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Websites of decendents of the M^cHardy family of Corriehoul

Lewis Philip's - Philip, M^cHardy, Riddel Website: Contains tree details of the descendents of Joseph M^cHardy and Jean Farquharson who farmed Haughton of Corryhoul. Joseph was christened in 1793, his parents were John McHardy and Margaret Dauney of Easter Corryhoul.

Adrian Pearson's McHardy Pages: Adrian is related to Sophia M^cHardy who travelled to the Northwest of England in the later half of the 19th Century and married William Pearson. Sophia was the daughter of James M^cHardy and Ann Simpson of Burnside of Corryhoul.

The McHardy Family of Delavine, Corgarff: An excellent new website created by the Canadian descendents of Norman McHardy 1707 to 1790 who was baptised at Little Corryhoul and who farmed at Delavine in the District of Corgarff, Parish of Strathdon.

Websites of decendents of other M^cHardy families

OFFLINE Linda-K-Ward's - MacHardie Family Tree Page: Contains details of the decedents of James M^cHardy and Janet Cattenach who married in 1775 in Crathie and Braemar Parish.

The South African M^cHardys: Sandra McCarthy's (should really be M^cHardy but got changed by Boer culture) excellent website documenting the M^cHardy families who settled in South Africa. Now back online after being sadly missed for a period. The site contains a wealth of other M^cHardy resources: -
see all the M^cHardys on the 1881 UK Census
see M^cHardy soldier records (WW1 and WW2, Sandra has more squirreled away also)
see place names of Deeside (Aberdeenshire)

The M^cHardys of Ordachoy Genealogy Website: A well designed website created by Aberdeenshire exile Sandra DeMartino (nee M^cHardy). Ordachoy lies in the district of Corgarff in the Parish of Strathdon; just a stones throw from Corryhoul (meet the neighbours). It charts the history of the family who farmed at Ordachoy.
You download in pdf format all the entries for the surname M^cHardy appearing in the Old Parish Records for Strathdon; Glenmuick, Tullich; Glengairn; and Cathie and Braemar.
Sandra also has the M^cHardy entries for the Roman Catholic Mission for Braemar and Glengairn (These are not available via her website due to copyright reasons, but she is glad to assist by answering email queries).

The M^cHardys of Glen Nochty in Strathdon: See the description of David Walker's website below. Look for the M^cHardys on the "People" pages. David has gifted many hours on this and has provided email inks to living decedents.

Callum M^cHardys Website: Download the Callum's own Music; a M^cHardy with roots in Perth and Dundee living in Spain.

Diablo: An Aberdeen pop group with a nephew of mine in it ! Charlie or "Chaz" to use his stage name is the one in the shades with the green top. Fit'n a STAR !

Other Strathdon and Corgarff Family History Websites

The Strathdon Downie's page: Excellent work by Ian Downie who has taken the time to list the Downie families in the parish of Strathdon.

Debbie O'Reilly's Strathdon Grassicks: Extensive research by Debbie into her Grassick roots in Glen Nochty who settled in Ontario before moving to Manhattan and then New Jersey. See most of the 1861 Census for Strathdon. (Note: The census for the disjoined part of Tarland Parish in Strathdon between Roughpark and Colnabaichan is not included).

David Walker's Glen Nochty Pages: A wonderous site about the people of Glen Nochty in Strathdon prior to the first half of the 19th Century. David is the great great great great grandson of Gustavus M^cPherson and his wife Diana M^cHardy. They lived at Tolduquhill at the head of the glen. This site is the result of hours of tireless research of a very high standard. Thanks to David for his willingness to share the results of his trips to Edinburgh.

Suzanne Walker's Strathdon Vital Records: See the death records transcribed for Strathdon as well as many birth records. Suzanne sets a very high standard in verification of her transcriptions. Her many hours of hard work are a generous gift to all with an interest in the glen. You can also find the 1851 Census for the Parish of Strathdon (Note: The census for the disjoined part of Tarland Parish in Strathdon between Roughpark and Colnabaichan is not included).

