Family Group Sheet

Husband         Francis McBean [AN058]

Born

About 1786-87 ?

Baptised

 

Married

04 June 1818, parish of Daviot & Dunlichity, Inverness-shire (Parish register of marriages, 1774-1824)

Died

05 February 1860, Cantray[doun], [age 73 yrs], C.O.D. “old age, not certified” (D/1860/094-/4 Croy & Dalcross)

Buried

Croy, as certified by William [illegible], undertaker (no memorial stone)

Husband’s Father     John Macbean (?), farmer

Husband’s Mother       Anne MacIntyre

Other wives

     

Notes:  Farmer, Slugandow [Cantraydoun], Croy, 1841 Census; Farmer, 63 yrs, 6 acres, Sluckandhu [Cantraydown], Croy, 1851 Census.  (See full entries below)

 

Cantraydoune national grid ref. NH 79 279024 (on south bank of river Nairn, near ancient earthwork, doune or motte

 

Wife                 Ann McIntosh [AN059]

Born

About 1795 ?, Croy parish (Inverness-shire or Nairn-shire?), or in England or Ireland?

Baptised

?

Died

UNVERIFIED

Buried

?

Wife’s Father     (UNVERIFIED) William McINTOSH

Wife’s Mother  (UNVERIFIED) Anne ROSE

Other husbands

     

Notes:

 

Children

Sex     Name

Born

Married

Died

1 M  John McBean

 

 

Christened 02 April 1819, Daviot & Dunlichity Parish, Inverness-shire

UNVERIFIED: Several possible marriages, 1858:

Isabella SMITH (095/1 Daviot & Dunlichity)

Hughina MCKENZIE (120/1 Ardclach, Nairn)

 

In 1841 Census, was not recorded as a member of the household of his father, mother and other siblings.

UNVERIFIED: 1880, 60 yrs (D/1880/096/A/9 Dores)

2 M  William MacBean

 

 

Christened 15 July 1821, Daviot & Dunlichity Parish, Inverness-shire

UNVERIFIED: Several possible marriages, 1858-1870, Inverness county

 

Living in parents’ household in 1841 Census; not recorded in that household in 1851 Census.

 

8 Feby 1860, death certificate of father Francis, he is witness, signed “X his mark”.

UNVERIFIED: 1892, 70 yrs, (D/1892/098/44 Inverness)

3 F Ann McBean [AN029]

 

 

Christened 25 May 1823, Daviot & Dunlichity Parish, Inverness-shire

10 Feb 1853, The Inn, Errogie, Inverness-shire: John Smith, shepherd [AN028], and Ann McBean.

 

In 1841 Census, was not recorded as a member of the household of her father, mother and other siblings.

25 July 1872, Lynrich, Dunlichity, Inverness-shire

4 M Hugh McBean

 

 

Born about 1828, Dores parish

UNVERIFIED: 1857, Hugh MCBEAN & Elizabeth ROSE (M/1857/094/3 Croy & Dalcross)

 

Unmarried, 22 yrs, agricultural labourer, born Dores parish, Inverness-shire, residing with father, mother & two younger siblings, Sluckandhu, by Cantray Down, Croy parish, Nairn county [1851 Census]

UNVERIFIED : 1901, 70 yrs (D/1901/098/360 Inverness)

5 F Marjory (May) MacBean

 

 

Christened 12 January 1833, Croy & Dalcross parish, Nairn

UNVERIFIED: William ROSS & Marjory MCBEAN (M/1870/123/5  Croy & Dalcross)  OR  James JUNOR & May MCBEAN (M/1856/120/7 Ardclach)

 

Unmarried, 18 yrs, Farmer’s daughter, born Croy parish, Nairn county, residing with father, mother & two older siblings, Sluckandhu, by Cantray Down, Croy parish, Nairn county [1851 Census]

 

6 M Angus MacBean

Christened 29 January 1835, Croy & Dalcross parish, Nairn

Unmarried, 15 yrs, agricultural labourer, born Croy parish, Nairn county, residing with father, mother & two older siblings, Sluckandhu, by Cantray Down, Croy parish, Nairn county [1851 Census]

 

 

References:

 

OPR 095/00 Daviot & Dunlichity: “List of Marriages” 1818 Francis McBean Dunmaglass & Ann McIntosh the 4th June. (Parish register of marriages, 1774-1824)

 

OPR Daviot & Dunlichity entry in 1823 : “ Ann Daughr to Francis McBean & Ann McIntosh his spouse in Dunmaglass was bapt. May 25th “

 

Sources of baptismal records for John, William and Ann McBean: IGI Parent Search on Francis McBean or MacBean and Anne McIntosh, source batch numbers respectively C110952, C110954, C110954.

 

IGI Parent Search, Francis MacBean and an Anne Mackintosh, in the neighbouring parish of Croy & Dalcross, Nairn-shire, Marjory MacBean, chr. 12 January 1823 and Angus MacBean, chr. 29 July 1835.

 

A bulletin board post by one Wendy McBain, Perth, W. Australia, who declared that she had all the children of Francis McBean and Anne McIntosh m. 04 June 1818 and was trying to establish who was the father of Francis.  

 

1841 Census

Parish of Croy 094/00, ED 008, page 7

Slugandow (previous entries are for “Cantray Down”); lists inhabitants as: Francis McBean, 52, Farmer, Ann McBean, 47, William McBean, 19, Hugh McBean, 13, May McBean, 8, Angus McBean, 6. Hugh is recorded as not born in same county as current parish. Ann’s birthplace has conflicting records: under the heading “Where Born”, in response to “if born in Scotland, whether in Co. or other”, the letter “N” (i.e. suggesting born in Scotland but not in this county); but also a “tick” mark in response to the question “Whether Foreigner, or whether born in England or Ireland”.

 

1851 Census Sluckandhu

Francis McBean, head of household, married, 63, Farmer (of 6 acres), born Nairnshire, Dunlichity; Ann McBean, sife, married, 60, Farmer’s wife, born Inverness county, Croy parish; Hugh McBean, son, Unmarried, 22, Agricultural labourer, born Inverness county, Dores parish; Marjory McBean, daughter, Unmarried, 18, Farmer’s daughter, born Croy; Angus, son, Unmarried, 15, Agricultural labourer, born Croy.

 

To be verified:

Widow, 66 yrs, head of household, living in 3 room Fabuie Cottar House, near Culloden Moor, 1861 Census, with unmarried daur May, 28 yrs [actually older], no occupation listed, both born at Croy, and grand-daur May Smith, 8, born Daviot [later May McGillivray, spouse of Andrew]; possible Census record 1871, unverified, conflicting birth place and age of Margery: Ann Macbean, 79 yrs, head of household, born Inverness, Inverness-shire, address Banker’s Byres, Croy & Dalcross [reg. dist. 94, ED 6, HH schedule 37, line 15], household members Ann Macbean, 79, and Margery Macbean, 27 yrs [should be 38 yrs?], daughter, born Croy, dressmaker.