Marjory (Maclennan) MacRae (1825 - 1902)

Born 1825 in Contin, Ross-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 29 Jan 1902 at about age 77 in Drynie Park, Killearnan, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Biography

Marjory McLennan bapt. c1825 Contin, Ross-shire - d. 29 Jan 1902 Killearnan, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, dau of Marjory Campbell and William McLennan of Urray, Ross-shire, Scotland. ^[1]

Marjory (as 'May' McLennan) married Malcolm MacRae of Urray in 1848, Contin, Ross-shire. ^[2] Together they had children. Censused in Contin after marriage, then in Kiltarlity, she resided there until moving to Drynie Park, Killearnan in her later years.

Marjory is found in transcribed records as an adult with the first names Marjory, May, Mary, and in one case, Martha.

Timeline:

• 1848: May McLennan married Malcolm MacRae 17 Feb 1848 in Contin, Ross and Cromarty. ^[2]
  • Date Unk: MAY McLennan and Malcolm MacRae had a son *Duncan who died in infancy. ^[3]
• 1849: Marjory McLennan and Malcolm MacRae had dau Marjory bapt 07 Jan 1849 in Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. ^[4]
• 1850: Marjory MacLennan and Malcolm MacRae had dau Mary bap c. 20 Oct 1850 in Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. ^[5]
• 1851: Mary McLennan b. c1826 Contin, Ross-shire, wife of Malcolm McRae, is censused on East Main in Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire with her husband and two daughters (both Marjory and her eldest dau Marjory transcribed as Mary) ^[6]
  1. Mary age 2y0m (BY est c1848) [sic/Marjory] -and-
  2. Mary age 5/12m (BY est late-1850).
• 1855: Marjory McLennan and Malcolm McRae had son *Duncan, Kiltarlity who died 1856. ^[7]
• 1857: Marjory MacLennan and Malcolm MacRae had dau Margaret, Kiltarlity. ^[7]
• 1860: Marjory McLennan and Malcolm MacRae had dau Alexandrina, Kiltarlity. ^[8]
• 1861: Marjory McLauman [sic], b. c1825 Contin, Ross-shire, wife of Malcalm [sic] McRae, is censused on East Main in Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire with her husband and four daughters in the household: first-child Marjory, age 12, aligns with first-named dau. Mary, age 2, in 1851 census, and second-child Mary, age 10, aligns with second-named dau. Mary, age 5m, in 1851 census. ^[9]

The street names and occupations for the family in c1851 census are the same as in c1861 census. The original censuses are not digitized on the host database, so other comparisons cannot be made. At any rate, Mary McLennan in the 1851 census appears to be the same person as Marjory McLauman in the 1861 census.

By 1871 the family was in Killearnan, censused in Drynie Park where Marjory remained until her death.

• 1871: censused as Martha McRae
• 1881: censused as May McRae
• 1891: censused as Mary McRae
• 1901: censused as Marjory McRae
• 1902: death registry as Marjory Macrae

Died: Marjory Macrae (m.s. MacLennan) died 29 Jan 1902, Drynie Park, Killearnan, Ross-shire. ^[1]

Burial: as May McLennan, wife of Malcolm MacRae, she is buried at Strathconon Burial Ground, Milton, Highland (Ross and Cromarty area). ^[3] Death date/place aligns with that of Marjory above.

Research Notes

Profile Changes/Corrections:

This profile was uploaded by Gedcom in c2013 with no sources.

• MARJORY's profile was previously attached (as MARJORIE MacLennan) to father [William MacLennan-207] (b. 20 Sep 1807, Fodderty - d. 8 Sep 1891, Fodderty) whose original profile had three wives attached, unsourced. [MacLennan-207] was since merged into William McLennan retaining one verified spouse. Marjory (as Marjorie) MacLennan and her mother Marjory (as Marjorie) CAMPBELL were subsequently detached for lack of viable proof and no source citations other than the GEDCOM the Wiki Tree profiles were created from. The two uploaded profiles appear to have been randomly connected to William McLennan (formerly MacLennan - 207), b 20 Sept 1807, Fodderty, on an Ancestry.com tree before c2013, spreading across trees as an unsourced 'best guess', now widely copied; however, William McLennan b 20 Sept 1807 in Fodderty, is an unlikely parent given his youth at the time of Marjory's birth c1825.

Discovery:

• Parents: Marjory's mother was Marjory Campbell, for whom no records have been identified other than her name, recorded in Marjory's death registry, as is the name of her father, William MacLennan. The informant was Marjory's grandson.
• Her father appears to have been William McLennan b 1797, Urray, son of Duncan McLennan and Catherine McRae of Contin and Urray. Still, at this point, more information is desirable - acknowledging certainty may be unobtainable with available surviving records.
• There are no birth records located for Majorie, Marjory, Mary, or May MacLennan b. c1825(+/-) to parents Marjorie m.s. Campbell and William MacLennan.
• The death date and place cited in Marjory MacRae's death registry aligns with that of May McLennan (MacRae), wife of Malcolm MacRae of Contin, Ross-shire, buried at Strathconon Burial Ground, Milton, Highland (Ross and Cromarty area). ^[3]

Close record comparisons show that while it seems Marjory, Mary and Martha are the same individual, it also appears May is the same person: May's marriage record and headstone, citing her husband, child, death date and place coincides with Marjory's known locations, husband's name, child, and death registry. At this time, Marjory, Mary, Martha and May are considered as the same person.

