Hi Christine, The reference to Fiddlag Gordon is short – just one paragraph. "Closely associated with all my recollections of olden times at Kildonan, is an individual who largely contributed to our amusement. She was a Mrs. GORDON who died at Golspie, a daughter of the Rev. MURDO MACDONALD of Durness. She was then a widow with an only daughter called PEGGY. Inheriting her father's taste for music, she played beautifully on the violin, and was a periodical visitor, and an almost constant residenter at the houses of the Sutherland gentry. Many a time and oft have we tripped it to her heart-and-heel-stirring reels and strathspeys in the low easter-room at the manse at Kildonan. She was universally known under the name "Fiddlag". Her fiddle was her god. When on her death-bed nearly her last words were to "spread a cloth over the fiddle." When told that it was her soul that should then be her chief concern, and not her fiddle, she replied, "O I leave all these good things, as I ever did, to the worthy man, Mr. KEITH." Mem. Dom. (1889), page 136. Rena >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 4/19/2001, 6:25:53 AM, "Christine Stokes" <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> wrote regarding RE: Memorabilia Domestica, Chapter 8: > Thankyou for this Rena. Fascinating. > Here is a little bit of info on the George Gordon who married Harriet > Mackay: > GEORGE GORDON [1765-1822] married HARRIOT MACKAY [1766-1848] > The Reverend George Gordon was the minister in Loth for 27 years. He is a > son of Adam Gordon in Loth. Harriot Mackay was from Lairg. She is the > daughter of Reverend Thomas Mackay of Lairg and his wife Margaret > Montgomery. George and Harriot married in Lairg on 22 October 1798. They had > at least two children: MARGARET, born 1803 [died 1829] [married James > Anderson] and THOMAS, born 5 January 1808 Loth. Reverend George Gordon is > buried in Loth. > We do have a descendant of this family as a list member. If anyone relates > contact me for his address. > Rena, you also mention a Macdonald, violinist, died Goslpie, widow of Mr > Gordon - anything further on them? > Christine > -----Original Message----- > From: Rena Singleton [mailto:rena@pathtech.org] > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 2:06 AM > To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Memorabilia Domestica, Chapter 8 > Chapter VIII. Boyhood. 1789-1800. > UF = Unnamed Female > UM = Unnamed Male > MACTHOMAIS, JAMES, Sage's father's principal farm servant. He married > UF, MARSAL > Their sons, > MACTHOMAIS, THOMAS, the eldest son, lived Kinbrace, married > GORDON, JANET, one of Sage's father's servants. > MACTHOMAIS, JOHN, the second son, > A daughter was not named. > Other domestics at the Kildonan manse included > GUNN, ROBERT, from Costally, died in Spanish campaigns. > GUNN, ADAM, from Costally. > Their mother, > UF, ANNABEL was a daughter of > 'IAN THAPAIDH' aka 'JOHN HAPPAY', target of > ROB DONN'S satire. > Kildonan elders: > BAIN, RORY, lived Killearnan. His eldest daughter > BAIN, UF married > ROSS, JOHN, the miller, "cake-and-pudding wooer" of > MACKAY, EPPY, the house keeper at the manse. > MACKAY, DONALD, by his first wife, had a son, > MACKAY, GEORGE, a catechist, lived Liriboll. > His second wife was > POLSON, MARION, Sage's brother's nurse. > They had three sons and a daughter: > MACKAY, PETER, Sage's brother's foster-brother. > MACKAY, ANGUS. > MACKAY, JOHN > MACKAY, ISOBEL. > GORDON, JOHN > BANNERMAN (or MACDONALD), ALEXANDER, lived Ulbster. Son and daughter, > not named. > FRASER, HUGH, an old man, lived Halgary. > SUTHERLAND, JAMES "Buidh", native of Loth, went to Selkirk's Red River > Colony. > ----------------------------- > MACPHERSON, JOHN, the kirk officer > GUNN, Donald, his assistant. > SUTHERLAND, DONALD ("Donald Dalbhait"), lived Dalbhait. > GRANT, JOHN, a parish notable. > MACCULLOCH, UM, minister of Loth > MACKENZIE, HUGH, minister of Tongue > MACLEOD, DONALD, the school master at Kildonan. > MACPHERSON, EVAN, of Ruthven, a teacher sent by "Society in Scotland for > Propagating Christian Knowledge in the Highlands and Islands" to > Kildonan, settled at Caen. > MURRAY, ALEXANDER, lived at Turaidh, a sub-tenant of > BAIGRIE, UM, Captain, and of Baigrie's predecessor > SUTHERLAND, UM, Major, of Midgarty. > Murray's wife was a sister of > CORBET, BARBARA, Sage's nurse. > Their two daughters > MURRAY, BARBARA married > MACKAY, ROBERT, a native of Clyne. > MURRAY, JANET married > MACKAY, UM, younger brother of > MACKAY, WILLIAM in Ascaig, one of the kirk elders. He went to Latheron, > Caithness, where he died in 1843. Buried at Mid-Clyth. Had a family of > 10; three sons and two daughters emigrated to Canada. > MACKAY, EDWARD and > MACKAY, JOSEPH, founded Mackay Brothers in Montreal. > MACKAY, DONALD, went into business with his nephew, > GORDON, UM, in Toronto. > Their sister, > MACKAY, EUPHEMIA married > MACKAY, ANGUS of Grubmore, Strathnaver. > Her three sons, > MACKAY, HUGH > MACKAY, JAMES and > MACKAY, ROBERT continued the business. > WEMYSS, WILLIAM, of Wemyss, Major-General > CLUNESS, GORDON, Major, of Cracaig. > BRUCE, DONALD, the Countess' ground-officer. > MACDONALD, MURDO, Rev. of Durness. His daughter, > MACDONALD, UF ("Fiddlag"), a violinist, died Golspie, was the widow of > GORDON, UM. > Their only daughter, > GORDON, PEGGY. > KEITH, UM, (A minister in Golspie, perhaps? ) > GORDON, UM, of Navidale, moved to Edinburgh. > POPE, ALEXANDER, minister of Reay > His brother, > POPE, PETER, tacksman of Gartimore. > Peter's sons > POPE, WILLIAM, returned from West Indies. > POPE, ROBERT, lived Navidale, also leased Tiribol and Dallangal. He > married > SUTHERLAND, ROBERTA (Miss Bertie) > GORDON, GEORGE, minister of Loth, successor to MacCulloch. > His father, > GORDON, ADAM, tacksman of Rhenevy, Strathnaver, Farr. > His uncle, > GORDON, CHARLES of Pulrossie. > George married > MACKAY, HARRIET, daughter of > MACKAY, THOMAS, minister of Lairg, Sage's grand-uncle. > George's servant, > UM, "Gillie ROY". > GORDON of Carrol, lived Kintradwell, parish of Loth. > URQUHART, ALEXANDER, missionary of Achness > BAIGRIE, ROBERT, son of Capt, Baigrie, died West Indies. > His mother died 1798. > GORDON, JOHN, footman at Midgarty. > ==== 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. 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