig

Informant: Kenneth MacLean (present).

Registered on 26 January 1859 at Mellon Charles. ⁷

bullet Medical Notes:

Further death details:

- Died at 10:00 am

- Died at Phopachy (?), Bunchrew, Kirkhill. (Phopachy is probably the name of a farm).

- Doctor: Mungo Douglas.

- Informant: Alex MacKay (?), employer.

- Registered: 11/3/1922 ⁸

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Home address, 4 Apr 1881, Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. ¹¹ 6 Ormiscaig

• Employment, 4 Apr 1881, Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. ¹¹ Fisherman

• Employment, 11 Jun 1891. ³ Fisherman

• Home address, 11 Jun 1891, Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ³ 60 Huntly Street, Inverness. However, he might only have been staying here while getting married.

• Employment, 16 Feb 1896, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. ² Fisherman

• Home address, 2 Aug 1897, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. ¹²

• Employment, 2 Aug 1897, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. ¹² Fisherman

• Home address, 31 Mar 1901, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. ¹³ 9 Achgarve

• Employment, 31 Mar 1901, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. ¹³ Fisherman

• Employment, 16 Nov 1905, Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁹ Fisherman

• Home address, 16 Nov 1905, Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁹ Marriage certificate records home address as South Kessock, Inverness. However, this may only have been a temporary address while he was getting married.

• Employment, 11 Mar 1922, Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁸ Cattleman.

• Home address, 11 Mar 1922, Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁸ Phopachy (?), Bunchrew, Kirkhill

Phopachy was probably a farm.

Murdo married Catherine McIver, daughter of Donald McIver and Annabella McKenzie, on 11 Jun 1891 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.¹ ² ³ (Catherine McIver was born on 29 Dec 1858 in Mellon Udrigle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷ and died on 2 Aug 1897 in Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom ¹⁸ ¹⁹ ²⁰.). The cause of her death was Childdeath (2 days). Version Ethanstionas (?).⁸

bullet Marriage Notes:

Recorded as 12 June on A MacLean's (daughter) birth certificate

Married at 15 Castle Street, Inverness by Rev Murdo MacKenzie of the Free North Church, Inverness. Registered 13/6/1891. ³

Murdo next married Catherine MacLean, daughter of Roderick MacLean and Catherine MacKenzie, on 16 Nov 1905 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.⁴ (Catherine MacLean was born Cal 1870 ²¹ and died about 1932.)

bullet Marriage Notes:

Married at 3 Greig Street, Inverness by Allan MacKenzie (Church of Scotland).

Witnesses: Murdo McLean and Bella McIver. ⁹

Sources

1 General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People at http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, formerly
Scottish Origins Index Data at http://www.origins.net, GRO 88/ /12.

2 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), BIRTH 1896-066/1-9. Based on daughter's (Annabella's) birth certificate.

3 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), MARRIAGE 1891-098-65.

4 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1901. 66/1-2-1. IMAGE C1901_066_01_002_000_2_001Z. At the time of the 1901 census, Murdo had not yet remarried.

5 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), MARRIAGES 1905-098-201. Marriage certificate records his age as 42 on 16/11/1905 which gives year of birth as 1863.

6 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1881 FILM 203409 66/1-6-8. Age at 4/4/1881 was 21 which would make year of birth around 1861.

7 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI BIRTHS 1859-066/1-5.

8 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1922-103-3.

9 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), MARRIAGES 1905-098-201.

10 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1881 FILM 203409 66/1-6-8. This is probably just a transcription error in the census.

11 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1881 FILM 203409 66/1-6-8.

12 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1897-066/1-14. Based on first wife's death certifcate.

13 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1901. 66/1-2-1. IMAGE C1901_066_01_002_000_2_001Z.

14 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), MARRIAGE 1891-098-65. Calculated as 1865 from age (26) on marriage certificate.

15 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1897-066/1-14. Calculated as 1861 based on age (36) on death certificate.

16 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1881 203409-66/1-2-9. 1881 census records birthplace as Auchgarve. Based on age (21) as at 4/4/1881, year of birth was 1860.

17 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI BIRTHS 1859-066/1-1.

18 Interview with Sheila MacLean Fairbairn (Interviewed by Martin MacLean Fairbairn (her son) at various times.).

19 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1901. 66/1-2-1. IMAGE C1901_066_01_002_000_2_001Z. By the time of the 1901 census, Murdo was a widower.

20 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1897-066/1-14.

21 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), MARRIAGES 1905-098-201. Calculated from age (35) on 16/11/1905 per marriage certificate.

Murdo MacLean 2

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