Occupation:Merchant in Milntown.
On gravestone:Miller,Mill of Den.
OPR Avoch - 18 Feb1817.Robert Young,Merchant to Ann Young lawful daughter to
the late Alexander Young,tenant Pitfuir.Future residence Miltown of Rosehaugh.
Robert and Ann were first cousins,grandchildren of Hector Young.
Described as a meal miller on his son Alexanders M/C.
Did not leave will.
Stone in churchyard.The date of her death on the stone is 1821 and her age ?2..This has to be
wrong because she had a son John born 9Apr1824.Probably 1827 when she would have been 42.
Her father was Alexander Young,Tenant at Potfuir.
There are no births in the OPR for Avoch between Sept1784 and Oct1787.It was during this gap in the records that Ann was probably born.She would have been baptized but a record was not made or at least has not survived.
1851 Census Name: David Young Age: 33 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818 Relationship: Head Gender: Male Where born: Avoch, Rossshire Parish Number: 59 Civil Parish: Avoch County: Ross and Cromarty Address: Mettlown Rosehaugh Occupation: Miller & Farmer Of 16 Acre Cand ED: 4 Page=6>
1841 Census not with brothers at Milltown.Not found any other census in Avoch.
May have emmigrated to Canada probably Ontario.
OPR Avoch.Donald Young born 7Nov and baptized 18Nov1819.Father Robert Young,merchant,Milltown of Rosehaugh.Mother Helen Young.I assume the mother should be Ann Young!
1851 Census living with brother David.Unmarried.Probably helped in mill and on the farm.
Not found 1861 Census or 1871 Census Avoch.
May have gone to Canada or America.
1881 Census - 1 Garden Close,Old Machair,Aberdeen 168-2/8/6 Bachelor.Carpet Weaver.Living alone.
1851 Census living with brother David.Probably helped in mill and on farm.Not found 1861 or 1871 in Avoch.
Not found 1881 Census Scotland.
OPR Avoch - John lawful son of Robert Young,Merchant and Elder and Ann Young
was born 9Apr1824.May have emigrated to Canada probably Ontario.
Extract from Dornoch Cathedral and Parish by Rev.Charles Bentinck.The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Co.Ltd. 1926.
Inverness.Mitchell Library 941.14 B461454
P.537.Tenants on the Skelbo estate in 1718.
Achandrew:John McAlea,Donald McKay,Thomas Matthewson,Alex. McAlea,James McKay and John McKay.
OPR Dornoch.The following Donalds found
21Sep1732 Father David.Place of birth illegible.
29Aug1734 Father Donald.Place of birth hard to read but not Skelbo or Achvandra.
14Oct1734 Father John.Not Skelbo or Achvandra
4 Jun1739 Father John.Place of birth illegible
8Jul1739 Father Donald.Place of birth illegible
10Jan1740 Father Angus.Place of birth Achvandra
26Jun1745 Father James.Place of birth Skelbo
8Dec1748 Father Donald.Place of birth Skelbo
OPR Dornoch.The following Janets found
4Aug1735.Parents Alex Ross & Christine Harper in forgot to look.
8Jul1735.Parents John Ross & Katherine Chisholm in Evlich
21Aug1744.Parents John & Helen McKay.Place of birth almost illegible but not Skelbo or Achvandra.
15Jun1745.Parents William Ross & Marion McKay in Skebol
8May1755.Father David.Place of birth Dornoch.
26Jun1756.Father David.Plce of birth Dornoch.
OPR Dornoch.The following Christy marriages found
11Mar1802 to John McKay.Place illegible.
10Jan1804 to William Sutherland in Skelbo
10Jan1812 to David McKenzie in Craighilisie?
12Aug1816 to Duncan Kennedy in Dornoch.He was a pedlar
OPR Dornoch.The following Janet marriages found
20Jan1809 to Alex Tuach in Embo
15Feb1814 to John McKay in Balvraid
11Oct1814 to Hugh Morrison in Dornoch
26Dec1817 to Alex Munro in Balvraid
23Feb1821 to William McDonald in Torbell
!Occupation:Crofter, probably in Golspie Parish,Sutherland where his daughter
Christina was born.
