knockando house

[cjoneill]

gday alasdair
Thanks for the info on knockando house that was very interesting.Tried the moray site but there wasnt too much on there about the house.
thanks again
cheers cj

[David Geddes]

Hello- you still interested in Knockando House?  My grandfather 9 generations back was the Factor (general manager) to the estate owner - Captain Grant of Knockando House. My gfatherx9 was Lachlan Macbean, himself related to the lairds of Tomatin- and he died 1784 at Knockando. He lived in the tack (estate tenancy) at Upper Borlum (Borland) farm. After he died early within weeks of Capt Grant dying, his wife took up with the tenant of Upper Tomdow , Charles Miller, tenant on the same estate. The Rev at the manse - another Grant - was Guardian to Lachlan and Janets 6 children. Janet had at least 2 more with Charles Miller at Upper Tomdow. Our family gravitated then to Aberdeen. The Grants were important and rich but not the main sept of that family.  I believe Capt Grant may have fought in the American Wars of Independence possibly at Ticonderoga. There are certainly stories about the military Grants to do with the aftermath of Culloden and the subjection of the Highlands, and he seems lucky to avoid at least one attempted assassination. I'm just scratching around the edges at Knockando as my blood line dies there and the sons and daughters move away, but I believe there is plenty history to be found. Hope this helps. I'm at david.geddes@ymail.com

[grahambck]

hi Alasdair, my Grandfather also worked for whitelaw in the 50's he was his butler

[Forfarian]

Should have posted this before https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=171438999

[Alvagirl]

Thanks Anne Burgess
for posting this recent photo of West Mains of Knockando on link to https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5736590,  I attach an older photo of same

[NB - this is NOT Knockando House, albeit it is in the same Geograph square.]

However, Mains of Knockando is still of interest; my GGgfa James MORRISON founded the United Free Church there, and his son also continued as an elder until his own death in 1922 (= 63 years of eldership between them).

[Forfarian]

Rumour tells me that Knockando House is currently on the market.

I see that the estate actually has a web site https://www.knockando-estate.co.uk/