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by John Prebble

Macdonell, Aeneas, of Glengarry (P), 16th Chief, 143, 144, 273–5, 276

  Macdonell, Father Alexander, 138

  Macdonell, Alexander, of Keppoch (P), at Culloden, 12, 21

  Macdonell, Alexander (CE), 278

  MACDONELL, ALISTAIR RANALDSON, of Glengarry (P), 15th Chief, 139–44, 273, 277

  Macdonell, Allan (CE), Knoydart, 277, 280, 282

  Macdonell, Archibald Dhu (CE), Glengarry, resists, 140–41

  Macdonell, Duncan, of Glengarry (P), 14th Chief, 137, 138

  Macdonell, General Sir James, of Glengarry, 139, 143

  Macdonell, Josephine, widow of 16th Chief, 274, 275–7, 279–80, 283

  Macdonell, Marjory, wife of 14th Chief, 137–8

  Macdougal, Alan (B), 142–3, 146

  MacEachan, Donald (CE), 282

  MacInnes, Alex. (CE), 270–71

  Maclnnes, Donald (CE), 271–2

  MacInnes, Donald, officer of Destitution Bd., 268–9

  MacInnes, Neil (CE), Suishnish, 271

  MacIsaacs, Alex. (CE), Knoydart, 284

  MacIver, Evander (PA), 291

  MacKaskill, John (CE), Sollas, 258–9

  Mackay, Mr, Fiscal, 256

  Mackay, Sup. Police, Inverness, 229

  Mackay, Alexander (CE), tried, 1792, 44, 45, 122

  Mackay, Angus (CE), 75, 78–9

  Mackay, Annie, on Strathnaver, 85

  Mackay, Bell (CE), Strathnaver, 110

  Mackay, Betsy (CE), Strathnaver, 79

  Mackay, Christy (CE), 289–90

  Mackay, Donald (CE), a boy, 98

  Mackay, Eric, 7th Lord Reay (P), estates, 55;

  sells to Stafford, 151

  Mackay, Henrietta (CE), 80

  Mackay, Iain Ban (CE), 84, 109 fn.

  Mackay, Janet (CE), Strathnaver, 80

  Mackay, John (CE), 100

  Mackay, John (CE), Achtoly, 289

  Mackay, John (CE), Strathnaver, 81

  Mackay, Capt. John, of Syre (TA), 77

  Mackay, Capt. Kenneth, of Torboll (PS), 98 and fn.

  Mackay, Malcolm (T), of Glencalvie, 210, 217

  Mackay, Margaret (CE), eviction, 79–80, 89, 91, 92

  Mackay, Philip, Sup. Police, 168

  Mackay, Robt. (CE), 98, 110

  Mackay, Wm. (CE), 95–6, 98

  Mackay, Wm (CE), drowned, 110

  Mackenzie, Alexander (s), 293–4

  Mackenzie, Alexander, editor, 130 fn.

  Mackenzie, Anna Hay, Marchioness of Stafford, 247, 293

  Mackenzie, Sir George Steuart (P), of Coul, 17, 28–9

  Mackenzie, Rev. David, minister in Strathnaver, 73–4, 78, 95, 101, 151, 153–4

  Mackenzie, Rev. Hugh, Tongue, 165–6

  Mackenzie, Hugh Breac (C), 44–5

  Mackenzie, Kenneth (B), 187

  Mackenzie, Peter, constable, 228, 237

  Mackenzie, Wm. (S), 293–4

  Mackenzie, Wm., law-agent for The Chisholm, 132–3, 160

  MACKID, ROBERT, Sher.-Sub. Sutherland, 76; sympathies with middleman, 85–7;

  collects evidence against Sellar, 89, 90, 92;

  disgrace, 94.

  Mentioned: 97, 119, 160, 290–91

  Mackinnon, Catherine, ‘Aunty Kate’ (CE), 278, 281–2, 289

  Mackinnon, Charles (CE), 278

  Mackinnon, Rev. Norman, 177

  MacLachlan, John (B), 179, 303

  MacLachlan, Lachlan (P), 12

  MacLauchlan, Rev. Thomas, 129, 200, 203

  Maclean, Archibald (CE), Sollas, arrested, 258; tried, 262

  MACLEOD, DONALD, of Geanies (P s) In the Year of the Sheep – his letters to Lord Advocate, 9–12, 34–7, 43;

  land-owner, 10, 11, 28, 29, 32;

  routs Men of Ross at Boath, 11, 12, 35–45

  In Strath Oykel (Culrain 1820) – letters to Courier, 117, 126;

  asks for military aid, 117, 123;

  warns people against Dudgeon, 119;

  Novar asks for his help, 122;

  moves against people with police and militia, 123–7

  . Mentioned, 60, 163, 182

  MACLEOD, DONALD (CE), Strathnaver, stonemason and writer – on Young's first clearance, 63; on Gunns of Kildonan, 66–8;

  birth and character, 70–71;

  driven from Strathnaver, 71, 152–6;

  on Strathnaver (1814), 79–80, 85;

  on MacKid, 93;

  on Strathnaver (1819), 97–8, 99–101, 151;

  on Duchess-Countess, 151, 165–7;

  summonsed for debt, 152–3;

  on Stafford's funeral and monuments, 159–60, 162–3;

  on famine in Sutherland,164–6;

  on Keneabin, 167;

  on Mulock, 241–2, 248;

  on evictions in the Isles, 264–5, 266;

  his pamphlets sent to Mrs Stowe, 289, 290;

  exile in Canada, 301;

  on Crimea,301–2.

  Mentioned: 124 fn., 139 fn., 156, 235 fn., 245, 246

  Macleod, Donald (E), 211

  Macleod, John (CE), 169

  Macleod, Rev. Doctor Norman, the elder, 164–5, 177, 179, 205

  Macleod, Lt.-Col. Patrick, of Geanies, 123, 207–8

  Macleod, Roderick (CE), 98–9

  MacMhuirich, Angus (B), Mull, 251–2

  MacNab, Archibald, of MacNab 17th Chief (P), 146

  MacNeil, Gen. Roderick (P), 251

  MacNeil, Roderick (CE), 266

  MacNeill, Sir John, 201, 276, 280, 282

  Macniven, revenue officer, 136

  MacPhail, Calum Campbell (B), 299

  MacPhail, Roderick (CE), 258, 262

  MacPhee, Catherine (CE), S. Uist, 265

  MacPhee, Ewen, 148–9

  Macpherson, Wm., Sher. Off. in Strathcarron, 228, 236, 237

  Macrae, Duncan (CE), 270–72

  Macrae, Rev. Finlay, N. Uist, 253, 254, 256, 257, 261

  Macrae, Rev. John, Knoydart, 285

  Macrae, John (CE), 270–72

  Macrae, John (B), Kintail, 19

  Matheson, Donald, 126

  Matheson, Sir James (P), of Achany, 176, 251

  Matheson, John (CE), Farr, 128

  ‘MILES, a Highlander of Sutherland’, 87, 90

  Miller, Hugh, 242, 267

  Morrison, Peter (CE), Sollas, 259

  Morrison, Wm. (CE), 82–3

  MULOCK, THOMAS, journalist, 239, 240–42; in Glenelg, 243–4;

  attacks Loch and Duke of Sutherland, 244–6, 247–8;

  on Lord Macdonald's clearances, 254–5, 258, 261–2; 267–9

  Munro, Alex, of Braelangwell (T), Strathcarron, 210, 217, 227–8, 230, 234, 235

  Munro, Ann (CE), 233

  Munro, David (CE), Culrain, 234

  Munro, Donald, alias MacAddie (c) Strath Rusdale, 43

  Munro, Donald, alias Roy (C), tried in 1792, 44, 45

  Munro, George (CE), 99

  Munro, Sir Hector (P), of Novar, 9, 10, 32, 38, 42, 46

  Munro, Henney (CE), Strathnaver, 99

  Munro, Sir Hugh (P), 37, 38, 41

  Munro, Hugh (P), of Novar, 121

  Munro, John (CE), Culrain, 121

  Naismyth, John, 24–6

  Napier, Sir Charles, 80 fn., 303

  NEWSPAPERS: Dundas Warder (Canada), 267

  Edinburgh Courant, 45

  Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle, 71

  Gentleman's Magazine, 49

  Glasgow Constitutional, 205

  Glasgow Herald, 229, 264

  Glasgow National, 208

  Inverness Advertiser, 239, 242–3, 245, 254, 261

  Inverness Courier, Sher. Macleod's letters to, 117, 122, 126–7;

  on Dudgeon, 112, 113, 118, 119, 126–7;

  on Culrain, 127, 128–9;

  on illicit distilling, 136;

  on Glengarry, 144–5;

  shooting rentals, 146–7;

  on Ewen MacPhee, 149;

  on cholera, 158;

