The Descent of the Polsons from the Mackay Chiefs

POLSON

The Descent of the Polsons from the Mackay chiefs

Alexander

Walter = dau of Adam, bishop of Caithness

Martin

Magnus (fought at Bannockburn 1314)

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MacNeil of Gigha Morgan Farquhar

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dau = Donald

Aoidh

d.1395

Torcul Macleod Donald

of Lewis |

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dau = Angus Hugh Neil = ?

Donald | |

Lord of Isles | |

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dau = Angus dubh Rory Gald Thomas Morgan Neil

| d.1411 |

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Neil Wass Iain Abrach Angus Iain Ban Paul

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Chiefs of Mackay Abrach Mackays BAINS POLSONS

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Note: There were two Janet POLSONs in Elderable

1) senior: wife of Alexander MacFail or MacKay, alive 1799, dead by 1808

2) junior: wife of Alexander MacLeod, alive 1799, also dead by 1808

hence two rental entries of 2/-/- and 1/12/- for Janet Polson, 1808-17

Alexander = Janet

MACKAY POLSON

or MACFAIL |

(1799) |

rental for Torrish Elderable

1808,11,12 Donald ------Donald Margaret

POLSON = Janet Adam BRUCE = SUTHERLAND

b.1776 b.1784 b.19/3/1796 |

d.1851-1855 4/3/66 alive 1866 |

W. Helmsdale 1819 m.24/12/1805 m.4/2/1828 Marrel

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Ann Jean Alexander John William Isabella Donald = Euphemia (Eppy) Alexander

10/9/1809 11/10/1811 12/1/1813 28/1/1815 2/3/1817 29/9/1823 17/7/1821 | b.16/8/1829 alive 63

d3/11/1840 21/1/1841 22/6/58 13/8/1864 1/5/1863 m.30/1/53 alive 63

m.George m.Ann single phthisis |

GUNN nephew William 51 MURRAY phthisis |

31/10/1834 born N.America 1827-1911 |

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| Brora (master of Sisters) W.Helmsdale 61,71

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| Jean Janet Alex Donald Ann Janet Donald Margaret Alexandrina Johan

| 13/10/50 8/3/53 25/2/56 20/3/58 b.1854 6/3/1855 27/11/1858 28/1/1857 12/8/1860 15/9/1862

Ann 61 61 d13/10/1860 61 61 d.28/12/1863

b.1836 in service

Dunrobin St

1871 census

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2. Rentals 1808-12

cleared 1813

Hugh Christian Simon Jane Angus Jane John Margaret

POLSON = GRANT MACLEOD= MACAULAY POLSON = POLSON SUTHERLAND = FRASER

d.41-51 d.by 41 1806 1810 d.41-51 | d.before 41 |

| m.17/2/32 Torrish | in W.Helmsdale 1819 | Borrbol

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Angus Christian Alex. John Margaret = William John Ann Marrion Jane Isobel Angus Donald = Marion Barbara Margt. -2/10/09

2/3/98 Grant 24/9/37 13/2/41 3/12/1832 | 15/2/1804 17/9/92 17/11/94 13/12/96 13/4/1799 9/9/1801 14/10/1808 3/10/1811 6/1/08 4/3/13 William-28/6/11

~1796 | 29/8/1873 41 31/4/80 17/6/1874 27/6/1886 17/4/93 12/3/66 Hellen -17/10/14

with Donald 1851 m.4/1/1861 m.Lewis m.John m.Barbara Marril Janet -1/5/16

| Marrel MURRAY POLSON SUTHERLAND | m.Angus

| 3/3/19 3/1/1845 m.2/1/1835 | Polson

| d11/48 see 21 |(see above) m.6/6/35

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Marril 71 | Marril 51 - To Australia "Shalimar" 1857 | Marrel 51,61,71

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Angus Simon-John Margaret Jane Angus Johanna Ann William James John John Jane Angus Janet Margt. Ann Marian

30/4/65 21/1/67 25/11/35 2/3/38 19/9/40 28/12/42 22/3/45 1850 1852 5/11/56 13/9/35 31/7/37 28/12/39 3/11/43 1846 1848 1853

27/11/23 26/6/30 1/11/24 1901 19/5/79 d.inf 51 d.19/5/01 13/2/12 10/9/21 15/5/24

71 71 m.Adam m.Alex. m.twice m.Will. m.Hugh N.S.W. N.Z. N.Z. m.Will. m.Elspeth N.Z. (Marril) (Marril) (Canada)

BAIRD MACDONALD CLARKE MACDONALD MACLEOD MURRAY m.Donald m.Walter m.William

(Farr) (Durness) MACKAY ROSS MACPHERSON

3-Child. N.Z. 12-child 10-child 5-child 7child 30/5/1860 2/10/72

Aust. to Aust.

