McHardys
Children and Grandchildren of each of these McHardys are shown in the following tables:
Table 1 Alexander McHardy in Tolduquhill married in 1703 Elspet McHardy
Table 2 Edward McHardy, son of Alexander McHardy and grandson of the above Alexander
Table 3 Diana McHardy, daughter of James McHardy and granddaughter of the above Alexander
Table 4 James McHardy, son of Hary McHardy and grandson of the above Alexander
| Table 1 | Children | and Grandchildren of |
| Alexander Makadey ('son of John Makadey of Tolduchul') married in 1703 to Elspet Makardey ('daughter of William Makardey of Corriehoul') | ||
| Janet Makadey c 28.5.1704 daughter of Alexr Makadey | ||
| Alexander McHardy 1707-1768 (see Note 1) m Penuel McKenzie apparently in 1766 (sic) in Inveravon | ||
| Edward McHardy (below) c 24.2.1761 natural son of Alexr McHardy younger in Toldaquill | ||
| Anne McHardy, according to his will, only child living in 1768 of Alexr McHardy & Penuel McKenzie | ||
| Margrat McCadie c 1710 daughter of Alex McCadie in Toldachul ( witness his father and his brother James) | ||
| Isable McCadie c March 1713, daughter of Alexr McCadie | ||
| James McHardy (see Note 2) m 30.5.1753 Margaret Farquharson [assumed to be the third daughter of Roderick Farquharson & Diana Forbes] James McHardy died in 1816 | ||
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Diana McHardy (below) b1753? probably m (1) about 1774? Charles McHardy of Toldaquill (because his third daughter - very unusually - was named Diana ) m (2) 24.9.1788 Gustavus McPherson of Toldaquill - she died after 1841 in Glenkindie |
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| Margaret McHardy OPR 240/2 c 21.11.1755 d James McHardy, Torrancroy died 1765 aged 9 | ||
| John McHardy c 22 Dec 1756 s James McHardy, Torrancroie
OPR 240/2 (in Corgarf section of OPR) Either this John McHardy or the following John McHardy became John McHardy in Milton of Cabrach who was named in 1816 as son of James McHardy in Torrancroy, who had recently died (Aberdeen University Historic Collectrions MS 3175/1677). John Mchardy died in the following year. See also Note 3 below. |
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| [ John McHardy c 11 Jan 1758 appears first in CH2 343/2 as son of James McHardy Tornagawn, and twice in OPR 240/2 first as James son of James McHardy in Tornagawn and then as John son of James McHardy in Torrancroy - he probably does not belong here but is recorded to reduce the confusion]. | ||
| Elizabeth McHardy c 31.5.1759 d James McHardy, Torrancroy (OPR 240/2) | ||
| Alexr McHardy c 20.2 1761 s James McHardy in Torrancroy (OPR240/2) | ||
| James McHardy c 14.6.63 s James McHardy in Torrancroie (CH2 343/2 at page 180) | ||
| Isobel McHardy
c 5 Jan 1765
(CH2 343/2) daughter of James McHardy Torrancroy m 11 Jan 1785 James
Farquharson 1758-1843 in Belnaboddach J G Michie in 'History of Logie Coldstone' (p196) Aberdeen 1896 CUL RC 48.33 refers to MI of Lieut Col John Farquharson of Corrachree and states in quotes: 'His mother Isabella McHardy, who belonged to Cabrach, had a nephew, sometime Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire, and his eldest daughter is now (1875) the wife of Mr Merry MP for the Falkirk boroughs.' |
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| Jane McHardy (see Note 4) presumably born in 1766 (or 1758) died 1837 m 4 Aug 1788 Hary Forbes of Torrancroy (and one of their daughters, Jane Forbes, m James Grassick) | ||
| John McHardy | ||
| Anne McHardy c 11.1.1761 d John McHardy in
Lochans who appears to correspond with Anna McHardy who married Hugh Kellas in 1790 in Strathdon - Jenny Meadows/Grindal points out that John McHardy in Miltown of Cabrach was witness at the baptisms of three of Hugh and Anna's children born in Torniechelt, Cabrach |
