Our Carmichael Page
Our Carmichaels were Septs of the Stewarts of Appin.  Finlay Carmichael (b: 1746 Tullichan, Locktayside), came from Ardtalnaig, Lochtayside and took the farm of Glenmaik in Glen Lednock in company with a man named Cameron.  Finlay took contracts for building dry stone dykes for all around the district, he was married three times. Finlay was my great, great, great, great grandfather.

    Gilbert Carmichael was born April 7, 1717 and was the son of Finlay (b. Lochtayside, Perth, SCT) and Christine (?) who were both of Lochtayside.  Gilbert married Janet Sinclair and had the following children: Finlay (b: 1746 Tullichan, Lochtayside), Duncan (b: 1749 Tullichan),
Donald
(b: 1754 Tullichan).  We have no further information on Duncan or Donald.  Finlay (b:1746) married three times:

Finlay's 1st marriage was to:  Christian Cameron (bap: 27 May 1750 Glenmaik, Glen Lednock, Comrie, Perth, SCT), they were married 24 July 1778. Christian's parents were John Cameron and Katherine Morrison, Christian's siblings: Duncan (b: 23 Oct 1744), Donald (b: 20 Dec 1747).(Christian had an uncle named Hugh Cameron who was a known builder of mills in the area.   John Carmichael (b: 1782, d: 1866) worked with Hugh Cameron when there was such a scarcity of food in Scotland that they had to bleed the living cattle and cook the blood for food, he lived at Lawers Lochtayside and died in 1817 at the age of 112. Christians nephews and nieces were:  Hugh, John, Betty and Kate.   Finlay and Christian had the following children: Duncan (b: 1778 Glenmaik),  *John (b: 1782 Glenmaik)

Finlay's 2nd marriage was to:  Margaret Carmichael (m: 24 Jan 1790, Comrie & Killin), they had a daughter: Christian (b: 12 Dec. 1790). "Christian married a Ferguson of Connichan Farm in Glen Almond.  The Ferguson's were tenants of that farm from father to son for 500 years.  The last of them went out to the United States, their descendants are somewhere there yet."  from Annie Carmichael's letter found here:   "The Letters"

Finlay's 3rd marriage was to Catherine 'Katie' McLaren in 1803 Comrie.  (Katie was a widow with a son named James McWhannel)  Finlay and Katie had the following children: Archibald (b: 1804 Fintalach), Finlay (b: 1808 Fintalach), Margaret (b: 1808 Fintalach).  Finlay and Margaret were twins, Finlay went to live in Australia where he died there years later-never married.

*John (b; 1782) married Ann Comrie in 1819 Comrie.  (Ann Comrie's great grandfather was out in the 1715 rebellion under the Earl of Perth and fought in the battle of Sheriffmuir and again in 1745.  After Prince Charlie was defeated he had to hide in the Dunira Woods until there was peace again, he had a croft behind Tynroch and he was called, "John O' The Woodend."  Ann Comrie had a brother named William Comrie and a great uncle named
Dr. Robert Comrie
.  Dr. Comrie was a Doctor in the Navy and practiced in Comrie after his retirement.  Dr. Comrie had a daughter Lydia who married
William Comrie
who was a joiner at Dunira.  Dr. Comrie married his housekeeper and died soon after, leaving her property in Spain he had got during the Peninsula Wars [1808-1814] and shares in the Arizona Copper mines, as they failed to see about them at her death it was all lost to them. John and Ann had the following children:  Duncan (b: 1820 Duain) Duncan married twice.  1st marriage:  Elizabeth McLaren (b:abt 1824 Comrie, Perth), Duncan and Elizabeth were married: 3 June 1857 Comrie, Perth.  2nd marriage: 14 Feb. 1882 Dunblane, Perth, to Mary Dow. **Peter (b: 1822 Dunira, d: 1903 St. Fillans), ****John (b: 1827 St. Fillans, Perth) John married 1855 Comrie, Perth. to Isabella Ferguson (b: Cochlechrich, Scotland. d: before 1881 in Logie, Perth.?)  Janet, Christina, Archibald, Alexander (Alexander possibly married Grace Portius), ***William who married Margaret Henderson..  ****John and Isabella had the following children: John (b: 1854 Comrie, Perth married Jane Dow. (b: abt. 1855 Dunblane, Perth) (m:1877 Dunblane, Perth)  Duncan (b: 1858 Logie, Perth)

