James King
Re: Dougal Mcgregor
Tue Feb 28, 2012 02:39
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Elizabeth: was away from my files when I answered you previously. It is DUNCAN OG not Donald Og. Sorry about that. Must be dementia (or a wee bit too much Scotch).

Jim

  • Dougal Mcgregor — Elizabeth Todd, Mon Feb 27 13:29
    I'm having trouble tracing my great-great-great grandfather, Dougal McGregor - who married in 1791 in Blaquhidder(to Cathrine Cameron). He later moved to Callander. Working on the dates from his... more
    • Re: Dougal Mcgregor — James King, Tue Feb 28 02:39
    • Re: Dougal Mcgregor — James King, Tue Feb 28 01:43
      Cousin Elizabeth: This may be a long shot (but then again, maybe not, as Balquhidder has never been a very big place!), but the probability exists that one of your ancestors was Donald Og MacGregor... more
      • John MacGregor/MacAra the Elder — Cynthia Cloughly, Sun Oct 14 10:53
        Hey there, Cousin (or so I think!). I believe I've traced part of my ancestry to John King and his father, John MacAra (or MacGregor) the Elder of the Dougal Ciar MacGregors of/in Balquhidder,... more
        • Re: John MacGregor/MacAra the Elder — James King, Mon Oct 15 02:24
          Cousin Cynthia: I've got the lineage all the way back. Contact me at ziageo2@hotmail.com and I'll be more than happy to send you what I've got (over 650 pages of it). Cousin Jim PS: would like to see ... more
      • Re Donald McGregor — Elizabeth Todd, Fri Mar 2 09:17
        I think this may drive me crazy..... There is a lot of confusing information out there - including sites which say Gregor Og was Rob Roy's grandfather. (I'm using the Clan Macfarlan site as a guide... more
        • Re: Re Donald McGregor — John Andrew Hutchison, Sat Mar 3 06:56
          Hi Elizabeth, Ronald's son Donald was an innkeeper in Balquhidder, but I have the impression his father's links to distillery were more informal. I think it was a common hobby at the time to... more
          • Re Catherin Cameron — Elizabeth Todd, Sat Mar 3 12:19
            Hi John Thanks for that bit of information. (This is when I think I'm losing it - I've tried searching every which way on the Familysearch.org site, and it doesn't show it. I did find Alexander... more
            • Re: Re Catherin Cameron — John Andrew Hutchison, Sun Mar 4 02:20
              Hi Elizabeth, To find her I went to; http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp I entered Kath Cameron Birth/Christening 1771 +/- 2 yrs in Scotland. I then opened Matches:... more
              • Re: Re Catherin Cameron — John Andrew Hutchison, Mon Mar 12 10:52
                Hi Elizabeth, I had a root through my notes on Balquhidder at the weekend and I think you're right, Dougal's parental family was probably; 1763 Donald Buchanan alias McGregor married Christian... more
                • Re Dougal McGregor & Catherine Mcgregor — Elizabeth Todd, Tue Mar 13 15:18
                  Hi Thanks for the information. Just to clarify - is Alexander Cameron and Helen Morison the ones who married 1769 in Comrie? (Just to be confusing there is an Alexander Cameron and Janet Morison in... more
                  • Re: Re Dougal McGregor & Catherine Mcgregor — John Andrew Hutchison, Wed Mar 14 01:12
                    I think they're the same. I can't see any children to Alex and Janet, only Alex and Helen. The marriages are only a few weeks apart, and it was common practice to record a marriage in two parishes... more
                    • Re Mcgregor line — Elizabeth Todd, Thu Mar 15 12:18
                      Hi John Thanks for your help. (I had a break from the McGregor line for a week - had to give my brain a break. I've decided to have another go..) It's very confusing with differing dates etc...... more
                      • Re: Re Mcgregor line — John Andrew Hutchison, Fri Mar 16 04:38
                        Hi Elizabeth, I have two entries for Dougal in the South Perthshire Monumental Inscriptions; Callander cemetery 1858 Dougal McGregor died Dullater 5.9.1838 aged 72, wife Cath Cameron died 28.8.1847... more
                        • Re Donald Buchanan's family — Elizabeth Todd, Sat Apr 14 16:36
                          Hi John (Thanks for all the information - especially concerning maps. I found the NLS Ordnance Survey maps helpful.) I've been sitting looking as the Balq. Baptisms list - going 'round and 'round in... more
                        • Re Balquhidder — Elizabeth Todd, Sat Mar 17 09:01
                          Thanks John The information has been helpful. Is there an online map available of Balquhidder parish and surrounding parishes that mark all these places of the 1600/1700s? I find it hard to place... more
                          • Ordance Survey maps — Jim M'Gregor, Sun Mar 18 14:55
                            Try http://streetmap.co.uk . Some of the old farms are shown unless you zoom in.
                          • maps of Scotland — Gkeir, Sun Mar 18 02:53
                            The following website has wonderful old maps of Scotland. I have found places I was looking for on these maps. www.maps.nls.uk Grace
                          • Re: Re Balquhidder — John Andrew Hutchison, Sat Mar 17 23:32
                            Hi, I use this site; http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html But it's fiddly. For modern maps I use Bing; http://www.bing.com/maps You can change the Road view to Ordnance Survey, and the OS maps have... more
                            • Re Balquhidder — Grant Drummond (MacGregor), Mon Mar 19 21:00
                              A site that I have found to be rather useful is http://www.nls.uk/maps/ It has some rather lovely maps of Scotland (and some very basic as well) with some that go back as far as 1560. I should... more
        • Re: Re Donald McGregor — James King, Sat Mar 3 00:04
          Elizabeth: it might be safer to use the Clan Gregor website as your guide :) Rob Roy's ancestry (for three generations) is as follows: Robert Roy Campbell [MacGregor](Rob Roy) Donald Glas Stewart... more
          • Re Duncan Og MacGregor — Elizabeth Todd, Sat Mar 3 12:22
            Hi Jim Thanks for your help. Re the Clan Macgregor site, I've found all the historical information, transcribed historical documents etc - but I can't seem to find a family tree especially from... more
            • John MacGregor 1791 - 1851 — Julie MacGregor, Tue Mar 6 22:24
              Hi Elizabeth, I noticed that you said you have gor back as far as Rob Roy, I'm missing a generation or 2 between John MacGregor b1791 married Elizabeth Anderson. We are supposed to be related to Rob... more
              • Re Rob Roy — Elizabeth Todd, Wed Mar 7 08:04
                I'm probably the last person to ask - I was researching my ancestor Dougal Mcgregor.... there may or may not be a link to Rob Roy. (Probably distant, if there is one.) If you read through the replies ... more
            • Re: Re Duncan Og MacGregor — James King, Sat Mar 3 15:20
              Beth: try this website. The Family Tree of Rob Roy MacGregor at hal_macgregor.tripod.com/gregor/tree.html. Jim
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