Story entitled 'Legacy', August 1883
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/18
Scope and Contents
Story about a legacy paid to Alexander Stewart and Mary Macdonald, parents of Duncan and James Stewart, who went to Jamaica after the Battle of Culloden, and the claim made on it by their sister Maighread [Margaret Stewart]. The story also notes family relationships including Maighread's marriage to Donald MacCombaich in Torosey [Torosay, Muile/Mull] and the marriage of Margaret Black to Donald Macintire [Macintyre], Achnanduin [Achadun, Lios Mòr/Lismore]. These Stewarts are noted as being 'Stewarts of Appin'.
Dates
- Creation: August 1883
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 1 notebook ; 17.5 x 10.8 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 6v, line 1 to folio 7r, line 15
Subject
- Black, Margaret (wife of Donald Macintyre | Achadun | Lismore | Argyllshire) (Person)
- MacCombaich, Donald, c1750 (husband of Margaret Stewart | Torosay | Mull | Argyllshire) (Person)
- Macintyre, Donald ([Macintire] | Acadun | Lismore | Argyllshire) (Person)
- Stewart, Duncan, c1750 (Jamaica ) (Person)
- Stewart, James, c1750 (Jamaica) (Person)
- Stewart, Margaret, c1750 ([Maighread] | wife of Donald MacCombaich | Torosay | Mull | Argyllshire) (Person)
- Stewart (of Appin) (Family)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk