Chapter X. Home and College Life. 1804-1805. UM = Unnamed male UF = Unnamed female Note: names of persons whom Sage met in Aberdeen, but no obvious Sutherland connection, are not included. SAGE, ENEAS, Donald Sage's brother BAIGRIE, Captain, their uncle COY, UM, captain of a fishing smack, met at Helmsdale, employed by FORBES, WILLIAM of Echt. JOHNSON, UM, the salmon-boiler at Helmsdale -------------------------------------------- Tenants to Rev. Alexander Sage at Kildonan: GORDON (or GOW), JAMES ("Seumas"), a blacksmith, Ach-nan-nighean, GUNN, GEORGE ("Seoras Dalangall"), of family of Gunns in Dalangall His wife not named, except as "Banntrach na h'ellich", the "widow of the mill-lade". Their children, GUNN, WILLIAM GUNN, KATE SUTHERLAND, JOHN ("Ian Mor" or Big John) Children of Ian Mor, SUTHERLAND, JOHN ("Ian Meadhonach" or Middle John), died on voyage to Selkirk's Red River colony. SUTHERLAND, JOHN ("Ian Beag" or Little John), married a well-doing, sonsy widow in Glut, Braemore, Caithness. SUTHERLAND, DONALD ("Muckle" (Big), also called "Mor"), married GORDON, ROSE. SUTHERLAND, CHIRSTY, ("Cairstean") unmarried, post-runner. Children of Ian Meadhonach SUTHERLAND, BETTY, married BRUCE, ROBERT, Loist. SUTHERLAND, KATE, married FRASER, ALEXANDER, (Beag). SUTHERLAND, JANE, married MACKAY, ANGUS, son of MACKAY, DONALD, the catechist. SUTHERLAND, JOHN, SUTHERLAND, DONALD. GUNN, DONALD, married SUTHERLAND, ESTHER, a native of Caithness. Their children GUNN, JANET, married BRUCE, WILLIAM, Loist GUNN, JANE married FRASER, MALCOLM, drowned at Helmsdale GUNN, ROBERT, killed at Red River colony. MACLEOD, DONALD, parochial school master. His wife was the daughter of "Ian Thappaidh" the target at which ROB DONN shot off his most envenomed shafts of satire. She was the widow of GUNN, JOHN, MacLeod's predecessor as school master by whom she had two children GUNN, WALTER, went to America GUNN, ISOBEL married MACPHERSON, EVAN. Children of Donald MacLeod MACLEOD, JOHN, enlisted in army. Lived at Tain. MACLEOD, GEORGE, remained at home, succeeded his father, married GORDON, UF, daughter of GORDON, ADAM of Rhenivy. Half-sister of GORDON, GEORGE, minister of Loth. MACLEOD, MARGARET, married FRASER or GRANT, UM, who lived at Fethnafall, Kildonan. MACLEOD, CHIRSTY married SUTHERLAND, JOSEPH, Parish of Loth. -------------------------------- GORDON, THOMAS, tacksman of Achnamoine, justice of the peace. He married GORDON, UF, a sister of GORDON, UM, of Loth.. They had a large family. GORDON, ROBERT, emigrated to America. GORDON, CHARLES, married daughter of RUSSEL, UM, a gentleman in Portsmouth. Charles Gordon later lived at Avoch, Ross and Portsmouth. GORDON, HUGH. GORDON, ALEXANDER ("Alastair") of Dalchairn, cadet of Gordons of Embo, married SUTHERLAND, UF, of Strath Uilligh Sutherlands. Her brother was SUTHERLAND, "ROB MUILLER" Children of Alexander Gordon GORDON, ANNE, married GORDON, JOHN of Solus-chraiggie. GORDON, GILBERT, emigrated to America, married SUTHERLAND, UF, daughter of SUTHERLAND, JOHN, Captain, of Brora. GORDON, JOHN, went to America (ca 1810) GORDON, ROBERT GORDON, WILLIAM, lived Rosemarkie. GORDON, UM, died Jamaica. GORDON, UF, the eldest daughter married MACDONALD, JOHN, tacksman of Ach-Scarclet in Strathmore, Caithness. His widow and family emigrated to America. MACKAY, GEORGE of Araidh-Chlinni, Kildonan, chieftain of a sept of Clan Mackay His children included MACKAY, ROBERT, Captain, who was "on marriage terms" with GUNN, CHIRSTY, Sage's dry-nurse, who died before the wedding. Robert Mackay married CLUNES, MEDLEY, niece of CLUNES, UM, Colonel, of Cracaig, Loth. Robert Mackay lived in Inverness and had one daughter who married, MACKAY, UM, Colonel. MACKAY, GEORGE, son of George, emigrated to America. MACKAY, CATHERINE ("Kate na h'aridh") married MACKAY (or MACHASTAIN), GEORGE, native of Strath Halladale. They had four sons MACKAY, GEORGE, a grocer at Inverness, MACKAY, JOHN, a grocer at Inverness who married a daughter of MACKAY of Carnachadh, Strathnaver. Two brothers went abroad and died. A daughter of Catherine and George Mackay was, MACKAY, UF, married MACKAY, ANDREW, a grocer at Helmsdale. GUNN, ROBERT, of Achaneccan, representative of the chiefs of Clan Gunn in Kildonan. GRANT, JOHN, of Dioball, died at Reay in 1828. ROSS, UM, of Clyne, a warm friend of Sage's father. His son, ROSS, WILLIAM TURNBULL, UM, Tain, an ostler to COMBE, UM, an Englishman. Turnbull and his wife, Combe's widow (not named), operated Turnbull's Inn at Tain. HOUSTON, WILLIAM, son of HOUSTON, HUGH, Major, of Clynleish. SUTHERLAND, UF., Mrs., Sage's step-mother's sister, lived Aberdeen. BAIGRIE, JANE, daughter (by his first marriage) of BAIGRIE, UM, Captain of Midgarty. Jane Baigrie boarded with Mrs. Sutherland. GORDON, UF, Mrs., Sage's friend, resided in Aberdeen after death of her husband. GRANT, CHRISTY, native of Loth, Mrs. Gordon's maid-servant. FORBES, WILLIAM of Echt and of Forbes and Hogarth held the Sutherland rivers in lease from the countess. COLSTONE, master of Forbes and Hogarth fishing smack. HOUSTON, THOMAS, of Kintradwell.