Hi Roger! You made reference to (B of N 34/p186)- not sure what that source is -- could you please clarify? I am wondering if there are records like this for Kentraw and Giol?? Linda ---------------------------- Message: 9 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:09:05 -0000 From: "Roger McWee" <[email protected]> Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Visit Torony & Nerabus To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Peter, I have what you have on your family group : You are well informed as to the where you should visit but dont miss out Nerabus another stonghold of McDermids and Variations. Below is a List of the rentals of Torronich or Torony you may find interesting : I was also interesting that you referred to Archibald McDiarmid being a tall white man. I met Donald McDiarmid at Nerabus now passed away, he was a fascinating man with loads of McDiarmid family history. He was told by his father Iain McDiarmid that his family were descended from Royal Irish family and Viking descent and that his father stood over 6 foot tall with blond hair. Now is that not spooky? - A cluster of houses, origionally a farmsteading but now occupied by Cottars, situated about 2 miles South West of Port Charlotte (B of N 34/p186) Torronich for 'Torr-rainich' meaning Fernyhill. Gaelic generic term in Islay Names 'torr', 'tor'. (Islay Place Names Captain F.W.L. Thomas, R.N., F.SA. Scot.1822). Grid Ref NR East 2360 5619 1686 Rental of Torrenich to Gillichreist McWilliam 6/-, Patrik Robertsone 6/-, Patrik McFail 1 kerrowrane payes - ?47 6s 8d Wethers 3, Geese 2, Hens 2 - 2 dozen eggs, Sheip 1, Lambis 1, Buttir 2 quartis, Stirkis half, Beir & Meill 1 boll. 1722 Rental of Torronich 047. 06s. 08d.Extent ?0 16s 8d 1 auchten part, Wethers 1 - ?2 6s 8d, Geese 2 - ?1 2s 0d, Hens 2 - 2 dozen eggs, Sheep 1, Lambs 1, Butter 2 quarts - ?2 0s 0d, Multer 1 boll, Stotts 1/2- ?12 0s 0d, Cows 20, Horses 8, Corn 20, Barley 3. 1733 Rental of Toronich to Alexander Stewart 18 part land, Old Rent ?65 02s 00d, New Rent ?77 02s 00d, Gressum Sterling ?8 00s 00d, New Rent Sterling ?6 08s 06d, Stotts 1/2. 1741 Rental 1/18th part land of Torronich to Robert Montgomery ?7. 00s 00d. 1749 McDougall Survey of Torronich 68 arable acres, 21 green pasture acres, 134 heathy pasture acres. 1754 Rental of Torronich Extent 1/2. 1779 Rental of Torronich 1774 Crop Rent ?7 5s new rent ?14 10s to Neil McCore. 1780 Rental ?25 10s 00d of Torranich to Duncan M'Currie, Angus M'Currie & Neil M'Currie. 1799 Rental ?26 17s 00d of Torronich to George Campbell & others. The old set expires Whitsunday 1800 Let to McLelan & sons at ?35. 1811 Rental of Torronich to Malcolm McLellan and sons. 1817 Rental of Torronoich to Alexander MacLellan, Charles MacLellan, Donald MacLellan and Peter MacDearmid. 1828 Rental of Torronich to Alexander McLellan, Charles McLellan, the heirs of Donald McLellan and Peter McDearmid. 1836 Rental of Torronich to Dearmid McDearmid, Alexander Johnston, Charles McLellan, Malcolm McLergan, George McDearmid, Donald McDearmid. 1848 Rental of Torronich to Dermid M'Dermid at ?15.0s.0d., Donald M'Dermid ?16.10s.0d., John & A. Sinclair ?42.10s.0d., 1848. 1851 Census registers 9 families resident at Torronish. 1852 Dugald Ferguson MacFayden, a Merchant at Port Charlotte and Tayvullin, said there were fifteen crofters in Killinallan besides the large farmer, about 40 years ago (1852). In Gearach seven tenants, in Oalistach eight, in Cam six and at Toronay five. 1876/7 Rental of Torronich to James McTaggart at ?126, and Neil Turner at ?30. 1876 Torronich Gaelic School and Dwelling house listed as Vacant. Yearly rent at ?2.0d. 1889 James McTaggart, Malcolm Turner, joint tenant Farmers, Archibald Turner, Farmer, John McAllister, shepherd, Torronich. (Register of Voters for the county of Argyll 1889-90). 1900 Alexander Jamison (Aladair 'Gobha Ruadh'), the red-haired Blacksmith. c1900. Lived in the now-ruined small village of Torony just North of Craigfad on the way to Portnahaven. The Turner family still own a house just below Torony. Regards Roger ------------------------------ To contact the SCT-ISLAY list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the SCT-ISLAY mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of SCT-ISLAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 43 ****************************************