**Peter married Catherine MacDonald (Catherine's parents were: Robert MacDonald and Morrow (McNab) Robert belonged to a Dale near Aberfeldy-he, his father and grandfather were employed as overseers with Sir Robert Menzies and his fore folk at Castle Menzies.  Morrow's father was
John McNab
who was a rich sheep farmer in a place called Lochs at the head of Glen Lyon.  The McNabs were from a farm named Innishewan in Glen Dochart for 500 years from father to son.  John McNab of the Lochs was near related to a branch of the Chief of the McNabs who lived at Kinnel house outside Killin.  The McNabs went out to Canada and named their house there Dundurn Castle.  One of them was Sir Alan McNab who helped to put down a rebellion in the early 1800's and was later made the Premier of Canada).  Peter and Catherine had the following children:  Annie (b: 1857 St. Fillans),
Morrow
(b: 1861 St. Fillans), John (b: 1863 St. Fillans), Robert (b: 1865 St. Fillans) married Christina Brown Henderson, Finlay (b: 1867 St. Fillans, d: 1918 Saskatchewan, Canada) married Helen Glass (nee: Tod) (b: 1868 Traquair, Peebles, d: 1951 Pine Falls, Manitoba) Helen had a daughter by a first marriage:  Mahnia Glass, Mahnia married Harry Hutchison. Helen's parents were:  William Tod and Marion Noble) Janet (b: 1869 St. Fillans, d: 1891), Catherine (b: 1871 St. Fillans, d: 1928) Catherine married and divorced an Italian, she had a daughter: Janet.  Both Catherine and Janet had the last name of Carmichael.  Janet married David Buchan and they had a son: David who died as an infant and is buried at St. Fillans.  David and Janet adopted a daughter: Kathleen.  Kathleen married Norman McMenigal. John (b: 1873 St. Fillans).  

Finlay  (b: 1867) and Helen had one child: Peter William ('Bill') (b: 1909 Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada) Peter William married Elfrida Roberta Shiel (b: 1911 Minitonas, Manitoba).  Peter and Elfrida had the following children: Helen Roberta (b: 1938 Dauphin, Manitoba), Elfrida Louise  (b: 1941 Winnipeg, Manitoba), William Finlay (b: 1943 Winnipeg, Manitoba), and Margaret Mary (b: 1955 Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Helen Roberta married Richard Burnett Cockerill and had the following children: Sheila Louise (b: 1968 Teulon, Manitoba), Gwendolyn Ann (b: 1970 Teulon, Manitoba), Sandra Michele (b: 1971 Teulon, Manitoba).  Sheila married: Gerald Kupsche (m: 2002)
Gwendolyn married Martin Hassett (m:1997 Gilbert, Arizona) and have the following children: Shelby Diane (b: 2001 Mesa, Arizona), Garrison
Burnett
(b: 2002 Chandler, AZ) and Brinley Gwendolyn (b: 2006 Chandler, AZ)..

Elfrida Louise married Edward Joseph Andries (m:1971 Winnipeg, Manitoba) and had the following childrenNicole Louise (b: 1973 Deloraine, Manitoba), Michael Edward (b: 1976 Deloraine, Manitoba), David Neil (b: 1977 Deloraine, Manitoba), Bonnie Lynn (b: 1980 Deloraine, Manitoba). Nicole married:  Jean-Francois Leduc (m: 1997 Deloraine, Manitoba) and had the following children: Danielle Renee (b: 23 June 2003) and Chantal Marie (b: 5 January 2006) Michael married Danae Christina Johnson (m: 2007 Vallarta, Mexico) David married Rhonda Clarke (m: 2002 Virden, Manitoba) and had the following children:  Hunter Alexander Edward (b: 12 May 2004) and Skylar Lee (b:2006 Brandon, MB). ( Bonnie married:  Douglas Durham (m: 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba) and have the following children:  Jamie Kaitlyn (b: 2008 Winnipeg, MB)         

