6th April – Green Hills Hotel This year’s event was about bringing to life the stories of the granddaughters of the original immigrants, Norman McLeod and Susan Stewart. Why focus on the granddaughters? We know something of the children of Norman McLeod and Susan Stewart but less of some of the grandchildren, especially the women. […]
View PostSusan Jane McLeod was born on 1st May 1885 at Branxholme, the fourth child and second daughter of Norman and Jane McLeod (nee McLachlan). Norman was 37 and Jane was 30. Seven more children were born after Susan – two who died in infancy. The family lived at “Morven Park” Condah. Norman had purchased the […]
View PostMarion Elizabeth McLeod was born at Condah, Victoria, Australia to Ruairidh and Bessie McLeod (nee Murchison) in 1893. Marion is a variation of Mary – as is Maryanne, the name of Ruairidh and Bessie’s first-born. Marion’s second name (Elizabeth) is of course after her mother, who was better known as “Bessie”. Maryanne died in 1900, […]
View PostWhy I chose to research Mary Ann McCallum When I was about 15 I overheard my mother telling a family friend that she had an aunt called Mary Ann. As she had always liked the name she decided on it for her daughter1. However, my mother decided to add a ‘e’ to the Ann. The […]
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30th April – Blue Malt Cafe HAMILTON SPECTATOR Tuesday April 26 2016 11 Descendants to gather on April 30 McLEOD family members gather in 2014 at the plaque they erected in the Branxholme cemetery where many of their ancestors’ graves are now unmarked. THE McLeod clan of Condah will gather on April 30 for the sixth […]
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In October 2015 on a Sunday myself, David and Jane travelled to Raasay. We caught the train to Kyle of Lochaish and then a taxi across the Bridge to Skye. The bridge was built 20 years ago so links the isle with the mainland. Before that you had to go by boat. We were dropped […]
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14th April – The Hall Agenda: 10:30 Morning tea Thanks to Carolyn for Scotty Cake. 10:45 Welcome and outline Special welcome to descendants of Lexie McLeod who are coming for the first time. Lexie was a 1 year old on the boat that came from Scotland in 1854. Maryanne Martin 10:55 “What have you achieved through […]
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8th April – Bunyip Hotel The Warrnambool Standard on Sunday 10 Apr 2017, 10 a.m. Family history made some modern connections for a group of McLeod descendants CATCHING UP: Neil McLeod, Maryanne Martin and Ian McLeod at the annual family gathering at Cavendish. FAMILY history made some modern connections for a group of McLeod descendants at Cavendish’s […]
View Post16th April – Condah Hall Remembering Norman McLeod This event’s focus was on the life of Norman McLeod (b1880 d1918) the first child of Norman (b1848) and his wife Jane McLachlan. Norman, aka “Scotty”, was killed on the Western Front on May 31 1918. Scotty was a colourful character and was known in the district […]
View Post10th April A small family group descended from Norman (b 1848 d 1926) visited Condah. This group was interested in learning more about Condah and the McLeods who had once lived there. Some members as young children had visited Great Aunt Jean (Ginny) at her property Morven Park, Condah. Ginny was a daughter of Norman. […]
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Alexandrina McLeod was born at Condah on 31st December 1895. She was the youngest daughter of Norman and Jane McLeod. A brother Duncan was born two years later and the last child Kenneth was born in 1900 but died the same year. Lexie would have been 11 when Norman went to war and 14 when […]
View PostI shine, not burn (MacLeod of Raasay Clan Motto) canmore.org.uk Click here to view the descendants of Norman McLeod (1819 – 1868) and Susan Stewart (1827 – 1866). Note the chart is a work in progress so please post below any errors or omissions or email us for access to the detailed tree. Also find here research by Ian […]
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