1901 Census with parents.
Occupation:Police Constable.
Strathclyde Archives Vol.No.SR22/55/25 Ref.No.281
Former occupation:gardener.Scots Guards 3yrs.9Months.Joined Glasgow Police 1919
Single.Various addresses:27 Park Drive Street,1221 Dumbarton Road,33 Pettigrew
Street.As a probationer constable his pay was 70/- per week.Card No.1012.
He had two children.
Address c.1950:25 Rowan Road,Dalneigh,Inverness
DC - 25 Rowan Road,Inverness.
Pte. James Mackay, of the famous Scots Guards, the veritable "Jocks," joined up in January1916. He also has seen much service, and has also been twice wounded, first in December, 1916, and again in October, 1917. Before entering the Army he was a gardener. Both sons are splendid types of manhood, and fine Highlanders.
Date of Paper------------------18.01.1918 Surname------------------------Mackay First Name(s)------------------James Rank----------------------------Private Regiment-----------------------Scots Guards Home Address-----------------Killin Farm, Avoch
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From DC.Usual address 25 Rowan St,Inverness.Son C. or G. McKay 5 Brewfield Ave Muirend Glasgow registered her death.
Occupation:Mason.
Occupation:Miller.
OPR - 06Jan1792.Donald Davidson,miller, and Helen Leitch,lawful daughter of
William Leitch,tenant in Castletown.Future residence-Mill of Rosehaugh.
Possibly emigrated to Ontario,Witness at wedding of brother Donald? See Donald's Notes.
1851 Census Name: John Davidson Gender: Male Age: 59 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1793 Birthplace: Scotland Province: Canada West (Ontario) District: Norfolk County District Number: 25 Sub-District: Woodhouse Sub-District Number: 239 Page: 77 Line: 26 Living with son John age 26 and daughter Sarah A. age 19.No sign of wife.This might be him.
Probably married in Avoch.
OPR - 8Mar1749.James Fraser in Muiralehouse had a son James
Search for will SRO: CC.19/4/2 1821-4.Not found.
Died between Jul1822/Dec1823 probably Muiralehouse.See marriages of daughters Elspeth and Margaret.But he may have been alive in 1831,see daughter Christian's marriage.
Appears to have died 1823 because James More took the tenancy of Muiralehouse from Whitsunday 1823 for 17 years.In 1840 his son George took the tenancy for another 17 years.
The owner of Muiralehouse was Sir.James Wemyss Mackenzie,Bart.of Scatwell 1775-1843.On his death Muiralehouse passed to Sir John James Randall Mackenzie,Bart.of Scatwell 1814-1884.
Muiralehouse was part of the Domain of Rosehaugh and The Suddies in the Parishes of Avoch,Knockbain and Rosemarkie all owned by the Mackenzies of Scatwell.Scatwell is in Strathconnon, Contin Parish.I have a map of the Domain dated 1850 with each farm named.There is also a list of each farms tenant.James Fletcher bought Rosehaugh House in 1864,demolished it and built a bigger house.Fletcher also subsequently bought the adjacent estates of Avoch,Suddie,Bennettsfield and Eathie.
1799.Father tenant in Muiralehouse.
On D/C - Pauper formerly a labourer.Bachelor.
1861 Census Name: William Fraser Age: 58 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803 Relationship: Servant Gender: Male Where born: Avoch, Rossshire Registration Number: 59 Registration district: Avoch Civil Parish: Avoch County: Ross and Cromarty Address: Crosshill Occupation: Labourer Agricultural ED: 3 Household schedule number: 38 Line: 8