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John MacFarlane
???? - before 10/8/1860
John was Calum's and Jamie's great great
great great grandfather.
Very little is known about John as yet. From the wedding entry of his son John
in the 1860 register, we learn that John senior had been a blacksmith.
We aso learn that John had married Ann
Brownlee in the first half of the 19th Century, and lived in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
He died prior to his son's wedding in 1860.
KNOWN CHILD of JOHN MACFARLANE and ANN BROWNLEE:
John Brownlee MacFarlane
b: 1839
Calum's and Jamie's great great great
great grandfather - see below.
John Brownlee MacFarlane
1837 (approx) - 29/1/1922
John was Calum's and Jamie's
great great great grandfather.
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| John B. McFarlane's signature, 1879 |
John was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but at some
stage he moved to Inverness to train as an apprentice tailor. In Inverness, he worked as a master tailor with the father of
his future wife, David MacGillivray, in his family business.
On August 9th 1860, John married David's
daughter, Ann, in Inverness, in a ceremony according to the
forms of the Church of Scotland. The witnesses to the wedding were Lauchlan Ferguson and John Grant, with the presiding minister
being the Reverend MacGregor. The marriage was registered in Inverness on the following day.
The newly
wed couple lived at 17 Friars Street in Inverness, which is believed to be where the business was based. In the 1861 census
John is listed as head of the household, and his age is down as 24. In the column listed Blind, Deaf or Dumb?, there is a
tick, so it is assumed he must have been slightly deaf. This may have been something to do with the tailoring business, as
also listed are two other tailors with the same column ticked - David McGillivray, his father in law, and
Peter Fraser, who may have been related to David's wife (she was formerly a Fraser). There were several other
Frasers listed at the house also, possibly relations - Ann (Peter's wife, aged 30), John
(their son, aged 2) and Alex (another son, 10 months). There were also two lodgers - Hugh Fraser,
a 19 year old blacksmith from Aberdeen, and David Fraser, a 21 year old tailor from Inverness.(GROS:1861/098/09/19)
John and Ann had three children whilst living in Inverness - Ann, David, Jessie and
Isabella. By 1870, the family had uprooted and moved to Nairn, moving to 12 Rose Street. In Nairn, John and
Ann produced another four children, Elizabeth, Charles, Williamina and
Georgina.
In the 1871 census, John's age was put down as 33, and at this stage there were only immediate
family members present in the house. At some stage before 1875 the family moved again to 81 High Street in Nairn.
But John's move to Nairn to set up his own
business did not pay off. By 1878, he was suffering from a serious loss of trade in the town, and had accrued
serious debts as a consequence, forcing him by August to file for sequestration, or bankruptcy. The following documents held
at the National Archive of Scotland give some insight into John's business downfall at this time (NAS:CS319/1911/2202). The first records the Sheriff Court's response to a hearing regarding John's petition for bankruptcy:
Certified Copy First Deliverance in the Sequestration
of John Brownlee MacFarlane, Tailor and Clothier, with concurrence of Charles Bain Mackintosh, Drapier, Nairn.
Nairn, 21st August 1878. The Sheriff Substitute having
considered the Petition, with the Writs produced, Sequestrates the Estate now belonging to the Petitioner, John Brownlee MacFarlane,
Tailor and Clothier, Nairn, before the date of his discharge and declares the same to be long to his creditors for the purposes
of the "Bankruptcy"(Scotland) Act 1856", and acts explaining and amending the same: Appoints the Creditors to hold a meeting
of the time and place mentioned in the Petition, for the purpose of electing a Trustee or Trustees in succession and commissioners
as directed by the Statute and do the other acts provided by the said Statutes; and grants Warrant of protection to the said
John Brownlee MacFarlane against arrest or imprisonment for Civil Debt, until the meeting of creditors for the election of
a Trustee.
(signed)
Alexr Falconer, a true copy, Robt Malcolm, Sheriff Clerk of Nairnshire.
A notice mentioning John's sequestration was duly
published in the Edinburgh Gazette on Friday August 23rd 1878, and then in the Inverness Courier and General Advertiser on
August 29th 1878. A subsequent article announcing a bankruptcy examination & creditors' meeting to be held was carried
in the Inverness Advertiser on September 17th 1878 (this article has yet to be checked).
