73587: Roderick MacLeod
Roderick, born in 1868, was the eldest child of Donald MacLeod and Christina Shaw of Backhill. Roderick became a soldier, serving in the Boer War.
In 1900 his father obtained the croft at 5 Borve, and the house in Backhill was passed to Roderick. He worked as a grieve, later a fisherman, marrying Effie Campbell of Sandhill in 1903. Together they were to have five children.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 10 Nov 1868
- Date of Death:
- Sep 1931
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEBH 412
- Occupation:
- Soldier; Fisherman; Grieve
- Record Maintained by:
- CEBH