Hi Zelda Great to hear from someone from my home town of Dunedin, New Zealand!! I lived my first 25 years in Dunedin until 1990 when I finished university and went to my first law job up in Wellington. Was raised in Doon St, Waverley, Dunedin. Dad, Fergus Grant, died at 48 and 8 years later Mum married Tom O'Connell (one of the O'Connells from Macraes) who died 4 yrs later. Mum is now living in "pensioner-ville" (as my sister and I call it!!) in St Kilda, Dunedin. Where are you living? Down to business!! I have not seen any mention of Corbets in Eddrachillis before 1783, but this does not mean to say I have looked very hard. As you probably know, there is a dearth of records. Nonetheless, here are a few interesting notes: Durness Marriage Registers (published by Scottish Record Society): 18 Dec 1783 John CORBET in Ceansalic, Eddrachillis and Marion Mackay alias nin Dhonilvoy herdman in Shinniss. National Library of Scotland - Gordon-Cumming Papers – General Deposit 175 6 Oct 1731 General Service of Jean Bayne, wife of Donald Mackay in Kilestrom of Eddrachillis as heir portioner of provision to the deceased Alexander Corbat sometime of Arboll her grandfather on her mother’s side (Jean being only child procreate between Alexander Bayne farm servant at Mill of Inch and Margaret Corbat daughter procreat between the said Alexander Corbat and his wife Elizabeth Bayne). Next entry allows the following to be re-constructed: Alex Corbat = Elizabeth Bayne / Christian Corbat = Colin Mackenzie of Saunachan / Roderick Mackenzie of Saunachan (eldest lawful son) / Christian Mackenzie (heir as well as Jean Bayne above) = Alexander Mackenzie in Blairnibie in Strathconnon. Also found an Eddrachillis Corbet in the discharge records of the Chelsea Pensioners at PRO Kew: WO97/1113: Private Donald Corbet b parish of Adrogha (sic - Eddrachillis) in or near the town of Caithness in the county of Sutherland; enlisted in First Royal Regiment of Veterans at Naas in county of Kildare on 25 Dec 1821 age 36 for unlimited service. Prior Service in 93rd Foot 13 years 238 days and then First Veteran Battn 4 yrs 21 days. Total service 18 yrs+. Discharged 8 Apr 1826 in consequence of disbandment….Conduct good…. signed “x”. Aged about 40 years, 5’7”, brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, by trade a labourer. Discharge given under seal at Athlone this 24 Apr 1826. Family: wife and 2 children. Future residence Castletown, Co. Cork. And his first discharge records WO97/1015: Stamped at Royal Hospital, Kilmainham 28 Nov 1821 This is to certify that Private Donald Corbet born in the parish of Addrachilis in or near the town of Dornoch in the county of Sutherland enlisted in this Regiment at Addrachilis in Sutherland 16 Mar 1808 at age 21 for limited service. Service: 93rd Highlanders 16 Mar 1808 – 8 Nov 1821 = 13 yrs 238 days. That by the authority of the Adjutant General’s circular letter dated at Dublin 27 Aug 1821 he is hereby discharged in consequence of being supernumary to the establishment. Badly wounded at New Orleans 8 Jan 1815 by a grape shot which lodged in his right thigh and was extracted. Conduct has been but indifferent but from his having been seriously wounded before (-) on 8 Jan 1815. I beg leave to recommend him. Signed “x” his mark. 35 years of age, 5’6”, brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion, labourer. Given under my hand at Ennis this 8 Nov 1821…… It is very annoying that the parish registers don't start until about 1809/10 or so - just after the time that Alexandrina/Alexina/Lexy Corbet was born at Oldshoremore. The Oldshoremore Corbets appeared to be a fairly tight-knit bunch in any event; I recollect there were only a few families of Corbets from 1809/10? and they were either at Oldshoremore or Oldshorebeg. They must all be the same bunch - perhaps John Corbet/Marion Mackay (mentioned above were the progenitors???) I note you have a Murdoch and an Alexandrina in your family - they are Oldshoremore Corbet names. Alexandrina Corbet (Morag's ancestor) was born Oldshoremore c1808, married Neil Matheson at Eddrachillis 1833, and had John, Elizabeth, Hugh, Dolina and Neil (plus possibly some others - Neil Matheson Sr was a journeyman mason so the kids were born from Eddrachillis to various places in Caithness to Stornoway (Morag's ancestor Neil in 1852). Do you have any references to Corbets from records etc? I might be able to dig out my extracts of Corbets from the Eddrachillis OPRs if you do not have them already? Look forward to hearing from you. Peter Grant London UK -----Original Message----- From: George Matheson [mailto:DORNOCH@XTRA.CO.NZ] Sent: 21 June 2001 02:28 To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: New lister interests- Matheson-Corbett family Hi Peter Great to see your name appear on this list - sometime ago I found a message of yrs when you still lived in NZ - old address was a chartered accountant address - but by that time you had taken flight to parts overseas so am anxious to see if your family might have a link to mine My mother in law - Mina Matheson came from Edinburgh but had family connectons in Oldsmoreshore Her mother was Williamina (Mina) Corbert and she married James Munro and they lived at Achlyness overlooking Loch Inchard - incidentally the house is still there in Achlyness. Willamina's parents were John Corbett and Betty (Betsy) Paterson married at Fodderty on 23 December 1830 Believe their childlren to be: John, Elizabeth, Alexandrina, Ann, Isabella, Williamina and Murdoch. My Alexandrina born 10 February 1844. It would be great to hear from you - any info gratefully received Regards Zelda Matheson, Dunedin, New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: Morag Godfrey-Grant & Peter Grant <morag&peter@godfrey-grant.