1830 list of small tenants in Eddrachillis with stock of black cattle, sheep and horses.

Transcribed by Marion Johan Fleming, January 2011, from Sutherland Estate Papers (NLS Edinburgh Dep 313/1054A). Marion’s list is in place order with spellings as on original papers. Download a copy HERE.

Below is a simple summary of the transcription with alphabetical surnames for ease of searching (Mc and Mac shown as Mac). Surname, Christian name, township, and numbers that represent black cattle, sheep and horses in that order. i.e. Angus Abrach at Oldshoremore had 8 black cattle, 12 sheep and 3 horses.

ABRACH

Angus, Oldshoremore, 8, 12, 3
George, Scourie village, 5, 9, 3
Widow William, Scouriemore, 3, 15, 0

CALDER

Angus, Achriesgill, 3, 6, 0
James, Achriesgill, 3, 5, 0

CAMPBELL

Donald, Kinlochbervie, 1, 4, 0
Sergt. Achriesgill, 7, 0, 0

CORBETT

David, tailor, Oldshoremore, 2, 0, 0
John & Forbes, Oldshoremore, 7, 8, 0
Murdoch, Oldshoremore, 5, 0, 2
Murdoch, weaver, cottar, Oldshoremore, 4, 8, 0

FALCONER

Angus, Scouriemore, weaver, cottar, 1, 0, 0
Hector, Handa, 4, 5, 0
James senior & junior, Scouriemore, 3, 0, 0

FRASER

Donald, Achriesgill, 3, 4, 0
Robert, Achriesgill, 7, 10, 0

GUNN

Benjamin, Badcall, 7, 8, 0
Betty & widow of Hector, Kinlochbervie, 7, 9, 0
Donald, Badcall, 3, 2., 0
George & mother, Scouriemore, cottars, 1, 5, 0
Widow of George & mother, Achriesgill, 1, 0, 0
George, Oldshoremore, 3, 5, 0
Mackenzie, Shegra, 3, 0, 0
Robert, Achriesgill, 2, 4, 0
Widow, Kinlochbervie, 1, 3, 0

KERR

Kathel, Handa, 5, 2, 0

LAMOND

Angus, Scouriemore, 4, 0, 0
Donald, Handa, 5, 6, 0
Widow William, Scouriemore, 5, 12, 0
Donald & William, Scouriemore, 5, 4, 0
John, Scouriemore, 4, 11, 0

MACASKILL (McKasgill)

Donald, Achriesgill, 11, 40, 4
George, Achriesgill, 4, 6, 0
William junior, Achriesgill, 6, 2, 0
William senior, Achriesgill, 5, 0, 0
See also widow Mackenzie, Achriesgill

MACDONALD

Catherine, cottar, Shegra, 1, 0, 0
Donald, Blairmore, 7, 4, 0
James, Scouriemore, 1, 6, 0
John, Shegra, 2, 0, 1
Murdoch, Oldshorebeg, 7, 15, 0
Thomas, Oldshorebeg, 5, 10, 0
William, Oldshorebeg, 3, 4, 0

MACHUGH

David, Achriesgill, 2, 5, 0
Hugh & son, Achriesgill, 8, 25, 1

MACINTOSH

Donald & H Macleod, Scouriemore, 5, 5, 0
Donald, Achriesgill, 8, 12, 0
Hector, Blairmore, 8, 12, 0
Hugh, Badcall, 6, 10, 1
Hugh, Scouriemore, 3, 6, 0
Hugh, Scouriemore, cottar, 1, 0, 0
Hugh, Achriesgill, sailor, 1, 0, 0
Hugh, Rhue, Achriesgill, 3, 4, 0
Hugh, Hector son, Blairmore, 4, 4, 0
Hugh, Droman, 8, 4, 0
Niel, Badcall, 5, 9, 0

