16883: Angus Maclean

Angus, born 1832, a son of John Maclean and Mary Campbell, 6 Kneep, was the second husband of Christina Macritchie, Aird, Uig.

They had three children, Mary, John and John.

Angus drowned in Caolas Vacasaigh in 1969. He, Alexander Mackenzie and Murdo Mackenzie took a boat to Callanish for groceries. A squall got up and the boat capsized – one of the men managed to grab an oar and swam to Vacasay but got entangled in seaweed and was too weak to free himself.

 

Details
Record Type:
Person
Date Of Birth:
29 Jan 1832
Date of Death:
4 Feb 1869
Gender:
Male
Brothers Keeper Reference:
CEU 1151
Record Maintained by:
CEU