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| Jannet McHardy c 11.5.1768 d John McHardy in Lochans | ||
| John McHardy c 26.2.1770 s John McHardy in Toldaquill | ||
| Hary McHardy m Jane Glass (info from James' death certificate 1861) | ||
| Alexander McHardy c 16.2.1772 s Hary McHardy in Toldaquill | ||
| James McHardy (below) c 1.3.1774 (s Hary McH in Achernack) m Isabel Stewart of Inveravon, Banffshire and lived in Cabrach, Aberdeenshire, returned to Torrancroy where he died Jan 1861 | ||
| Benjamin McHardy c 13.11.1778 ( s Hary McHardy in Blairnamuick) | ||
| Samuel McHardy c Sept 1781 (s Hary McHardy in Blairnamuick) m Isobel Mcombie he is widower in 1851 & farmer of 20 acres at Whitehillock, Cabrach died 29 April 1869 in Whitehillock , Cabrach, Aberdeenshire informant his son John McHardy. Children in Cabrach: Alexander c 1809, Ann c 1811 unmarried in 1851, John c 1816 unmarried in 1851, Isobel c 1818, Robert c 1824 m 29 Jun 1858, in Toronto, Helen Ferguson b Govan c 1836 (info found by Andrew McHardy) | ||
| Charles McHardy c 15.7.1784 (s Hary McHardy in Blairnamuick) - looks like Charles McHardy married to Ann Stewart who had a daughter Jean in Cabrach in 1810 | ||
| Notes on Table 1 | ||
| Note 1 |
Alexander McHardy 1707-1768 |
The sons surviving in 1768 of Alexander and Elspet McHardy who married in 1703 were identified by the testament and the gravestone of their son Alexander (sometimes Alester) McHardy of Tolduquhill. This testament proven in 1768 (CC.1/6/44 items 145 to 151) names this Alexander's brothers as James McHardy in Torrancroy, John McHardy in Lochans and Hary McHardy. On careful examination of the gravestone in Strathdon kirkyard it was apparent that Alexander died in 1768 aged 61 (not in 1786 aged 5 yrs? as published in 1989 by Alastair and Margaret Beattie) |
| Note 2 |
James McHardy in Torrancroy |
James, John and Harry are named in Alexander's will as his brothers german - ie of the same father - so they may be sons of a second marriage, born in the 1720s when the Strathdon OPR was defunct. The tack (lease) of Torrincroy from Whit 1758 was made to Alaster (or Alexander) McHardy and his second son James (Aberdeen University Duff House papers MS 3175/829), and was transferred to James alone for 19 years from Whit 1766 ( MS 3175/828) and again from Whit 1782. |
| Note 3 | James Mchardy, son of John McHardy in Milton of Cabrach | Cabrach OPR at 13 March
1786: John Mckardie in Militon of Cabrach had a son by his wife Penuel
Anderson baptised, named James witnesses Alexr Anderson Esq of Candacraig
& James Mckardie in Torrancroy. The 1851 census (at 15 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow) shows James McHardy, aged 62, writer and depute sheriff clerk, born in Banff, Inveravon [adjacent to Cabrach] - and note that he was named as executor in the will of Robert Anderson of Candacraig, nephew to Penuel Anderson above. |
| Note 4 |
Jane McHardy m James Grassick |
The OPR records many fewer baptisms than previously in the 1760s and Jane McHardy's birth is not recorded. It was first assumed she belongs to James McHardy's family by proximity and the naming pattern of her children. This was later confirmed in Aberdeen University Historic Collections MS 3402 Bundle 22 comprising evidence taken in 1865 in a commonty dispute in which James Forbes aged 75 and residing in Finnygall [whom we know to be a son of Hary Forbes and Jean McHardy] affirmed 'I have seen cattle and sheep belonging to James McHardy tenant in Torrancroy - my grandfather - pasturing in the Meikle Glenoughty.' Supporting evidence in NAS CS 298/29/5 is that Jane McHardy's daughter's husband James Grassick provided financial surety for Alexander Farquharson in Asloun (son of Isobel McHardy above) & James McPherson (son of Diana McHardy above). |