It is not known where the profile's original first-name-spelling MARJORIE was derived.

Records

1848: Marriage: ^[2]

Name: MAY McLennan

Marriage Date: 17 Feb 1848

Marriage Place: Contin, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Spouse: Malcolm McRae

1849: Birth: ^[4]

Name Marjory MacRae

Sex Female

Christening Date 7 Jan 1849

Christening Place (Original) Free Church, Kiltarlity, Inverness, Scotland

Father's Name Malcolm MacRae

Mother's Name Marjory McLennan

1850: Birth: ^[5]

Name Mary MacRae

Sex Female

Christening Date 20 Oct 1850

Christening Place (Original) Free Church, Kiltarlity, Inverness, Scotland

Father's Name Malcolm MacRae

Mother's Name Marjory Maclennan

1851 census: as Mary ^[6]

Name: Mary McLennan

Age: 25

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826

Relationship: Wife

Spouse: Malcolm Mcrae

Gender: Female

Where Born: Contin, Ross-shire

Parish Number: 101

Civil Parish: Kiltarlity

County: Inverness

Address: E Main

Occupation: Farmer's Wife

ED: 9

Page: 8

Household Schedule Number: 28

Line: 2

Roll: CSSCT1851_23

Household Members: Name Age

Malcolm Mcrae 35

Mary McLennan 25

Mary Mcrae 2

Mary Mcrae 5 Mo

1855/56: Birth/Death: ^[10]

Name Duncan Mc Rae

Death Date 2 May 1856

Birth Date 28 Mar 1855

Birthplace (Original) Kiltarlity, Inverness, Scotland

Father's Name Malcolm Mc Rae

Mother's Name Marjory Mc Lennan

1857: Birth: ^[7]

Name Margaret Mac Rae

Birth Date 18 May 1857

Birthplace (Original) Kiltarlity, Inverness, Scotland

Father's Name Malcolm Mac Rae

Mother's Name Marjory Mac Lennan

1860: Birth: ^[8]

Name Alexandrina Mc Rae

Sex Female

Birth Date 10 Aug 1860

Birthplace (Original) Kiltarlity, Inverness, Scotland

Father's Name Malcolm Mc Rae

Mother's Name Marjory Mc Lennan

1861 census: as Marjory ^[9]

Name: Marjory Mc Lauman

Age: 36

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825

Relationship: Wife

Spouse's Name: Malcalm McRae

Gender: Female

Where born: Contin, rossshire

Registration Number: 101

Registration district: Kiltarlity

Civil parish: Kiltarlity

County: Inverness

Address: Farm House E Main

ED: 3

Household schedule number: 19

Line: 12

Roll: CSSCT1861_13

Household Members Age Relationship

Malcalm McRae 45 Head

Marjory Mc Lauman 36 Wife

Marjory McRae 12 Daughter

Mary McRae 10 Daughter

Margaret McRae 3 Daughter

Maxamdeina McRae 7 Mo Daughter

1871 census:

Name: Martha Mcrae

Age: 44

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827

Relationship: Wife

Spouse's Name: Maleslm Mcrae

Where born: Contin, Ross-shire

Registration Number: 68

Registration district: Killearnan

Civil parish: Killearnan

County: Ross and Cromarty

Address: Driney Park

ED: 3

Household schedule number: 4

Line: 15

Roll: CSSCT1871_13

Household Members Age Relationship

Maleslm Mcrae 54 Head

Martha Mcrae 44 Wife

Mary Mcrae 19 Daughter

Margaret Mcrae 13 Daughter

Alex Mcrae 10 Daughter

Andrence Mcrae 10 Daughter [?]

