Stones & Clay
December 1849
BETTY HAMILTON – succeeded
her husband WILLIAM SUTHERLAND 25 years ago – the houses were built by
her husband about 29 years ago – all of stone and clay and thatched with straw
– dwelling house was repaired 5 years ago for which purpose timber was got from
the proprietor and they are all at present in tolerable good repair – her land
is in two lots – her rent was reduced 10 or 12 years ago as an allowance for
surface damaged caused when making a road through her lot.
JEAN SUTHERLAND –
succeeded her husband JOHN GORDON 14 years ago – her husband entered the
lot about 29 years ago and built the houses 27 years ago – the dwelling house
is built of stone and clay and thatched with straw and offices of dry stones
thatched with divots and both at present in bad state of repair – this rent was
also reduced due to the road being built through the lot.
ANN MACKAY – succeeded her
husband, GEORGE GUNN, 21 years ago – the houses were built by her
husband one only before he died – the dwelling house is built of stone and clay
and lime and the offices of stone and clay only – all thatched with straw – the
dwelling house was repaired last year and the offices were entirely rebuilt 6
years ago – both are now in good condition – timber for the house at first and
also for the repairs was got from the proprietors. Her rent was reduced about
20 years ago as an allowance for loss of ground occasioned in making an open
watercourse through the lot – her lot is in two separate pieces.
CATHERINE GUNN – succeeded
her husband, GEORGE MACKAY, 13 years ago – her husband built the houses
about 29 years ago of stone and clay and thatched with straw and divots – got
timber for these form the proprietor – she had the house repaired at her own
cost 6 years ago and they are now in good condition – rent was reduced due to
an open drain and the road being built through the lot.
NORMAN MACKAY – entered 26
years ago – built the houses all at his own cost of stone and clay and thatched
with straw and are at present in good condition. Lot in two
separate pieces.
ALEXANDER MACLEAN – succeeded
his father in law, ALEXANDER MACKAY, 3 years ago – his father in law was
the first tenant in the lot and built the houses at his own expense but they
became ruinous and he had to rebuild them all last year at his won cost – the
dwelling house of stone and lime and offices of stone and clay and both are
thatched with divots. He has past of his
land at Lower Achrimsdale .
GEORGE MACDONALD – entered
29 years ago – built the houses at his own cost 27 years ago – only that he got
a few caber ? from the proprietor – the houses are built of stone and clay with
some lime mixed – and thatched with straw and divot – all repaired lately and
are at present in good condition – the land is in two separate lots.
JANET MACPHERSON –
succeeded her brother DONALD MACPHERSON who was the first tenant in the
lot 2 years ago – the houses were built by her brother at his own cost 29 years
ago of stone and clay and thatched with straw – the dwelling house and barn are
in good repair – byre not good – her land is in two separate lots.
ALEXANDER MURRAY –
succeeded JAMES MACPHERSON who removed to Rogart about 12 years ago –
the houses were built by James Macpherson and he paid him £20 for them – they
are built of stone and clay and thatched with straw – dwelling house in good
condition – offices not good – his land is in two separate lots.
DONALD CAMPBELL –
succeeded his father ALEXANDER CAMPBELL a year ago – his father was the
first tenant of the lot – and he built the houses 30 years ago of stone and clay
and thatched with straw – they have had no repairs to signify since and they
are now in bad condition – hi land is in two separate lots.
DONALD MACKAY – succeeded
his father ALEXANDER MACKAY 3 years ago – his father was the first
tenant in the lot and built the houses at his own cost about 27 years ago – of
stone and clay and thatched with straw – they have got no repairs since and are
now in bad condition – his land is in two separate lots.
JANE CAMERON – succeeded
her husband JOHN SUTHERLAND five years ago and he succeeded his father
in law RODERICK CAMERON 18 years ago – the houses were built by Roderick
Cameron about 18 years ago of stone and clay and thatched with straw and having
go no repair done to them since they are now in bad conditions – she does not
know whether or not the timber for the houses was given by the proprietor. The lot is in two separate pieces.