  Sutherland's memorial, 162;

  on Keneabin, 167, 168;


  on Balchladdich, 169;

  on Potato Famine (1846), 171, 173, 174–5, 176–7, 180;

  on Food Riots, 181, 182, 184, 185;

  on emigration, 192–3, 200, 201;

  on Glencalvie, 210, 224;

  on Greenyards, 230–31, 235;

  on evictions in the Isles, 243, 256–61 passim;

  Sutherland's letter to, 244;

  on Queen's visit, 246–7

  on Aeneas of Glengarry, 274;

  on Knoydart, 276, 279, 285;

  on Coigach, 293

  Inverness Journal, 142, 144, 190–91

  London Evening Courier, 126

  Military Register, 87–90, 167

  North British Mail, 297

  Northern Ensign, 226, 234–7, 270, 282–3, 289, 300–301

  Scotsman, 94, 172

  Times, on Improvements, 155, 304;

  on an emigrant ship, 196–7;

  on Glencalvie, 210–11, 218–22, 224;

  on destitution, 222–3

  Witness, 200, 258

  Nimmo, Robt., Sher. Sub., Sutherland, 119, 128

  Northern Association of Gentlemen Farmers and Breeders of Sheep, 60

  Pagan and Witherspoon, 188, 191

  Pitmilly, Lord, 90, 92

  Poor Laws, 199, 200, 220; Board of Supervision, 200–201, 277, 282–3;

  Parish Relief, 272, 273, 274, 282, 283, 284

  Population, Highlands, 155, 187, 190, 199, 299; Isles, 248–9, 252

  POTATO, 171–2, 173, 185; Famine of 1846, 171–4, 174–8, 180–15, 269, 275

  Price, Bonamy, 205–6

  REGIMENTS: Regular: Coldstream Guards, 118

  1st (Royal Scots), 303

  4th (Barrell's), 147

  7th, 180

  13th (Pulteney's), 12, 268, 269

  21st, 107

  27th (Inniskillen Foot), 183–5

  41st, 128

  42nd (Black Watch, Royal Highlanders, 9–10, 11, 31, 32, 34, 35, 38, 43–5, 108, 122 fn., 209, 225, 296 fn., 298

  53rd, 168,169

  73rd, 208

  76th, 180, 181–2, 184

  78th, 122 and fn., 209, 297

  79th, 148, 297, 299

  87th, 172

  93rd, 57–8, 75, 167, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302–3

  97th (Strathspey Regt.), 297

  Fencible and Militia: Easter Ross, 10,123,124–5,127

  Glengarry Fencibles, 139,140

  Grant Fencibles, 297

  Lochaber Fencibles, 148

  Reay Fencibles, 84

  Sutherland Fencibles, 67, 299

  RELIGION: Church of Scotland: minister's support for landlords, 63, 67, 88, 101–2, 125–6, 165–6;

  disruption of, 167, 216;

  Free Church: in Glencalvie, 217, 220;

  members persecuted by landlords, 222;

  opposition to clearances, 224, 291–2;

  at Sollas, 252–3;

  Mrs Stowe on, 291, 292;

  Catholic: 137, 275

  Removals, see under CLEARANCES

  Rennie, advocate, 271–2

  RIOTS: Balchladdich, 169; Battle of the Braes, 303;

  Coigach, 292–4;

  Culrain, 117–28;

  Durness, 167–9;

  Greenyards, 225–38;

  Gruids, 127–8;

  Kildonan (1813) 65–8;

  Sollas, 251–64

  Food Riots: Avoch, 180; Banff, 181;

  Burghead, 180;

  Evanton, 180;

