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Post by **SarahND** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:14 am

I agree with Andrew's interpretation.

So this Lachlan has several counts against him: wrong place, wrong occupation and wrong wife! I guess he's not our man

The thing to do is probably to creep forward with this family census by census and see when Lachlan, father of many Donalds, actually disappears from the record. I think I have him through 1881 in Strath, then he is gone by 1891. But I'm too sleepy to follow this through at the moment

Perhaps someone in another time zone will carry on!

Good night,
Sarah

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:46 am

Hi All
I agree with Andrew's & Sarah
I have got the wrong Lachlan
Mine was married twice to a Hellen and then to a Margaret (Peggy)and got some info that he was still alive in 1871 but i think he died before 1891
thanks to everyone that helped me
Cheers Jan

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:44 pm

Hi All
I have found Lachlan Grant on a census in 1881 and he not on the census in 1891 so he must have died beween that ten years so that gives me some where to look
Cheers Jan

deano · Post by **deano** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:41 am

Hello Jan,

Sorry the Lachlan Grant's, death was not your Lachlan.

The 1881. census for Lachlan, that you found was that the one for Strath, Inverness, where he is 84 years, of age a Fisherman, and living with son Donald Grant, and family. thats the census i was going by.

If that is your Lachlan Grant, then you would think that he would have died in Strath, as he seems to have lived there all his life.

The problem is there is no other death for a Lachlan Grant, in that area, using all sorts of wildcards, up until 1908, there is a 80 year old, but its very unlikely this one is him the age is over twenty years out.

Its possible the index for his death has been omitted from Scotlandspeople, by human error, its happened before.

Regards,
Jonn.

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:45 pm

Hi John
no pro
Thats the first one I have download that was the wrong one so thats good going............ just wish I could fine the right one without using to many credits I am going to put it off buying more credits to after Christmas before Santa doesn't come to my daughter
Cheers Jan

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:21 pm

Jan
I have this family in my tree. Lachie and Peggy's daughter Helen married Alexander Finlayson and was my aunt's "grandmother in law"!
Need to go out just now but I'll have a look to see what I have on them.
They did live on the Island of Scalpay just across from Dunan, near Broadford.

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:16 pm

Hi Chris
My family line is Lachlan & Hellen (died young) remarried to Margaret
Colin son of Lachlan and Hellen
Hellen Daughter of Colin
Hugh son of Hellen
Hugh was my Grandfather ( born in Broadford)
Cheers Jan

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:03 pm

I don't know whether I'm missing something here and I'm being silly but I did the following search on SP and got one hit:

Deaths 1881 - 1891
Gra*
Lachl*n
Born 1803 +/- 3
Inverness All districts

Unfortunately I don't have any credits to check this and as I say I'm probably wildly wrong!

Just waiting for someone to tell me I am

Meg

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:32 pm

Hi Meg
Playing around with the search, it is still showing as Lachlan Grant and the area seems to be Sleat.
which is next door to Strath..... !

Best wishes
Lesley

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:41 pm

Hi Meg
I did find a Lachlan Grant in 1896 and got the cert but it was not the right Lachlan
and the other ones dint fit dates were not right
Cheers Jan