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There is a photo of some MacLeod's but too recent

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/advanced_search.aspx

search for the words

robert macleod seaforth

and select "Medals, honours & awards" for subject to search.


There's one result for Macleod spelling:

Description
Medal card of MacLeod, Robert
Corps Regiment No Rank
Seaforth Highlanders Second Lieutenant
General List Captain
Date 1914-1920
Catalogue reference WO 372/13links to the Catalogue
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War

£2 to view -- or it should be at Ancestry.


For McLeod spelling there are numerous.

There are also several for Robert Leslie.

The Scottish Archive Network shows varous documents being available from the Highland Council Archive which includes school records.

http://www.scan.org.uk/catalogue/

http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/what-to-see/archives/highlandcouncilarchives/

Reference GB232 Ross & Cromarty County Council

GB232/R27/1, 8-51, 56e, 60-65, 71-85, 87, CRC/5/1, 15, 17-18, 23, 25
Title Ross and Cromarty County Council: Education


The Highland Council Archive Service
Inverness Library
Farraline Park
Inverness IV1 1NH
Telephone: 01463 220330
Fax: 01463 711128
e-mail: [email protected]


anyway that maybe an avenue worth pursuing.

For instance ...


Name: LESLIE, ROBERT ERNEST
Initials: R E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
>> Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Date of Death: 21/03/1918
Service No: S/12795
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 72 and 73.
Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL

I wonder too whether Diane's mother wasn't MacLeod and her father Leslie.

It's quite a common naming pattern, for the child of an unmarried mother to have the father's surname as a middle name. The spelling of Leslie does suggest that it's a surname.

not scotland i think
i have searched for her on sp a few times
and never found one to match

gotta go to bed now
too tired

I undertand waht Evelyn is after and I think the key is to find out about Robert and where he might have been.

I've searched the Army birth registers and can not find an entry for Diane.
I checked McLeod and MacLeod

There are births for Seaforth Highlanders the early 1900's are mostly in Cairo and around 1906/8 in Stormaway.

The regimenatal history site gives some indication of where the regiment was at various times.
http://www.cabarfeidh.com/SEAFORTH_HISTORY.htm

"The Regiment, now a single battalion, then served in Ceylon , India , Persia and again in India during the Mutiny, where it took part in the relief and capture of Lucknow winning eight Victoria Crosses in the campaign. It then returned home in 1859 and later served in Gibraltar , Canada and Nova Scotia before returning to India and taking part in the Afghan campaign of 1879-80.

Both Regiments were amalgamated in 1881 as the 1st and 2nd Battalions Seaforth .Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's). The 1st Battalion then fought in the Egyptian Campaign of 1882 and later in the Nile Expedition of 1898, taking part in the battle of Omdurman . The 2nd Battalion went to India and later to South Africa in 1899, where it served in the Highland Brigade"

If my interprutation of this is correct the the India connection is too early and Diane was infact born Cairo, South Africa or back in Scotland.

this was the one i thought a likely candidate for diane mcleods father

1881

Name: Robert McLeod
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relationship: Private H.R.M. (Private)
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland G, Stornoway, Rossshire
Registration Number: 91
Registration district: Ardersier
Civil Parish: Ardersier
County: Invernessshire
Address: On The Moray Firth
Occupation: Herring Fisherman
ED: Fort George and Fortified Garrison
Line: 10
Roll: cssct1881_25

probably wrong though?

robert still at home with dad in 1891
bit long in the tooth to start thinking of soldiering i fear

Name: Robert McLeod
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Murdo
Gender: Male
Where born: Lochs, Ross
Registration Number: 87
Registration district: Lochs
Civil Parish: Lochs
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: 14 Balallan

from earlier pm correspondence with evlyn i do know that what she really wants is
to find out where her mother was born
to find the birth of her mother
in the uk or overseas
which will then give her
her grandmothers name and her grandfathers for sure

so we are looking for

diane leslie mcleod/macleod circa 1906/08
and the leslie is spelt correctly

i wondered if it was her mothers maiden name or even if she was illegitimate and that was her ,,real ,,fathers name

Uncle Donald was 43 in 1901, which matches better with

Donald McLeod aged 12 in 1871

than with

Donald McLeod aged 12 in 1861

... but I may have missed the train somewhere mid-thread ...

Just to throw a wrench into the works, this household in 1871 has the right names in it, too:

> Murdo McLeod 55
Peggy McLeod 52
Christy McLeod 24
> Robert McLeod 18
> Donald McLeod 12
Ann McLeod 20
John McDonald 35

Name: Murdo McLeod
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Peggy
Where born: Lochs, Rossshire
Registration district: Lochs
Civil Parish: Lochs
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Balallan
Occupation: Priner

Thank you Vivienne for all your help, I am sorry I flounder somewhat I guess its an age thing

I got a very nice PM from Evelyn -- we know she's reading the thread!

Evelyn, it's easier than it looks. And we know they don't make it look easy.

Look at the top of the thread right under "Trying to Find: Trying to find mother".

There's a purple button that says "Reply".

Click it. A box opens. Type in the box. Click Submit. Your message will get added at the end of the thread of messages.

Just exactly as easy as clicking on a name and sending a private message! But it saves everybody else having to copy what you send privately and come back to the thread and paste it in here where it's needed.

her mothers marriage cert states that he was a seaforth highlanders soldier

evelyn believes him to have served in india,
and that most prob thats where her mother was born.c1906/8
thats what she told me that she had been told,in her pms to me

i have asked her to reply on here as has ann of green gables
but so far not much luck

Do you have any of Robert's medals that may give a clue as to where he served and his service number and battalion??

McLEOD, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 8th Bn.
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: S/3717
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 112 to 115.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

McLEOD, ROBERT
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 8th Bn.
Date of Death: 09/03/1918
Service No: S/2766
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 8.
Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL

McLEOD
Initials: R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps
Secondary Unit Text: transf. to (588562)
Age: 34
Date of Death: 18/02/1919
Service No: S/16375
Additional information: Son of Alexander McLeod, of 4, Battery Park, Stornoway, and the late Mrs. McLeod.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: L. R.1910. 683.
Cemetery: SANDWICK CEMETERY, Ross and Cromarty

Just for future ref, Evelyn, could you now stick to this thread and not start more?

It's actually against the rules, and if someone hadn't recognized the subject matter, people would have been wasting time doing the same things all over.

And of course, post answers and info in the thread, don't send 'em by private message ...


Trying to find mother
Thank you all so much for your efforts on my behal
Evelyn 09/03/2009 20:41:21 15

Mother
I am still trying to find any trace of my mother D
Evelyn 07/03/2009 16:49:40 6

Diane Leslie
Can anyone tell me how to trace the registration o
Evelyn 04/03/2009 16:56:04 2

Diane Leslie
Either Fort George Inverness or Stornoway
Evelyn 28/12/2008 13:07:47 18

Robert
My Grandfather who served with the Seaforth Highla
Evelyn 27/12/2008 19:06:03 7

n

maybe Robert

ROBERT MCLEOD Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth: 07 OCT 1872 Lochs, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

Christening:
Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: DONALD MCLEOD Family
Mother: ISABELLA MCLEOD


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

No source document or additional information exists.


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Source Information:
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C110873