John's creditors duly met, and appointed a local
draper called Charles Bain Mackintosh as the Trustee to oversee the sequestration of John's estate. Interestingly,
five years earlier, in 1873, John had christened his second son as Charles Mackintosh MacFarlane, and it
may be that he was named after the man who was to now oversee John's bankruptcy, perhaps suggesting that they had been friends
for some time prior:
Copy Act Warrant in favour of C. B. Mackintosh
as Trustee.
Nairn, Fifth September Eighteen hundred and Seventy Eight years - The Sheriff
Substitute of the County of Nairn has confirmed and hereby confirms Charles Bain Mackintosh, Merchant, Nairn, Trustee of the
Sequestrated Estate of John Brownlee MacFarlane, Tailor and Clothier, Nairn, and Real and Personal, Wherever situated of the
said John Brownlee MacFarlane, are transferred and belong to Charles Bain MacFarlane as Trustee for behoof of the Creditors
of the said John Brownlee MacFarlane in Terms of the "Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1854", and the said Charles Bain Mackintosh,
has, as Trsutee aforesaid, in terms of the said Act, full right and power to sue for and recover all Estates, Effects, Debts
and Money belonging or due to said John Brownlee MacFarlane
(Signed)
C.D.Malcolm, Sheriff Clerk Dep of Nairnshire.
With Charles Bain Mackintosh now appointed as
a Trustee to oversee the bankruptcy, a second meeting was arranged to be held on October 2nd 1878, giving Mackintosh
several days to work out the extent of John's assets. The new Trustee soon submitted his findings to the meeting:
Report and Valuation of Charles Bain Mackintosh, Merchant, Nairn, Trustee
on the Sequestrated Estate of John Brownlee MacFarlane, Tailor and Clothier, Nairn, to the Second General Meeting of Creditors
to be held within the Writing Office of Donald Fraser, Solicitor, Nairn, on the Second day of October 1878, to instruct the
Trustees.
The Trustee has made such investigation in regards to this Small Estate as seemed to him necessary in the interest
of the Creditors without incurring Expenses.
The Trustee obtained his confirmation on 5th September last and thereafter presented a Petition to the Sheriff
to fix the diet of Examination when his Lordship was pleased to appoint 24th September last for that purpose:- The Bankrupt
has appeared before the Sheriff for Examination, but rhe Trustee having been satisfied with the Bankrupt's explanations as
to want of trade and otherwise he did not consider it necessary to put Questions to him before the Sheriff -
The Trustee has seen no reason to suppose that the Bankrupt has granted any preference in favour of any Creditors.
The Trustee has carefully examined the Bankrupt's Stock in Trade, and furniture, and outstanding Debts due to
the Bankrupt (which are of trifling sums owing principally by poor people) and he cannot put a higher value upon the same
than the following.
1. Stcok in Trade consisting of a variety of small articles of light Drapery goods and Children's Toys
- say £18
2. Household Furniture, say £20
3. Book debts, say £5
Total £43
Out of which have to be met Rents and Taxes to the amount of £21 14s
Leaving a probable balance of £21 6s to meet £158 17s 6d of ordinary Debts due by the Bankrupt, besides expenses
of Sequestration.
C. B. Mackintosh, Trustee.
The situation was extremely grim for John and his family, and owing
some £158 to his creditors soon took its toll on the MacFarlanes. By 1881, the Nairn census records that the family had
moved to 6 Church Street, presumably a cheaper place to live, and had also taken in a lodger, a law apprentice called William
Daniel Mitchell, aged 18, who was originally from Avoch. John's age in this census is listed as 41.
From a later correspondence by Charles Mackintosh to an accountant
at New Register House, we also learn that John had become very ill as a result of bankruptcy. This correspondence, sent on
June 23rd 1882, has two parts to it - the first is a copy of the original valuation prior to the meeting of October 2nd
1878, the second is an apology.
In the copy of the valuation, Mackintosh has a different listing for John's assets as originally
noted above - why this is is as yet unknown. The revised valuation stated:
1. Stock in Trade consistingof a variety of small articles of light
drapery and Children's Toys - £10
2. Household furniture at £20
3. Book debts, nil.
Total, over £30, out of which have to be met rents and Taxes of £21 14s, leaving probable balance of
£8 6s to meet £158 of ordinary debts due by the Bankrupt, besides the expenses of Sequestration which can never be paid looking
to the value of the estate and the poor circumstances of the Bankrupt whose health is also broken down.