The Andersons of Candacraig: The Andersons had a very long association with the estate of Candacraig; selling it to Forbes of Newe in 1866. Don Thomson has created a section of his family history website devoted to the Andersons of Candacraig.

George M^cBain Barnes Farquharson 1824-1898: Hector Davie's website provides the ancestry of the above gentleman who ascended to Breda; and gives his Allargue Ancestry.

Upper Donside War Memorials

Strathdon, Corgarff and other Upper Donside Links

Auld Cummerton B&B: Run by Bruce and Carol Luffman in Glen Nochty, Strathdon. Some stunning pictures on this website.

Buchaam Farm Holidays (self catering cottages and B&B): Run by Charles Ogg; accommodation and cottages on a working upland farm. Some lovely scenery on this website.

Cairngorms National Park Authority: Made a National Park in 2003 including Strathdon and Corgarff.

Candacraig Weddings: Professional wedding organisation at the gardens of Candacraig House.

No.3 Candacraig Square: B&B next to Candacraig house run by Ian and Mary Edgar.

Discover Donside: A site with all sorts of highly useful information and links.

Highland Trading Post: Corgarff's No.1 retail outlet at Corryhoul next to the former police station. Teas, gifts, crafts, rugs and woolly jumpers galore (over and above the sheep in the Haughton parks!).

Jenny's Bothy: "A tranquil holiday retreat on the eastern edge of the Cairngorms, Upper Donside". Provides bothy style self catering accommodation in Corgarff.

Katherine Hardie Designs: Fine jewellery made in the glen by KH Designs. See the site for contact details of excellent accommodation in the care of mine hosts Elspeth and George Hardie of House of Newe. (I have experienced their kind hospitality myself and can recommend it). Elspeth teaches music and George is an acclaimed artist.

Strathdon Primary School: The alma mater of my father and grandfather.

The Allargue Arms Hotel: More commonly known as "Briggies", this long established watering hole sits within view of the Castle at the foot of the notorious Lecht road at the western end of Corgarff.

Clashnettie Arts Centre: Offering accommodation and courses in Deskryside.

The Colquhonnie Hotel Fishings: Read about fishing on the Don. Contact details are supplied for this Strathdon Hotel.

The Glenkindie Arms Hotel: Known to the locals as the "Lodge of Towie", this is an old watering hole run by John Howie. This inn lies at the eastern end of Strathdon on the main road.

Lecht Ski Centre: All year round activity.

The Lonach Hall: Recently refurbished and open for business. This site is run by the Lonach Hall Community Association. Read about the hall's history. Find out how to become a "Friend of the Lonach Hall".

The Lonach Highland & Friendly Society Website: Official website of the Society; find information about the historic Lonach Highland Games held in Bellabeg each year and details on the Society.

The Lost Gallery: Glen Nochty's primary art venue.

OFFLINE Upper Donside Parish: This is a truly wonderful site about the amalgamated Parishes of the area. It gets 10/10 for design and clarity.

Glenbuchat Family History

Towie Family History

Family History Links and other useful sites

Aberdeen & Northeast Scotland Family History Society: You can have research undertaken by the NESFHS. They have an extensive collection of useful materials and publications which can be purchased.

Church LDS FamilySearch Site: No need to describe this excellent free resource.

Court of the Lord Lyon: Website of Scotland's Heraldic Authority. It deals with all matters relating to Scottish Heraldry and Coats of Arms and maintains the Scottish Public Registers of Arms and Genealogies.

OFFLINE Gedcom Aberdeenshire Page: Find links to all sorts of genealogy websites all over Aberdeenshire.

