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Bill and Wendy Budge
I am hoping someone can help me trace my husband's ancestors. We have information stating that the Budge descended from Macdonald of Sleat and fled to Caithness to avoid slaughter (possibly changing ...
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I think you may be on the right track. There is certainly a Macdonald connection but not sure if was the Sleat branch. The Budge families were a small sept of MacDonald who allegedly fled to Caithness to escape punishment for some crimes. If you are getting into the mid 1600s then you are we'll into...
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Bill and Wendy Budge
In "The Budges of Toftingall" there is mention of a possible relationship to the late Sir Donald Macdonald of Sleat. Parrish records are difficult to access (or possibly I don't know how to) from here in the U.S.. I have used several search engines and been able to access some of the records, but ...
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Chas Mac Donald
There is a woman called budge in Arisaig, who has ties to Arisaig (nominally Clan Ranald). I'll do a dig for you, but I suspect i's a married name.
Bill and Wendy Budge
Thank you very much!! Any help is much appreciated....
Chas Mac Donald
Sorry, also, if you want to access Parish records for Sleat, the first thing to do would be to talk to Maggie Macdonald, archivist at the Museum iof the Isles at the Clan Donald Centre on Skye www.clandonald.com Thereafter it would be the Highland Archives in Inverness, and I think they may have an...
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Bill and Wendy Budge
Great!! I will contact Maggie Macdonald first...
Maureen Eaton
There are Budges and Bains in Thurso. Contact the Thurso Historical Society.
Bill and Wendy Budge
Thank you very much, Maureen!