Mclaren family from Blairliargan

[dizzylamb]

Hi
My mum was a Mclaren born and raised in Lochearnhead.
Her ancestors came from
Blairliargan Morenish by the side of Loch tay.
I have birth, death and marriage cerificates of most Mclarens who lived there and the families they married into etc.
I have census returns of most of the families also.
My other names of my ancestors are Mcgregor Macpherson and McMartin.

Could anyone tell me where
Blairliargan was?
I have visited Killin several times and alway love my visits .
Carol

[dolan]

Can't find a Blairliargan, but there is a Blairmore on Carrie. Could be worth checking out http://www.benlawers.org.uk/index.html and see if they know. 'Liargan' is hillside so it could be close by and there are a lot of old settlements on Carrie that have yet to be surveyed.
Will keep looking to see if there is more definitive info available.

[dizzylamb]

Thanks Dolan,
On the 1841 census that I have of my family in Blarliargan there are a few other families there but looking down the page the next locality next to Blarliargan is Edermurky, I don't know if I have spelt that right.
There were quite a few families on that hillside and they were farmers and farm labourers.
Thanks again for your help,
Carol

[dizzylamb]

Hi Dolan
On line of my Mclarens came from Tombreck.
I have clicked onto the Tombreck website just to see the area.
Thanks again
Carol

[dolan]

Edramucky! It's next to Kiltyrie which is next to Carie which is next to Tombreck, so you are definitely looking at the right area.

[Sunshine!!]

Dizzylamb... have you seen farquharson's maps of the area made in 1769?

Im going to the national archives scotland on Monday -i'll have a look at the maps and see if i can see Blairliargan on them.

I'll get back to you once i've been.

i think - from memory, that it's to the south east of tomour township


Oh!! ive edited this link as I just went to the NAS online opac search and got the following results:

Details GD112/11/3/2/74
Memorial and petition of Donald MacIntyre, flaxdresser in Tomachrocker in Deishoir, for possession of Dougal MacLaren, tenant in Blarliaragain in Deishoir, the latter only providing a fourth of a soldier though he has a son fit to enlist, while petitioner gave his only son, or, if not, for a croft in Ballemore
22 Jan 1794 Open

Details GD112/11/3/4/25
Petition of Finlay MacNaughtan, tenant in Blarliaragain, for removal of one of his crofters to make a space for his mother, as he himself is 34 and intends to marry
5 Mar 1795 Open

Details GD112/11/3/4/58
Petition of James MacNaughtan, tenant in Blarliaragain in Deishoir, for an exchange with his neighbour, John MacNab alias MacLellan
9 Mar 1795 Open

Details GD112/11/4/1/34
Representation and petition of tenants of 8 merkland of Tirarthur, 5 merkland of Ballemore, 5 merkland of Tomachrocher, 5 merkland of Blarliaragain, 4 merkland of Kyltirie and 12½ merkland of Crannich, and their crofters 1795 Open

Details GD112/11/4/2/7
Petition of Archibald McIntyre in Blarliaragain to retain his pendicle, applied for by John McDiarmid, weaver there
19 Mar 1795 Open

Details GD112/11/4/2/42
Petition of Finlay Clark in Croftintyan of Lawers for holding of Archibald MacIntyre on farm of Blarliaragain near petitioner's lintmill
14 Feb 1795 Open

Details GD112/11/4/2/80
Petition of Donald Campbell, Finlay MacNaughtan and Donald MacLaren, tenants in easter half of farm of Blarliaragain, complaining that crofters keep more cows on their pasture
25 Jun 1795 Open

Details GD112/11/4/3/34
Representation and petition of Dougal MacLaren, tenant in Blarliaragain in Deishoir
27 Sep 1796 Open

Details GD112/11/5/1/6
Petition of Archibald Clark, lintmiller at Blarliaragain in Morinsh, for an addition to his holding to enable him to board his servants 'without being obliged to run up and down the country to provide for them as he is at present'; points out that he supplied half a recruit while none of his neighbours did; wishes the additional ground to be between his house and the loch
27 Nov 1797 Open

Details GD112/11/5/1/8
Petition of Dougal MacLaren, tenant in Blarliaragain in Deishoir, to have possession on said farm occupied by Finlay MacNaughtan, as petitioner has learned that his possession has been granted that night to Donald MacIntyre, crofter in Crotfvellich
18 Dec 1797 Open

Details GD112/11/5/1/40
Representation and petition of Donald MacIntyre, late cottager in Tomachrocher in Deishoir, for a holding on farm of Blarliaragain from which was dispossessed by superior interest of Dougal MacLaren
24 Nov 1797 Open

Details GD112/11/5/2/37
Petition of John McLaren, tenant in Blarliaragain, to be continued
20 Dec 1797 Open

Details GD112/11/6/2/59
Petition of Patrick MacNaughtan, cottager in Blarliaragain, for a house and garden and holding for one or two cows out of mark or ploughgate of Ballemore occupied by Patrick MacVurich or MacPherson
6 Feb 1797 Open

Details GD112/11/6/2/61
Representation and petition of John McIntyre, crofter in Blarliaragain, Deshoir, for lot in outfields of said farm; offers to build a sufficient steading thereon
5 Dec 1797 Open

Details GD112/11/6/2/62
Petition of Finlay MacNaughtan, tenant in Blarliaragain, for lot on farm of Rynachulig below the road as an exchange for his present possession, which is very much hurt by late division of farm
28 Nov 1797 Open

i hope this helps

[dolan]

That's interesting. Need to consider the changes in the names of places over the years. Deishoir...wonder where that is and Tomachrocher sounds a little close to a place I know.
I would be fascinated with what you find in the archive.
Anyone else have any other info?

[dizzylamb]

Hi Sunshine
Thankyou so very much for that information.
It's interesting as my earliest Mclaren ancestor was Dugal Mclaren married to Mary MacMartin.
They had amongst their children both of my ggg grandfathers, John b.1776 and Donald b.1793 (their children,cousins married).
I'm hoping this is my Dugal.
The Mclarens were there in the Mornish area right down to my g.grandad Dougald Mclaren b.1865.
On the 1841 census as well as my McLaren ancestors in Blarlairgan there were also my 4th great grandparents in Edramucky who were John McGregor and his wife Christina (Campbell)
It was as a young boy my grandad Thomas b.1905 who with his parents bought the shop and garage in Lochearnhead.
Thankyou Sunshine for your help and you also Dolan.
I live down here in Colchester Essex England and love learning more of my roots in Perthshire.
regards
Carol

[dolan]

Thank you Carol. Did you know that one of your family provided the funds for the Killin village hall? So you have helped answer my question of 'Who' is the MacLaren Hall, rather than the 'What' that some locals assumed!
I am working on a database of local names, both family and places, so any further info you discover would be welcomed.

[dizzylamb]

Hi Dolan,
I didn't know that, I knew of McLaren Hall but I don't know if it's my line of Mclarens.
I would love to be of help to you of names in the Killin area.
I have census copies of my Mclarens '41,'51,'61,'71,'81 1901 census which I can send to you plus birth,marriage death cetificates of my Mclarens plus people they married etc..I have collected certificates from my first Mclaren people down the lines as far as I am allowed to buy them from Scotlands people.
The census returns have other names on them.
Let me know ..........
Regards
Carol