C. B. Mackintosh Trustee
John's health had obviously deteriorated with the stress of his situation, and this had a
knock on effect with the ability to repay the debt to his creditors. From Mackintosh's apology to New Register House,
it is clear that John was in dire poverty for at least four years:
Nairn 22nd June 1882 to the accountant in Bankruptcy, New Register
House, Edinburgh.
Sir,
We regret very mcuh the delay in writing up the Sequestration of
John Brownlee MacFarlane, Nairn - I plead in excuse the poverty of the estate and the poverty of the Bankrupt. I enclose copy
of my report and valuation of the estate which was not worth anything and the sequestration was conducted as it had been with
the only desire of getting something to the Creditors.
At a meeting of creditors on 2nd October 1878 an offer of composition
of one shilling per pound was made and accepted - but the poor Bankrupt has not yet been able to pay all the Composition and
as he has also been unable to pay even the agents outlays, it was thought that no harm could accrue to any person by letting
matters lie until the Bankrupt would be able to pay off the Composition for if the Sequestration had gone on in the ordinary
way there would not have been anything for anybody.
We very much regret the delay which has occurred and now promise
to have the Composition paid and the sequestration closed as speedily as possible.
The Trustee has had no intromissions with any portion of the Estate.
I am
Your Most Obedt Servt,
Charles Bain Mackintosh, Trustee.
By 1887, things appear to have turned around for
John. The Inverness Valuation Rolls show that he was now living at 2 Hill Place in the city, paying an annual rent of £15
to landlord Evan MacDonald. The 1891 census tells us that this was a house with four rooms or more that had a window. John
was still working as a tailor at this point, and at this stage were again giving board to a lodger, this time being Donald
Matheson, a 21 year old clerk from the town. John's age in this census is listed as 54.
Ten years later,
the 1901 census shows that the family are still to be found at 2 Hill Place (GROS:1901/98/0/3) in Inverness. John is by now
referred to as a retired tailor, with his age listed as 66. Living with him were his wife Ann, listed as
59 years old, his daughter Minnie, now a milliner, and his other daughter Georgina, an assistant
confectioner.
The valuation rolls tell us that in 1905, John and family moved to a new home, at 8 View Place, overlooking
the River Ness. The new landlady was Isabella Fraser, who was living in South Africa. The annual rent was now £19 and 19 shillings,
and was collected by fraser's agent, a farmer called Alex Tolmie residing at Antfield, Dores. In addition to the rent, there
was also an annual feu duty of £1, 13s to be paid.
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| 8 View Place, overlooking the River Ness |
Two years later, John's daughter Jessie returned from Brussels with her children, and stayed with him
at the home at View Place for the next three years, ultimately leaving for Glasgow in October 1910, and then on to Brussels
again the following year.
On December 6th 1910, John and Annie had to go through the heartache of watching their daughter Elizabeth
pass away at a young age, well before her time was due. Having buried his daughter in Tomnahurich Cemetery, John was inspired to make preparations for his own passing away, and two months later, on February 1st 1911, he purchased
the lair next to Elizabeth's grave at Tomnahurich Cemetery.
The First World War must have been a particularly
anxious time for the MacFarlanes. John's son Charles had signed up for the war effort, as had his grandson
William Paton. But also of worry was the fact that his daughter Jessie was in occupied Brussels during the war, with his grandson John Paton interned in the civilian prisoner of war camp oif Ruhleben in Germany from 1916 after his arrest in the city. Perhaps
the saddest event was the death of his son-in-law David Paton, who had passed away whilst in hiding from the Germans in the city.
John eventually died in his house at 91 Church
Street, Inverness, on January 29th 1922, at 3pm. The cause of death, as certified by Dr Samuel Nicolson, was 'senile decay'.
His son, Charles, resident at 36 Waterloo Place, Inverness, informed the registrar of his death
(GROS:1922/098/A0/52).
The Inverness Courier and General Advertiser carried the following death
notice for John on Tuesday 31st January, 1922 (p.1):
Died at 91 Church Street,
Inverness, on the 29th inst., JOHN BROWNLIE MACFARLANE beloved Husband of ANN MACGILLIVRAY. Funeral on Wednesday, at 2 o'
clock to the New Cemetery. This (the only) intimation and invitation.
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| John's grave at Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness |
And a few days later, on February 3rd, the following thank you was also printed
in the paper (p.1):
Mrs MACFARLANE and FAMILY desire to return sincere thanks for the many
kind expressions of sympathy extended to them in their recent sore bereavement. 91 Church Street, Inverness.
After John's death, he was interned in Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness.
