Mcpherson - Isle of Skye.....

[Thrall]

Tracey, thank you. I have found skeletons, but your Mary Shaw certainly seems to be a chilling case. What else can one say?

Best wishes,

Thrall

[Oran]

Hello Thrall,

You have found skeletons, got me all curious now, prey tell!
From Scotland to Iceland, or just Iceland?

[wini]

Nothing to do with MacPherson, but I have often wondered how my Grandmother Annie McPhie born in Kilmuir by Uig in 1872 managed to meet and marry my Grand father William Donald Gunn born in Durness, Sutherland in 1873 and married in Logie Easter in 1896.
I suppose it will always remain a mystery.

wini

[Thrall]

Hello Thrall,
You have found skeletons, got me all curious now, pray tell!
From Scotland to Iceland, or just Iceland?

Hi Oran, I might have known my post would lead to trouble..........

I´m afraid I used the skeleton concept fairly freely, as not so much negative has reared up when digging; all the same, I suppose I must satisfy your curiosity........

Nothing has shown up, not surprisingly, in Iceland as I have only lived here for the past thirty two years, so only two blood relatives, thriving young adults, formerly children.

In Scotland some surprises.

My great uncle played the oboe, sailed as a hobby and emigrated. The same applies exactly to myself, though I fortunately did not succumb to blackwater fever in my early thirties. Quite a coincidence though IMO.

After being stuck on my male line for several years, a visit to NAS revealed all. My gr.gr.grandmother got herself into very hot water in 1845 by obstinately declaring the father of her child a man who denied all.
After various proceedings, warnings and threats from the kirk session, sheriff, and district presbytery, and after more than a year of interrogation, she changed her mind over the paternity, and after naming another suitable candidate who concurred, she was "solemnly admonished and absolved from Church scandal".

There was also a sexton who hanged himself in a graveyard, but seems to have been a most reasonable chap, who turned a blind eye to all the accidents that befell his womenfolk, and adopted regularly the fruits.

Sorry it´s not more exciting than that. Perhaps you would like to tell of your more exciting findings?.......

We need here a glovedownthrowing "Emoticon".

Good hunting,

Thrall

[Oran]

Hello Thrall,

Thank-you for sharing that, it made fascinating reading by the way, and was curious about your location just had to google it.

Most of the family information I have is on this forum, no real scandals or skeletons to date, although I am sure there is still lots of information to find, and as you know, researching the ancestors, we all run the risk of finding things unpleasant and pleasant.

Good hunting to you too