N. Dist. Shire of Inverness

[Dorothy]

He died 20 Jan 1801 and is buried in the Upper Kennetook cemetary this is listed in the Douglas Township Book, Douglas, Hants co., Nova Scotia, along with Elizabeth's death 3 Nov 1796.
It is also listed that Elizabeth McLean was b 7 apr 1748 in County Down, Ireland they were married there 1 Jun 1762.

Children; Margaret b 5 Aug 1765 in County Down, Ireland
Neil b 9 Aug 1772 in Hants co., Nova Scotia
Mary Ann b 24 Nov 1774 Hants co., NS
Katherine b 14 Mar 1776 Hants co., NS
**Elizabeth b 24 June 1778 m John Rines, Hants co., NS She is my ancestor
John and his twin Jean b 26 Jan 1781 Hants co., NS
Eleanor have no birthdate for her but could be 1782
Sarah b 1 March 1783
Bruce b 3 June 1785 Hants co., NS

Cliff Rines our Rines genealogist gave me a lot of this information that he got from the Windsor Historical Society in Hants co., Nova Scotia.

I have books and cd's from Nova Scotia that have records for most of all the arrivals in Hants co. towns from in the 1700's and up. I also belong to the site of the NS Archives.

Bruce and his brother John according to land grants were awarded 500 acres adjoining their father , Patrick, who also had 500 acres on the north side of the Kennetcook River, in Hants co, NS
They had to arrived here sometime between 1767 and 1772 pos in Halifax and then on up to Rawdon or Douglas. My grandmother was born in Windsor, Hants co., NS and lived in Maitland, Hants co., NS and she and her son, my uncle told us a lot of her heritage.
I even have copies of letters to my grandfather from his grandmother in England with whom he live with after his mother drown.
Dot

[LesleyB]

Hi Dot

Working on the assumption that Patrick was born in N.Uist, then it may be the case that it will not be possible to find verification of this as the OPRs for that area do not hold any birth entries until
1801.
See:
http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/re ... -oprs.html
http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/pd ... 7to119.pdf

So unless some other information comes to light such as a similar book to the one you have already consulted "Two Loyalist Townships in Nova Scotia", it looks like it may be very difficult to get any further back, a situation that happens to all of us with family research once you get far enough back in time.

Best wishes
Lesley

[Dorothy]

That is for sure!!! especially when so many left Scotland for Ireland during the Revolution. He may have gone with his parents etc.
Thank you anyway!!
Dot