| Table 2 | Children | and Grandchildren of |
| Edward McHardy (above), weaver m Margaret Downie, believed to be Edward McHardy c1761 (see Note 1), natural son of Alexander McHardy of Tolduquhill | ||
| William McHardy 1781-1867 m Jane or Jean Dingwall, living at Craigengarrow, Strathdon in 1851, died at Largue, Glenkindie aged 86 years 23 March 1867 | ||
| John McHardy c 1804 | ||
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George McHardy 1805-1868 m (1) Susan Watt (see Note 2) 3ggps
of Fiona McHardy, living in
Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, and Irene
Moffat, living in London, Ontario (who have provided most of this information)
and 2ggp of Ian McHardy m Norma McHardy |
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| daughter c 1807 | ||
| Jannet McHardy c 1809 | ||
| Alexander McHardy c 1812 | ||
| Katherine McHardy c 1814 | ||
| James McHardy born about 1820 | ||
| ? | George McHardy c 29 Dec 1782 in Easter Donandu | |
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Alexander
McHardy born 1785 weaver and crofter died single 9 June 1872 aged 87 at
Delachuper, Corgarff, (informant Donald McHardy nephew) appears in 1851
census at Delachuper, Corgarff with sister Janet aged 57
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| ? | Donald McHardy c 26 Jan 1788 | |
| Jannet McHardy c 1 April 1790 m Dawson? see William McHardy's death certificate 1867 | ||
| Notes on Table 2 | ||
| Note 1 |
Edward McHardy |
Edward's birth is noted above. His mother is not named but the Kirk Session Register CH2 343/3 shows that his father paid a penalty of £20 as late as 6 December 1767, shortly before his will was witnessed by the Minister, and it shows Nelly McPherson of Toldachull (Tolduquhill) in a 'list of those due their penalties' at 8 December 1769. Alexander's will bequeathed his 'backclothes' (as opposed to bedclothes) to his son Edward and, apparently for this reason, was disputed by his widow. |
| Note 2 |
George McHardy |
George and Susan were in Strathdon in 1841 and 1851 where she died in 1856. Daughter Elizabeth born in 1840 and Francis in 1843. The eldest son of George and Susan was Alexander who married Agnes Finleyson in Dundee. One of the children of Alexander and Agnes was Thomas Adamson Finlyson McHardy who married Mary Davidson. They moved to Stockton on Tees where their daughter Mary Cameron McHardy was the grandmother of Irene Moffat (as above). |
| Table 3 | Children | and Grandchildren of |
| [Diana McHardy (above) m (1)] Charles McHardy [marriage not recorded but places & names of Charles' daughters fit] | ||
| Margaret McHardy c 15 Apr 1776 (daughter of Charles McHardy in Tolduchul) m Charles Farquharson 1781-1834 farmer in Nether Tolduquhill she was at Toldaquhill in 1841 and died 29 Dec 1851 (Upper Donside MIs) | ||
| Jean Farquharson c 3 Aug 1800 | ||
| Charles Farquharson 31 Oct 1802 m 1836 Janet Dawson 1807-1873 d John Dawson/Elspit Farquharson | ||
| Mary
Farquharson c 6 Feb 1805 d 1877 at Bridglea, Strathdon m James Callum
1806-1888 they had five or more children who died young (see MIs of Upper Donside - Glenbucket) |
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| Alexander Farquharson 1808-1839 | ||
| Robert Farquharson 1810-1869 m Helen Allanach 6 July 1849 (OPR) died at Hillhead of Anquhirie, Dunnottar | ||
| John Farquharson | ||
| George Farquharson 1817-1829 | ||
| Elspet McHardy c 13 Mar 1778 daughter of Charles McHardy in Tolduchul | ||
| ??
