Alexander Macleod

  General Notes:

from an obituary - part of it says "He became one of the tacksman under Lord Tarbert. In an indirect way he participated in " The Battle of Gruinards" in 1854 by giving timely warning to the crofters of the approach of the enemy, when Sheriff Officers and a strong body of police invaded the township at the day of a March morning in that year"

dounie 1841
macleod john 40 m farmer roc
macleod peggy 35 f ouc
macleod alexander 10 m roc
macleod donald 8 m roc
macleod anne 5 f roc
macleod john 1 m roc

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dounie 1851
macleod john head m m 57 farmer roc kincardine
macleod margaret wife m f 40 sut lairg
macleod alexander son u m 20 ag lab roc kincardine
macleod ann dau u f 16 scholar roc kincardine
macleod john son - m 10 scholar roc kincardine
macleod janet dau - f 5 scholar roc kincardine
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dounie 1851
macleod margaret head u f 60 crofter roc kincardine
macleod isabella sister u f 50 gen servnt roc Kincardine
macleod mary sister u f 45 gen servnt roc kincardine




Dwelling: Dounie
Census Place: Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203410 GRO Ref Volume 071-A1 EnumDist 4 Page 7
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Alexander MAC LEOD M 49 M Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Farmer 287 Ac 14 Ara
Alexandrina MAC LEOD M 34 F Lochbroom, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Occ: Farmers Wife
Murdo MAC LEOD U 17 M Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Farmers Son
Donald MAC LEOD U 15 M Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Farmers Son
Alexander MAC LEOD U 9 M Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Robert MAC LEOD U 7 M Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Colin MAC LEOD U 4 M Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Mary MAC LEOD U 13 F Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Farmers Dau Serv
Jessie MAC LEOD U 11 F Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Maggie MAC LEOD U 2 F Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Farmers Dau
Hellen MAC LEOD U 6 m F Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1871. ⁵ aged 40

• Census: 1881, 1881, dounie, Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty. ⁶ aged 49

• Census, 1891, dounie, Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty. aged 60

• Census, 1841, dounie, Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty. age 10

Alexander married Mary Gray, daughter of Donald Gray and Ellen Munoz, on 21 Nov 1856 in Gledfield, Kincardine, Ross and Cromarty.¹ (Mary Gray was born on 11 Jun 1836 in Rosskeen, Ross & Cromarty, died on 24 Sep 1860 ^4,7 and was buried in Kincardine, Ross And Cromarty.)

  Marriage Notes:

1856 MCLEOD ALEXANDER GRAY MARY KINCARDINE ROSS AND CROMARTY 071/00 0006

Alexander next married Alexanderina Stewart, daughter of Murdo Stewart and Janet McLEAN, on 23 Jun 1863 in Upper Gledfield, Free Church Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty.² (Alexanderina Stewart was born in 1843 in Lochbroom, Ross And Cromarty,⁵ died on 28 Nov 1909 in Kincardine, Ross And Cromarty ⁴ and was buried in Kincardine, Ross And Cromarty.)