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Thank you all for your help, I am not having a very good time at the moment but really do appreciate your kindness to me.

Love to all of you
Evelyn X

Chris Ho;)

I found that Isabella MacLeod death by google...

A Hull paper I think..

Hmmmm.
LEWIS WOMAN DIES AT 107
“... WOMAN DIES AT 107 Mrs. Isabella MacLeod, oldest inhabitant of the island of Lewis, died last night in ... ”
First match of your search in this article.


http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

There are some other Scots ladies reorted dying on there at good ages,but I do not have credit to look at them other than the small piece of headline.

I did check for the Isabella Macleod 107 yrs death in The Dorset Echo but could not see it....But of course there were some additions from around that time missing...Sods law is it not??

The lady at the Dorset History place said that if it was reported in the Dorset Echo then it has to be in a Major paper as well..
Hence my search as above and the only thing that came up...

Hope this helps..
Not a lot I guess but would like to totally discount it if its not anything to do with "our"search..

Back to some drudgery before Mr H returns from school ~~~~~~~~~~~~

AHA... The Craken wakes..

At least now we know you is still kicking Evelyn...We all worry when we dont hear from you for a while..

Hope the sun shines a bit for you soon my friend..

(((((x)))))

just adding something I found -


Publication:Gloucestershire Echo

Publication date:Friday 28 July 1944

Article text:

"Mrs. Isabella Macleod, of the Isle Lewis, who is in her hundred and seventh year, has received news that a great great-grandson has been born Baltimore. Mrs. Macleod has been drawing the old-age pension since the first day it was instituted."

Just got home from food shopping , found your message Viv , none of those names ring any bells with me.
I know what I would ring if I had a chance,something that supported Diane's head. My goodness she has caused a lot of work and still she eludes us.

Love
Evelyn X

I am sure this will have been recorded on a page somewhere but just in case!!!
National Probate Calendar
Robert Macleod of 14 Battery Park Stornaway died 7th March 1917 at Liverpool Comfirmation of Catherine Macleod Mackinnon widow, sealed London 28th January 1918

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Name: Donald Mackinnon
Spouse Catherine Macleod
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1916
Registration district: Marylebone
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 1493

?Donald's death
Donald of 43 Hamilton Terrace London N.W.8
Died 25th Oct.1948 probate London 2nd Feb to Catherine MacKinnon widow . Effects £16963 14s 3d

1911 MACLEOD ISABELLA F 74 STORNOWAY /ROSS AND CROMARTY 088/00 017/00

Looking at above, isn't that Catherine with Isabella?...(or is this another Isabella?)

Angus 43 (Head) (single) Basketmaker. (Blind)
Isabella 74 (Mother) (w)
Catherine 37 (Sister) (single)
Catherine 17 (Niece) (single) both Fishworkers.

Chris :)

edits (107 Birthday also on FMP (new addition) Newspapers, matches find of Choccy, and 106 Birthday announcement, no family names though!)


1837—1943 Isabella Macleod. of Lewis passed her 106 th birthday last week. Western Times South West, England12/11/1943

So glad to see you Evelyn......keep your chin up girl! <3


The names probably won't mean anything to you Evelyn, especially as your mother never talked much about her past. There are Donalds and Isabellas and Catherines in the hundreds.


Chris, the obituary I mentioned was from the Stornoway Gazette. :-D



Jan, I think Viv sent for the death cert of that Robert Macleod many moons ago - she discounted him (she's like that! ;-) )



Choccy, that's definitely the same woman..........if only we could find a family member who may know something :-S


I emailed the local church to where she lived, in the hope that the Minister may know if any of her descendants were still around but haven't received a reply as yet.


No reply from my contact on FB either :-(


Yes FBG. No FBG. Three bags full FBG. :-P I is doing my bestest but will try harder - promise :-D


sheeeeeesh...............................some people ;-)

1911 MCLEOD ISABELLA F 72 STORNOWAY /ROSS AND CROMARTY 088/00 023/00 007

(aah!, above is Vatisker, the other I posted says address, Lower Bayble)


Phew!, and if you dare to google these places, what a confusion of Mac/MC/leods...

