macphersons of breakish skye.....

[breakish]

doing really well researching my family tree, however stuck on my ggg grandfather donald macpherson who was married to catharine robertson, ( shown on the 1841 cencus as being 65 and 55 respectively) also shows three children john 25 years ( my gggrandfather ) donald 15 years and jane 13 years , if anyone can assist with more info i will be eternally grateful, incidentally all lived in lower breakish, isle of skye formerly known as strath

[CatrionaL]

Hullo breakish

Given the ages you have for the 3 children on the 1841 Census, you might be interested by this information from a parent search on the International Genealogical Index.

Father: Donald Macpherson, Mother: Catherine Robertson

International Genealogical Index / British Isles - Only three hits.3

1. DUNCAN MAC PHERSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 18 DEC 1825 Kenmore, Perth, Scotland
2. DUNCAN MCPHERSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 03 JUL 1815 Killin, Perth, Scotland
3. MCPHERSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 01 JAN 1828 Balquhidder, Perth, Scotland

All three are extracted births and are the only ones which appear with these parents.
So could the family have originated in Perthshire? What is given as place of birth on the 1841 Census?

Food for thought perhaps?
All the best for your research,
Catriona

[DavidWW]

Catriona presently has major problems in terms of accessing TalkingScot, and has asked me to post this reply on her behalf .......

breakish

There is the death of a Catherine Robertson on Scotlands People which might be worth a look.

I searched Catharine M*CPHERSON, other surname ROBERTSON in 1961, all counties, birth 1786+/-5. There was one hit.

Catriona


David

[breakish]

catriona, my people are from strath in skye going back to the 1790s with donald and catharine, i can t seem to go any further back, the perthshire suggestion is appreciated but is no link to my family, kenny