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Alexander Macdonald, Stationmaster at Edderton

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Janet

Janet Report 25 Jul 2017 17:37

Please can anyone assist. I am looking for more information on Alexander Macdonald and Annie Munro from Edderton, Ross-shire around 1871. He was the stationmaster at Edderton at the time. Their son, John Macdonald was born 1871 and went off to fight in the Boer war in 1899. John then took up a position at Town Clerk in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He came home to his father (Alexander) in Fochabers in 1919 due to ill health, and died there on 30/08/1919. Annie Munro was already deceased, but Alexander was at his sons side when he died in Fochabers.

I would be grateful for any bmd information on Annie Munro and Alexander Macdonald.

Andrew

Andrew Report 25 Jul 2017 18:07

Possible for marriage


MACDONALD
ALEXANDER
MUNRO
ANNIE
1864
057/ 5
5
Alness

You need credits on Scotlands people for the actual record.

Andy

Andrew

Andrew Report 25 Jul 2017 18:15

Possible 1881

Name: Alexander Macdonald
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Ann Macdonald
Gender: Male
Where born: Fodderty G, Rossshire
Registration Number: 57
Registration district: Alness
Civil Parish: Alness
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Novar, Ag. La'S House
Occupation: Agr Lab
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 18
LINE: 21
Roll: cssct1881_15
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Macdonald 37
Ann Macdonald 36
John Macdonald 10
Aleck Macdonald 3


Andy

safc

safc Report 25 Jul 2017 18:26


1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Railway Station, Edderton, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Alexander McDonald Head Married Male 40 1841 Station Master Invernessshire, Scotland
Transcription
Ann McDonald Wife Married Female 40 1841 Station Master's Wife Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Alexander McDonald Son - Male 15 1866 Bank Clerk Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland
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John McDonald Son - Male 11 1870 Scholar Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland
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Ann McDonald Daughter - Female 9 1872 Scholar Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

safc

safc Report 25 Jul 2017 18:37


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Wynis Cottage, Fodderty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Alexander MacDonald Head Married Male 60 1841 Railway Stationmaster Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland
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Annie MacDonald Wife Married Female 60 1841 - Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Annie MacDonald Daughter Single Female 24 1877 General Serv Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland
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Catherine Munro Visitor Single Female 63 1838 Annuitant Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 18:51

Possibly Alexander's birth ???

MACDONALD
ALEXANDER
ALEXANDER MACDONALD/CHRISTY SUTHERLAND
0
02/11/1840
101/
20 75
Kiltarlity

Two other Alexander MacDonalds were born in Kiltarlity in 1840, in March and May, but the November one above is more likely to have his YOB as 1841 on censuses.
There was also an Alexander McDonald born Kiltarlity in August 1842.


ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 18:56

This is the only Ann (or variant) Munro (or variant) born in Alness 1839-43.

MUNRO
ANNE
ALEXANDER MUNRO/ISABELLA MACLEAN
0
11/09/1842
057/
20 86
Alness

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 19:01

EDIT:

No, this isn't her - see later posts naming her parents as John and Ann.)


Maybe Ann(e) in 1861 ??

Anne Munro
in the 1861 Scotland Census
Name: Anne Munro
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relationship: Daughter
Father's name: Alexander Munro
Gender: Female
Where born: Alness, rossshire
Registration Number: 57
Registration district: Alness
Civil Parish: Alness
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Coulhill
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 1
LINE: 2
Roll: CSSCT1861_8
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Munro 50 - sawyer
Anne Munro 19

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 19:03

Annie & Alexander's marriage:

MACDONALD
ALEXANDER
MUNRO
ANNIE
1864
057/ 5
5
Alness

EDIT:

Oops, Andy's already posted this.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 19:07

Annie Mcdonald
in the 1871 Scotland Census
Name: Annie Mcdonald
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : Alexander Mcdonald
Gender: Female
Where born: Alness, rossshire
Registration Number: 98
Registration district: Inverness
Civil Parish: Inverness
County: Invernessshire
Address: 6 Albert Place
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 293
LINE: 25
Roll: CSSCT1871_17
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Mcdonald 30 - Railway Guard
Annie Mcdonald 32
Alexander Mcdonald 5
John Mcdonald 7

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 19:13

If the November 1840 birth is the right Alexander, this is the family in 1841:

Alexander Mcdonald
in the 1841 Scotland Census
Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Age: 7 Mo
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Gender: Male
Where born: Inverness, Scotland
Civil Parish: Kiltarlity
County: Inverness
Address: Lenakyle
Parish Number: 101
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Mcdonald 45
Christy Mcdonald 45
Margaret Mcdonald 20
Anne Mcdonald 14
Christy Mcdonald 10
Donald Mcdonald 8
Alexander Mcdonald 7 Mo
Joh Mcbean 30



???