MACKAY

Alexander, Achriesgill, 4, 8, 0
Angus, Achriesgill, 4, 10, 0
Angus, tenant, Oldshoremore, 2, 0, 0
Angus, son of Hector, Oldshorebeg, 5, 13, 1
Angus & mother, Droman, 7, 9, 1
Angus, William son, Shegra, 3, 3, 0
Cay, Shegra, 4, 2, 0
Iye, Achriesgill, 4, 6, 0
Donald, Kinlochbervie, 6, 0, 0
Donald, cottar, Blairmore, 2, 0, 0
Donald, Shegra, cooper, 4, 0, 0
Duncan, Shegra, 4, 2, 1
George, Oldshoremore, 4, 16, 0
Hector, Blairmore, 8,10,2
Hugh, senior, Kinlochbervie, 5, 4, 0
Hugh (McKeachin), Shegra, 3, 1, 0
Janet, cottar, Achriesgill, 1, 0, 0
John, Achriesgill, 2, 3, 0
John, miller, Oldshoremore, 5, 11, 2
John, late forester, Oldshoremore, 5, 0, 0
John (McKachin), Oldshoremore, 6, 17, 1
John, Angus son, Oldshorebeg, 4, 6, 0
John (Bain), Shegra, 3, 0, 0
Merran, Scouriemore, 2, 0, 0
Mrs, Scourie village, 2, 0, 1
Orphans of M, Achriesgill, 2, 0, 0
Murdoch, Scouriemore, 5, 8, 3
Murdoch, Oldshorebeg, 3, 2, 0
Niel, Scouriemore, 1, 3, 0
Niel, Achriesgill, 6, 10, 0
Niel, Kinlochbervie, 5, 8, 0
Robert, Scouriemore, 4, 0, 0
Robert, Oldshorebeg, 4, 5, 0
Robert, Blairmore, schoolmaster, 4, 5, 1
Roderick, Kinlochbervie, 3, 1, 0
William, smith, Oldshorebeg, 8, 12, 1
William (McKeachin), Shegra, 3, 2, 0

MACKENZIE

Angus, Oldshoremore, 4, 5, 0
Donald senior, Scouriemore, 4, 13, 0
Donald, junior, Scouriemore, weaver 2, 4, 0
Donald, Achlochan, 8, 17, 3
Donald, Oldshoremore, 4, 6, 0
Eric, Handa, 4, 6, 0
George, Oldshoremore, 4, 2, 0
Hugh senior, Scouriemore, 1, 1, 0
Hugh, junior, weaver, Scouriemore 4, 5, 0
Hugh, Kinlochbervie, 2, 4, 0
John & Angus, Scouriemore, 6, 11, 0
John, Scouriemore, 4, 2, 0
John, Achriesgill, 8, 14, 0
Margaret, Scouriemore, 0, 12, 0
Robert, Achlochan, 4, 3, 1
Robert, pensioner, Achriesgill, 4, 5, 0
Widow, Achlochan, 3, 5, 1
William, Scourie village, 4, 0, 1
Widow & Wm Macaskill, Achriesgill, 8, 4, 0

MACLEOD

Alexander, Scourie Village, 3, 7, 0
Alexander, Shegra, 2, 0, 0
Angus, Scouriemore, 4, 7, 0
Angus, Scourie village, 3, 10, 1
Angus, Shegra, weaver, 4, 3, 1
Ann, Badcall, cottar, 1, 0, 0
Ann with Roderick, Handa, 1, 0, 0
Ann, cotter, Drumnaguaich, 4, 4, 0
Donald, Scourie village, 4, 4, 0
Donald, Handa, 4, 5, 0
Donald, splitter, Oldshorebeg, 3, 10, 0
George & Hugh, Handa, 3, 3, 0
George, Kinlochbervie, cottar, 1, 2, 0
George, Blairmore, 4, 2, 0
Hector, Kinlochbervie, 5, 0, 0
Hector (Cragan), Blairmore, 5, 0, 0
Hugh, Scouriemore, 4, 3, 0
Hugh, Oldshoremore, 6, 10, 0
Hugh, Oldshorebeg, 5, 4, 0
James, Scourie village, 4, 7, 0
John, Scouriemore, 3, 3, 0
John, Scourie village, 3, 3, 0
John, Oldshoremore, 7, 15, 0
Murdoch, Scourie village, 6, 5, 0
Norman, Kinlochbervie, 6, 5, 0
Roderick, Handa, 5, 7, 0
William, Badcall, 1, 3, 0
William, Kinlochbervie, 3, 3, 0
William (Buie), Blairmore, 6, 10, 0
Widow, Kinlochbervie, 2, 2, 0