OPR Golspie:Lived Balblair in 1788 when daughter Christine was born.
A Donald Bannerman was also a farmer in Balblair.He had a daughter Helen in
6Sep1796.Alex 16May1795/6.David 19Jun/15Jul1774.John4/17Jan1788 and
14Jun1795/6.Margaret 26Jun1795/6.David 15Jul1773. Nothing useful found under
births in OPR.
From O.S.Map 21:Balblair is on the north side of Loch Fleet.Achavandra Muir,
where Christina was married,is on the south side of Loch Fleet and about three miles in a direct line south-west of Balblair.
Extracted from Golspies Story by Margaret Grant.Published by Northern Times,Golspie 1983 ISBN O 9501718 40.Mitchell Library 941.165/GRA
From list of the people of Golspy that contributed for the support of government at a meeting held in the church of Golspy 24May1798.Exclusive of volunteers. Balblair:David Bannerman.
Militia Liability September 1810. Balblair:George,John and Robert Bannerman
all wrights and all under the age of 30.
Seatholders in Golspie Kirk March 1752. David Bannerman,tenant in Balblair.
1841 and 1851 Census.No Bannermans at Balblair
1811 Census Golspie Highland Council Archive D/269/1 Heads of House
Balblair Five households
Donald Bannerman 5 males and 3 females
John MacPherson 5m 1f
Widow MacLeod 2m 2f
Robert Murray 5m 4f
Donald Grant 2m 3f
Other Bannerman households in Golspie 1811
Morvich Donald Bannerman 1m 4f
Clashmore John Bannerman 5m 1f
Drumuy Widow Bannerman 1m 3f.
1881 Census:Farmer with 12 acres near Skelbo Lodge,Dornoch.Living with wife
and six children.47/3/8 John,Donald,Maggie,Ellen,Thomas and Alexandrina
OPR Dornoch:24Oct1815.Thomas lawful son to John Mackay and Cristian
Benderman,Achavandrewmuir was baptized.
1851 Census:Living with parents at Skelbomuir.
Death not found in Inverness Courier or North Star(very few intimations)
1861 Census:Living at Skelbomuir with wife Helen and son John.He was a farmer
with ten acres.House had two rooms with at least one window.
1891 Census:Living at Achvandra with wife and four of his children Thomas,Margaret ,Donald and Alexandrina(Alice)A grand-daughter Ellin b.abt 1886 Dornoch was also in the house.He was a crofter.His house had four rooms.They could all speak Gaelic and English except the grand-daughter.
1901 Census Achavandra.Crofter.Living with wife Helen,his children Helen and Thomas and a 5 year old Annie Mackay born Edinburgh,Midlothian.Might be a grand-daughter.All had gaelic and english.
On his son Donalds D/C Thomas is described as a landholder.
Will.MacKay,Thomas,Crofter,Achavandra Muir,Dornoch,died 11Feb1903,at Achvandra Muir aforesaid,intestate.Inventory given up at Dornoch,2Aug,by Helen MCKenzie or MacKay,Achavandra Muir aforesaid.Executrix dative qua relict.Value of Estate, £29..
Inverness Courier:Death not found.
1881 Census:Occupation-agricultural labourer.Living with parents near
Skelbo Lodge.
1881 Census Name: Tennie MacKay Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865 Relationship: Servant Gender: Female Where born: Dornoch G, Sutherland Registration Number: 47 Registration district: Dornoch Civil Parish: Dornoch County: Sutherland Occupation: General Servant (Dom.) ED: 2 Page: =5> (
1881 Census:Living with parents near Skelbo Lodge.Agricultural labourer.
Buried with parents in Dornoch Golf Road Burial Ground.
1891 Census:As above.
Did not marry.Described on D/C as landholder.