The General Register Office of Scotland (GRO): Scotsorigins.com no longer is the primary carrier of the online records of the GRO. A new website has been launched by the General Register Office for Scotland and Scotland On Line. It provides a fully searchable index of Scottish births from 1553-1901, marriages from 1553 to 1926 and deaths from 1855 to 1951. In addition, indexed census data is available from 1891 to 1901 (remember that the 1881 Census is available at the www.scotsorigins website ). To respect privacy of living people, internet access has been limited to birth records over 100 years old, marriage records over 75 years, and death records over 50 years.

The Heraldry Society of Scotland: The Society was formed in 1977 to promote the study of heraldry and promote it's corrects use in Scotland and Overseas

The Statistical Accounts of Scotland: An wonderful online resource of the Statistical Accounts of Scotland done by Parish 1791 - 1799, and 1845. The site was prepared by the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Tay Valley Family History Society: This site will help with the McHardys who crossed into Angus from the valleys of the Don and Dee and settled there.

Online Maps

UK Ordnance Survey: Add a free Ordinance Survey map to your family history website. Show people where your family comes from.

Old Ordnance Survey Maps Online: Providing free access to Britain's most extensive digital historical map archive. Find out where your ancestors used to live or check out what your neighbourhood looked like over a hundred years ago.

National Library of Scotland - Map Archive: View early maps of Scotland online for free. See Robert/James Gordon' 17th Century map of Aberdeenshire and find Strathdon and Corgarff (you may have to search on Banffshire to see the western edges of Corgarff).

Parish of Northeast Scotland via GEN UKI.

Aberdeenshire Parish Map

Angus Parish Map

Banffshire Parish List (No online map for Banffshire but at least the Parish names are listed).

Kincardineshire

Feudal Overlords, Landowners, and Clan Links (Beware the harvesting of tenant farmer's surnames by the landowners which occurred in the Victorian Period. Don't believe that a given surname is a sept of a land owning clan just because it continues to be reproduced in books from this period.)

OFFLINE Earls of Mar - Early Genealogy: Find out about the Earl's of Mar from Pictish times before the Elphinstones.

The Elphinstones: The Elphinstones were the next fuedal overlords. They were granted lands from the Earldom of Mar being the Barony of Invernochty and later also Kildrummy. They eventually joined these into what became the Lordship of Elphinstone. This site gives interesting dates and names of this family.

OFFLINE Earls of Mar - Erskines: This is an unofficial homepage for the Erskine family. It has some interesting detail with regards to the Earls of Mar who were feudal overlords to the M^cHardy families in upper Donside and Deeside after acquiring the Earlship. These areas were sold off in 1738 due to debt problems stemming from the aftermath of the 1715 Jacobite uprising.

Clan Forbes Website: The Clan Forbes Society is a not for profit organization founded in 1979 to honour the heritage of the descendants of the ancient Clan Forbes of Scotland. A branch of the Forbes family who had been baillies to the Erskine Earls of Mar purchased the Corgarff lands and the M^cHardy families there became tenants.

Forbes Clan Website by Keith and Lois Forbes: A extensive collection of all things Forbes. Forbes of Newe, Skellater, Auchernach and Inverernan get a mention. Contains information on many related items and the Lonach Highland Games.
Farquharson Clan UK Website: This site is run by the Clan Farquharson UK Society. The Farquharsons were baillies to the Erskine Earls of Marr. When the Erskines were forced to sell their lands the Farquharsons purchased some of those in upper Deeside. Many M^cHardy families remained tenants. Like the publications of the 19th Century, where it takes it's information from, it incorrectly lists M^cHardy as a sept of the Farquharson clan.

Clan Chattan Website: The official Clan Chattan Website. The M^cHardys are reputed to have aligned themselves with Clan Chattan via an allegance to the M^cIntosh clan M^cHardy. I know that my own M^cHardy ancestors were out in the '45 with their Forbes landlord in Gordon of Glenbuchat's regiment.

Clan M^cIntosh Website: Again relying on the Clan Chattan link; and again incorrectly listing the M^cHardys as a sept of the clan.

