Donald MacLean (Cal 1788-1858)

Ann Chisholm (-Bef 1897)

Kenneth MacLean (Between 1821-1897)

Isabella McIver (Cal 1821-Between 1905)

Murdo MacLean (1859-1922)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Catherine McIver Margaret MacLean+ Annabella MacLean+ 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 11 Jun 1891, Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 2 3 Marriage: (2): Catherine MacLean 16 Nov 1905, Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 4 Died: 11 Mar 1922, Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at age 63 8    Cause of his death was Septic pneumonia and Cystisis (enlarged prostate)..8    Other names for Murdo were McLean and Muro.   General Notes: Born at 8pm at 8 Ormiscaig Informant: Kenneth MacLean (present). Registered on 26 January 1859 at Mellon Charles. 7   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 11   Noted events in his life were: • Home address, 4 Apr 1881, Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. 12 6 Ormiscaig • Employment, 4 Apr 1881, Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. 12 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. 13 • Employment, 2 Aug 1897, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. 13 Fisherman • Home address, 31 Mar 1901, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. 14 9 Achgarve • Employment, 31 Mar 1901, Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom. 14 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 15 16 17 18 and died on 2 Aug 1897 in Achgarve, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom 19 20 21.) The cause of her death was Childdeath (2 days). Version Ethanstionas (?).8   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 22 and died about 1932.)   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. Cit. Date: 18 Nov 2001

2 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), Birth 1896-066/1-9. Cit. Date: 29 Nov 2001 Based on daughter's (Annabella's) birth certificate.

3 Ibid, Marriage 1891-098-65. Cit. Date: 29 Nov 2001

4 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1901. 66/1-2-1. Image C1901_066_01_002_000_2_001Z. Cit. Date: 1 Jun 2002 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. Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2002 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. Cit. Date: 11 Jul 2002 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. Cit. Date: 21 Dec 2002

8 Ibid, Deaths 1922-103-3. Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2002

9 Ibid, Marriages 1905-098-201. Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2002

10 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), Census 1881 Film 203409 66/1-6-8. Cit. Date: 11 Jul 2002 This is probably just a transcription error in the census.

11 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), Deaths 1922-103-3. Cit. Date: 15 Jul 2002

12 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), Census 1881 Film 203409 66/1-6-8. Cit. Date: 11 Jul 2002

13 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), Deaths 1897-066/1-14. Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2002 Based on first wife's death certifcate.

14 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1901. 66/1-2-1. Image C1901_066_01_002_000_2_001Z. Cit. Date: 1 Jun 2002

15 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), Marriage 1891-098-65. Cit. Date: 29 Nov 2001 Calculated as 1865 from age (26) on marriage certificate.

16 Ibid, Deaths 1897-066/1-14. Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2002 Calculated as 1861 based on age (36) on death certificate.

17 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1881 203409-66/1-2-9. Cit. Date: 14 Jul 2002 1881 census records birthplace as Auchgarve. Based on age (21) as at 4/4/1881, year of birth was 1860.

18 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI Births 1859-066/1-1. Cit. Date: 23 Dec 2002

19 Interview with Sheila MacLean Fairbairn, (Interviewed by Martin MacLean Fairbairn (her son) at various times.) Cit. Date: 18 Nov 2001

20 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1901. 66/1-2-1. Image C1901_066_01_002_000_2_001Z. Cit. Date: 1 Jun 2002 By the time of the 1901 census, Murdo was a widower.

21 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), Deaths 1897-066/1-14. Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2002

22 Ibid, Marriages 1905-098-201. Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2002 Calculated from age (35) on 16/11/1905 per marriage certificate.

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