Murdoch Buie Lamont and Miss
Unknown
Murdoch Buie Lamont and Miss Unknown
Murdoch Buie Lamont was born circa 1725 in Valtos, on
the East side of the Isle of Skye, in the district of Trotternish. He was
son of John Lamont,
and John was noted to be living in Valtos in 1733.
Family historian William Dawson Lamont said of Murdoch
Buie Lamont, that "he is said to have built boats and violins. He must
have been an interesting character, as he joined the unofficial contingent
which followed Bonnie Prince Charlie in the '45. This would place his birth
at perhaps 1725, surely not later than 1730. The name of his wife is unknown,
and we have no information of children other than Malcolm."
Murdoch's son Malcolm Lamont emigrated to Prince
Edward Island in 1829, and he was accompanied by his nephew Murdoch Lamont,
so we know for certain, that Murdoch Buie Lamont had at least one other
son on Skye.
As for "Buie", Murdoch's middle name, this points
to the probability that Buie was his mother's maiden name. If so, than
she would no doubt have come from the Isle of Colonsay, where the name
is common, being spelled in various different fashions, Bue, Buie, Bowie,
etc.
In days gone by, it was traditional for Scottish
boys to "Name their Chief". This meant memorizing by heart, the names of
all their ancestors before them, and how they were related to their chief.
Consequently, Murdoch Buie Lamont learned that he was son of John, son
of Duncan, son of Donald, son of Murdoch, son of Duncan, son of Kenneth
Lamont.
Fortunately for modern genealogy, this tradition
was kept alive by the descendants of Murdoch Buie Lamont, and the descendants
of the Lamonts who emigrated to the new world still know their ancestery
by heart, even today.
Murdoch Buie Lamont and Miss Unknown had children;
1.Malcolm Lamont
married Isabella Macdonald and emigrated to PEI
2.Son Lamont married ? with son Murdoch
Lamont
who emigrated to PEI.
Source: Lamont family archives and oral traditions, catalina@intergate.bc.ca
Source: Prince Edward Pedigrees, archives, PEI
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