  Huntly, 180;

  Invergordon, 183–5;

  Inverness, 172;

  Macduff, 181;

  Wick, 181–2

  Robertson, Major Charles, 7th Laird of Kindeace (P), 212, 226, 231

  Robertson, Donald (AS), 134–5

  Robertson, Flora (CE), 272–3

  Robertson, John, 208–9, 211–12, 217

  Robertson, Patrick, advocate, 91

  Robertson, Wm. 1st Laird of Kindeace (P), 209

  Robertson, Wm. 6th Laird of Kindeace (P), 38, 209, 212, 213, 217

  Robertson, Wm. (S), 178

  Robson, Mr, sheepman, 25, 55

  Rose, Rev. Mr, Tain, 247

  Ross, Mr, of Pitcalnie (P), 224–5

  Ross, Alexander, alias Greusaich (CE), Glencalvie, 211, 213, 217,219

  Ross, Ann, spinster (CE), 232

  Ross, Ann, alias Taylor (CE), 231, 236, 237–8, 263

  Ross, Catherine (CE), 233

  Ross, Christy (CE), 231, 234

  Ross, Charles, advocate, 44

  Ross, Sir Charles (P), 39, 60

  Ross, David, factor (A), 178

  Ross, David, alias Greusaich Senior (CE), 211, 213, 217, 219, 222

  Ross, David, alias Greusaich Junior, (CE), 211, 213, 217, 219, 222

  Ross, Donald (CE), 233–4

  Ross, Donald (CE), a boy, 234

  Ross, Donald (c), Dounie, 11

  ROSS, DONALD, lawyer and journalist of Glasgow, called to Strathcarron, 226–7, 230;

  on first deforcement, 228–9;

  gathers account of ‘Slaughter in Strathcarron’, 229–38;

  on Boreraig and Suishnish, 270, 272–3;

  on Knoydart, 275–82;

  writes to Mrs Stowe, 288–9;

  on ‘more fruits of the Loch Policy’, 297, 299–301

  Ross, Elizabeth (CE), 232

  Ross, George (CE), 11

  Ross, George (CE), a boy, 234

  Ross, Grace (CE), 233

  Ross, Helen (CE), 233

  Ross, Hugh (CE), 211, 220

  Ross, Hugh, Fiscal, 76, 86, 89

  Ross, Janet (CE), 232

  Ross, John (CE), 121, 127

  Ross, John, alias Davidson (C), arrested in 1792, 43

  Ross, Vice-admiral Sir John Lockhart of Balnagowan (P), 23–4, 29, 31

  Ross, Malcolm (C), 44, 45

  Ross, Margaret (CE), 232, 234

  Ross, Margaret (CE), arrested Strathcarron, 231, 234

  Ross, Margaret Macgregor (CE), died of wounds, 232, 238

  Ross, Naomi (CE), 233

  Ross, Peter alias Bain (CE), jailed, 236, 237, 238, 263

  Ross, Wm. alias Greusaich (CE), Strathcarron, and wife, 232–3

  Ross, Wm., a Piper, 11

  Ross, Wm. (CE), Gledfield, 11

  ROSS-SHIRE SHEEP RIOTS: Sheriff Macleod's dispatches on, 9–12;

  assault on Camerons, 32–3;

  sheep drive begun, 34–5;

  Macleod summons gentry, asks for soldiers, 35–6, 39–41;

  David Stewart on, 35, 41–2, 44;

  gentry and soldiers advance on Boath, 42–3;

  trial and escape of prisoners, 44–5,

  Mentioned: 66, 108, 117, 121, 122, 123, 184 fn., 207, 209, 227

  Rush, Richard, U.S. Envoy, 53–4

  SAGE, DONALD, minister at Achness, 95–8; returns to Strathnaver, 100–101;

  on Kildonan evictions, 102.