NEIL GRANT – entered about
29 years ago and built the houses then at his own cost of stone and clay and
thatched with straw – the dwelling house is still in good repair – the offices
are getting frail in the roofs – lot in two separate pieces.
DONALD GUNN – entered
about 28? Years ago – houses built then of stone and clay with some lime mixed
– the dwelling house thatched with straw and offices with divots – he got timer
for them from the proprietor – the houses were all new roofed 3 years ago – got
timber from the proprietor for the dwelling house but he paid for what he
required for the offices – his land is in two separate lots.
ELSPETH SUTHERLAND –
succeeded her husband JOHN SUTHERLAND, 7 years ago – he built the houses
about 28 years ago of stone and clay and thatched with bent and broom – does
not know whether he got timber for them from the proprietor or not – they have
got no repair since they were built and are now almost in ruin – her land Is in
two separate lots.
JANET MUNRO – widow of JOHN
LESLIE entered 20 years ago – she built the houses then at her own cost –
of stone and clay and thatched with straw and heather – she repaired them about
8 years ago and got timber from the proprietor for the purpose – they are not
in good condition at present – her land is in two separate lots.
WILLIAM MUNRO – got his
lot 5 years ago – there is no house on it but he built a house on widow Leslie’s
lot 2 years before he got the lot, which he still occupies – it is built of
stone and clay mixed with lime and thatched with straw – he got timber for it
from the proprietor – he built a byre and bar of cat ? and clay and wooden
standards and thatched with divots – and all the houses are at present in good
condition.
JOHN MELVILLE – entered 29
years ago – he built the houses then of stone and clay and thatched with straw
– got timber for them from the proprietor – the dwelling house is now in a very
frail state – the byre and barn were repaired lately – his land is in two lots.
BETTY MURRAY – lately
deceased – succeeded her husband WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, 8 years ago – the
houses were built by William Sutherland about 28 years ago of stone and clay
and thatched with divots and are still in ordinary good condition – she
possessed two lots at Dalchallam and two at Lower Achrimsdale.
ISABELLA URQUHART – widow
of JOHN MUNRO – succeeded HUGH ROSS who went to America about 25
years ago – the houses were built by Hugh Ross – they are of stone and clay,
thatched with straw – she paid Ross £11 for the houses and crop at her entry –
she cannot say how much of it for the houses – the houses are now frail and in
bad condition – two years after she entered she got an additional lot.
ALEXANDER GILCHRIST –
entered about 30 years ago – bought the dwelling house from JOHN SUTHERLAND
who went to America for £8 – built the barn and byre himself – got no timber
from the proprietor – the houses are built of stone and clay and thatched with
straw and divots – dwelling house and bar in tolerable good condition
considering that they are 30 years old, and never had any repairs given them –
they byre is in bad condition – he has two lots.
ALEXANDER GILCHRIST Cairn?
– succeeded WILLIAM SUTHERLAND who removed to the Doll about 12 years
ago – paid Sutherland £8 for the houses that were almost in ruins and he had to
rebuild the whole of them 4 years ago – got some timbers for them from the
proprietor – they are all built of stone and clay – the swelling house thatched
with straw and offices with divots and all of them in good condition – he has
two lots.
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE –
entered 30 years ago – built his houses then and got timbers for them from the
proprietor – they are built of stone and clay and thatched with divots – the
dwelling house was repaired lately but he paid for the timber needed – offices
in bad repair.
WILLIAM MACKAY – succeeded
his father JOHN MACKAY about 12 years ago – his father was the first
tenant in the lot and entered about 30 years ago – the first houses were built
by his father when he entered at his own cost but then got ruinous and rebuilt
3 years ago of stone and clay and are thatched partly with straw and partly
with divots – got timber - - - - from the proprietor for the dwelling house but
paid for what was needed for the barn and byre – all the houses are now in good
condition.
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