(Wanata 14/6/1860)

Victoria - Australia | Oamaru, N.Z. Enfield N.Z.

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Margaret Marion Donald William Angus Elspeth Janet Johanna

1860 1863 1864 1866 17/7/69 22/6/71 4/11/73 28/11/75

m.Peter m.David m.Jessie d.s.p. m.Jessie d.s.p. m.George m.James

MARTIN NEILSON NEVILLE 14/10/39 STRACHAN 29/1/10 KELLY FYFE

22/7/85 11/11/03 14/12/87 6/1/97 12/10/08 1913

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Thomas Margaret

MURRAY = MACKAY

| Scalbstle

Torrish ------

rentals in Donald = Ann George William

1808-12 POLSON b.1790 m.29/12/1799 ? m.1808 ?

b.1788 | d.28/3/1864 to Margaret to Elspate

d.20/10/48 | MACKAY GORDON

| in rentals 1808-12 in rentals 1808-12

m.20/6/1805 Scalbstle

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Mary William Alexander Thomas = Janet

3/9/1813 14/12/1806 1/9/1810 MACKAY

9/3/1895 alive1864 | par. Farr

(Rogart?) fisherman | b.1820

m.David m.Ann Mackenzie & ag.lab. |

SUTHERLAND Navidale 1841/51 | married 1850~ Navidale

Baker ------

Helmsdale Donald Robert Ann Catherine Samuel

| Ann Penrose

| b.1853 b.1854 10/6/56 11/4/1858 12/5/1860

Betsy 61 61 6/3/57 61 61

23/7/41

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George Hellen (Catechist Donald Marian John = Barbara Alexander = Isabella

POLSON = SUTHERLAND at Kildonan MACKAY = (2) POLSON MACLEOD POLSON BANNERMAN BANNERMAN

(widow Helen | |

| W.Helmsdale 1819) alive in 1799 | |

| d.soon after | | |

Eldrable Lothbeg | Grudsary 1808-17 lived to East of | Kildonan Kilernan |

Angus = Mary ------

POLSON GORDON Margaret William Hellen George = Isabella Peter Angus John Isabella George = Janet

(see sheet 13) 12/7/92 12/2/99 13/11/06 b.1786 b.1785 5/10/93 b.1771 b.1773 b.1770

| d20/5/55 d.by 51 | d12/6/1867 m.Jane d.9/2/1861 d.29/1/61

Marian m.W.Mckay | Suth'd |

POLSON (1) = Elderable m. 13/4/1809 to W. Helms. 1819 emig.1803 Kilernan m.10/8/1804 rental 1808-12

3/6/1819 Ann ------

d.17/12/60 BANNERMAN(2) = Peter Alexdr. John Marion Angus Christy Isabel Donald = Barbara John Jean Isabel William George Alexdr. = Ellen

m.~ 1848 b.1836 | 2/12/19 1812 1814 1816 26/9/25 1826 26/2/29 22/1/10 15/10/12 1806 1807 1810 1819 1821 30/5/15 DAVIDSON

| d.29/9/03 | 17/4/89 41 41 41 22/1/58 25/4/91 |

| m.25/12/63 m.27/12/1833 |

| W. Helms ------| W.Helmsdale MACLEOD Carnlaggie |

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George MaryAnn Angus Donald+John Isabel+Alex. | John Isobel Alexdr. George Peter Will. Janet Barbara Will. Isabel John George Donald Alex.

1850 1853 4/3/55 20/10/57 7/4/60 | 23/10/34 2/3/36 2/11/38 2/3/41 1845 1847 1853 31/10/57 1852 1854 1856 31/8/58 9/6/61 29/8/63

61 31/3/67 61,71 61,71 d1858 d.1860 | 51 51 51 d.15/1/84 d.1923 19/2/67 61 21/9/58 23/9/77

------weaver phthisis blacksmith

| m.10/1/68 m.25/2/68 m.Isabel

W. Helmsdale | Barbara Robertina BANNERMAN

------POLSON GUNN (Caith)

John Alexander William Peter Marian (page 19) SS.Canterbury

20/10/64 10/8/66 21/9/68 22/10/70 20/3/72 to N.Z. 1863

71 71 d.21/9/40 d.6/2/71 d.28/6/33 (9 children

age 74 age 66 Canterbury N.Z.