Charles
McHardy
c 1 May 1779 son of Charles McHardy in Clashachdoes |
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| Diana McHardy c 27 Jun 1781 (twin daughter of Charles McHardy in Tolduchul) m Robert Farquharson 1779-1859 farmer in Toldaquhill she died 10 Feb 1848 (Upper Donside MIs) | ||
| Margt Farquharson c 17 April 1806 in Tolduchul (at Toldaquhill in 1841) | ||
| William Farquharson c 11 Aug 1810 in Toldachul (at Toldaquhill in 1841) died there on 22 June 1885 aged 76 - Strathdon gravestone also refers to William's sister Margaret died 1885 aged 77, widow of John Bremner, and William's sister Annie died 1895 age 77. Death registered by Peter Nicol, nephew (see below). | ||
| Jean Farquharson c 2 Apr 1811 in Toldachul | ||
| Mary Farquharson c 20 April 1813 in ToldachulI m 1839 William Nicoll (1800-1871) in Glenmuick. This couple had children Robert (b 1839 in Strathdon), and in Glenmuick William (1841), Peter (1843), Alexander (1847), & John (1852) [info from Trevor Nicol]. Mary Nicol ms Farquharson was living with son Robert aged 41 and his children in Glenmuick in 1881, when Peter was shepherd in Dyce? | ||
| Charles Farquharson c April 1816 | ||
| Ann Farquharson c 2 April 1819 | ||
| Alexander Farquharson 1820-1848 (at Toldaquhill in 1841) | ||
| Elizabeth McHardy c 27 Jun 1781 twin daughter of Charles McHardy in Tolduchul | ||
| Diana McHardy (see Note 1 below) m 1788 (2) Gustavus McPherson (see Note 2 below) | ||
| Margaret McPherson c 26 Aug 1789 in Tolduquhill | ||
| Ann McPherson c 9 Apr 1791 in Tolduquhill m Peter Stewart 1782-1866, crofter and ag lab, she died 16 May 1877 reputed age 81 years at Bogfoot, near Torrancroy, Strathdon reported by Isabella Reid, daughter | ||
| Ann born c 1825 m John Forbes carpenter she died Bogfoot 20 June 1873 reported by Ann Forbes | ||
| Mary died in 1859 from phythisis at Bogfoot aged 33 unmarried [born c 1826] | ||
| Isabella Reid died in 1881 at Blairnamuick aged 53 [born c 1828] | ||
| George aged 10 in 1841 [born c 1831] | ||
| Margaret aged 3 in 1841 | ||
| Jean McPherson c 4 Sept 1794 in Tolduquhill | ||
| James McPherson c 17 Dec 1796 in Tolduquhill m Ann Irvine (from Inveravon, Banff) died Blairnamuick 1875 | ||
| Mary McPherson c 24 Aug 1825 in Blairnamuick m Oct 1846 Donald Cameron, Kildrummy (OPR) married with 6 children in 1867 (father's record in Poors Register) | ||
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Jane McPherson c 30 Aug 1827 in Blairnamuick, servant at Invernettie in 1841, m 1850 David Archbold 2ggps of David Walker (author of this web site) |
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| Hellen McPherson c 17 Aug 1829 married Watt, shepherd, with 3 children in 1867 | ||
| Ann McPherson c 8 Jan 1832 died 19.4.1872 at Blairnamuick unmarried survived by son James Cooper McPherson or Davie and predeceased by son Charles McPherson died aged 1 on 4 March 1872 | ||
| James McPherson c 20 Jul 1834 married with 5 children in 1867, 1875 in Ladymill, Leuchel Cushnie | ||
| John McPherson c 16 Aug 1836 married with 3 children in 1867 | ||
| Margaret McPherson c 14 Aug 1838 | ||
| Catherine McPherson c single in 1867 wage £8-£10 pa | ||
| Charles McPherson c 17 April 1843 single in 1867 wage c £20 pa | ||
| Elizabeth or Betsy McPherson c 2 Aug 1846 unmarried with daughter Ann Farquharson b1865 m 1872 in Strathdon to James Stuart? | ||
| Isabel c 17 Mar 1799, living at Corrybreak in 1841, married Alexander May, agricultural labourer in Leochel Cushnie, 8 Nov 1842 and died after him of bronchitis 14 Jan 1884 at Altdobrain cottage, Glenkindie, death reported by James Morgan, neighbour, Delrossack | ||
| Notes on Table 3 | ||
| Note 1 |
Diana McHardy |
