Alastair Chisholm's Scavenger Hunt...Everyone Welcome To Join In

[Gadget]

It could be any time in 1858/late 1857 Alastair. As I see it, it's just a list so the date of 1-1-1858 is just arbitrary 

I've not found him in the SRs so far, though - like you.

[Alastair Chisholm]

I assume that you've seen the baptism on 15th Sept 1814 in Kilmorack parish:

John Chisholm, Wright, and his spouse Ann Noble at Breachacky had a child baptised called Alexander

Hi Gadget,
Yes, I've a pretty large collection of Kilmorack/Kiltarlity BDMs - John, the Wright and Ann Noble's family are accounted for elsewhere.
Very few of the Roman Catholic events made it into the OPRs for these parishes . Perhaps some of the Marriage banns did but I haven seen any RC births in the OPRs.

As far as the 1858 burial goes, if the list was created 1 Jan 1858 I'd rule out 1858 as a year of death - wouldn't you?   

[Alastair Chisholm]

Oh I think I see what you mean ... the "1st Jan"  is not actually written

[ghostwhisperer]

Yes I have photo's of most of them.

I have an Alexander who died in 1853 in Eskadale but I think he is only a teenager, hard to read the stone.

151. Of your charity pray for the soul of Alexander Chisholm died 1853 (aged 15?). Also of William Chisholm died Sep 1871. Also their mother Mary Forbes died ……

but nothing for 1857/58

I have the above John Chisholm & Ann Noble in Old Kilmorack

4. Erected by Donald Chisholm in memory of his mother Ann Noble died 20th Dec 1851, His father John Chisholm died 21st June 1864 and his beloved wife Ann Chisholm died 20th Jan 1865. Also of the erector of this stone Donald Chisholm who died at New Zealand 27th Jan 1891.

[ghostwhisperer]

If you contact The Highland Council with the details of Sarah's death they will be able to tell you where she is buried and if there is anyone else in the same plot.

service.point@highland.gov.uk

[Alastair Chisholm]

If you contact The Highland Council with the details of Sarah's death they will be able to tell you where she is buried and if there is anyone else in the same plot.

service.point@highland.gov.uk

Thank you - that's something I haven't tried ... I shall do so now!

Alastair

[Gadget]

I assume you've ruled out the very odd Will/inventory of the late Alexander Chisholm, sometime Gamewatcher, Balnahaun, Strathglass in the County of Inverness, who died at the Northern Infirmary, Inverness on the twentyfourth day of April Eighteen hundred and ninety four.

Death cert gives him as 'about 60' and single - trying to track him down on censuses. Maybe an outside poss that they split up 

[Alastair Chisholm]

I must say I haven't looked at that will - but I rather took the fact that Sarah is a "widow" in censuses from 1861 onwards at face value.
They were a staunchly Catholic family and I imagine divorce was out of the question - but would they go as far as to disguise a separation as a death ... 

[Gadget]

Not sure, Alastair,  but it's not impossible. I've seen it a few times. Most ordinary folk couldn't divorce in those days anyway - would need a private Act of Parliament - RC or not.
I can't find him very easily on the censuses - he had a sister Margaret who was the widow of a John Fraser. She seems to have inherited. A cousin, Archy Chisholm, registered the death.

An open mind is  maybe worthwhile - don't discount yet.