Alexander McDonald
in the 1861 Scotland Census
Name: Alexander McDonald
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Relationship: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Kiltarlity, invernessshire
Registration Number: 103
Registration district: Kirkhill
Civil Parish: Kirkhill
County: Inverness
Address: Batchonish
Occupation: Railway Lab
ED: 5
Household schedule number: 23
LINE: 20
Roll: CSSCT1861_13
Household Members:
Name Age
Christy McDonald 59
Janet McDonald 38
Alexander McDonald 20 - Railway labourer
Alescander Mccuish 20

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 19:17


Alexr Mcdonald
in the 1851 Scotland Census
Name: Alexr Mcdonald
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Relationship: Son
Father: Alexr Mcdonald
Gender: Male
Where born: Kiltarlity, Inverness
Parish Number: 101
Civil Parish: Kiltarlity
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County: Inverness
Address: Teanakyle
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 5
Page: 8
Household schedule number: 27
LINE: 5
Roll: CSSCT1851_23
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexr Mcdonald 55
Ann Mcdonald 24
Donald Mcdonald 18
Alexr Mcdonald 10

Janet

Janet Report 25 Jul 2017 19:27

Thank you so very much Andy, Abby, Argyll Gran and everyone else who has replied with leads. I am so excited to finally have something to go on. I have found some genealogy sites to be so confusing and gone around in circles for month - I can't believe you found some information so quickly. I think your records may have hit it on the nail.

If any of you can give any direction on how I can move to the next level of finding Annie & Alexanders respective parents bmd details, I would be indebted to you.

safc

safc Report 25 Jul 2017 20:14

janet

you will need

scotlandspeople.gov.uk

it is a pay per view site
for marriage and births

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 25 Jul 2017 20:32

Edderton Station just in case you haven't seen it.




https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/E/Edderton/

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jul 2017 21:57

Alexander's parents' marriage??


MCDONALD
ALEXANDER
CHRISTIAN SUTHERLAND/
07/01/1830
038/
30 30
Latheron


Actually, I'm not at all sure about that. It's the only marriage on SP with the right names -
BUT Alexander's sister Ann was born c1827, and Margaret (listed in 1841 census above) was born 1820.

Here's Margaret's birth:

MCDONALD
MARGARET
ALEXANDER MCDONALD/CHRISTIAN SUTHERLAND FR323 (FR323)
0
10/06/1820
101/
20 4
Kiltarlity


Also the marriage is in Caithness, not Inverness-shire.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jul 2017 19:10

Maybe?

Age at death Year Ref RD Name Image View
MCDONALD
ANN
75
1915
081/ 24
Rosskeen


Other surname of above is Munro


EDIT

Not that one, her married name was Munro and maiden name McDonald

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jul 2017 20:21

Had a look at the marriage certificate. You're spot on ArgyllGran with Alexander's parents. Father Alexander was a Mason. Both parents deceased.

Ann's parents were John Munro, Mason and Ann Munro ms Munro (deceased). Both witnesses were named Donald Munro (very helpful!).

Alexander's abode is only given as Inverness and Ann's Alness.

Alexander aged 24 and Annie 26.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Jul 2017 20:54

Possibly Annie's birth, in that case - although a few years out from the marriage cert:

MUNRO
ANN
JOHN MUNRO/ANN MUNRO
0
21/02/1835
057/
20 70
Alness
Possible siblings of Annie ??

MUNRO
CATHERINE
JOHN MUNRO/ANN MUNRO
0
29/06/1830
057/
20 55
Alness


MUNRO
JOHN
JOHN MUNRO/ANN MUNRO
0
09/12/1831
057/
20 62
Alness


MUNRO
ISABELL
JOHN MUNRO/ANN MUNRO
0
15/07/1833
057/
20 67
Alness


MUNRO
ISABELL
JOHN MUNRO/ANN MUNRO
0
09/12/1836
057/
20 74
Alness


MUNRO
DONALD
JOHN MUNRO/ANN MUNRO
0
30/11/1838
057/
20 80
Alness

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Jul 2017 20:58

???

John Munro
in the 1861 Scotland Census
Name: John Munro
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1798
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Anne Munro
Gender: Male
Where born: Obsdale, Rossshire
Registration Number: 57
Registration district: Alness
Civil Parish: Alness
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Coulhill <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Occupation: Mason <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 16
LINE: 1
Roll: CSSCT1861_8
Household Members:
Name Age
John Munro 63
Anne Munro 62
Isabella Munro 24
Donald Munro 21