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Was it Indian sounding do you think Evelyn?
Or Gaelic?

Woody she spoke beautiful english very pure but could also rattle off some lingo I did not understand

Woody has been snowbound so I haven't managed to get there yet. So near yet so far, we couldn't even get the car out today.

I've been thinking of your Mum, Evelyn - she's got me hooked as well! Did she speak Gaelic at all? If she lived in Stornoway, she would have learned at least the basics.

What gems you all are I really do appreciate your help.
Bless you all

Message in from the person who went to Kew to search Nurses records.
Not the same one who went to LMA,but a different very nice member who was going....you are getting spoilt now Evelyn..



Had some spare time today so I searched the first 10 books(!) of the index to nurses. Time consuming as each book has to be ordered although they don't take that long to search. Anyway I searched 1921 (bit early I know but thought I might as well start at the beginning!) to 1930 and she wasn't found. The books give name, home address and where and when qualified.

There was one MacLeod whose address was in Stornaway. Jessie Ann, who qualified 1924-5 at Plaistow Hospital. Address was 30 Francis St, Stornaway.

There are probably 30-40 more books to search. The Catalogue index isn't very clearly worded so it's not possible to tell how they all differe and some seem to cover the same sort of dates.

I also looked at all the surviving R Macleod and Mcleod officers WW1 files. Again, all had to be ordered as the Catalogue doesn't give any detail. There were 12 files. Only 1 was in Seaforth Highlanders but he was born 1890 and no pre WW1 service was given. Only one man appeared to have pre WW1 service. He enlisted in 1903 and was with Royal Regiment of Artillery as Sergeant and was promoted in 1915 and became Lieutenant with RGA. Born 1886, married (no details), living in Edinburgh. Was serving in Hong Kong from 1907.

I suppose the lack of a definite file means that either he didn't serve in WW1, or his file hasn't survived, or he served after 1920 and his file is still with MOD.

was plain ann now annielaurie
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We are going to wait and see what Springfield Hospital come back with before Ann maybe makes her way through those other 30-40 books on this mission.
I dont know about everyone else ,but IF Robert MacLeod was a Major as Diane says on her MC then I would have thought that something would be found on him somewhere.
Maybe Woody will unearth something on him in Fort George or wherever it is she is going to search..
And maybe a something on Schools,but I am now off to see what I can find on the Jessie Ann Macloed as per given in Anns message.(Just to rule her out)
Maybe somebody else can find anything on her too?

Hi Evelyn,
I have read this thread with great interest and although I am unable to help you, I would like to wish you luck and hope that you will find what you are looking for. xxxx

A very wintery nudge

Woody how nice of you to offer to help me, yes my son and I went to Fort George but had no luck finding any details re my Grandad, I loved Inverness and would like to have spent more time there but we were on our way to Thurso where my sons in laws live so we had to motor off.
I really would like to find out which school mother attended I would also like to know whether mother had any siblings, very strange that Mum never mentioned her mother. I am sad that I never ever knew any of Mums family
Nice to know you are still around Frank.

Aye, Frank, I think I must be!!

Baaa....

Did some more reading and see there's a mention of Waternish and Fasach, Duirinish. Both are in Skye so wrong island. Actually, I grew up in Fasach!

Och Woody,

Are ye aff yer heid.?

Ye soon wull be........................

I notice that FBG has issued a disclaimer and you will be expected to sign it ;))

Another sacrificial lamb, Evelyn !!

Good luck.

Hi Evelyn, I heard about your Mum from FannyByGaslight aka Viv by what I've read on here!

Ho hum! Well, I read pages 1-10 and then fast-forwarded to pages 31-34 so might have missed some stuff. I'll read the rest as well though.

The email from Highland Archives is from the head archivist so would hope he knows his stuff but I'll have a look next week to check in case there have been any more Stornoway school records unearthed. We have a brand new Archive Centre but alas it's not open on a Friday!

Fort George has a room devoted to details of officers from the Seaforths and Rossshire Buffs. There are photos and details of campaigns etc. I have no idea if there's any to do with a Major MacLeod but will try to have a look - by luck, they have free entry this weekend, and I live just a mile from it!
I see Evelyn has been there and was told that some records were destroyed so maybe I'm on a hiding to nothing, but still worth a look. Sometimes people donate items and histories to the museum, a needle in a haystack perhaps but I'm happy to try!

Some interesting names on there - Gormilia/Gormel or variant spellings is actually the Gaelic for Dorothy. I have a Gormel MacLeod in my tree, she was born and died in Skye though.

Any idea of the denomination of the Ministers?
If Church of Scotland then there is the Fasti Ecclesia
http://www.archive.org/details/fastiecclesiaesc00scot
If Free Presbyterian then there are some magazines available though they may just be from 1930's

Only approximately 150 days to go to the 1911 Census being available .. not that I'm waiting for it, or anything...

I'll read pages 11 to 30 later. I need to sleep now!!!

Fingers crossed

Lets hope they find something!!!!

I certainly will do that Viv

You, my wily old bird, would have found someone else...!

When you post my Christmas card..;) please would you enclose a letter giving me the authority to access Diane Leslie MacLeods records from whomever and what ever,blokie at the Hospital sys I will need that for him to let me have them,if they find them...
You have my full name.

Thank you my friend what would I do without you?

Springfield Hospital have been phoned again today as the blokie was out yesterday that I needed to speak to apparently.
They are going to have a search to see if they can find any records of Diane as per my conversation from Surrey History Society that they are most likely, if anywhere, still in the hospital..
But as he is a "very busy"person as he put it,it may take some time.
At least we are getting in lots of practise of patience !

That is EXACTLTY what I meant old woman..!

Dont you mean before I pop my clogs

Thats why I prefer talking to writing Jan.
Maybe more luck tomorrow,dont worry, I lay it on a bit about how long this search has been going on and the urgency of trying to make an old, old, woman happy before her number is called..:;)