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Neil (Darroch) Darrach (abt. 1755 - 1819)

Neil Darrach formerly Darroch aka Darach, Darrow
Born about in Scotlandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married before 1787 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 64 in Halifax County, Nova Scotiamap
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Biography

Neil was born about 1755 in Scotland to unknown parents. He emigrated to Halifax County, Nova Scotia sometime between 1762 and 1787,[1] and settled in Herring Cove.

It's uncertain if he married his wife Margaret (maiden name unknown) in Scotland or Nova Scotia. They had 8 known sons baptised at Mather's Church (aka the Protestant Dissenting Church, later known as St. Matthew's Presbyterian) in Halifax:[2]

  1. Duncan, 1787
  2. Peter, 1789
  3. Angus, 1790
  4. John, 1792
  5. Daniel, 1793
  6. Archibald, 1795
  7. Neil, 1797
  8. Duncan, 1800

Neil was listed as the head of household living in Herring Cove on the 1792[3] and 1793 poll tax lists,[4] listed as a labourer and a planter.

Neil passed away in 1819, and was buried February 18th 1819 at St. Paul's Church of England Cemetery in Halifax.[5]

Research Notes

Records show a variety of spellings for the surname of this family, including Durra, Darrow, Darroch, Darrach, Darach, Darrah, etc.

His date of birth is based on his burial record giving his age as 64.

Sources

  1. ↑ Whyte, Donald. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society. Volume 2, 1995. 435p.
  2. ↑ Church Records of Saint Matthew's (Presbyterian) United Church (United Church of Canada), Halifax, Nova Scotia. Baptisms: 1769-1936, Microfilm Reel #15037, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax Nova Scotia.
  3. ↑ Nova Scotia Poll Tax Records, 1792. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/Polltax/returns/?ID=6361
  4. ↑ Nova Scotia Poll Tax Records, 1793. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/Polltax/returns/?ID=10818
  5. ↑ Marble, Allan. Deaths, burials, and probate of Nova Scotians, 1800-1850, from primary sources. Halifax, N.S.: Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, 1999.




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