MacDonald or Gillis from Isle of Lewis - circa 1804

[Nathan]

My ancestor Angus McDonald was a native of Lewis Scotland who was born around 1796 and emmigrated to Nova Scotia in 1804 as a lad. He came with his father Malcolm, his brother John and a sister who died enroute.

Malcolm left a wife and other children behind on Lewis. This wife's maiden name was Gillis and she, according to our family lore, was the daughter of a Reverend Gillis.

I have been unsuccessful in tracking down Angus' birth record or any reference to Reverend Gillis on Lewis but if anyone has a connection or a lead, I'd love to hear from you.

Slàinte,

Nathan

[JohntheBiker]

My ancestor Angus McDonald was a native of Lewis Scotland who was born around 1796 and emmigrated to Nova Scotia in 1804 as a lad. He came with his father Malcolm, his brother John and a sister who died enroute.

Malcolm left a wife and other children behind on Lewis. This wife's maiden name was Gillis and she, according to our family lore, was the daughter of a Reverend Gillis.

I have been unsuccessful in tracking down Angus' birth record or any reference to Reverend Gillis on Lewis but if anyone has a connection or a lead, I'd love to hear from you.

Slàinte,

Nathan

Nathan,

Have you tried the online facilities of the National Archives of Scotland: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/ ?

Last time my wife and I were in Edinburgh, we did use the NAS search rooms and had some success researching her MacEwen ancestors who came to PEI in the late 1700's.

Good luck with your research.

[Nathan]

Nathan,

Have you tried the online facilities of the National Archives of Scotland: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/ ?

Last time my wife and I were in Edinburgh, we did use the NAS search rooms and had some success researching her MacEwen ancestors who came to PEI in the late 1700's.

Good luck with your research.

I did paid searches on Scotlands people and Hebrides people recently and came up blank. The National Archives site recommends those two databases for online research.

[CMcG]

I got myself a free trial of Ancestry.ca recently and have been pursuing my own genealogical research too

By pumping your info into their search engine, I at least came up with a full name for the wife of Malcolm, mother of Angus, and daughter of the reverend: Margaret Gillis. No other info, unfortunately.

Also, might this be Angus' tombstone?




Cemetery name
St. Mary's
Name on headstone
Angus MacDonald
Birth
About 1796 - Lewis, Scotland
Death
23 Nov 1860 - Malignant Brook (Maryvale)

[Nathan]

Thanks Colin! That's my brother's tree. I took that photo of the tombstone. That's where we hit the wall. I can't get back in Scotland unless I find a record for one of them there.

[creagdhubh]

Thanks Colin! That's my brother's tree. I took that photo of the tombstone. That's where we hit the wall. I can't get back in Scotland unless I find a record for one of them there.

Very cool!