CENSUS of the inhabitants on CULMAILY, GOLSPIE 1810

Taken from Sutherland Estate Management Papers

Place names as in original document. My list shows Name, followed by place of abode, age and families.

This is a fascinating list regarding numbers in families, age of parents, a 23 year old father of five children,

the high number of widows with young families and a widow who is mother of 21!

Much of this area would later be ‘cleared’.

 BAILLIE

Adam, Wester Culmaily, age 40 – farmer, 10 children, 7 boys, 3 girls, eldest 16

Donald, Sallachtown, age 40 – 4 children, 2 boys, 2 girls

John, Culmaily, age 30 – servant to Col. Sutherland, married, no children

CAMPBELL

Alexander, Sgt. Gordon’s croft, age 30 – living with mother, brother and sister

Widow, Coulnacraig, age 60 – 1 daughter married to A. Macdonald in Ross militia

GORDON

Alexander, Rhiorn, age 35 – 4 children, all boys, eldest age 10

George, Balloan, age 35 – 4 children, 2 boys, 2 girls

Widow, Wester Culmaily, age 36 – 4 children, eldest boy age 7

GRANT

Ann, Balloan, age 40 – 3 girls, sister age 35 lame

Donald, Balloan, age 30 – 2 children, 1 boy, 1 girl

Ebenezer, Balloan, age 26 – 1 boy age 1

John, Balloan, age 65 – 3 children, 2 boys, 1 girl, eldest 25 years

John, Loanmore, age 30 – married to second wife, 6 children, 1 boy, 5 girls

Robert, Balloan, age 40 – 7 children, 3 boys, 4 girls

Widow, Balloan, age 60 – no family

Widow, Balloan, age 61 – 2 children, 1 boy age 14, 1 girl age 16

Widow, Rhiorn, age 60 – mother of 21, 3 at home

GUNN

Ann, Sallachtown, age 60 – 4 children, 2 boys, 2 girls, eldest age 16

Donald, Sallachtown, age 30 – Wright, 2 girls

Hugh, Sallachtown, age 50 – 5 children, 2 boys, 3 girls

Widow, Sallachtown, age 36 – 5 children, 2 boys, 3 girls

William, Wester Culmaily, age 45 – twice married, 5 children

INNES

Hugh, Wester Culmaily, age 50 – twice married, 7 children, eldest deranged, age 12

John, Balloan, age 65 – 3 children, 2 boys, 1 girl, eldest 5 years

Martin, Balloan, age 65 – 4 children, 2 boys, 2 girls

MACDONALD

Alexander, Wester Culmaily, age 18 – merchant, mother, brother and sister live with him

MACGREGOR

Robert, Corgrain, age 33 – 3 children, all boys, oldest 5 years

MACKAY

Ann, Corgrain, age 28 – no family

James, Millhouse at east end of bridge, age 26 – miller, 2 children, boy and a girl

John, Wester Culmaily, age 60 – farmer, 5 children, 3 boys, 2 girls, oldest 26

Lilly, Corgrain, age 20 – no family

MACKENZIE

Hector, Balloan, age 60 – 3 children, 1 son, 2 daughters, eldest 20 years

MACLEOD

A, Sallachtown, age 35 – labourer, 1 girl 1 year old

John, Balloan, age 35 – labourer, 3 children, 2 boys, 1 girl

MACPHERSON

Alexander, Sallachtown, age 40 – 5 children, 4 girls, 1 son

George, Sallachtown, age 23 – farmer, married, 5 children, 3 boys, 2 girls

James, Sallachtown, age 60 – 1 boy 18 years

Widow, Sallachtown, age 36 – 8 children, 2 boys, 6 girls

MURRAY

A, Corgrain, age 45 – soldier, 5^th Garrison Battalion, Ireland, 2 boys, 1 girl

John, east end of Loch, age 36 – 5 children, eldest 10 years, 2 boys, 3 girls

John, Loanmore, age 80 – weaver, son age 35 a weaver, daughter age 26

Margaret, Sallachtown, age 30 – daughter 6 years old

William, Loanafrishillock, age 40 – dyker, married 3 children, all boys, oldest 13 years

ROSS

John, Sallachtown, age 60 – 3 children, 1 boy, 2 girls

Robert, Balloan, age 65 – no children

William, Sallachtown, age 50 – 3 children, 2 girls, 1 boy

SUTHERLAND

Donald, Loanmore, age 23 – labourer, lives with 2 sisters under 30

James, Sallachtown, age 50 – dyker, 4 children, 3 boys, 1 girl

John, Sallachtown, age 50 – dyker, 2 children

Updated 7^th January 2008