26001: Christina Macleod

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Christina (1829-1922) was a daughter of Murdo Macleod and Ann Macarthur from Uigen.

In 1855, she married Malcolm Mackay from 4 Crulivig. The couple lived at 4 Crulivig and they had ten children only eight of whom survived. Included in the family was a set of twins. The first of these twins, Malcolm, was born at Drum na Drobha on the Lundale moor whilst Christina was on the way home from the Sheiling. The other twin, Angus, was born after she had walked home.

Christina's date of birth is from the marriage certificate, where it had noted "birth not registered."

Christina was widowed in 1895.