28 November 2005

Dear Rod:
     It has occurred to me, as a result of some exchanges with Australian clansfolk, that I should provide you with a note to correct a very misleading mistranscription of John ruadh Macpherson of Gallovie's gravestone in the Laggan churchyard, that has caused considerable confusion among the descendants and Australian genealogists. I direct you to Glimpses,page 355.

Note for imbedding in RED LETTERS:

     William J. McPherson's 1867 transcription of John ruadh Macpherson's gravestone in Laggan Churchyard is defective with respect to his daughter Jane and his son Alexander (missing). The stone reads, under the inscription for Isabella MacKay:

Jane's death was consequent upon that of her mother. Alexander's widow, Flora McDonald, emigrated on the "Lord Warriston" to Australia in 1852 with sons Alexander, John, Archibald and Peter.

The information in the epitaph about Jane is important, because John had a later child also called Jane (Jean), William J. McPherson's mother as related in his long letter.

As a matter of interest, I hope to obtain information about William J. McPherson of Rochester, N.Y.'s mother Jane, John ruadh's second daughter of that name. She lies buried at Kendall. N.Y. which happens to be ten miles from my daughter Anne's abode in Brockport. Jane died as widow of William Ross of Kendall. I hope to establish her precise date of death and age at death, possibly her precise date of birth if we are lucky ! all matters of some concern and controversy.

[To access page 355 click here and then 'page down' to that page]

Yours as ever,
Alan

Alan G. Macpherson
Memorial University of Newfoundland