I was contacted a couple of years ago by a Downie descendant from New Zealand who had traced his ancestry back to Strathdon.
I do not think that there is any connection between the Downies in Strathdon and my family but as always, you never know.
I have made the information I have found available through the world wide web so that others can make use of it.
I do not own the copyright on most of the information in these pages.
You must not copy this information other than for private research and expressly not for financial gain.
"Strathdon" includes the Parish of Strathdon and two detached parts of the Parish of Tarland & Migvie.
The information currently available consists of references to Downies in the following:
There is no index but I have included cross-reference links.
If you arrived here looking for information about Strathdon or about other families in Strathdon (McHardys feature strongly), here are four other sites which you will find full of information. All of them are based on good, solid research and family tradition.
Andrew McHardy's website has a wealth of information on it about Strathdon and the McHardys in particular. The site has transcriptions of the complete 1841 Census for the whole of Strathdon and is worth visiting even if you don't have a McHardy connection.
Suzanne Walker's Strathdon Vital Records is building towards a complete transcription of the Old Parish Registers and Statutory Registers for Strathdon.
David Walker's Glen Nochty Pages provide a great deal of information about the Glen focusing on the family of Gustavus McPherson and Diana McHardy of Tolduquhill.
Sandra (McHardy) DeMartino's McHardy of Ordachoy Genealogy Site provides a history of the family which farmed Ordachoy in Corgarff.
Deb O'Reilly's Family Ties & Genealogy website traces a Grassick family from Wardhead, Strathdon to the United States.
If you have any more information about anyone on these pages, please email me.
If you want to visit Strathdon and are looking for a place to stay, try Jenny's Bothy Crofthouse at Dellachuper.
Page last modified 7 February 2005 by Ian Downie.
