Malcolm I think this is the family you speak of: Donald Mackay married Ann Murray. They had a daughter: Helen MACKAY, born circa 1792 [died 16 April 1857 Golspie - spinster, pauper]. Helen's death certificate was signed by John Grant, Inspector of Poor. She is buried in Golspie. At least part of the family stayed on in Golspie but this does not say if Helen remained at the Glen. No doubt a look at the death certificate in Edinburgh would give an address. Christine -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm.Bangor-Jones@scotland.gsi.gov.uk [mailto:Malcolm.Bangor-Jones@scotland.gsi.gov.uk] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 8:53 AM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: A MURRAY DEATH LEADS TO A DISPUTE **************************************************************************** * This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. **************************************************************************** * A dispute linking two families: John Polson, a tenant in Keankyle in the parish of Kildonan, was married to Helen Murray. A single child, William, had been born to the marriage before she died in September 1794. Polson claimed that, on 24 September, Helen's sister Ann Murray, wife of Donald MacKay alias Taylor tenant in the Glen of Dunrobin, in the parish of Golspie, had come with her husband to Polson's house and carried off some of Helen's clothes and a small quantity of wool. It subsequently emerged that Polson had given the clothes "partly as a Complement, and so much of her deceased Sister's Cloathing, in the way of remembrance of her, and partly for a Service of Fifteen days" which Ann's daughter was to perform "in Cutting down and Ingathering his Crop". He claimed that he had given his sister-in-law a gown on condition that she would clothe his boy "with a Coat and Kilt". She had refused. The result was that Ann Murray had to pay for the wool. Donald Mackay is recorded as living in Leadreoch or Leadreavach, a part of the Glen of Dunrobin, in 1798. Did he move or did he stay when the Glen was turned over to the landlord's sheep? Malcolm Bangor-Jones ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01