3381: John Macleod
Iain Iain Neill Mhurchaidh
John (c1816-1877) was a son of John Macleod and Mary Smith Vuia Mhor. His father died in the 1840s and the island was cleared.
He moved to 2 Geshader and married Ann Maclennan, Reef. The couple had six children.
Famously, John would swim across Loch Roag, from Vuia Mhor to Reef when he was courting her with his clothes on his head – not an easy undertaking, but obviously worth the effort as they married in January 1847.
In addition to the children below, it seems they may have lost their daughter Catherine, born 1863, in infancy.
He was evicted from the croft at Geshader for poaching on Abhainn Chairisiadar with two of his sons, and arranged for William Matheson of 3 Enaclete to swap crofts with him. John was the third croft tenant.
He died on 1 December 1877 at Enaclete, of Hepatitis and Peritonitis, at the age of 61.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- Iain Og
- Date Of Birth:
- 1816
- Date of Death:
- 1 Dec 1877
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEU 79
- Record Maintained by:
- CEU