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 1789 - 1841 (~ 51 years)
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| Name |
MacTavish, Alexander |
| Christened |
12 Jul 1789 |
Dores, Inverness, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1840-1841 |
Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland |
| Person ID |
I00048 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
1 Jun 2015 |
| Father |
MacTavish, John, b. Abt 1760, Scotland , d. Aft 1824, Scotland (Age ~ 65 years) |
| Mother |
McPherson, Ann, b. Abt 1760, Scotland , d. 18 Jun 1824, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland (Age ~ 64 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1785 |
Scotland |
| Family ID |
F00918 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Cameron, Hannah, b. Abt 1800, Scotland , d. 1841-1853, Scotland (Age ~ 53 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1820 |
Scotland |
| Children |
| | 1. MacTavish, John, c. 18 Apr 1822, Kilmallie, Argyll, Scotland |
| | 2. MacTavish, Ann, c. 28 Aug 1823, Kilmonivaig, Invernesshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1841 (Age ~ 18 years) |
| | 3. MacTavish, Colin, c. 3 Feb 1826, Kilmonivaig, Invernesshire, Scotland |
| | 4. MacTavish, Mary, c. 3 Oct 1827, Kilmonivaig, Invernesshire, Scotland |
| + | 5. MacTavish, Flora, c. 1 May 1829, Kilmonivaig, Invernesshire, Scotland , d. 7 Nov 1895, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age ~ 66 years) |
| + | 6. Tavish, Christina Formain Mc, c. 8 May 1832, Kilmonivaig, Invernesshire, Scotland , d. 7 Jan 1878, Cattle Creek, Jimbour, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 45 years) |
| | 7. MacTavish, Alexandrina, c. 28 Jan 1841, Boleskine, Inverness, Scotland |
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| Family ID |
F00031 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- First marriage possibility??
Groom's Name: Alexander Mctavish Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Catharine Fraser Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1815 Marriage Place: Boleskine,Inverness,Scotland
Loch Keeper on the Caledonian Canal.
There is a record of marriage for a Alexander Mc Tavish and Anna Cameron at Killen, Perth in 1816?
1984 I.G.I.- Alex and Una Mc Tavish- Christian born 21.06.1822 Kilmanivaig
Ann born 28.08.1823 "
Colin born 3. .1826 "
Mary born 3.10.1827 "
Christy born 8.05.1832 "
There is also a Christian , baptised Kilmallie 1822 son of Alexander McTavish and Una Cameron. Perhaps orginally found but can't find now??
At time of death was a Loch Keeper at Fort Augustus, Scotland
Birth of Alexander McTavish 1760 Dores, Inverness son of Son of Duncan McTavish and Elspet Cameron?
There are numerous IGI entries of Alexander Mc Tavish in Boleskine, Inverness, neighbouring area to Kilmonvaig.
On the 1881 census is a Donald McTavish born 1824, Kilmoinvaig, Inverness? Died 1902, son of Tavish Mc Tavish and Mary Fraser
From McTavish List March, 2004.
Hi Catherine,
My paternal grandmother was Jessie Mary McTavish (1884 - 1955) from Dores, near Inverness. I'm don't know if there's a connection between our ancestors - my lot seem to have stuck around the Dores/Boleskine area, haven't found any connection to Ardersier as yet.
I found the details of the gravestone in a book by the Scottish Genealogy Society called "Inverness District East - monumental inscriptions pre-1855" (ISBN 0901061 68 9) - haven't found any of my ancestors in it yet, but I did remember seeing an inscription which mentioned a McTavish lock keeper.
One thing I was curious about - your John McTavish was described as a "pensioner" on the gravestone - in the early 1800s would this suggest that he had served in the army at some point? I don't know if you're familiar with the area, but Ardersier is right next to Fort George, which has been an army base since 1748. It was the base of the Queen's Own Highlanders which merged with the Gordon Highlanders quite recently to become "The Highlanders". In the introduction about the burial ground it does say that it served Fort George as well as the local village. Pure speculation, but you never know.....!
Also, John and Alexander are the only McTavishes mentioned in this fairly large churchyard (although the book only covers pre-1855 MIs) - would this suggest that they were incomers to the area? Or a more simple explanation would be that llike so many other families, they couldn't always afford to erect a stone?
Hope some of this helps!
Regards
Lynn
hi lynn,
i so appreciate the information you have shared. this part of the family particularly interests me as i did some research in inverness during a holiday in 1998. it was quite disappointing to get as far as alexander & una & no further.
so i was inspired to go searching online yesterday & found an IGI entry for: Alexr. Mctavish, born 12 jul 1789 at Dores, Inverness, SCT with parents John Mctavish & Anne Mcpherson. i also found entries for his siblings: Mary Mctavish (born 7 jul 1787) & Donald (born 8 oct 1792) all born in Dores, Inverness, SCT. interestingly, Alexander's daughter Alexandrina was born 28 jan 1841 in Boleskine, Inverness - so perhaps our families are connected.
Alexandrina's birth record is quite detailed & stated that Alexander was a lochkeeper at Fort Augustus when deceased - so i'm assuming that he died 1840/41. obviously, i am very interested in the inscription about the mctavish lochkeeper & any other information that you may have about alexander & john. if john served in the army, there may be more information somewhere too.
Another hint for those with military service is at
http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk/
This is a great source for information on military service. I find several records for John McTavish their in the war office
WO 97/190/17 JOHN MCTAVISH Born DARES, Inverness-shire Served in 3rd Foot Guards Discharged aged 26 1836-1839
WO 97/244/106 JOHN MCTAVISH Born BOLESKIN, Inverness-shire Served in 2nd Foot Regiment; 55th Foot Regiment Discharged aged 41 1812-1836
WO 97/580/55 JOHN MCTAVISH Born CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Africa Served in 42nd Foot Regiment; 6th Royal Veteran Battalion Discharged aged 41 1811-1840
WO 97/843/91 DUNCAN MCTAVISH Born BOLESKIN, Inverness-shire Served in 72nd Foot Regiment; Fraser's Fencibles Discharged aged 46 1799-1822
WO
WO 97/1011/65 JOHN MCTAVISH Born DUNTEMPLE, Inverness-shire Served in 92nd Foot Regiment Discharged aged 32 1806-1815
WO 97/1130/95 JOHN MCTAVISH Born BOLESKIN, Inverness-shire Served in 78th Foot Regiment; 6th Royal Veteran Battalion Discharged aged 55 1802-1814
Good Luck!
Cathy
if you're interested, perhaps we could discuss this further via email? my email adress is charleigh@bigpond.com
thanks again for your help!
catherine mims
There is a John Mc Tavish chistened 1822 Kilmallie, son Of Archibald Mc Tavish and Una Cameron? (Should this be Alexander Mc Tavish?)
Title: Treasury: Caledonian Canal Commission: Accounts, Vouchers and Memoranda Scope and content
Accounts, vouchers and memoranda of the Caledonian Canal Commission. Covering dates 1807-1825 Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status Public Record(s) Language English Creator names
Caledonian Canal Commission, 1807-182
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