MACROB

Angus, Oldshoremore, 4, 7, 0

MATHESON

Donald, Scouriemore, 5, 25, 0

MORRISON

Alexander (McRory), Droman, 4, 5, 0
Angus, miller, Oldshorebeg, 5, 4, 0
Angus (Callach) Oldshorebeg, 5, 8, 0
Angus, Blairmore, 7,4,1
Angus (McKorish) Shegra, 3, 0, 0
Widow Angus, Achriesgill, 2, 7, 0
Donald junior, Badcall, 8, 15,0
Donald senior, Badcall, 8, 12, 0
Donald, Badcall, cottar, 3, 0, 0
Donald, Handa, 3, 8, 0
Widow of Donald, Achriesgill, 2, 8, 0
Donald, Kinlochbervie, 4, 13, 0
Donald, Kinlochbervie, cottar, 1, 1, 0
Donald, Oldshoremore, miller, 4, 0, 0
Donald, presentor, Oldshorebeg, 7, 13, 0
Donald, Blairmore, miller 10, 18, 1
Donald, Shegra, 5, 6, 0
Fany, Shegra, 2, 1, 0
George, Achriesgill, 4, 12, 0
George, Kinlochbervie, 5, 6, 0
George, Oldshoremore, 5, 9, 0
George, Droman, 5, 1, 0
George (Don), Shegra, 4, 2, 0
Hector, Badcall, 7, 6, 0
Hugh, Scourie village, 4, 0, 0
Hugh and John, Kinlochbervie, 8, 14, 0
Hugh, Kinlochbervie, 3, 2, 0
Hugh, Oldshorebeg, doctor, 10, 14, 0
James, Scouriemore, 3, 9, 0
James, Blairmore, miller, 5, 2, 1
John, Badcall, 7, 16, 0
John (McKorish) Achriesgill, 3, 0, 0
John senior, Achriesgill, 4, 3, 0
John, junior, Achriesgill, 4, 12, 0
John, Kinlochbervie, cottar, 2, 0, 0
John (Roy), Oldshorebeg, 7, 6, 0
John (McRory), Blairmore, 4, 16, 0
John, John’s son, Blairmore, 4, 6, 1
Lucy, cottar, Drumnaguaich, 1, 3, 0
Robert father Achriesgill, 8, 15, 0
William widow, Badcall, 6, 13, 0
William, Scouriemore, 4, 0, 0
William, Scourie village, 7, 12, 0
William senior & son, Achriesgill, 9, 17, 0
William (Callach), Oldshorebeg, 2, 7, 0
William (Don), Shegra, 4, 0, 0
Widow, Scourie village, 4, 11, 0
Widow M Morrison, Achriesgill, 6, 9, 0
Widow, Kinlochbervie, 1, 2, 0

MUNRO

Widow James, Oldshoremore, 3, 6, 0

NICOL

Heirs of David, Kinlochbervie, 2, 6, 0

ROSE

Angus, cottar, Oldshoremore, 1, 0, 0

ROSS

Christy, Badcall, cottar, 1, 0, 0
George, Achriesgill, 4, 8, 2
Hector, Handa, 6, 6, 0
Hugh & George, Scouriemore, 4, 7, 0
Hugh, Scourie village, 7, 9, 0
John, Scouriemore, 4, 5, 0
John, Scourie village, 5, 7, 0
Robert, Achriesgill, 7, 20, 0

SUTHERLAND

Ann, cottar, Achriesgill, 0, 4, 0
Christy, cottar, Achriesgill, 2, 8, 0
Donald, pensioner, Shegra, 3, 0, 0
Flory, cottar, Achriesgill,2, 2, 0

Notes:
Callach means old man or senior
Splitter is a job description for removing the backbone of the fish
Presentor/Precentor is the man who sings the first line of the psalm to lead off the congregation
Buie is yellow or sallow
Bain is fair or white
Don or Donn is brown
Mckeachin is the son of Hector

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