The gravestone inscription reads:
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN BROWNLIE MACFARLANE
WHO ENTERED INTO HIS REST
29. JANUARY 1922
AND OF HIS SON
DAVID JOHN
WHO DIED AT BURNLEY, 1. DECEMBER 1921.
ALSO OF HIS DAUGHTER
ANNIE, WHO DIED 2. JULY 1927
ALSO OF HIS WIDOW
ANN McGILLIVRAY
DIED 18. MARCH 1932
"WITH JESUS WHICH IS FAR BETTER"
ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW AND FAMILY
Ann (Annie) MacFarlane
b: 15/6/1861 d: 2/7/1927
Annie was born at 11.15am on June 15th 1861, in the family home of 17 Friars Street in Inverness.
Her birth was registered by her father on June 29th in the town (GROS: 1861/098/240).
In the 1871 census, Annie was listed as a scholar in the new family home of 12 Rose Street in Nairn,
Nairnshire. She is also listed in the 1881 census, but with no job description, at Church Street in Nairn. By 1891, Annie
had become a dressmaker in Inverness, still at home.
On September 12th 1895, a short advert appeared in the Scottish Highlander newspaper advertsing
Ann's skill as a dressmaker (p.1, col. 1):
MISS MACFARLANE, Dressmaker, 2 Hill Place. Fit and
style guaranteed. Charges moiderate.
In Slater's Directory for 1911, Annie was later listed as residing at 8 View Place in Inverness.
Annie never married in her lifetime, and continued to work as a dressmaker. She eventually died at
the age of 65, at 2pm on July 2nd 1927 in her home of 93 Church Street, Inverness. The cause was myocardites degeneration,
and a cerebral thrombosis, as certified by Dr. Ranald Carnhill. The informant to the registrar was Annie's brother Charles,
living at 27 Ross Avenue in Inverness (GROS:1927/098/A0/0318).
Annie's death was recorded in the Inverness Courier and General Advertiser on Tuesday, July 5th 1927
(p.1):
Died at 93 Church Road, Inverness, on 2nd last, ANNIE, beloved
and eldest daughter of the late John Brownlie MacFarlane and Mrs. MacFarlane. Funeral private.
David John MacFarlane
b: 10/9/1863
In the 1871 census, David was listed as a scholar
in his home at 12 Rose Street in Nairn. In 1881, he had become an apprentice druggist in Nairn, living at 6 Church Street.
On June 2nd 1886, David married Florence Mary
Ann Roch at 138 George Street in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. David was a chemist's assistant, living at 2 Hill Place in
Inverness, whilst Florence was a 23 year old post office clerk living at 4 Gilmour Street in Ibrox. She was the daughter of
James Roch, a coachman domestic servant, and Agnes Jesstina Palmer. The wedding was performed
with a warrant from the sheriff substitute of Lanarkshire dated June 2nd, and took place in the presence of Agnes Jesstina
Roch and Mary Roger (GROS:1886/644/5/83).
It would appear that just after his wedding David (D. J. MacFarlane) was presented
with a bound work of poetry by a Mr Allan, a chemist in Inverness, the story making the Scottish Highlander
newspaper of October 28th 1886. The article has still to be checked.
Shortly after, the couple celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Ethel
Annie McFarlane, at their home of 2 Hill Place, in Inverness (GROS:1886/098/00/0445). David, the informant to
the registrar, was still listed as a chemist's assistant.
In 1891, David was back in Inverness, but he
was not with the rest of his family on census night. His wife and daughter Ethel were in fact with his father-in-law James
at No. 1 Fairley St, Govan, Glasgow (listed here as a an engineers fencekeeper from South Wales). Present in the house were
Florence, listed as a music seller's cashier, her four year old daughter Ethel, her father
James and mother Agnes, her sister Gertrude, and aunt Mary Roch,
all of whom were from South Wales, except Ethel.(GROS:1891/646/02/006/000/007).
On September 7th 1896, Florence's mother Agnes died of cardiac failure at the
Victoria Infirmary in Govan, and Florence informed the registrar on the same day - it is noted that she was still living with
her parents at the same address of 1 Fairley Street, but it is not known where David was at this point.
It is not yet clear what became of David after 1896. In 1901, his wife Florence
was located in London, in the parish of St. George's, Hanover Square, Westminster, with her 14 year old daughter Ethel,
resident at 56 Maddox Street. Florence was noted as a housekeeper, born in St Petrox, Pembrokeshire, living on her own account,
with Ethel still at school. Also present on census night were 64 year old visitor William Adlington,
concert director of the art school, from Southwell, Nottinghamshire, and 21 year old domestic servant Lily Eliza Land,
from Scotland (GROE:1901/RG13/81/44/p.29).
