Where is Daillibouth?

Question

I created a profile for Jean MacKie. According to the 1851 Canada Census, he was born in Daillibouth. I cannot locate that city or town in Canada or Scotland, his ancestral homeland. Does anyone recognize this town name? If not, could it be misspelled? Any suggestions of what it might be?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

nope, not Scotland, most likely stands for the seigneurie d'Ailleboust, also written Dailleboust.  His parents are both listed as deceased on his marriage record, and also stated to have been of that parish (St-Cuthbert).

Have found probable baptism for him, the 29th of December 1811 in Ste-Élisabeth, seigneurie d'Autray (also written Dautray), Jean Baptiste Macky, son of John Macky and of Madelaine Mackaille (pronounce Mackaye), said to be 2 months old on the record, godfather Charles Cornillier, godmother Angélique Routier, the father (John Mackie per signature) and godfather signed the record.

https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/img/acte/2797030  baptism image Drouin collection (membership needed)

Comments

The seigneurie d'Ailleboust is # 10 on the map, d'Autray is # 9   http://memoireduquebec.com/wiki/images/3/39/MdQCarte_des_seigneuries.jpg  (free access)

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http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1851_pdf/e092/e002298494.pdf  this is Canada census directly from BAC-LAC, and it is written Dailleboust on there, which confirms things.

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Thanks for all your help! I sincerely appreciate it. French Canadian genealogy is not my strong suit.

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you're welcome, happy tree climbing.  

Answer 2

could it have been Dailiburg,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daliburgh

if john was illiterate his Scottish accent may have rendered it as Dallibouth and the census taker may have been a French speaker. So lost in translation so to speak Just an ideas but this may be wrong

Comments

I think you may be correct. I had thought, based on other research, his father immigrated to Canada before his son's birth. Its entirely possible that either 1) I'm wrong; and/or 2) His mother traveled back to Scotland where her son was born, before returning to Canada.

Thank you for your help!

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Its a good question Julie!  The journey across the Atlantic was expensive and dangerous. Unless this was a wealthy family, I would't expect that she travelled back and forth, esp not while she was expecting.  But it is possible.  

For some of my ancestors, the father came first and got settled, then the family followed.  If she was pregnant, that would have been considered a good reason for her to wait and follow.  

But for other ancestors, some or all of the children born in the colonies were also recorded back home. We may never know the actual birthplace of these ancestors.