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Tom..
Evelyn is in a dodgy connection area at the mo ,so she may take a while to pm you,but she will as soon as she can I have no doubt.
viv

that was quick

pm sent re email

Thanks Karen

Hi Evelyn, tell me what you have so far and what you are hoping to find and when I am back to work on Monday I will have a go and see what I can do for you.

Send it as a PM as you don't want to repeat yourself on this thread

Tom

Message for Tom

This is the Lady i mentioned maybe you can help.

http://facesmemorial.blogspot.com/2007/07/stornoway-steornabhagh.html

you may find a clue in names and addresses

this is 1851 for Tarbat but set out so you can see who was living with who.

I spotted a Murdo.


http://www.tarbat-discovery.co.uk/1851%20Census-Tarbat.html

Anyone that's helping Evelyn..... do you know if she's been in contact with Tom on here who is offering to do Scottish lookups?

Tain Community Website - Guest BookThe Old Parish Records are now available at Tarbat Discovery Centre. For a list of the OPRs/more details please e-mail or telephone 01862 871351.


Do you have any addresses of where Diane stayed in Stornaway?

I would plaster messages in guestbooks with what you know. someone may remember something.

I have been in contact with the Tarbat Discovery Centre and they put out lots of feelers but have found no answers for me. The folk were very nice they also contacted India for me, really made a big effort but still no good news.
I wish the Nicolson Institute would reply to me

Evelyn

The Graveyards Project

Tarbat Discovery Centre

Tarbatness Road

Portmahomack

Tain

Ross-shire

IV20 1YA

some snippets about the family

1885
Mr Donald Macleod, Minister of the Gaelic Chapel, Cromarty, was admitted assistant and successor to Mr Campbell on the 19th May, 1885. Mr Campbell died at View Bank, Craigie, Perth, on the 5th December, 1888, and Mr Macleod succeeded to the full charge.


http://www.tarbat-discovery.co.uk/Learning%20Files/Notice%20of%20the%20discovery%20of%20a%20Hoard%20of%20Pennanular%20Armlets%20and%20Coins%20at%20Tarbat,%20Ross-shire.pdf


http://www.fearnpeninsulagraveyards.com/Viewing%20The%20Records.html

The grave yards project at Tarbut
If Donald was minister it is likely some of his family are there.
To view the records follow the links below to go to a specific graveyard. Each page shows a list of surnames and the number of records we have for each instance of that name. To then access the Database use the Search button. Each session costs £2.50 and lasts for 24 hours. Searches during this 24 hour period are unlimited.

Private RODERICK MACLEOD
Last address in Lewis: 4 Battery Park, Stornoway
Son of Alexander McLeod, of 4, Battery Park, Stornoway, and the late Mrs. McLeod.
Regiment or division: 7th Seaforth Highlanders, Labour Corps
Service number: S/16375, transf. to (588562)
Date of death: 18 February 1919 at the age of 34
Died of wounds
Interred: Sandwick Cemetery
Memorial reference: L. R.1910. 683.
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial

http://www.angusmacleodarchive.org.uk/

another site to look at

also these are local historians and you may just get their interest and help.

Hi Evelyn

I have been reading all the threads with interest and feel for you that you haven't managed to find your Mothers family.

I have had help to trace my 2xGr.Grandmother Jane McFadyen who was born in Inverness abt 1854 from the Sots Roots Scottish ancestor service. From the infomation they gave me I was able to go on and confirm her parents and Grandmother.
What really helped me was finding out about how the Scotish named their daughters, always including the maiden name of the mother in the name, to keep the clan name going.
You could have a clue in your mother's name Diane Leslie MacLeod....Leslie could be her mother's maiden name, as I believe Leslie to be a common Scottish surname.

Sorry if you already know this!

Karen x

Evelyn
It will soon be possible to take out a subscription to FMP 1911 census. They are talking about October. That may give us more clues.

Evelyn, just a thought. Would it help to change the title of this thread to say 'Looking for Diane Leslie MacLeod' rather than just 'Mother'? Wish I knew more about Scottish history so I could help more.

More like an Iron curtain than a brick wall Tracey isnt it, where do we go from here

Evelyn

Hi Evelyn hope you are well and enjoying France. I don't know if you found the same but what is it with some of those MacLeod people??? Lol, I have contacted a few people who were born around middle 1920's who live in Inverness and have good knowledge of the area, I know that some are in their mid 80's but my goodness they are so protective of their MacLeod's, its a case of "not in my back yard" or "No not my MacLeod's" best one yet, "are you sure it is MacLeod" Really it is so funny some of the replys I have had back, I just gave them an outline and Diane's name to see if it rings any bells and how you are searching for details of your family. Oh well the mystery continues!!!

A gentle nudge