David eventually died in Burnley, England, on December 1st 1921, and was subsequently
buried in the lair in which his father would himself be buried a year layer at Tomnahurich Cemetery, back in his
home town of Inverness.
CHILDREN of DAVID MACFARLANE and FLORENCE ROCH:
Ethel Annie MacFarlane
b: 9/8/1886 d: 4/4/1945
Ethel was born at 7pm on August 9th 1886, at 2 Hill Place, Inverness. On the
birth entry, the wedding date of her parents was listed as July 17th 1885 in Glasgow - it was in fact a month before Ethel's
birth in 1886! The informant to the registrar was her father, on the 28th (GROS:1886/098/00/0445).
Ethel died a single woman, at 5.30am on April 4th 1945, at 2 Rosiebank, Annan,
in the county of Dumfriesshire. The cause was carcinoma uterus as certified by W. Elder. The informant to the registrar was
her uncle, Andrew Urquhart, who lived at West View, North Street, Annan. In the entry, Ethel was described as living by independent
means.
Jessie MacFarlane
b: 5/6/1866 d: 1948
Calum's and Jamie's great great grandmother
- see below.
Isabella MacFarlane
b: 5/8/1868
In the 1871 census, Isabella lived at 12 Rose Street
in Nairn. In 1881, she was a scholar at 6 Church Street in Nairn.
It is believed that Isabella may have had an illegitimate daughter called
Isabella Ottoina Hock MacFarlane, born June 9th 1888 at 34 Muirtown Street, Inverness (GROS:098/00/0358).
If so, this daughter married a fitter called Harold Paterson on September 24th 1909 at 70 Church Street,
Inverness (GROS:1909/098/00/0156). She later died at the young age of 32 of abdomenal cancer, on October 26th 1926, at their
home of Rose Street, Inverness (GROS:1926/098/A0/0358). This relationship is as yet unconfirmed, as all certificates list
her mother as housekeeper Isabella MacFarlane, but with no father.
Elizabeth MacFarlane
b: 3/8/1870 d: 3/12/1910
Elizabeth was born at 2.00am on August 3rd 1870, at
the family home of 12 Rose Street in Nairn. Her father registered the birth in the town on August 19th.
In the 1871 census, Elizabeth was listed as a nine
month old baby at the Rose Street home, and soon after moved to 81 High Street in the town. In 1881 census, at 6 Church Street,
she was a scholar, but by 1891, Elizabeth had become a household worker in Inverness.
On September 27th 1907, Elizabeth, or "Lizzie", was
a witness to her brother Charles' wedding in Inverness (GROS:1907/098/137).
On Saturday, April 3rd 1909, Elizabeth, still working as a domestic servant, married
29 year old motorman Martin Cooney, son of mason's labourer Martin Cooney and Elizabeth
Cooney, (previously Reid, maiden surname Campbell). The wedding was irregular, performed at 4 Kinnoull Street by declaration
in the presence of William Donaldson, a bank manager residing at 52 St John Street in Perth, and Isabella
Williamina Strathdee Clark or Donaldson, residing at the same address. At the time of the wedding,
both Elizabeth and Martin were staying at the Atholl Arms Hotel. Curiously, Elizabeth lied about her age, stating she was
30, when she was in fact 39.
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| 8 View Place, home to Elizabeth MacFarlane and Martin Cooney |
In the following year, and back at the family home of 8 View Place in Inverness, Elizabeth was
to give birth to her only son George Martin Cooney in November. But the pregnancy must have been difficult
for her, as on Saturday, December 3rd, exactly three weeks after the birth, Elizabeth tragically passed away after
having suffered from acute nephritis (kidney inflammation), as certified by Dr. J. M. Grant. A devastated Martin informed Inverness
registrar George Macbean on the 5th (GROS:1910098/472). Again, Elizabeth's true age was not revealed - she was again listed
as being 30.
The Inverness Courier and General Advertiser carried the following death notice on Tuesday, December
6th 1910 (p.1):
Died at 8 View Place, Inverness, on the 3rd inst., LIZZIE, the beloved
Wife of MARTIN COONEY, and fourth daughter of JOHN BROWNLEE MACFARLANE. Funeral To-Day (TUESDAY), at 2 o' clock, to New Cemetery.
