***************************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. ***************************************************************************** Many thanks. His application was disallowed as he was living outwith Sutherland. Malcolm Bangor-Jones -----Original Message----- From: Christine Stokes [mailto:chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 21 May 2001 14:53 To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: HUGH MURRAY FORMERLY SKELBO 1899 ******************************************************************* This email has been received from an external party and has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. ******************************************************************* From Murray Families of Sutherland: Reference 6-171 shows Hugh as a child of William and May. Note that the eldest son is named David confirming Hugh's statement in his application. 6-171 WILLIAM MURRAY married MAY MACKENZIE (Mary) [11/1/1803-21/1/1874] [born c1817] William was born in Dornoch, son of John Murray and Christina Munro - see 4-185. He married May of Skelbo, on 5 July 1844 at Dornoch (IGI). The 1851 census shows them farming 38 acres at Balvraid, Dornoch. Their children may have been born there: CHRISTY, born circa 1845 (NC51/61); DAVID, born circa 1847 [died 9 April 1936 Polesmuir, Dornoch] [married Annie McGregor - see 2-087] (NC51-71/DC); JOHANNA, born circa 1849 (NC51/61); HELEN, born circa 1851 (NC51-71); ISABELLA, born circa 1852 [died 15 May 1865 Rearquhar - diptheria] (NC61/DC); HUGH, born circa 1854 [married Janet Forbes - see 3-150/1] (NC61/71); DONALD, born 19 August 1856 (IGI/NC61/71); WILLIAM, born 7 October 1858 [died 7 June 1865] (IGI/NC61/DC) and MAY, born 7 July 1861 [died 6 June 1865 of diphtheria] (DC/IGI). The family continued to live at Balvraid until the 1871 census showed them at Skelbo on a seven acre croft. William died at Skelbo in 1874. His son David signed the death certificate. In 1881 May, a widow, was at home with her son Donald, a carpenter, and her grandson Donald William Watt, aged 6 years. 1/00 And here is Hugh's eldest brother David on the family croft: 2-087 DAVID MURRAY married ANNIE McGREGOR [c1847-9/4/1936] [1854-27/9/1930] David is a son of William Murray and May Mackenzie - see 6-171 (DC). Annie was born in Creich. She and David married at 48 Upper Kessock Street, Inverness, on 17 February 1876 (MC). They lived at Polesmuir, Skelbo, where David was recorded as a shoemaker and wood man. The 1881 census shows the family living in a two-roomed house at Skelbo Lodge where they had the following children: WILLIAMINA, born 22 January 1877 [died 12 August 1877 Skelbo]; ELIZABETH (Betsy), born 30 June 1878 [died 1 April 1965] [married Mr Grant - see 2-186/1] (NC81/91); WILLIAM, born 31 August 1880 [married Alexandrina Mackay - see 6-104/1C] (NC81/91); MARGARET, born 6 April 1882 [married David Munro - see 5-033]; DAVID, born 31 March 1884 (NC91); JOHAN born 11 August 1886 [died 2 October 1930 New York, U.S.A.] (NC91); MARY, born 2 October 1889 [married Thomas Matheson - see 5-107/1); DANIEL, born 13 March 1891 (NC91); ANNIE, born 20 December 1892 [died 11 November 1971] [married Mr Hardman - see 1-231]; HUGH, born 9 March 1895 [married Frances Jane Grant - see 3-139/1]; JANET (Jessie), born 6 February 1897 [married Murdo MacPherson see 4-086/2] and ISABELLA born 25 July 1898 [died 12 September 1926 Glasgow]. David and Annie are buried in Dornoch (GY183/311). (2/01) Would be interesting to know if Hugh's application was succesful. Christine Highland Hearts http://www.highlandhearts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm.Bangor-Jones@scotland.gsi.gov.uk [mailto:Malcolm.Bangor-Jones@scotland.gsi.gov.uk] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 1:36 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: HUGH MURRAY FORMERLY SKELBO 1899 **************************************************************************** * This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. **************************************************************************** * I have recently been looking into the land settlement scheme to re-people Strathnaver in the early 1900s. Some of the applications for holdings survive on Department of Agriculture files. In October 1899, an application was made by Hugh Murray, grieve at Ballindoun, Beauly. "I am a Sutherland Shire man and my oldest brother is in my fathers holding David Murray Skelbo Dornoch The rest of my fathers family are in America So I had to go to farm service when I could not get a holding I have a great many relations in Sutherland Shire such as John Murray Farmer Davochbeg ...also William Murray Doll Brora Dr Sutherland Brora and some in the most of Sutherland Shire". Hugh appears to have served an apprenticeship as a joiner with Thomas Falconar Victoria Yard Inverness. He was 45 years of age with 2 girls 1 boy: eldest will be 18 first spring boy will be 16 and youngest 14. He had previously served as farm grieve for 6 years on the Home Farm on the Isle of Raasay. Sounds familiar? Malcolm Bangor-Jones ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. 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