1881 census: as May ^[11][12]

Name: May McRae

Age: 55

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826

Relationship: Wife

Where born: Contin G, Rossshire

Registration Number: 68

Registration district: Killearnan

Civil parish: Killearnan

County: Ross and Cromarty

Address: Dryne Park Cottage

Occupation: Crofters Wife

ED: 3

Household schedule number: 11

Line: 17

Roll: cssct1881a_103237

Household Members Age Relationship

May McRae 55 Wife

-her husband in same census with her-

Name: Malcom McRae

Age: 65

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816

Relationship: Head

Where born: Urray G, Rossshire

Registration Number: 68

Registration district: Killearnan

Civil parish: Killearnan

County: Ross and Cromarty

Address: Dryne Park Cottage

Occupation: Crofter Of 6 Acres Ar

ED: 3

Household schedule number: 11

Line: 16

Roll: cssct1881a_103237

Household Members Age Relationship

Malcom McRae 65 Head

1881 census: compiled indiv: Ref: ScotlandsPeople database. ^[13]

MCRAE MALCOM 1881 M 65 068/ 3/ 2 Killearnan Ross and Cromarty

MCRAE MAY 1881 F 55 068/ 3/ 2 Killearnan Ross and Cromarty

MCRAE MARGARET 1881 F 25 068/ 3/ 2 Killearnan Ross and Cromarty

MCRAE ALEXANDERINA 1881 F 20 068/ 3/ 2 Killearnan Ross and Cromarty

Also on the same page: relationships unknown

MCRAE CATHRINE 1881 F 68 068/ 3/ 2 Killearnan Ross and Cromarty

MCRAE BELLA 1881 F 39 068/ 3/ 2 Killearnan Ross and Cromarty

MCRAE KENNETH 1881 M 28 068/ 3/ 2 Killearnan Ross and Cromarty

1891 census: as Mary ^[14]

Name: Mary McRae

Age: 66

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825

Relationship: Wife

Spouse's Name: Malcolm McRae

Where born: Strathcarron, Rossshire

Registration Number: 68

Registration district: Killearnan

Civil parish: Killearnan

County: Ross and Cromarty

Address: Drynie Park

Occupation: Crofter's Wife

ED: 3

Household schedule number: 14

Line: 8

Roll: CSSCT1891_18

Household Members Age Relationship

Malcolm McRae 75 Head

Mary McRae 66 Wife

Archibald McDonald 15 Grandson

1901 census: as Marjory ^[15]

Name: Marjory Mcrae

Age: 74

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827

Relationship: Head

Where born: Contin, rossshi

Registration Number: 68

Registration district: Killearnan

Civil parish: Killearnan

County: Ross and Cromarty

Address: Drynie Park

Occupation: Crofter

ED: 4

Household schedule number: 12

Line: 1

Roll: CSSCT1901_18

Household Members Age Relationship

Marjory Mcrae 74 Head

Alexrina Mcrae 49 Daughter

John Mcdonald 16 Grandson

May Mcdonald 13 Grand D

Mary Mckenzie 60 Visitor

Death Registry: Original Record: Transcription ^[1]

1902|Deaths in the Parish of Killearnan in the County of Ross

Name: Marjory Macrae (widow of Malcolm Macrae, Crofter)

Died: January 29th, 6 am|Loc: Drynie Park, Killearnan

Gender: Female.| Age: 77 years

Father: William Maclennan| Occ: Crofter|Status (deceased)

Mother: Marjory Maclennan|m. s.: Campbell|Status (Deceased)

Cause of Death: Old Age (supposed) weak heart|Duration of Illness: 3 weeks

Medical: No regular medical attendant

Informant: John McDonald (Grandson)|Reg Date: Feb 6th 1902

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} ScotlandsPeople. Database. Statutory registers. Deaths. 1902, MACRAE, MARJORY in Statutory registers Deaths, Record 068/ 4. (Record copy in possession of kc
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191977877/may-macrae : accessed 13 December 2021), memorial page for May McLennan MacRae (unknown–29 Jan 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #191977877, citing Strathconon Burial Ground, Milton, Highland, Scotland ; Maintained by Fiona (contributor 48382290) .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYDZ-TWP : 12 February 2020), Marjory McLennan in entry for Marjory MacRae, 1849.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYDZ-Y3P : 12 February 2020), Mary MacRae, 1850.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGJ-FR2 : 12 February 2020), Marjory Mac Lennan in entry for Margaret Mac Rae, 1857.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGJ-NQB : 12 February 2020), Marjory Mc Lennan in entry for Alexandrina Mc Rae, 1860.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861.
10. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYT7-W5B : 16 September 2021), Marjory Mc Lennan in entry for Duncan Mc Rae, 1855.
11. ↑ Parish: Killearnan; ED: 3; Page: 2; Line: 17; Roll: cssct1881a_103237. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Description. The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881.
12. ↑ Parish: Killearnan; ED: 3; Page: 2; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881a_103237. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Description. The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881.
13. ↑ National Records of Scotland. ScotlandsPeople. Census returns - Census - [Search results - Killearnan, 1881]
14. ↑ Parish: Killearnan; ED: 3; Page: 3; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1891_18. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891.
15. ↑ Parish: Killearnan; ED: 4; Page: 3; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_18. Source Information Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901.

See also

• Place-names of Contin Parish; and, Graveyard, Porin, Milton.
• Ancestry Family Tree 15648882

Acknowledgments

Thank you to George Maclennan for creating WikiTree profile Maclennan-206 through the import of My Maclennan Family.ged on Aug 5, 2013.