Lochbroom, Rossshire

[Gadget]

Hi Jane

Reiff is definitely Achiltibuie - the NW of the peninsular

I'll ask some locals if you like - they have long memories 

Gadget

[Gadget]

Jane

if you go here:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coigach/n41reiff.htm

and then Reiff-41-4 there is a Hector MacKenzie and wife Catherine with probable sons Murdo (20-24) and Duncan (10).

They are also further down the page in the 1851.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coigach/n51reiff.htm

Gadget

[jmack]

Gadget:

Much appreciated - I'm not getting definite answers but I feel like i am beginning to get somewhere with this, fingers crossed.

Thanks

Jane

[Gadget]

I'll ask around this weekend, Jane. The records for here are a wee bit hit and miss for that time. That's why the site I referred you to is such a Godsend.

Someone up at Reiff might well know/remember him or stories about him.

Another problem, of course, is that often they went by different names than their baptismal name 

Be in touch if I get any info for you.

Regards

Gadget

[Gadget]

Here's a photo of the graveyard at Badenscallie - used by everyone in Coigach. If he died at Reiff or locally, he might well have been buried here.

Gadget

[jmack]

Gadget:

Wonderful - thanks.

One or two points about him that may have stood out - apparently he was badly scarred following a fishing accident (visible or not i don't know), he was a lay preacher and the son that supposedly bought the house in Achiltibuie was a big wig banker from South Africa.

Don't know if any of this matters but it is all the info I have to go on.

Many thanks

Jane

[Gadget]

Hi Jane

I've been out spreading the word about your Kenneth. There is now a three pronged attack 

Local knowledge
Old burial records
Local records

It might take a while - it is still New Year here but we'll all do our best for you up here 

I'll be in touch when I get some deffo information

Regards

Gadget

[jmack]

Gadget:

Thanks again

Jane

[Gadget]

Hi Jane

To help me get a clearer picture, could you give his locations on each of the censuses that you have, please.

Gadget