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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Inverness => Topic started by: kilerevagh on Sunday 23 January 11 18:31 GMT (UK)

Title: west gerenish
Post by: kilerevagh on Sunday 23 January 11 18:31 GMT (UK)
anyone have any old pic of west gerenish or any history of the families who lived there
Title: Re: west gerenish
Post by: angusm on Sunday 23 January 11 21:20 GMT (UK)
May I ask, as in the Benbecula entry, at what date?
Title: Re: west gerenish
Post by: kilerevagh on Monday 24 January 11 16:21 GMT (UK)
Quote from: angusm on Sunday 23 January 11 21:20 GMT (UK)
May I ask, as in the Benbecula entry, at what date?
1800 - 1900 is the period lm looking at

Thanks
Title: Re: west gerenish
Post by: angusm on Tuesday 25 January 11 20:31 GMT (UK)
In 1861, Gerinish was still a farm, in the hands of Alexander Chisholm with a multitude of servants. There were only two other separate households, one headed by John MacEachin and the other Donald Campbell in the Grieve's House.
Title: Re: west gerenish
Post by: angusm on Tuesday 25 January 11 22:50 GMT (UK)
By 1871 not much had changed. Gerinish was still a single farm rather than a crofter Township. Alexander Chisholm aged 79 was the farmer. John MacEachen 70 was still a herd in a separate household. Niel MacInnes 33 was an ag lab as was Michael Morrison 46, each heading a household and Donald MacInnes 30 was the farn Grieve, presumably where donald Campbell had been previously.
Title: Re: west gerenish
Post by: angusm on Wednesday 26 January 11 10:54 GMT (UK)
Bar moving on a decade, much the same familes were still in Gerish in 1881. Heads: Mary Chisholm 79 Gerinish House; D McInnes 39; Niel MacLennan 38; Catherine MacEachan 75.