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Help with Finding Ancestors Posted by Linda Clark on 12 November 2010 Hi there My great uncles James and Alexander Grant who went to Valparaiso after they left the army in 1918. James married and his wife accompanied him to Chile - sadly both died. Alexander (known as El Grant) came home but was in hospital for the rest of his life - he had contracted some sort of tropical disease. He died I believe in Hilton Hospital Inverness - I wonder if these are the Grants you are looking for? Posted by Fiona MacDonald on 21 September 2011  Mathesons and MacKintoshes Hello there Great there is a North Kessock website. My Matheson ancestors had a croft at Kilcoy and lived at Braes of Kilcoy - the last Matheson (Alexander)left about 1885 and went to farm at Newton near Kinkell. Another brother (Farquhar) farmed at Kinkell. None of the daughters except my gg grandmother (Christina Matheson) married - they were all in service. Christina married William MacKintosh at Killearnan in the early 1870s but they moved to Kiltarlity and then Beauly to work for Lovat. I doubt very much if anyone will be familiar with the family but if someone is, it would be great. Posted by Fiona MacDonald on 28 August 2010 Kessock Ferry Just a line to say I surfed onto your site and was pleased to see you've got a history page as I wanted to get an idea of the life of my ancestor Donald Mackenzie born 1776 at Balloan on the Fairburn Estate, Urray. At some point prior to the 1820's he travelled to Old Monkland, Lanarks, where he was master blacksmith at Clyde Ironworks which was built in 1782 by Mr.John Mackenzie ( believe he was born Strathgarve). Amongst the Seaforth Estate papers are some travel & servant costs and I've been following the route some would have to travel :- Alexander McKenzie, journey to Inverness for beer & iron, 1790. Alexander Mackenzie, journey to Inverness, ferry at Kessock, 1790. J.McIntosh, ferryman at Kessock, 1790. Alexander Mackenzie, "late sergt 78th Regt.", management of S's family ferry boats. Best Wishes, Rena McCarthy, England Posted by Mrs Rena Mccarthy on 06 February 2010 |
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Could you please help me find contact details for an archivist for the Rothiemurchus Estate, or a local historian who could help me with some research into the Grants c.1910-1920? Specifically, I want to know if the family had any business or personal connection with Valparaiso in Chile around that time. A great-aunt of mine, Annie Henry of Inverness, was in domestic service on the estate, and went to work in Chile from about 1920-1925; I want to find out if she could perhaps have been taken there in the employ of one of the Grants.
I should be grateful for any help you can offer to point me in the right direction.