Diana McHardy, with Gustavus McPherson below, started all this. Their marriage at Tolduquhill in 1788 appears in the OPR, but there is no record of their births or deaths. So why was she called Diana, a name unknown in Strathdon since two named Diana Forbes were christened at the end of the 17th century. The survivor of these married Roderick Farquharson in 1707. According to the Broughdearg manuscript of 1737 (FQ) they had three daughters but we do not know the name of the third daughter, born in the unrecorded years after 1715. If this was Margaret Farquharson who married James McHardy in 1753, she might have named her first daughter Diana about that time, when many baptisms were lost, before the recorded baptism of their daughter Margaret in 1755. Diana McHardy turns up in Glenkindie in the 1841 census with a reported age of 82 but this could have been under-recorded. In any case her age suggests that Diana above could have been the mother of the next Diana McHardy, baptised at Tolduquill in 1781, and therefore husband of Charles McHardy who presumably died before Diana above married Gustavus McPherson in 1788. |
| Note 2 |
Gustavus McPherson |
So why was he called Gustavus? The name hardly appears in the 'Given Name' index of the OPRs but Gustavus Farquharson was living in Strathdon until 1752 and had a number of illegitimate sons. So he looks like Gustavus McPherson's father. The surname McPherson was unusual in Strathdon but common on the other side of the Ladder Hills in Strathavon. However Nelly McPherson of Toldachull (Tolduquhill) appears in the Kirk Session Register (CH2 343/3) at 12 Dec 1769 in 'A list of those who are due their penalties'. In the lack of any other evidence, it seems that nearly twenty years earlier she could have been Gustavus McPherson's mother? He becomes respectable in CH2 343/4 at 5 April 1789 by renting a church pew. |
| Table 4 | Children | and Grandchildren of |
| James
McHardy (above) c 1 Mar 1774 (son of Hary McHardy) m 12 Dec 1799 Isabel Stuart or
Stewart 1771-1858 (from Inveravon, Banffshire) both living at Torrancroy, Strathdon in
1841 and 1851. James died 17 Jan 1861 in Torrancroy, widower aged 87, death reported by son Alexr McHardy. |
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Charles McHardy recorded in Strathdon OPR to James McHardy at East Aldahuie, Strathdon and Isabel Stuart his spouse 2 Sept 1800 (IGI also shows birth on 17 Aug 1800 Cabrach) |
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| Samuel McHardy c 24 Dec 1801 Cabrach, Banffshire m 1830 in Strathdon to Jean Robertson (1811-1886, born in Glenbucket, died in Towie), farmer of 30 acres at Torrancroy in 1851 (he died in Strathdon 1871, gravestone in Strathdon kirkyard next to Alexander McHardy 1707-1768 above) | ||
| James McHardy c 25 Feb 1832 Strathdon, died 1859 Strathdon | ||
| Samuel McHardy c 18 Feb 1834 Strathdon | ||
| John Grassick McHardy c 26 Jan 1836 Strathdon, died 1860 Strathdon | ||
| Alexander McHardy c 29 Mar 1838 Strathdon, descr'd on death cert as ground officer, m Catherine Mitchell, is in 1891 census in Fiscary, Sutherland with five children but no wife (info from Andrew McH), died 29 April 1919 at Fiscary, Parish of Farr inf Alex McHardy, son | ||
| Charles Stewart McHardy c 8 Nov 1840 Strathdon died 1860 Strathdon | ||
| Hugh
Robert McHardy c 16 Nov 1843 Strathdon reported his brother's death at
Torrancroy in 1872; m 26 Nov 1870 Ann Dow aged 22 d Alexr Dow in Pitfold, Glenbucket & Margaret Dow decd ms Beattie in Free Church form (information from Bob Dow who is a descendant of Ann Dow's brother Charles Dow); this couple with nine children are in the 1891 census in Viewhill, Sutherland (info from Andrew McH) |