William Finlay married Judith Anne Aileen Green (Judith is the daughter of Francis Henry Green and Katherine 'Pearl' Jackett) (m: 1968 Winnipeg, Manitoba) and had the following children: Jodi Lynn (b: 1969 Winnipeg Manitoba), Scott William Francis (b: 1971 Winnipeg , Manitoba), Jeffery Ryan (b: 1977 Pinawa, Manitoba).  Jodi's 1st daughter: Brittany Meagen (b:1988 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba) Jodi married:
Michael Lee Baker
(m: 1995 Grand Junction, Colorado) and had the following children:  Courtney Leigh (b: 1996 Grand Junction, Colorado).
Jordan Ashley
(b: 1998 Grand Junction, Colorado), Christian Michael (b: 2000 Colorado Springs, Colorado) Scott married Rori Lizabeth Allerheiligen (m:1996 Boulder, Colorado) and had the following children: Trevor Scott (b: 1998 Boulder, Colorado), Braden William (b:2002 Calgary, Alberta), Jacob Francis (b: 2005 Calgary, Alberta).   Jeffery married Fabiola Galvan (m: 2004 Guadalajara, Mexico) and had the following children:  Caitlyn Fabiola (b:2006 Calgary, Alberta) and Ryan Francis (b: 2007 Calgary, Alberta)

Margaret married Roland Goede (m:1972 Winnipeg, Manitoba) and had the following children:  Philip Roland (b: 1984 Winnipeg, Manitoba), Colin Michael (b: 1985 Winnipeg, Manitoba)




This page was last updated on: March 6, 2008


*  There was a Hazel Carmichael that came to visit Annie Carmichael in St. Fillan's, Scotland.  We know that Hazel was visiting from Nova Scotia and that her father (Duncan Carmichael b: 5 April 1858 Logie, Perthshire), worked for Lord Kelvin's firm when they were putting down the TransAtlantic cable line.  We think they immigrated to Nova Scotia where the cable landed - before 1906.

*  My grandfather: Peter William Carmichael would tell a story passed on through the generations of 7 Carmichael brothers that fought with Bonnie Prince Charlie.  We don't know who these brothers were-just that they were relatives.


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SCOTTISH NAMING TRADITION:
1st born son:  named after his paternal grandfather
1st born daughter:  named after her maternal grandmother

2nd born son:  named after his maternal grandfather
2nd born daughter: named after her paternal grandmother

3rd born son:  named after his father
3rd born daughter:  named after her mother

4th born son:  named after his father's oldest brother
4th born daughter:  named after her mother's oldest sister

5th born son:  named after his mother's oldest brother
5th born daughter: named after her father's oldest sister


Abbreviations:
b.              born
bap.          baptised
m.               married
d.              died

CANADA:
BC  British Columbia
AB  Alberta
SK  Saskatchewan
MB  Manitoba
ON  Ontario
NB  New Brunswick
PE  Prince Edward Island
NS  Nova Scotia
NL  Newfoundland

AUSTRALIA:
VIC  Victoria
QLD  Queensland
NSW New South Wales
UNITED STATES:
AZ  Arizona
CA  California
CO  Colorado
MI  Michigan
KS  Kansas
NY  New York

SCT  Scotland
IRL  Ireland
ENG England
AUS  Australia
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SURNAMES :
CARMICHAEL                                         ANDERSON                                         SPAFFORD                    
SINCLAIR                                                MALCOLM                                           EDWARDS
CAMERON                                              GLASS                                                   HAMILTON
MORRISON                                             TOD                                                       McKINNON
STEWART                                               NOBLE                                                  GILES
COMRIE                                                  SHIEL                                                    MASON
CAMPBELL                                             COCKERILL                                         YOUNG
McLAREN                                                  ANDRIES                                             BOS
DOW                                                            GREEN