Clan MacDuff (Clann MacDubhich): It would appear that this clan, aligned to Mackintosh, also have us on their surnames list. Great bit of history on this site.

Other Local Interest

The Elphinstone Kist: University of Aberdeen website born of a desire to bring new and fresh writing in North East Scots to the attention of schools. Doric is the dialect of Northeast Scotland. I notice my eldest brother has submitted a few of his efforts to this excellent site.

The Gordons o' Girnoc: An excellent website by Peter Gordon about his family roots in Glengirnoc in the upper Dee Valley of Aberdeenshire.

The Journal of Miss Ann Davidson 1844/45.: Janet Davidson has made available the 1844 period of the journal, written between 1844 and 1853, of Miss Anne Davidson, who lived part of the year in the city of Aberdeen and part at Inchmarlo, near Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The journal gives a fascinating insight into the lives of the upper classes. A visit to the Forbes of Inverernan is recorded; and Skellater and Forbes Lodge is mentioned.

The Kinnethmont Website: Jas Grant has been hard at work creating a plethora of information about the village and Parish of Kinnethmont and it's people . Lots of fascinating information

OFFLINE Lumsden Village Website: A creative website from Douglas McMann about the village of Lumsden. The website hosts a mountain of information about the past and present life of the village.

Lumsden - Scottish Sculpture Workshop Website: Read about this well established arts workshop and the famous Sculpture Walk between the school and the village.

Rhynie Greetings: Rhynie is the next parish and village along the road from the village of Lumsden. This site has been created by Ian Murray. Old photographs and documents relating to the village can be seen on the website.

Rhynie Gala Website: Another website by Ian Murray where you can read all about the Rhynie Gala which started in 1982. The Gala is held every August in the village. A great day out.

Tomintoul and Glenlivet Community Website: Read about the adjoining parishes o'er the hill (up The Lecht) from Corgarff.

University of Aberdeen George Washington Wilson Collection: View the extensive collection of early photographs by this famous son of Northeast Scotland. Much of his work is now archived and available online. Search on Strathdon (you'll note one or two rogue entries but the applicable pictures are very interesting.

War Memorials in north Kincardineshire: A new website that I cobbled together showing the war memorials and listing the names of the men upon them.

And let's not forget Soccer

GROAN (it gets bigger every season) - Without a doubt there is only one Scottish Premier League (SPL) team in this world for someone of the surname M^cHardy to support. Aberdeen Football Club Founded 1903. Here is the link to the official web site. How many managers has the club had in the last 10 years ? Dinna ask ! Yippes, another one was fired over the summer !

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Websites of decendents of the M^cHardy family of Corriehoul

Websites of decendents of other M^cHardy families

Other Strathdon and Corgarff Family History Websites

Upper Donside War Memorials

Strathdon, Corgarff and other Upper Donside Links

Glenbuchat Family History

Towie Family History

Family History Links and other useful sites

Feudal Overlords, Landowners, and Clan Links (Beware the harvesting of tenant farmer's surnames by the landowners which occurred in the Victorian Period. Don't believe that a given surname is a sept of a land owning clan just because it continues to be reproduced in books from this period.)

Other Local Interest

And let's not forget Soccer

Message Boards and Resources

Websites of decendents of the McHardy family of Corriehoul

Websites of decendents of other McHardy families

Other Strathdon and Corgarff Family History Websites

Upper Donside War Memorials

Strathdon, Corgarff and other Upper Donside Links

Glenbuchat Family History

Towie Family History

Family History Links and other useful sites

Feudal Overlords, Landowners, and Clan Links (Beware the harvesting of tenant farmer's surnames by the landowners which occurred in the Victorian Period. Don't believe that a given surname is a sept of a land owning clan just because it continues to be reproduced in books from this period.)

Other Local Interest

And let's not forget Soccer

Websites of decendents of the M^cHardy family of Corriehoul

Websites of decendents of other M^cHardy families