All Friends are respectfully invited to attend.
After the funeral, on Friday 9th, the family also placed a thank you in the Courier (p.1):
Mr. COONEY, Mr and Mrs MacFarlane, and FAMILY, return heartfelt thanks
for the many expressions of sympathy received in their great bereavement.
8 View Place, Inverness.
After Elizabeth's death, Martin obviously remained close to the MacFarlane family, as some nine years
later, he was to remarry, to Elizabeth's sister, Georgina (see below).
CHILDREN of ELIZABETH MACFARLANE and MARTIN COONEY:
George Martin Cooney
b: 12/11/1910
George was born at 6.00am on Saturday, November 12th 1910, at the MacFarlane home of 8 View Place,
Inverness. His father, listed as a motorman, informed the registrar on the 21st (GROS:1910/098/00/518).
George took up a career as a schoolmaster, as well as being a second lieutenant in the intelligence
corps. On Saturday, January 31st 1942, he married book-keeper Ann Henderson Mackenzie, daughter of slater
and chimney cleaner John Henderson MacKenzie and Catherine Black, the wedding taking place
at the Old High Church in Inverness, and performed by the Reverend Mucrhison. At that time, Ann was living at 44 Union
Road in Inverness, whilst Geroge was engaged in war service. The witnesses were Dan MacKay, of Pardovan House,
Philpetonn and Eliza S. Henderson of 31A Innes Street, Inverness, and the marriage was registered on February
3rd (GROS:1942/098A/61).
George and Ann went on to have four children and settled in Inverness. When their first child,
Peter, came along, George had by this time been promoted to captain in the intelligence corps.
George eventually passed away on Saturday, August 23rd 1997, at 12.05. By now, he had been residing
at Abbeyside, on Institution Road in Elgin. The cause of death was natural causes, gastrointestinal
haemhorrage, and a complete atrioventricular heart block pericious anaemia. On his death certifictae, hsi father ws noted
as being a traffic manager. The informat to the Elgin registrar was Elizabeth Ann Gaffney, nee Cooney,
his eldest daughter (GROS:1997/280/279).
CHILDREN of GEORGE COONEY and ANNIE MACKENZIE:
Peter Martin Cooney
b: 26/12/1943
Peter was born at 8.45am on Sunday, December 26th 1943, at 31 Island Bank Road, Inverness. The fanily's
usual resdence was listed as 76 Innes Street, Inverness. His mother informed the city's registrar on January 14th (GROS:1944/098A/24).
Elizabeth Ann Cooney
b: 5/7/1947
Elizabeth, more colloquially known as Ann, was born at 1.00am on Saturday, July 5th
1947, at 31 31 Island Bank Road, Inverness. The family's usual address was listedas 7 Maple Vale, Beauly. Ann's father informed
the registrar on the 16th (GROS:1947/098A/474).
Ann married to someone by the name of Gaffney and settled in Elgin. In 1997,
she was listed as the informant to the Elgin registrar in relation to the death of her father (see above).
Susan Cooney - TWIN
b: 19/4/1949 d: 19/4/1949
Susan was born at 6.10am on Tuesday, April 19th 1949, at 31 Island Bank Road, Inverness. The family's
usual address was listed as 17 Pritchard Crescent, Beauly. Tragically, Susan died at 10.05pm, after only fifteen hours, being
four months premature and suffering from congenital debility, as certified by Dr. T. H. Chalmers. Susan's father informed
the registrar of both the birth and death on the 20th (GROS:1949/098A/275 and GROS:1949/098/A0/246).
Sally Cooney - TWIN
b: 19/4/1949
Sally was born at 6.20am on Tuesday, April 19th 1949, at 31 Island Bank Road, Inverness. The family's
usual address was listed as 17 Pritchard Crescent, Beauly. Tragically, like her sister, Sally died at 6.00pm, after only eleven
hours, being four months premature and suffering from congenital debility, as certified by Dr. T. H. Chalmers. Sally's father
informed the registrar of both the birth and death on the 20th (GROS:1949/098A/275 and GROS:1949/098/A0/247).
Charles Mackintosh MacFarlane
(Captain)
b: 29/4/1873 d: 13/2/1952
Charles was born on April 29th 1873, and although
registered as Charles Brownlie MacFarlane, this appears to be the only time his name appears listed as
such, as in all subsequent recordings, he is listed as Charles Mackintosh MacFarlane.
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