peter mclaren innkeeper?fife

[gszparman]

Im new to this forum but interested if anyone could help me with my family trail..... Im lookin for my gg grandparents Peter and Christina Mclaren. Through Scotlands people I have gathered info that they both origionated from Perthshire and at some time moved to Newburagh Fife to keep a hotel/inn. The trail after the 1881 census runs dry. Peters father was David Mclaren, a stone mason form Perth and Christinas father (also a Mclaren!) is John and he is a farmer. The family ( the ones I know that is) ened up in Dysart but I dont know when.

[Joe Duffy]

Hello!

This might be a false alarm, but in the 1891 census I find a Peter McLaren (63) living with his wife "Christian" McLaren (67) in Cromdale, Moray. Christian might simply be a mistyping of Christina. I'm only looking at the transcription on another site, not a scan of the actual form. Both were born in Perthshire - Comrie and Little Dunkeld respectively. They have a son living with them, John (27). Peter is listed as a retired gamekeeper. As I said, might be a totally different couple but thought it worth bringing to your attention just in case.

Regards,
Joe

[Joe Duffy]

Sorry, me again!

Just checked the 1901 census and it actually is Christina. Peter and Christina McLaren are living with a family called Taylor in Abernethy which is near Newburgh is it not? Definitely worth checking out the documents at Scotland's People.

[gszparman]

hi Joe thanks for your help, il have another look and see if I can make any more sence of the info iv got for them. Thanks.

[JAP1]

Hi gszparman (also Joe Duffy),

Don't worry about Christina vs Christian.
They were virtually interchangeable in Scotland (Christian usually the earlier spelling which became modernized as Christina).
Unfortunately, the IGI does not combine these names ...

gszparman, Just to help us search, could you please tell us what you know of the dates of birth of Peter & Christina, of when and where Peter & Christina married, and the names and years of birth of their known children.

Best of luck,

JAP

[JAP1]

Perhaps the following in 1891?

Forfar, Angus
MCLAREN
Peter, Head, 49, Innkeeper & Farmer, b Logierait Perthshire
Christina K, Wife, 39, b Moulin Perthshire
Christina K, Daur, 14, b Logierait Perthshire
David, Son, 13, b Moulin Perthshire
John, Son, 11, b Newburgh Fife
James D W, Son 9, b Newburgh Fife
Peter, Son, 5, b Coupar Angus, Perthshire
Alexr S R, Son, 3, b Coupar Angus Perthshire

JAP

[Ian McLaren]

In case you are still interested in this thread, my 2x great grandparents were Peter McLaren (born 1828 in Comrie, Perthshire) and Christian MacDonald (born 1827 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire. They were married in 1857 in Little Dunkeld and he was a gamekeeper at Glenshee House, Auchtergaven, Ardvorlich House, Comrie and Mid Fearn, Edderton, Ross & Cromarty before becoming by 1887 an innkeeper at Taybridge Hotel, Newburgh, Fife. He had retired by 1891 and in 1901 was living with his son-in-law William Taylor at Wester Drumhead, Abernethy, Perthshire. He died in 1904 at Mount Cabra, Cupar, Fife

[christanel]

Welcome to the British-Genealogy forums Ian McLaren
gszparman hasn't been on the forums since 2010 but if they still have the same email address they should receive notification of your post. The information you have posted will possibly be of help to others researching this family in the future.

Christina

[gszparman]

Thank you Ian for your reply . Still dip in and out of my Mclaren family history when I can. That’s good information. Looks like you have done well in family search. No doubt distantly related. Glad to hear from you if you have any further info. Thanks Gillian.