Glad to have helped. My computer tells me we are 4th cousins once removed. Isabella. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dario Leslie" <darioleslie@hotmail.com> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 10:04 AM Subject: Re: Benjamin Leslie, Rhidorrach. > Isabella > > thanks for your replies to my post. Sorry for the delay in response - > technical difficulties! > > You've probably seen by now that Malcolm thinks the murder was unlikely, but > Benjamin's death has always fascinated me because of the family legend about > murder so I was intrigued to read the newspaper report of his death. I found > it very poignant. Thanks so much for posting it. > > Thanks also for all the extra information on the Murrays. Some of it I had > already, but I think I shall find some extra in what you posted. We are > obviously distant cousins. For your information, Bertha Leslie born > 22/11/1913 was my grandmother. > > Cheers > > Dario > > >From: "Isabella McGregor" <isabella@mcgregori.fsnet.co.uk> > >To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Benjamin Leslie, Rhidorrach. > >Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 19:53:09 +0100 > > > > > >Hi Dario, > > > >That was very interesting about Benjamin Leslie's death. I had presumed > >he died from exposure, but did think it was strange that there was no > >mention of severe weather in the report, althought it was the end of Jan. > >Here is the report from The Inverness Advertiser Tues. 1st Feb. 1870. > > > >Ullapool, Jan. 28th. > >A very melancholy death occured in the neighbourhood this week. > >Benjamin Leslie, a servant in the employment of his Grace the Duke of > >Sutherland at Rhidorrach, left home on Tuesday morning with his > >sister-in-law > >for Oikel to overtake the mail gig, intending to return the same evening. > >As he did not return as expected, his wife naturally got alarmed, and early > >on Wednesday sent a messenger off to Oikel. The messenger returned in the > >evening with the information that Leslie had called at a shepherd's house > >the > >previous evening, and after partaking of some refreshments left for home. > >Accordingly the neighbours commenced a search at moonrise, which they > >continued till daybreak on Thursday, when his dead body was found about a > >mile and a half from his own house. Deceased was a quiet, inoffensive man, > >and much respected by all who knew him. He was about thirty-seven years > >of age.Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved widow, who is left with the > >charge of a young family. > > > >Here is some info. on Benjamin's children, and where I fit into it. > > > >My G G G Grandparents > >Andrew Murray b.c. 1770 / Christy Bruce b.c. 1770 > >Their son James Murray (my G G Grandfather) b.c. 1797 married Ann Gunn b. > >11-8-1798 > >Their daughter Louisa Murray b. 28-10-1836 m. Benjamin Leslie b. 8-11-1832 > >Their children:- > >(1) Christina b. 26-8-1862 died 7-10-1895 married William Murray b. > >22-2-1859died 12-12-1944 > >He was the son of John Murray/Helen Gordon > >Christina and William married in Clyne 5-12-1890 > >Their children:- > >Hellen b. 28-11-1892 in Inverness > >Andrew b. 9-7-1894 in Dornoch > >After Christina's death William married 22-12-1899 Margaret Ross in Tain. > > > >(2) Andrew b. 5-5-1864 died 20-2-1892(single) at 13 Brunsfield Place, > >Edinburgh. > > > >(3) George b. 24-2-1867 married 3-1-1890 in Dundee, Margaret Wilson > >daughter of > >James Wilson and Margaret Nicolson. > >Their ch. > >Louisa b. 9-4-1890 in Golspie > >She is the only one I have found so far. > > > >(4) Benjamin b. 2-3-1870 died 26-12-1927 married 27-9-1899 Margaret Lyall > >Murray b.18-9-1877 > >died 21-2-1968 daughter of James Murray/Elizabeth Jack > >Their children:- > >Christina b. 11-10-1901 died 16-10-1901 > >Christina b. 22-4-1903 > >James Murray b. 24-5-1904 > >Andrew Murray b. 11-9-1906 > >Elizabeth Jack b. 10-9-1906 > >Louisa b. 8-7-1910 > >Edith Lyall b. 27-9-1911 > >Bertha b 22-11-1913 > >Margaret Murray b. 23-5-1916 > > > >Hope some of this is useful. Louisa's older sister Jane b,1-4-1826 is my > >line . > >Isabella. > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== 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/ > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >