Malcolm MacLeod (1866 - 1954)

Born 27 Dec 1866 in 25 Aird Tong, Isle of Lewis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Smith) MacLeod — married 23 Apr 1891 in Back, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1954 at age 87 in 5 Tong, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Calum MacLeod is a member of Clan MacLeod.

Calum MacLeod was born in Scotland.

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Malcolm MACLEOD was born 27 Dec 1866 in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland to two Macleod parents, Alexander and Anne. He was a fisherman and crofter, and also served as the "compulsory officer," in charge of enforcing attendance at the local school from 1919. He died of "cerebral thrombosis" on 22 Jun 1954 in Tong.^[1]

Malcom was a crofter and fisherman.^[2]

Updated on 19th May 2020 using information from the book "Tong: The Story of a Lewis Village" produced by Tong Historical Society in 1984, which has this to say about Malcolm (Calum) on page 37, referring to the croft at No. 5 Tong:

"No. 5 ....Another croft was added in the late 1860's. Malcolm Macleod (Mac Alasdair Mhic Uilleam, 25 Aird Tong) bought this croft from Malcolm Smith when he moved to Steinish in 1895. Later the tenancy passed to his son-in-law Malcolm Murray."

Please note that the genealogy given here in Gaelic means "the son of Alasdair (or Alexander), the son of William." Given that, I have updated the address of Malcolm's birth. This also corrects the identity of Malcolm's mother's father's parents, so I will update that listing too.

One last note - anyone working with records from the Gaelic-speaking Western Isles of Scotland should be aware that a number of people living at the same time would have had the same name. This is because surnames were taken from the Clans, and babies were usually named after relatives. This makes identifying, for example, exactly which "Donald Macleod" was the father of which "Kirsty Macleod" quite complicated. Thankfully, in the past few years accurate history books have been produced listing the records of the various crofts, along with the family history of the residents. This has made tracing family trees much easier. (Colin Macleod, Macleod-2008)

Sources

1. ↑ Famous Family Trees
2. ↑ Scottish Roots

• Scottish Roots
• Famous Family Trees
• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79T-5M6 : 2 January 2015), Malcolm Macleod, 27 Dec 1866; citing STORNOWAY,ROSS AND CROMARTY,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79T-5MK : 2 January 2015), Malcolm Mac Leod, 01 Feb 1867; citing STORNOWAY,ROSS AND CROMARTY,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
• "Scotland Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB5G-TRC : 16 November 2014), Malcolm Macleod, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; from "1871 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 3, PRO T 1, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 104,094.
• "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM68-YPF : 5 November 2014), Malcolm Macleod, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 4, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 203,415.
• "Scotland Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSDQ-2F9 : 18 November 2014), Malcolm Macleod, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; from "1891 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 3, GRO6/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 208,632.

• Wikidata: Item Q96198111

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #160020210 (accessed 12 October 2023)
  Memorial page for Malcolm Calum MacLeod Sr. (27 Dec 1866-22 Jun 1954), citing Griais Old Churchyard, Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland; Maintained by R. JJ Wayne N. Jane (contributor 50743123).