  His Memorabilia, 95, 97, 100

  Scarlett, James, 1st Baron Abinger (P), Glengarry, 273

  SCOTS TOPOGRAPHY (*see also Clearances)

  Aberdeen, 30, 120, 181

  Achmilidh, 99

  Achnacarry, 148

  Achnagart, 121, 127

  Achness, 73, 75, 76, 77, 94–7, 101–2

  Achphris, 82

  Airor, 277, 279, 282

  Altnaharra, 75, 76, 95, 98, 100, 156

  Ardgay, 123, 125, 126, 208, 219, 227, 228, 304

  Ardnamurchan, 256

  Argyllshire, 24, 29, 163, 248, 296, 297

  Arisaig, 19, 185, 250, 256

  Armadale (Skye), 252, 256, 257, 261

  Armadale (Sutherland), 60, 103

  *Assynt, 159, 160, 162

  Avoch, 180

  Badenloch, 101, 103

  Ballintraid, 184

  Banff, 181

  Balnagowan, 23, 32, 224

  *Barra, 179, 248, 251

  Beauly, 39,41

  Beauly Firth, 34

  Beinn Dubhain (Skye), 102 Bhuidhe (Skye), 269

  Ben Bhraggie, 49, 51, 162<
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  Blaven, 267

  Griam, 76, 77, 93, 96

  Klibreck, 75, 95 Wyviss, 11

  *Benbecula, 250, 264

  Berneray, 268

  Bettyhill, 100, 155

  Black Isle, 175, 180, 210

  Black Water, 208, 212, 213, 214

  Boath, 12, 41, 42,43

  Bodach Mor, 207, 227

  Bonar Bridge, 105, 222, 227

  Borrobol, 68, 103

  Brora, 62, 63, 105,106

  Burghead, 58, 60, 95 fn., 105

  Caithness, 26, 59, 60, 65, 94, 97, 100, 102, 128, 154, 163, 171, 173, 181

  Campbeltown, 264, 270

  Carron, R., 207, 208, 213, 214, 215, 220, 226, 227, 231, 233

  Ceann-na-Coille (Strathnaver), 83, 99

  Ceann-na-Coille (Kildonan), 115

  * Clyne, 159, 207

  Comar, 130, 131, 136

  Creich, 34, 98

  Croick, 208, 217, 218, 225

  Cromarty Firth, 9, 26, 31, 32, 40, 180, 183, 209, 300

  Curnachy, 74

  *Culrain, 121, 123, 125, 127–8

  Dalmalaran, 82

  Dalvina, 75, 82

  Dingwall, 10, 11, 12, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, 117, 125, 127, 208, 225, 229

  *Dornoch, 62, 89, 93, 105, 128, 159, 160, 161, 162, 168, 169, 225

  Dornoch Firth 62, 89, 105, 128, 159, 160, 161, 162, 168, 169, 225

  Doune, 277, 285

  Dunrobin (and Castle), 53, 55, 62, 63, 66, 67, 70, 83, 95, 97, 151, 152, 155, 159, 160, 161, 165, 166, 167, 245–6, 247, 287, 288, 289, 295, 301

  Dunskellar, 253, 259

  Dunvedin, 74, 76

  *Durness, 167, 169

  Edderton, 222

  Edinburgh, 9, 17, 27, 31, 33, 40, 69, 90, 121, 139, 145, 152, 155, 156, 157, 176, 242, 275, 277, 278, 279

  Eigg, 256

  Elgin, 180

  Evanton, 180, 185

  Falkirk, 17, 144

  *Farr, 88, 95, 101, 105, 114, 152, 162, 299

  Fort George, 9, 31, 35, 36, 40, 46, 123, 128, 183

  Fort William, 131, 140, 143, 174, 189, 191, 195, 225, 229

  Glasgow, 21, 148, 157, 176, 195, 225, 256, 265, 270, 272, 273, 279, 281

  Gledfield, 11, 227, 230, 233

  Glen Achany, 35 Affric, 131, 134, 136

  Cannich, 133, 136

  *Glencalvie, 207, 214, 222–3, 226

  Glendessary, 148

  * Glenelg, 175, 277, 283–4

  * Glengarry, 138, 144, 147, 175, 274

  Glenkingle, 148

  * Glenquoich, 132, 273

  Glenshiel, 227

  Glenstrathfarrar, 134

  * Golspie, 62, 66, 67, 73, 74, 86 fn., 118, 247, 300, 301

  Greenock, 20, 41, 189, 195, 204

  * Greenyards, 11, 207, 214, 225, 227

 

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