Historical records matching William MacLeod
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About William MacLeod
Biography
William MacLeod was born about 1803 at Back, Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland, and died 12 November 1869 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland. He was the son of Kenneth MacLeod and Catherine MacIver.
Family
William married Christian MacLeod on 19 November 1828. Christian was the daughter of John MacLeod and Flora MacLeod. She was born about 1809 in Aird Tong, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died on 28 August 1872 at Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
Children of William MacLeod and Christian MacLeod are:
- i Alexander MacLeod was born in May 1830 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, and died 12 January 1900 in Aird Tong, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
- ii Angus MacLeod was born in August 1833 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. (He may have married and left Lewis.)
- iii Kenneth MacLeod was born in September 1835 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died 29 April 1911 in New Garrabost, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
- iv. Angus MacLeod was born in March 1838 in Vatisker, Parish of.Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died 10 November 1920 in Portvoller, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
- v. Catharine MacLeod was born in February 1840 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died on 18 February 1855 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
- vi. John MacLeod was born in April 1842 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died 25 April 1882 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
- vii. William MacLeod was born in 1846 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. (He may have died young.)
- viii. Margaret MacLeod was born in 1848 in Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
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Profile was updated 6 November 2024 to remove birth data of 26 April 1806, Aird Tong, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom). The 1806 baptism was for Donald MacLeod of Bayhead, who was not this William's father.
See discussion:
https://www.geni.com/discussions/284323?msg=1728940
Notes
Death: William MacLeod, Crofter, Age: 66 years. Parents Listed: Kenneth MacLeod & Catherine MacIver. Married to Christian MacLeod; William died at Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway on 12 November 1869. His son Alexander was the informant on the death record.
SOURCE: National Records of Scotland, Statutory Registers Deaths, 1869, #088/00 0143. See ScotlandsPeople.com.
Marriage: “William McLeod residing at Vatiskir to Christina Macleod residing at Tong.” Married on 19 Nov 1828 in Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire.
SOURCE: National Records of Scotland, (Old Parish Registers Marriages 088/ 20 344 Stornoway) Page 344 of 431.
1841 Census:
Family of William MacLeod of Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire. Scotland Census 1841. William MacLeod, 35, Christian MacLeod, 30, Alexander, 11, Angus, 8, Kenneth, 6, Angus, 3 and Catherine, 1. All born in Ross-shire.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYCL-NN9
1851 Census:
Family of William MacLeod of Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire. Scotland Census 1851. William MacLeod, born at Back, 47, Crofter, 4 acres. Wife Christy MacLeod, 42, son Alexander, 20, son Kenneth, 15, son Angus, 13, daughter Catherine, 11, son John, 8, son William, 5 and daughter Margaret, 3. Wife and children born at Vatisker.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYBM-3D7
1861 Census:
Family of William MacLeod of Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire. Scotland Census 1861. William MacLeod, 60, Crofter, wife Christian, 52, son John, 20, daughter Margaret 12, Angus, Son and Visitor, 24, Mary MacIver, 27, Visitor. All born in Parish of Stornoway.
SOURCE: National Records of Scotland (NRS). 1861 Census Returns (Scotland's People, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : 1861 Scotland Census, Reference: #088/ 22/ 3, Parish: Stornoway; census record (image).
Per ScottishRoots:
No official record was made of the birth or baptism of Alexander MacLeod - the grandfather of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump) but, according to the ages shown for him in various sources, i.e. census returns, his marrage [sic] and death certificates, he would have been born in Stornoway around 1830. This was before the advent in Scotland of compulsory registration of these events in 1855. His death record reveals that both he and his father had been crofters and that each of his parents was also named MacLeod - William and Catherine.
NOTE: The information from Scottish Roots, cited above, is no longer accurate as:
1) Alexander MacLeod's baptism record has since been located and;
2) it has since been concluded that Alexander’s mother's name was Christian, not Catherine.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/MacLeod-1166
The "Croft History" of Vatisker (Gaelic - Bhataisgeir), produced by Bill Lawson for the Back Historical Society (Gaelic - Comann Eachdraidh Sgìr a'Bhac) was published last year. It includes genealogical information for this gentleman and other members of his family. His wife's family are also mentioned in "Tong: the Story of a Lewis Village," produced by the Tong Historical Society in 1984.
He was known as "Mac Choinnich," which would be "the son of Kenneth" in English. His death registration gives his age as 66, which would make his birth-year 1803. The Croft History gives it as 1804. I have no idea where the date of the 26th April comes from, as it was there when I adopted this profile. (William's sister Mary was an ancestor of mine.)
The Croft History of Vatisker says that William originally came from Back (Am Bac in Gaelic). He then moved to 7 Old Vatisker, and when the crofts were redistributed in 1850, he moved to 25 Vatisker, which is the last place he was recorded as living.
Sources
- Bannerman, Alexander, Julie Helen Otto and Gary Boyd Roberts. "The ancestry of President Donald John Trump: an initial investigation." American Ancestors 18, no. 1 (Spring 2017): 50-1. < Membership needed > (accessed June 26, 2019). 4. William MacLeod (Aird Tong, Stornoway 26 April 1806–Vatisker 12 November 1869), son of Kenneth MacLeod and Catherine MacIver; married Stornoway 19 November 1828 25. Christian/Catherine MacLeod (b. Stornoway ca. 1809); (document attached). (Birth data updated to 1803 on Geni, 6 November 2024.)
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ77-WJ4 : 2 January 2015), William Mcleod in entry for Alexander Mcleod, 10 May 1830; citing STORNOWAY,ROSS AND CROMARTY,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 101,997, 990,662.
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William MacLeod's Timeline
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1803
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Back, Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1830 |
May 10, 1830
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Vatisker, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1833 |
August 1833
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Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1836
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Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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1838
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| 1840 |
September 15, 1840
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Steòrnabhagh (Stornoway), Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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1843
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Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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| 1846 |
1846
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Bhatasgeir, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1848 |
1848
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Stornoway Parish, Bhatasgeir, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1869 |
November 12, 1869
Age 66
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Vatisker, Parish of Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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