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 8:19 AM Subject: New lister interests > Hi I'm a new lister, Peter Grant of London UK (on working holiday from New > Zealand). Was around on various Rootsweb lists last year before leaving for > a 7 month holiday. Started the holiday with the delightful experience of > taking my wife's NZ-resident Scottish-born mother back to Nairn for the > first time since she emigrated with her parents as a 16 yr old 40 years ago! > It was great. Spent a week or so in Sutherland, and that part of the west > coast of the Highlands is one place that really reminds me of the part of NZ > I'm from. We just love the Assynt area. > Interests: > MATHESON Hugh b abt 1780 Shinness, Lairg, SUT, d 1817 Eadar a'Chalda, > Assynt, ground officer for the Sutherland Estate at the time of the > evictions (!), m Janet McBEATH (b 1784 Wick, d 1857 Torbreck, Assynt). > Children: Neil MATHESON (in Eddrachillis then Stornoway), William MATHESON > (in Scourie), Donald MATHESON (in Torbreck, Assynt), George MATHESON > (unknown) and Hughina MATHESON (m Lachlan MACDONALD, Lochinver, Assynt). > CORBETT Alexandrina (Lexy) b abt 1808 Oldshoremore, Eddrachillis, SUT. > TAYLOR in Kinbrace, Kildonan, SUT 1860s onwards. > GRANT in Grimachary, Kildonan, SUT 1780s onwards. > Look forward to hearing from anyone with interests in these areas. > > Peter Grant > > > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. 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Hi Peter & Morag Thank you for your reply. I have very little information on the CORBETS of Eddrachillis so would be grateful for any data you may have. Glad to see you are from "Speights Country & the House of Pain" ie Dunedin NZ - I live in Fairfield. Best wishes from Zelda on a very cold frosty night from Dunedin ---- Original Message ----- From: "Morag Godfrey-Grant & Peter Grant" <morag&peter@godfrey-grant.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: Corbet from Eddrachillis > Hi Zelda > Great to hear from someone from my home town of Dunedin, New Zealand!! I > lived my first 25 years in Dunedin until 1990 when I finished university and > went to my first law job up in Wellington. Was raised in Doon St, Waverley, > Dunedin. Dad, Fergus Grant, died at 48 and 8 years later Mum married Tom > O'Connell (one of the O'Connells from Macraes) who died 4 yrs later. Mum is > now living in "pensioner-ville" (as my sister and I call it!!) in St Kilda, > Dunedin. Where are you living? > Down to business!! I have not seen any mention of Corbets in Eddrachillis > before 1783, but this does not mean to say I have looked very hard. As you > probably know, there is a dearth of records. Nonetheless, here are a few > interesting notes: > > Durness Marriage Registers (published by Scottish Record Society): > 18 Dec 1783 John CORBET in Ceansalic, Eddrachillis and Marion Mackay alias > nin Dhonilvoy herdman in Shinniss. > > National Library of Scotland - Gordon-Cumming Papers - General Deposit 175 > 6 Oct 1731 General Service of Jean Bayne, wife of Donald Mackay in Kilestrom > of Eddrachillis as heir portioner of provision to the deceased Alexander > Corbat sometime of Arboll her grandfather on her mother's side (Jean being > only child procreate between Alexander Bayne farm servant at Mill of Inch > and Margaret Corbat daughter procreat between the said Alexander Corbat and > his wife Elizabeth Bayne). > Next entry allows the following to be re-constructed: > Alex Corbat = Elizabeth Bayne > / > Christian Corbat = Colin Mackenzie of Saunachan > / > Roderick Mackenzie of Saunachan (eldest lawful son) > / > Christian Mackenzie (heir as well as Jean Bayne above) = Alexander Mackenzie > in Blairnibie in Strathconnon. > > Also found an Eddrachillis Corbet in the discharge records of the Chelsea > Pensioners at PRO Kew: > WO97/1113: > Private Donald Corbet b parish of Adrogha (sic - Eddrachillis) in or near > the town of Caithness in the county of Sutherland; enlisted in First Royal > Regiment of Veterans at Naas in county of Kildare on 25 Dec 1821 age 36 for > unlimited service. Prior Service in 93rd Foot 13 years 238 days and then > First Veteran Battn 4 yrs 21 days. Total service 18 yrs+. Discharged 8 Apr > 1826 in consequence of disbandment..Conduct good.. signed "x". Aged about > 40 years, 5'7", brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, by trade a labourer. > Discharge given under seal at