John Andrew Hutchison
Re: Re Donald McGregor
Sat Mar 3, 2012 06:56
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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 illegally distil spirits. The reports on the annexed estates, (1755-56), say; "There are two or three people in this barony who buy beer in the low country, carry it home, malt it, and distil it into aqua vitae, particularity Ronald Drummond in Kirktown and James Stewart in Cuilt, both keep public houses." But the same document also refers to him as a landowner, as does the 1815 document Stewarts of the South, that says he owned the farm Tomnasai, which I think is the same as the old farm of Tom na Croich.

If it helps, I think your Cath Cameron is the Catharine Cameron in the IGI as the daughter of Alexander Cameron and Helen Morison, christened 8 Sep 1771 in Balquhidder.

John.

  • 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
      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
    • 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
          • 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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