Chris :)

edits (must say though, never knew hardly a thing about this place, until this 'Thread', lol)

Thanks Cynthia, i thought it would have been looked at.
I see that elec. roll London 1935 (+other years ) have Florence,Isabel and Jessie Macleod living with this couple.

Evelyn - we are all keeping a check on you - dont ever feel you are alone - we are all here for you -

Take care -

Surprising how many Macleods, Vatisker in 'Search Trees' here...

Chris :)

I had some spare credits on scotlands people

death details of Isabella died 15 May 1945
address 13 Catisher ? Stornoway
widow of Angus - fisherman
parents
William McDonald crofter deceased
Margaret nee MacLean?

informant Donald (son) 14 Upper Colls? Stornoway

1871
Name: Isabella Mcleod
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : Angus Mcleod
Gender: Female
Where born: Lochs, rossshire
Registration number: 87
Registration district: Lochs
Civil parish: Lochs
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Balallan
Occupation: Fisherman Wife
ED: 5
Household schedule number: 68
Line: 24
Roll: CSSCT1871_15
Household Members:
Name Age
Angus Mcleod 57
Isabella Mcleod 33
Donald Mcleod 2
John Mcleod 48

Angus( from Vatisker Stornoway )and Isabella married Nov 1871
his mother was Henrietta , f John (fisherman)
1881
Name: Angus McLeod
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Isabella McLeod
Mother's Name: Henrietta McLeod
Gender: Male
Where born: Stornoway G, Rosssh
Registration number: 88
Registration district: Stornoway
Civil parish: Stornoway
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: 41, Vatisker
Occupation: Crofter
ED: 23
Household schedule number: 41
Line: 4
Roll: cssct1881_23
Household Members:
Name Age
Angus McLeod 39
Isabella McLeod 40
Isabella McLeod 8
John McLeod 4
Catherine McLeod 1
Henrietta McLeod 72

1891
Name: Isabella McLeod
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : Angus McLeod
Gender: Female
Where born: Stornoway, Ross Shire
Registration number: 88
Registration district: Stornoway
Civil parish: Stornoway
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Pri House
Occupation: Crofter's Wife
ED: 23
Household schedule number: 47
Line: 8
Roll: CSSCT1891_24
Household Members:
Name Age
Angus McLeod 50
Isabella McLeod 52
John McLeod 14
Catherine McLeod 11
Donald McLeod 8
Henrietta McLeod 90

1901
Name: Isabella Macleod
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : Angus Macleod
Gender: Female
Where born: Stornoway, rossshire
Registration number: 88
Registration district: Stornoway
Civil parish: Stornoway
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: 13 Vatisker
Occupation: Crofters Wife
ED: 23
Household schedule number: 85
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1901_25
Household Members:
Name Age
Angus Macleod 60
Isabella Macleod 60
Isabella Macleod 28 ***Fisherman Wife (Kenneth)
Kenneth Maciver 30
John Maciver 6
Donald Maciver 4
William Maciver 3
George Maciver 1 Mo
John Macleod 24
Catherine Macleod 22

1911 at same address
3 extra McIver children Mary, Angus, Isabella
also there Donald McLeod
but not John or Catherine McLeod

1851
Name: Angus Macleod
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John Macleod
Mother's Name: Henrietta Macleod
Gender: Male
Where born: Vatisker, rossshire
Parish Number: 88
Civil parish: Stornoway
Town: Vatisker
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Vatisker Road
ED: 2
Page: 29 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 101
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1851_19
Household Members:
Name Age
John Macleod 50
Henrietta Macleod 40
Donald Macleod 20
Isabella Macleod 15
William Macleod 12
Angus Macleod 8