90976: Christina Murray

Christina (1858-1913) was the daughter of Murdo Murray and Ann Campbell; the family were cottars at 47 North Tolsta.

In 1874 the family obtained 71 North Tolsta as a newly lotted croft. A few years later Christina married Murdo Macleod, of 4 North Tolsta, and the couple settled as cottars at 71 North Tolsta. They had eight children there, but four died in infancy and one in childhood.

In 1892 she moved to 53 Kenneth Street, Stornoway with her spouse and children. The couple had a further five children there, two of whom died in infancy; in total the couple had 13 children: five girls and eight boys, yet, by 2010, no descendants remain.