Norman Macleod - Mother Janet Mcleod vs. Mary MacKenzie?

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7/1/2019 at 11:13 AM

Presently, the mother of Norman Macleod may be incorrectly attributed to Janet Macleod. Apparently, Malcom had an "irregular union with Janet Macleod, a crofter tenant's daughter on the island by whom he had issue." This is what is the record of a derivative source, THE HISTORY OF THE MACLEODS.

In the HISTORY OF THE MACLEODS, on pages372, Mary Mackenzie is attributed as the mother
Norman Macleod

Half siblings of Norman Macleod would then include Janet Mcleod's children:
5. Alexander Macleod, who married Elizabeth MacDonald with issue.
6. The Rev. Malcom Macleod, minister of Snizort (died 1832)
7. Anne who married M. Cordonniere, a Frenchman
SOURCE: https://archive.org/details/historyofmacleod00mack/page/372

7/1/2019 at 11:18 AM

Huh. Interesting find. Can we look for additional sources?

private
7/1/2019 at 11:24 AM

Yes, I agree that additional sources are totally warranted here!

7/1/2019 at 11:25 AM

I’m reading the child of Janet MacLeod and Malcolm, 8th of Raasay as Alexander, not Norman.

https://archive.org/details/historyofmacleod00mack/page/373

I’ll try a screenshot on his profile.

7/1/2019 at 11:38 AM

Moved Norman Macleod as son of Mary McKenzie as per source.

Will enter Janet Macleod’s daughter Anne.

The source has “crofter’s daughter of the island.” Which Island?

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7/1/2019 at 11:42 AM

Erica, Presumably it's the Isle of Raasay is located on the West Coast of Scotland near Skye given that the entry was made in THE HISTORY OF MACLEODS, THE MACLEODS OF RAASAY page.

I would love to go there!
https://www.raasay.com/

7/1/2019 at 12:02 PM

Stirnet places Anne Macleod a generation below:

Malcolm Macleod (d 1832, minister of Snizort)
m. Mary Macleod (dau of Donald Macleod of Swordale) @4@ below
A. John Macleod (d 20.01.1845, Captain, 2nd son) had issue ("several daughters")
m. Anne Nyinsis
B. Roderick Macleod (b 1794, d 1867, minister of Bracadale, Moderator of the Free Church General Assambly) had issue
m. Anne Robertson Macdonald (d 1857, dau of Robert Macdonald of Skaebost)
C. Anne Macleod
m. M. Cordonniere ("a Frenchman", later in Russia)
D. Isabella Macleod
m. John Finlayson (minisetr of Bracadale)
E.+ other issue - Malcolm (d young), Christian (d unm), Donald, Charles (d unm), 2 daughters (d young)

https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mac/macleod08.php

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I’m not clear if Stirnet is saying these other children belong to Mary or Janet or if they don’t know

7.+ other issue (d unm) - Roderick, Charles, Margaret (d unm?), Janet

7/1/2019 at 12:19 PM

https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mac/macleod08.php#link3 Cites:

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'History of the Macleods' (Alexander Mackenzie, 1889, p371+)
(2) For lower section : 'History of the Macleods' (Alexander Mackenzie, 1889, p433+)

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