Husband    William Smith [AN056]

Born

abt. 1795-1797, Daviot and Dunlichity, Inverness-shire (Census; death cert; memorial, Dunlichity churchyard)

Chr.

Married

20 June 1828, St Paul's Chapel [Episcopal Church of Scotland, Strathnairn, Inverness-shire (Marriage Register in OPR) (NRAS4317_1_28_1_1 Strathnairn 1772-1904).

Died

6 April 1872, 4.a.m., 75 yrs, Croftcroy, Dunlichity (heart disease, long standing) (D/1872/095-/5 Daviot & Dunlichity, Inverness-shire). Dunlichity churchyard memorial says 76 yrs old when died on above date.

Buried

Dunlichity Church Burying Ground (by tree to south of church)

Husband’s Father   John Smith, farmer [AN112]

Husband’s Mother  Catherine McGillivray (died bef 1872) [AN113]

Other wives: 

Wife         Marjory M[a]cIntosh [AN057]

Born

About 1805/1806 Parish of Daviot & Dunlichity, Inveness-shire (Census; death cert; memorial, Dunlichity churchyard)

Chr.

Died

21 April 1897, 91 yrs, Croftcroy, Dunlichity (COD) (D/095/1897/10 Daviot & Dunlichity, Inverness-shire)

Buried

Dunlichity Church Burying Ground

Wife’s Father        James McIntosh [AN114]

Wife’s Mother      Elizabeth Smith [AN115]

Other husbands

Children

Sex     Name

Born

Married

Died

1 M  John SMITH [AN028][Shepherd]

abt 1829, Farr

(1) Ann McBEAN [AN029], 30 yrs, daur of Francis McBean & Ann McIntosh, m. 25 May 1853, The Inn, Errogie, Inverness-shire (own death certs; children’s birth certs). ISSUE: 3 sons & 3 daurs (Marjory, b. 1853; William, b. 21 Jan 1855; Hugh [AN013], b. 16 Apr 1857; John, b. 15 Jun 1859; Ann, b. 2 Aug 1861; Catharine, b. 27 Jun 1862).  Ann McBean d. 25 July 1872, 47 yrs, Lynrich, Dunlichity, Inverness-shire (phthisis, longstanding) (D/1872/095/12 Daviot & Dunlichity)

(2) Elizabeth (Betsy or Eliza) FRASER, domestic servant, 47 yrs, spinster, Dunmaglass, daur of Alexander Fraser, soldier (“army pensioner”), and Elizabeth Shaw; m. 28 Apr 1887, Inverness (M/1887/098-/41 Inverness). Betsy Fraser d. 20 Apr 1902, 68 yrs, 5 Davis Square, Inverness (D/1902/098-/202 Inverness). No issue.

4 Sept 1923, 94 yrs, Lake View, Errogie, Inverness-shire (old age; no recent medical attendant) (D/1923/1923/096-A/10 Dores, Inverness-shire). 

2 F  Catherine Smith

Abt 1831, Farr

Recorded in parents’ household at Croftcroy, Dunlichity, Census 1851 (farmer’s daughter, unmarried, aged 20 yrs); not recorded there in 1861.

3 M  James Smith (woodfeller, 1861; gamekeeper, death cert, 1909) 

Abt 1833, Farr

Helen McPHERSON, Housemaid, spinster, 29 yrs, Farr; 27 June 1867 at Cradlehall, Inverness (Scottish Episcopal Church Banns). James’s brother, Farquhar Smith, incumbent of St John’s Church, Arpafilie [sic], Ross-shire, solemnised the marriage.  (M/1867/098-00/44 Inverness.) ISSUE: at least 2 sons (James, d 1909; Donald d.1917), 2 daurs (Majory d infancy; Williamina alive 1909).

Ellen Smith, wife of James, d. 7 Nov 1904, 67 yrs, at 21 Queensgate, Inverness (Nephritis [kidney disease], 1 yr).  Informant; widower James Smith, Lochindorb, Dava, near Grantown (D/1904/098-/470 Inverness).  James Smith, gamekeeper, d. 23 Nov 1909, 76 yrs, Westfield, Ballifeary, Inverness (Carcinoma of Bowel). (D/1909/098-/497 Inverness).

4 M  Farquhar Smith [Minister of Scotttish Episcopal Church]

Abt 1834/35, Farr

Elizabeth Chalmers Cardno, b. 1828 (F Alexander Cardno, farmer; m Elspet Catto), 28 yrs, living at Broad St, Fraserburgh; Farquhar Smith, schoolmaster, 22 yrs, living Broad St, Fraserburgh; marr. 5 June 1856, Broad Street, Fraserburgh (Scottish Episcopal Church Banns). Marriage solemnised by Charles Pressley.  (M/1856/196-00/13 Fraserburgh, Aberdeen-shire).  ISSUE: 4 daurs, 2 sons (William Alexander, b. 7 Mar 1857; Elizabeth Chalmers Cardno, b. 29 Mar 1858; Barbara Catherine Catto, b. 29 Mar 1858; Elspet Marjory, b. 5 Feb 1860; Charles Pressley Smith, b. 18 June 1862; Jemima Cardno, b. 12 July 1864).

Elizabeth Cardno d. 16 June 1866, Knockbain.  Farquhar Smith d. 3 July 1878, 43 yrs, St John’s Parsonage, Arpafeelie, Parish of Knockbain, Ross-shire. (Medically certified cause of death: Grevious Paralysis, uncertain Sanguineous Apoplexy, an hour.) (D/1878/073/19 Knockbain, Ross-shire).

5 M  Duncan Smith (cowherd, 1861)

Abt 1840/41, Farr

Unmarried.  No issue?

25 October 1879, 39 yrs, Croftcroy, Farr, Dunlichity,  Inverness-shire (D/1879/095-/16 Daviot & Dunlichity, Inverness-shire). (Diarrhoea, 1 week; No Regular Medical Attendant).  Farmer’s Son.  “Imbecile”, 29 yrs, 1871 Census.

6 F  Elizabeth Smith (Betsy) (Cook)

Abt 1842, Farr

Unmarried. No issue?

28 November 1920, 78 yrs, retired cook, single, Croftcroy, Daviot (D/1920/095-/14 Daviot & Dunlichity). (Influenza; syncope; 4 days.)

7 F  Janet Smith (Jessie) (Domestic servant)

Abt 1848, Farr

William Primrose, Joiner (journeyman), Inverness, bachelor, 22 March 1878, Croftcroy (Est. Church of Scotland Banns) (M/1878/095-/1 Daviot & Dunlichity); William Primrose died 20 Nov 1884, 41 yrs (c.o.d. not known, no medical attendant) (D/1884/095-/22 Daviot & Dunlichity).  ISSUE: 3 sons, 2 daurs: Ann (b. abt 1879), William (b. abt. 1880). 

Jessie Primrose, 25 April 1928, 79 rys, Croftcroy, Farr, Daviot (Medically certified cause of death: cardiac syncope, 1 day) (D/1928/095/7 Daviot & Dunlichity)

8 M  William Smith

abt. Mar 1851, Farr

Unmarried. Living Croftcroy, 10 yrs in 1861. NO ISSUE.

20 April 1863, 12 yrs, Lynrich, Dunlichity (Purging and vomiting, 3 days, no medical attendant). (D/1863/095-/9 Daviot & Dunlichity)