1881 Census Name: Jessie MacKay Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869 Relationship: Visitor Gender: Female Where born: Dornoch G, Sutherland Registration Number: 47 Registration district: Dornoch Civil Parish: Dornoch County: Sutherland Occupation: Scholar ED: 2
Name on parents gravestone.Interned Edinburgh.
From D/C - Domestic servant.Usual address 51 Longstone Street,Slateford,
Edinburgh.Her nephew Thomas D. Mackay registered her death.
1881 Census not with parents visiting as above.
1891 Census:Living with parents at Achvandra.Spoke Gaelic and English.
1901 Census living with parents.Labourer on fathers croft.Spoke gaelic and english.
Occupation:Farmer
There is a gravestone.
OPR Dornoch:16Apr1820.Christina lawful daughter to John Mackay and Christy
Bennerman.Place of birth indistinct,either Skelbo or Achavandra Muir.
1881 Census Dornoch 047/3/21 Croft 9 acres.Widow living with children John,Donald,Georgina and Thomas.
1901 Census living with son John at Ardshave.
She is buried with her husband,son Alexander and his wife Barbara,and five
grandchildren.There is a gravestone.
OPR Dornoch:Unable to read marriage entry.
Death not found in Inverness Courier or Northern Chronicle.
From M/C - Ploughman.Address Pitgrudie.
1881 Census - Farm servant
1891 Census - General labourer.Could speak Gaelic and English.
1901 Census with wife.General labourer.Worker.
OPR Dornoch:15Apr1825.Janet lawful daughter to John Mackay and Christy
Bannerman,Skelbomuir was baptized.
1841 Census:Living with parents at Skelbomuir.
1851 Census:Living with parents at Skelbomuir.
1859 M/C - Living at Skelbomuir.
1881 Census 054-2-4 Loth.Living with husband and four children.
1891 Census Littletown,Dornoch.Living with husband.Could speak Gaelic and English.House had two rooms with one or more windows.
1901 Census 47/1/4 .7 Carnaig Street,Dornoch Parish.Living with husband.Gaelic and English.Three rooms with windows.
1910 D/C - Her son-in-law Kenneth Mackay signed her death certificate.
Occupation-Farmer
!Parish Records
James Fraser died 12Feb1787 at Muiralehouse.In the Parish Records there is the following entry which might indicate that his son James took over the tenancy of the farm after his death - 4Oct1792.Alexander Fraser.Father James Fraser
Tenant in Muiralehouse.Mother Christian Miller.,
Gravestone,Avoch Churchyard - James Fraser,farmer,Muiralehouse,who died 12Feb1787,age 72 years.Also his spouse Margaret Miller who died 10Jan1782,aged 65 years.Also Alexander Fraser,farmer,Halfdaugh,who died 24Aug1805,aged 57 years:and of his spouse Janet Fraser who died 28Feb1818,aged 60 years.Likewise James Fraser,farmer,Halfdaugh,died on the 27Apr1869,aged 87 years.And of his spouse Helen Fraser who died the 4Feb1866,aged 77 years.Alexander Fraser,son of the said James Fraser,farmer in Halfdaugh,who died 24Jan1847,aged 31 years.
Search in SRO for will.
CC.19/10/1 Inventory- Nothing found.
CC.19/5/3 Commissary Ross Inventories 1784-1823 - Nothing found
Fraser Births in Avoch
John b.21Nov1731 F.Donald in Ordhill
Alexander b.14Apr1734 F.Donald in Ordhill
Margaret b.11Jun1738 F.Donald in Ordhill
James b.5Sep1753 F.Donald in Ordhill
Elizabeth b.6Jan1734 F.John,tinklar in Bennettsfield
John b.18Sep1737 F.John in Bennettsfield
Elizabeth b.30Sep1750 F.John in Bennettsfield
Anne b.17Mar1762 F.Donald in Rosehaugh
Donald b.27Mar1742 F.James in Halfdavoch
Janet b.10Mar1744 F.James in Halfdavoch
James b.10Oct1752 F.Alexander in Halfdavoch
Janet b.14Jun1738 F.Alexander in Laichley
Katherine b.Aug1740 F.John in Parishtown
Donald b.6Oct1742 F.Donald in Hill of Pitonachlee
James b.1Aug1773 F.Alexander at Seddans Loch?
