Hello List! This message continues on from a recent posting by Eileen Vasa who is trying to confirm that Donald Munro (born Durness 1805) was the son of Alexander Munro (tailor) and Katharine Morison. If this link is proven then Eileen and I will be 6th cousins once removed! I have been doing some research over the weekend into Katharine Morison, who was the daughter of John Morison of Islandhall. (I used ancestry.co.uk). This is what I found out:- 17/12/1766 John Morison in Islandhall married Katharine Mackay in Portchamil. THEIR OFFSPRING 29/04/1770 William is baptised in Islandhall. 13/10/1772 Ann is baptised in Islandhall. 18/12/1775 Twins Donald and Barbara are baptised in Islandhall. 18/12/1777 Twins George and Margaret are baptised in Island a choarie (alias Islandhall). 24/03/1780 Janet Morison is baptised in Rispin. (The location of this bothers me. Is Rispin near Islandhall?) 04/08/1782 Mary Morison is baptised in Islandhall. 17/01/1785 Catherine Morison is baptised in Islandhall. 25/04/1787 George Morison is baptised in Islandhall. This is by no means an exhaustive list of John's children. When his daughter Ann (born 13/10/1772) gets married, she is recorded as his sixth daughter. John only marreid Katharine Mackay in 1766, so does this mean he was married to someone else before Katharine? I also have the marriage details and some of their respective offspring for 2 of John's daughters. Here are the details:- Ann Morison (born 13/10/1772 Islandhall) married Kenneth Macleod, a tenent and fisher of Saingobeg, on 19/02/1793. On 14/02/1794 they had a son John at Saingobeg. On 27/09/1795 they had a daughter Mary Ann. (At this time Kenneth was a Private in Reay Fencible Highlanders). On 21/10/1805 they had twins James and Ann. On 15/02/1801 they had a son George. On 23/02/1803 they had a son Kenneth. Barbara Morison (born 18/12/1775 Islandhall) married Alexander Mackay (alias macuilammacheorishmanneil) of Saingobeg on 15/01/1795. On 23/04/1804 they had a son John. (At this time Alexander was a Sergt in the 2nd batt Sutherland Volunteers). On 25/07/1806 they had a son Robert at Saingo. (At this time Alexander was a drill sergt, volunteer). I would be interested to hear from anyone who also has these people in their family.