tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004506125951987981.post3589545704059381525..comments2023-12-24T11:17:20.143+00:00Comments on Pentland Road: MolinginishADBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17737746983905368038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004506125951987981.post-75222237879053846202022-06-08T06:07:14.326+01:002022-06-08T06:07:14.326+01:00Hello I have descendants of this hamlet-
1841 cens...Hello I have descendants of this hamlet-<br />1841 census:John McDonald aged 40 tenant of Molinginish (Molinginis) Margaret aged 25 Catherine aged 4 (my 2x great grandmother), Jessy aged 2 and Marrion age 6 mths , John's mother Margaret McLeod (60) was living with them.<br />On the 1851 census John is a widower aged 40 a Cottar living in Molinginish, born Harris, Invernesshire,Catherine aged 14, Janet (Jessy ) aged 12 , Marion aged 10,Cottars daughters, Duncan aged 7,Murdo aged 5 Cottars sons and Margaret aged 2 Cottars daughter also Margaret MacAuley aged 60 Mother in law ( I imagine Margaret , John's wife died having her daughter 2 years before) Margaret was the daughter of Alex nCampbell and Ann McLeod a tenant farmer in Renigadale<br />John McDonald was the son of Donald Mcdonald and Margaret MacAuley.<br />On the 25th of July 1857 Catherine and her sister Jessy were sponsored by The Highlands and Islands Emigration Society by Lady Dumure? of Mollinguish along with other family- the Angus Campbell family on "The Persian"- reference Scotlands People- They landed and settled in Hobart Tasmania Australia, my great grandmother married there and migrated to New Zealand, her sister Jessie married John Morrison who was on The Persian as well - he was from Quidinish.They settled in Victoria Australia<br />Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723441878208201085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004506125951987981.post-73968662055663278952013-07-18T13:40:02.325+01:002013-07-18T13:40:02.325+01:00I wondered if you might be interested in this lett...I wondered if you might be interested in this letter written by the Rev Daniel Macfie, Harris, to the Society for the Support of Gaelic Schools on 3rd Sept 1839<br />“the children of island Arcabeny and Molinginish would be able to attend the school at Rainkadal … but from local obstacles, steep rocks and rapid torrents, it would not be possible for the children, in the winter season, to attend; and either of the towns separately could not furnish as many scholars; … they appeared most desirous to get one of your teachers, though it was only to read to them upon Sabbaths. I promised that were they to make up their minds upon the subject, and put themselves to the trouble of coming to Tarbert, and employ me to petition the Society for them, that I was sure it would take their destitute circumstances into consideration … I have long been expecting them, but they have not as yet made their appearance. The blame therefore lies upon their own heads ... I am sorry sir that so little is done here for the support of the funds of your Society; but the people are so poor, and as I make a yearly collection for the four schemes, you will not impute our shortcomings with regard to your funds as a want of will to your success”<br />I am not sure why they didn't really want a Gaelic school - perhaps the notion had originated with the minister and they had humoured him without any real intention of going to the effort of getting a school (you had to build a shoolhouse and a house for the teacher), or perhaps initial enthusiasm wore off in the daily toil of scraping a living. Either way, I thought you might be interested.<br />Kind regards, Elizabeth Ritchie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com