William Macleod

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William Macleod

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Aird Tong, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: November 12, 1869 (63)
Vatisker, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Kenneth MacLeod and Catherine MacIver
Husband of Catherine/Christian MacLeod
Father of Alexander MacLeod; Angus MacLeod; Kenneth Macleod; Angus MacLeod (again); Catherine MacLeod and 3 others
Brother of Murdo MacLeod

Occupation: Tacksman & crofter
Managed by: Geoffrey David Trowbridge
Last Updated:

About William Macleod

William Macleod was born 26 April 1806 in Aird Tong Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland, and died 12 November 1869 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland. He was the son of Kenneth Macleod and Catherine Maciver.

Family

He married Christian Macleod, daughter of Donald Macleod. She was born 1809 in Aird Tong Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.

	  Children of William Macleod and Christian Macleod are:
  • i. Kenneth Macleod was born 1830 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.
  • ii. Alexander Macleod was born 1 May 1830 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland, and died 1900 in Tong Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.
  • iii. Angus Macleod was born 1833 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.
  • iv. Angus Macleod was born 1838 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.
  • v. Catherine Macleod was born 1840 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.
  • vi. John Macleod was born 1843 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.
  • vii. William Macleod was born 1846 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland.
  • viii. Margaret Macleod was born 1848 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland

Notes

Death: Parents Listed: Kenneth Macleod & Catherine Maciver of Married to Christian Macleod; Willim died in Vatisker on 12 November 1869. His son Alexander was the informant on the death record 12 November 1869 in Vatisker Stornoway Isle of Lewis Scotland

Per ScottishRoots:

No official record was made of the birth or baptism of Alexander MacLeod - the grandfather of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump) but, according to the ages shown for him in various sources, i.e. census returns, his marrage [sic] and death certificates, he would have been born in Stornoway around 1830. This was before the advent in Scotland of compulsory registration of these events in 1855. His death record reveals that both he and his father had been crofters and that each of his parents was also named MacLeod - William and Catherine.


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/MacLeod-1166

The "Croft History" of Vatisker (Gaelic - Bhataisgeir), produced by Bill Lawson for the Back Historical Society (Gaelic - Comann Eachdraidh Sgìr a'Bhac) was published last year. It includes genealogical information for this gentleman and other members of his family. His wife's family are also mentioned in "Tong: the Story of a Lewis Village," produced by the Tong Historical Society in 1984.
He was known as "Mac Choinnich," which would be "the son of Kenneth" in English. His death registration gives his age as 66, which would make his birth-year 1803. The Croft History gives it as 1804. I have no idea where the date of the 26th April comes from, as it was there when I adopted this profile. (William's sister Mary was an ancestor of mine.)
The Croft History of Vatisker says that William originally came from Back (Am Bac in Gaelic). He then moved to 7 Old Vatisker, and when the crofts were redistributed in 1850, he moved to 25 Vatisker, which is the last place he was recorded as living.

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William Macleod's Timeline

1806
April 26, 1806
Aird Tong, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1830
May 10, 1830
Vatisker, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland, United Kingdom
1833
1833
Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1836
1836
Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1838
1838
1840
September 15, 1840
Steòrnabhagh (Stornoway), Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
1843
1843
Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1846
1846
Bhatasgeir, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
1848
1848
Stornoway Parish, Bhatasgeir, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom
1869
November 12, 1869
Age 63
Vatisker, Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)