Athlone this 24 Apr 1826. Family: wife and 2 > children. Future residence Castletown, Co. Cork. > And his first discharge records WO97/1015: > Stamped at Royal Hospital, Kilmainham 28 Nov 1821 > This is to certify that Private Donald Corbet born in the parish of > Addrachilis in or near the town of Dornoch in the county of Sutherland > enlisted in this Regiment at Addrachilis in Sutherland 16 Mar 1808 at age 21 > for limited service. Service: 93rd Highlanders 16 Mar 1808 - 8 Nov 1821 = > 13 yrs 238 days. That by the authority of the Adjutant General's circular > letter dated at Dublin 27 Aug 1821 he is hereby discharged in consequence of > being supernumary to the establishment. > Badly wounded at New Orleans 8 Jan 1815 by a grape shot which lodged in his > right thigh and was extracted. Conduct has been but indifferent but from > his having been seriously wounded before (-) on 8 Jan 1815. I beg leave to > recommend him. > Signed "x" his mark. > 35 years of age, 5'6", brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion, labourer. > Given under my hand at Ennis this 8 Nov 1821.. > > It is very annoying that the parish registers don't start until about > 1809/10 or so - just after the time that Alexandrina/Alexina/Lexy Corbet was > born at Oldshoremore. The Oldshoremore Corbets appeared to be a fairly > tight-knit bunch in any event; I recollect there were only a few families of > Corbets from 1809/10? and they were either at Oldshoremore or Oldshorebeg. > They must all be the same bunch - perhaps John Corbet/Marion Mackay > (mentioned above were the progenitors???) > I note you have a Murdoch and an Alexandrina in your family - they are > Oldshoremore Corbet names. Alexandrina Corbet (Morag's ancestor) was born > Oldshoremore c1808, married Neil Matheson at Eddrachillis 1833, and had > John, Elizabeth, Hugh, Dolina and Neil (plus possibly some others - Neil > Matheson Sr was a journeyman mason so the kids were born from Eddrachillis > to various places in Caithness to Stornoway (Morag's ancestor Neil in 1852). > Do you have any references to Corbets from records etc? I might be able to > dig out my extracts of Corbets from the Eddrachillis OPRs if you do not have > them already? > Look forward to hearing from you. > > Peter Grant > London UK > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Matheson [mailto:DORNOCH@XTRA.CO.NZ] > Sent: 21 June 2001 02:28 > To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: New lister interests- Matheson-Corbett family > > > Hi Peter > Great to see your name appear on this list - sometime ago I found a message > of yrs when you still lived in NZ - old address was a chartered accountant > address - but by that time you had taken flight to parts overseas so am > anxious to see if your family might have a link to mine > My mother in law - Mina Matheson came from Edinburgh but had family > connectons in Oldsmoreshore > Her mother was Williamina (Mina) Corbert and she married James Munro and > they lived at Achlyness overlooking Loch Inchard - incidentally the house is > still there in Achlyness. > Willamina's parents were John Corbett and Betty (Betsy) Paterson married at > Fodderty on 23 December 1830 > Believe their childlren to be: > John, Elizabeth, Alexandrina, Ann, Isabella, Williamina and Murdoch. > My Alexandrina born 10 February 1844. > It would be great to hear from you - any info gratefully received > Regards Zelda Matheson, Dunedin, New Zealand > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Morag Godfrey-Grant & Peter Grant > <morag&peter@godfrey-grant.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 8:19 AM > Subject: New lister interests > > > > Hi I'm a new lister, Peter Grant of London UK (on working holiday from New > > Zealand). Was around on various Rootsweb lists last year before leaving > for > > a 7 month holiday. Started the holiday with the delightful experience of > > taking my wife's NZ-resident Scottish-born mother back to Nairn for the > > first time since she emigrated with her parents as a 16 yr old 40 years > ago! > > It was great. Spent a week or so in Sutherland, and that part of the west > > coast of the Highlands is one place that really reminds me of the part of > NZ > > I'm from. We just love the Assynt area. > > Interests: > > MATHESON Hugh b abt 1780 Shinness, Lairg, SUT, d 1817 Eadar a'Chalda, > > Assynt, ground officer for the Sutherland Estate at the time of the > > evictions (!), m Janet McBEATH (b 1784 Wick, d 1857 Torbreck, Assynt). > > Children: Neil MATHESON (in Eddrachillis then Stornoway), William MATHESON > > (in Scourie), Donald MATHESON (in Torbreck, Assynt), George MATHESON > > (unknown) and Hughina MATHESON (m Lachlan MACDONALD, Lochinver, Assynt). > > CORBETT Alexandrina (Lexy) b abt 1808 Oldshoremore, Eddrachillis, SUT. > > TAYLOR in Kinbrace, Kildonan, SUT 1860s onwards. > > GRANT in Grimachary, Kildonan, SUT 1780s onwards. > > Look forward to hearing from anyone with interests in these areas. > > > > Peter Grant > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. 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