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A-Z Challenge Surnames E
This will be short and sweet. I only have 2 E surnames in my whole database of over 1000 people in our family tree! One I mentioned yesterday (Elizabeth Dunn (nee Elliott) and today I will mention Thomas ELLERSHAW. Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in April 2016- A-Z Challenge, Uncategorized
Tagged ancestors, buried, children, Ellershaw, family, farrier, Moffatt, Toxteth, widow
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John Henry Cornelius Boisdale Hender Moffatt
Hugh Macdonald IV of Boisdale’s daughter Mary Moffatt was widowed at a young age. She had 4 sons by her husband Robert Moffatt. In the 1871 UK Census you see them living as a family in Liverpool but by 1881 … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors who left an impression
Tagged boisdale, liverpool, macdonald, Moffatt, reunion, Thunder Bay, Toronto, workhouse
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The Mystery of the Boisdale Connection
The family photo above is what started my quest on finding our family’s connection to the Macdonald of Boisdale clan. The young man on the right was my husband’s grandfather. This photo was taken in 1920 in what was then … Continue reading
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Tagged boisdale, Bonnie Prince Charlie, England, genealogy, Irish, jacobite, macdonald, Moffatt, scotland, south uist
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Ties That Bind 