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| Edward James Duff McHardy c 20 Jun 1846 Strathdon, died unmarried at Torrancroy 27 Sept 1872 | ||
| Jane McHardy c 29 Oct 1848 Strathdon | ||
| George Clark McHardy c 5 Jan 1851 Strathdon, died 1865 Strathdon | ||
| Mary Ann McHardy c 26 Dec 1852 Strathdon | ||
| Ann McHardy b 16 Oct 1855 | ||
| Helen McHardy b 14 Sept 1858 | ||
| John McHardy born in Cabrach 1804, at Torrancroy 1841 and 1851, died unmarried at Upper Mill Alford in 1870, informant Alexander McHardy, brother | ||
| Jean McHardy c 20 Jun 1805 Cabrach | ||
| James McHardy c 11 Feb 1807 Cabrach | ||
| Alexander McHardy c 14 Jul 1808 Cabrach, married 1843 Jane McHardy, widower at Torrancroy in 1851, registered death of brother John in 1870, died at Corrymore, Glenbucket in 1881 (Strathdon Poors Roll and death certificate, informant John McHardy, nephew) | ||
| Ann McHardy c 29 May 1814 Cabrach | ||
| Harry McHardy c 10 Sept 1814 Cabrach, m 24 Jun 1848 Isabel Bisset 1824-1908 from Echt, living at Torrancroy aged 36 in 1851 (see note 1 below) | ||
| Helen Stewart McHardy c 9 Sep 1849 Skene died 15 Jan 1908 Banchory, Kincardine | ||
| Isobel McHardy c 11 Aug 1850 Strathdon died 1859 in Strathdon | ||
| Alexander McHardy c 15 Jan 1852 Strathdon, ploughman died 6 March 1876 at Ferrar, Aboyne, burnt to death in fire which broke out in farm outhouses, death registered by John McHardy his brother, then in Mill of Newe, Strathdon | ||
| John McHardy c 3 Jun 1853 Strathdon (died 31 Oct 1934 in Tilbury East Township, Ontario) married 1874 in Strathdon to Isabella Laing 1852-1928. They lived in Strathdon until emigrating to Canada. Their grand-daughter Elizabeth Isabel Archibald is married to Robert Gibson Newell , living in Calgary, and previously in Windsor, Ontario (who with Sandra Gurney provided the information on this family). | ||
| Margaret McHardy c 23 Oct 1854 Strathdon | ||
| James Duff McHardy b 16 Mar 1856 Strathdon | ||
| William Forbes McHardy c 21 Jul 1857 m about 1892 Mary Grant 1865-1925 from Dufftown, Banff died 1936 (descendants living) | ||
| Samuel McHardy b 8 Dec 1858 Strathdon died 1860 Strathdon | ||
| George McHardy b 17 Dec 1859 Strathdon died 1859 Strathdon | ||
| Rosean Watt McHardy b 9 Feb 1861 Strathdon d1866 Corrymore Glenbucket | ||
| Malcolm Stewart McHardy c 6 Jun 1862 m Elizabeth Gordon 1859-1919 from Strathdon, descendants in Canada | ||
| Andrew Bisset McHardy b 21 Jul 1864 Strathdon m 1883 in Leochel Cushnie Euphemia Tomson or Thompson, son Andrew b Aberdeen emig Canada, and Andrew's sons include Doug McHardy, Manitoba | ||
| Charles McHardy b 7 Jun 1866 in Glenbuchat | ||
| Notes on Table 4 | ||
| Note 1 |
Harry McHardy |
Aberdeen Sheriff Court
Records SC1/11/768 include a petition dated 28 September 1858 by Harry
McHardy residing at Torrancroy, Strathdon presently prisoner in the East
Prison of Aberdeen v his creditors. Imprisoned 17 August due to appear in court 16 October in respect of a civil debt amounting to £46-2-0 at the instance of Thomas Riverton Esg. Advocate, Aberdeen, other creditors John Begg merchant Badenyon £7-3-0, John McHardy farm servant Semiel £8-0-0, James Wattie merchant Bellabeg £3-0-0. 'The petitioner is unable to pay his debts and is ready to surrender his whole means and estate for benefit of his creditors. His inability to pay his debts has not been occasioned by fraud but has arisen solely from misfortunes and losses.' Process of Cessio Bonorum [applied for ?] trustee named Wm Watson. |
| Note 2 |
Cabrach |
For a mine of information on the McHardys (and others) in Cabrach see http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stuartpetrie/ |