James b.1Aug1780 F.Donald in Crosshill
Margaret b.3Feb1781 F.John in Muiralehouse
N/K b.Jun 1743 F.Alexander in ?
N/K b.24Jul1745 F.John in ?
John b.14Feb1730 Grandfather Donald in ?
Alex b.19Aug1778 F.Donald in Crosshill
Agnes b.21Dec1780 F.Alex in Laichley
1Feb1729 Miltown:Donald Fraser in Killan with Ann Aird daughter of John Aird in Cottartown.Cautioners for the man John Reid taxman in Ariandilk? for the woman her father.
!No marriages in Avoch OPR from 1746-1767
N.A.S. E612/10 1723 Account of the rents of the Estate of Avoch 1715/1722 with Bill of Rest.
Miller births in Avoch OPR
Father Andrew m.Janet Fraser 12Feb1729
Alex 24Jul1731 in the scope
Margt 9May1738 in the scope
Janet 14Feb1741 in the scope
Father John
Isabel 9Jul1731 in Parishtown
N/K 15Feb1737 not found
Christian 20Oct1742 in Auchterflow
William 19Feb1762 in Bellone
Collin 21Oct1765 in Bellone
Jean 20Sep1772 in Bellone
Elspat 3 Jun1775 in Ballone
Mary 3Jan1780 in Bellone
John 24Feb1781 in Balloan
Janet 31Oct1765 in the scope
John 1Dec1773 in the scope
Jannet 15Feb1774 in the scope
Margt 25Dec1776 in Bennettsfield
Eliz 7Dec1781 in Bennettsfield
Father William
Margt 3May1730 Taxman in Bellone
Alex 22May1737 in Bennettsfield
Donald 31Sep1743 in Bennettsfield
Father Alexander
Margt 19Jan1755 in the scope
Jean 7Aug1761 in the scope
Alex 27Oct1769 at the shore of Bennettsfield
N/K 1774 shore of Bennettsfield
Some marriages from Avoch
15Nov1729:Donald Miller in Parish of Rosemarkie and Isabel Hosack daughter of Alex Hosack taxman in Castletown.Cationers John Miller merchant in Fortrose and Kenneth More in Lachlay.
29Jun1737:Angus Aird and Margaret Miller daughter to the deceased John Miller
sometime taxman in Corrachie.
22Jul1738:Hugh Miller in the Parish of Rosemarkie and Margaret Thomson in this parish. Children Alex Sep1743,Margt Jul1753.
12Feb1729 Miltown:Andrew Miller taxman in The Scope with Janet Fraser
daughter of Donald Fraser taxman in Laighlea.For the man Alex Miller in Bennettsfield.for the woman Donald Fraser her father.
Parish Records
Birth - 12Jul1755-James Fraser in Muiralehouse had a child baptized named Al.
Name difficult to read.
Parish Records
Birth - 31Oct1794.Donald Fraser.Father Alexander Fraser,Tenant in Halfdavoch.Mother Janet Fraser.
Marriage - 8May1829.Donald Fraser in Halfdavoch,tenant married Rebecca McLean from Scatwell,Parish of Contin.Future residence Halfdavoch.
1841 Census Name: Donald Fraser Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796 Gender: Male Where born: Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Civil Parish: Avoch County: Ross and Cromarty Address: Lochalla Occupation Farmer
1841 Cesus Name: Bell MacLean Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791 Gender: Female Where born: Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Civil Parish: Avoch County: Ross and Cromarty Address: Lochalla Occupation: Egg Gatherane
Parish Records
Birth - 1830.Born Feb13.Bapt Feb18.Father Donald Fraser,Tenant,Halfdaugh.
Mother Rebecca McLean.
Parish Records
Birth - 1831.Born Aug2.Bapt Aug19.Father Donald Fraser,farmer,Halfdaugh.
Mother Rebecca McLean.