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Kit 99676 descends from Duncan MacGregor who was born on the 28th Feb 1805 Shornland of Kinlochewe, Gairloch d St Vigeans 1887. His death certificate details his parents as Alexander MacGregor & Katherin McDonnald. Duncan''s first marriage was to Anne Matheson (1828 Lochalsh) and his second marriage was to Ann Christie (1834 Arbroath). This second marriage was a bigamous marriage for which he went to prison (records exist). Children were Donald 1830 Lochalsh, Duncan 1840, John 1842, William 1844 all born Arbroath.

Kit 85272 The earliest known ancestor for this branch is in the 1841 census for Lochbroom at Carnoch Alexander McGregor aged 60 therefore born abt 1780 Married to Margaret McDonald aged 57 They were married in Lochbroom 28 Feb 1805 Angus McGregor, son, aged 28 (christened at Lochbroom 18 Nov1810) Mary McGregor, daughter, aged 20 Another son living next door Duncan McGregor married to Janet McDonald Unfortunately both Alexander and Margaret died before 1851 or more precisely 1855 as their death certificates would have provided parents names etc which would have been most helpful. Alistair McLeod, at the Inverness library first told the submitter this story, and it is generally accepted in the Lochbroom area, that these McGregors came from Torridon area about the beginning of the 19th century – a place by the name of Baden Mhughaidh which is a few miles east of Shieldaig. They were brought up to Carnoch by John McDonald a tacksman who later went to Lewis. It is possible that they were descendants of McGregors settled in the Torridan area by Alexander McKenzie of Coul, half brother of Roderick McKenzie of Castle Leod ie tutor of Kintail. Roderick paid heavy fines for sheltering McGregor refugees after the King outlawed the name in the 17th century.

Kit 158870 descends from: Donald McGrigor [born about 1765 somewhere in Ross-shire, possibly near Gairloch and died Cape Bretton Island, Nova Scotia , Canada died 1855 Son: Donald McGregor [name changed from MacGregor to McGregor sometime after arrival in NZ in 1852.] Born 1793 in Gairloch, Scotland - Died Whangerai Heads, NZ on June 15,1878. Son: Capt Kenneth McGregor Born St Ann's Glen, Cape Bretton Island, Nova Scotia on May 1st,1829 - died Whangerai Heads, NZ on 22nd July, 1897 Son: Alexander John McGregor Born Whangerai Heads, NZ October 2nd,1863 - died Auckland, NZ , May 15, 1939