tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post3579051409769891432..comments2024-03-14T08:44:54.646+00:00Comments on a'spaidsearachd agus a'meòrachadh: From the Falkland Islands to the Isle of Harrisdirecleithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02004025854623265304noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post-53086820016241290172018-04-17T15:34:44.702+01:002018-04-17T15:34:44.702+01:00A very very belated reply. Thank you for the infor...A very very belated reply. Thank you for the information. A lot of folk went out as shepherds to the Falklands.One site has Murdo's father Angus as being born in the Falklands. Maybe a bit of wishful thinking. I still look at your blog and it's always very interesting to one stuck down near Cape Town and far from home!Christine Clealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937089248356608355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post-81997276059949865432014-04-19T22:47:34.767+01:002014-04-19T22:47:34.767+01:00A very belated reply, but Flora Ann is also my thi...A very belated reply, but Flora Ann is also my third cousin, once removed, and by pure chance the person I wrote to when first attempting to unmangle the various spellings of Direcleit as they appear in various censuses. It was a truly delightful surprise when she replied showing our two respective family trees and the link between them :).direcleithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004025854623265304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post-63575748217188811242011-09-03T08:43:16.708+01:002011-09-03T08:43:16.708+01:00I am related both to Finlay J, and to Murdo Ewen M...I am related both to Finlay J, and to Murdo Ewen Macdonald, one of the prominent preachers and theologians of the 20th century.My third cousin, Flora Ann MacDonald's father was always known as "Jonathan of the Falklands" if you are interested in contactin her, please email me at christine.chirsty.cleal@gmail.com. great blog!<br />chirstymacchirstymachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002013778073266909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post-23170414763472528352011-02-05T14:48:58.045+00:002011-02-05T14:48:58.045+00:00Hello Cousin Katie!
Your grandmother was my '2...Hello Cousin Katie!<br />Your grandmother was my '2nd cousin 2 times removed' and we are 4th Cousins! (Annie Kerr was my 1st Cousin 3 times removed and it is her grandfather, John Kerr the Tailor in Direcleit, from whom you & I are descended)<br />Thank you ever so much for getting in touch.<br />All the best,<br />Peterdirecleithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004025854623265304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789993312111567100.post-87473076175366736852011-02-04T21:36:27.046+00:002011-02-04T21:36:27.046+00:00my grandnother was christy ann macdonald daugher ...my grandnother was christy ann macdonald daugher of murdo macdonald and annie kerr born on the 20th nov 1895 in haris her parents were married on the 1st nov 1892 in harriskatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937623350969758176noreply@blogger.com