Hi folks, A heritor was exactly as LAchie said, a landholder, someone who owned land, usually a laird or rich merchant from the crown or in towns and cities under free burgage. These men (and the occasional lady) were responsible for paying the cost of e.g. building and repairing the parish school and church and shared the cost of the Minister's salary. In Dingwall, because Davidson of Tulloch was the main heritor, when the "new" Parish church of St Clements required to be built in 1799 to 1803, he didn't like the style, costs etc and the only way they got his agreement to foot most of the bill was if the church was effectively built back to front, so as you come out the front door at the back of the church, until modern housing obscured it, people looked straight up Tulloch hill to Tulloch Castle, home of Duncan Davidson of Tulloch!! Regards Mark John M Sutherland-Fisher Director: Czech Match Ltd North Cadboll House, North Cadboll, Fearn by Tain, Ross-shire. IV20 1TN Tel and Fax: (0044)1862 871877 Mobile: 07765 272815 e-mail: info@czechmatch.co.uk website: www.czechmatch.co.uk "Bringing Two Worlds Together" -----Original Message----- From: Lachiemunro@aol.com [mailto:Lachiemunro@aol.com] Sent: 14 April 2005 08:41 To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RossGen] Occupation A 'heritor' is 'one who inherits', but specifically in Scotland (under scottish Law), it is someone who is a 'landholder' (landowner) in a Parish - "liable to public burdens" (whatever that means?). Lachie ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm

Thankyou all for your interesting answers to my question about "heritor" . Out of interest Mark is the church still there as it was originally built. Jane Coffs Harbour NSW -----Original Message----- From: Mark Sutherland-Fisher [mailto:info@highland-family-heritage.co.uk] Sent: Friday, 15 April 2005 6:23 AM To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [RossGen] Occupation Hi folks, A heritor was exactly as LAchie said, a landholder, someone who owned land, usually a laird or rich merchant from the crown or in towns and cities under free burgage. These men (and the occasional lady) were responsible for paying the cost of e.g. building and repairing the parish school and church and shared the cost of the Minister's salary. In Dingwall, because Davidson of Tulloch was the main heritor, when the "new" Parish church of St Clements required to be built in 1799 to 1803, he didn't like the style, costs etc and the only way they got his agreement to foot most of the bill was if the church was effectively built back to front, so as you come out the front door at the back of the church, until modern housing obscured it, people looked straight up Tulloch hill to Tulloch Castle, home of Duncan Davidson of Tulloch!! Regards Mark John M Sutherland-Fisher Director: Czech Match Ltd North Cadboll House, North Cadboll, Fearn by Tain, Ross-shire. IV20 1TN Tel and Fax: (0044)1862 871877 Mobile: 07765 272815 e-mail: info@czechmatch.co.uk website: www.czechmatch.co.uk "Bringing Two Worlds Together" -----Original Message----- From: Lachiemunro@aol.com [mailto:Lachiemunro@aol.com] Sent: 14 April 2005 08:41 To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RossGen] Occupation A 'heritor' is 'one who inherits', but specifically in Scotland (under scottish Law), it is someone who is a 'landholder' (landowner) in a Parish - "liable to public burdens" (whatever that means?). Lachie ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm ______________________________

Jane, In 2001 we celebrated the Bicentenary of the present church, the back to front one and like my father before me, I am an Elder in it. The remains of the Aisle of the mediaeval church it replaced still lie about 10 feet to the north of the existing church, propped up with supports and fenced off for safety. A truly sad sight and a poor reflection on the local authority who will waste thousands of pounds on new office furniture for the council workers (to replace furniture only 1 or 2 years old) but wont spend a few thousand pounds to restore and preserve the remains of a 500 year old church. Cheers Mark John M Sutherland-Fisher Director: Czech Match Ltd North Cadboll House, North Cadboll, Fearn by Tain, Ross-shire. IV20 1TN Tel and Fax: (0044)1862 871877 Mobile: 07765 272815 e-mail: info@czechmatch.co.uk website: www.czechmatch.co.uk "Bringing Two Worlds Together" -----Original Message----- From: Jane Gow [mailto:janegow@bigpond.net.au] Sent: 15 April 2005 07:16 To: Mark Sutherland-Fisher; ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [RossGen] Occupation Thankyou all for your interesting answers to my question about "heritor" . Out of interest Mark is the church still there as it was originally built. Jane Coffs Harbour NSW -----Original Message----- From: Mark Sutherland-Fisher [mailto:info@highland-family-heritage.co.uk] Sent: Friday, 15 April 2005 6:23 AM To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [RossGen] Occupation Hi folks, A heritor was exactly as LAchie said, a landholder, someone who owned land, usually a laird or rich merchant from the crown or in towns and cities under free burgage. These men (and the occasional lady) were responsible for paying the cost of e.g. building and repairing the parish school and church and shared the cost of the Minister's salary. In Dingwall, because Davidson of Tulloch was the main heritor, when the "new" Parish church of St Clements required to be built in 1799 to 1803, he didn't like the style, costs etc and the only way they got his agreement to foot most of the bill was if the church was effectively built back to front, so as you come out the front door at the back of the church, until modern housing obscured it, people looked straight up Tulloch hill to Tulloch Castle, home of Duncan Davidson of Tulloch!! Regards Mark John M Sutherland-Fisher Director: Czech Match Ltd North Cadboll House, North Cadboll, Fearn by Tain, Ross-shire. IV20 1TN Tel and Fax: (0044)1862 871877 Mobile: 07765 272815 e-mail: info@czechmatch.co.uk website: www.czechmatch.co.uk "Bringing Two Worlds Together" -----Original Message----- From: Lachiemunro@aol.com [mailto:Lachiemunro@aol.com] Sent: 14 April 2005 08:41 To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RossGen] Occupation A 'heritor' is 'one who inherits', but specifically in Scotland (under scottish Law), it is someone who is a 'landholder' (landowner) in a Parish - "liable to public burdens" (whatever that means?). Lachie ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm ______________________________