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Robert Margaret George Margaret William = Catherine

(see Page 8) POLSON = MACLEOD MURRAY = ? SUTHERLAND MATHESON

shoemaker | | Rovie Kirkton

| par.Rogart

Gearlag m.11/3/1800 Dunbeath| |

------William = Catharine

Janet Eliz. Alexander George Robert Catharine Donald = Merran MACKAY SUTHERLAND

1801 1803 1805 1810 1812 1815 1802 | (MaryAnn) b.1773 d.21/5/1855

1877 1897 1891 1886 | |

m.2/4/1830 | Achnaluachrach

shoemaker/labourer Bogholes E. Helmsdale | W.Langwell

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Alexander Catherine Margaret John Nathaniel Adam Alexandrina = John Alexander Marion

3/10/1831 3/2/1834 9/11/1838 24/4/1841 1844 1848 3/5/1836 1814 1811 24/2/1816

51 41 51 51 51 d.6/6/1924 20/11/78 unm. alive 55

family emigrated to Australia m.2/3/1860

West Langwell Rogart MACKAY

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William Catherine Marion Lexy

25/9/1862 21/3/1864 6/11/1865 2/12/1867

d.1918 d.1912 d.4/7/1933

m.Lexy unmarried m.John m.Joseph

MACKAY in service BAIN MACLEOD

in New Zealand with Buckley of Corry of Helmsdale

appendicitis Pittentrail

died Edinburgh | |

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| | Inverness

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Johan Catherine Johan Alexander Anne Williamina

b.1900 (Sis) (Nan) Catherine

5/2/91 6/7/91 15/1/95 19/12/97

m.John M.Iain d.1976 12/7/57 17/1/87

MURRAY THOMSON m.Norah m.

Rhilochan W.Langwell CHEW CLERK

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daughter John Jean Essie John family Catharine

d.s.p. Rhilochan marr. in m.John

SUTHERLAND INVERNESS MACCALL

Brora Derby Lairg (see

MACLEOD)

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Scalbstle

John senior in rentals 1808-12

Margaret John Catherine

MACINTOSH (1) = POLSON = (2) MURRAY

| b.1774 b.in Clyne

| in 2nd Fencibles

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Scalbstle | m.30/2/1799 Scalbstle. In W.Helmsdale 1819

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Neil John Chirsty William Janet Thomas Katharine Angus

1787 14/9/91 1795 25/2/1796 17/10/1802 11/11/04 3/8/06 7/1/09

d.8/4/55 ? d.29/3/59 unm 1871

pens.93rd Navidale unm pauper

both Marrel 1851 Sutherland St

1871

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rentals Torrish 1808-12

weaver John Margaret

1799 POLSON = MACLEOD

m.16/8/1790 Torrish

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William Adam Janet Isabella Hellen Angus Alexander

5/6/1791 25/10/1792 19/12/1796 1798 4/10/1800 5/6/1804 5/4/1806

17/7/1874 22/10/1880 possibly 12/10/56

unmarried housekeeper m.to David POLSON (unmarried)

carpenter & feuar brother William 27/10/31

in Helmsdale no children, no census

Sutherland St 1871 no David in records

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Garlag or Gearrlag is on Robert Margaret

old boundary between Loth POLSON = MACLEOD

and Kildonan, below Caen. shoemaker | alive 41

Garlag | Caen

(Na Garlach) m.11/3/1800 E.Helmsdale 1819

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Janet Donald Elizabeth Alexander Hugh George Angus <-----> Robert Catharine

1801 1802 7/7/1803 1805 7/11/1806 4/6/1810 7/7/1812 twins 7/7/1812 8/2/1815

15/9/1877 m.Merran d.inf 30/7/1897 15/2/1891 26/9/1886

domestic MURRAY shoemaker, Dunrobin St shoemaker, Strathnaver St E.Helmsdale

single (see p.5) m.(1)Christian MITCHELL m.Johan MUNRO (Orkney) journ.shoemaker

E.Helmsdale militia 21/1/1834 (d.before 1841) 9/7/1836 alive 61 single 61,71

(W.Helms 51) 1820 | still widowr.1861 | (she died (W.Helms 51)

| m.to (2)Mary Campbell | 22/10/95)

Robert on Death cert. |

9/3/1835 | |

alive 1861 Alexander? |

(on death cert) |

b. 27/2/1864 |

mo. Ellen Beaton or Murray | Helmsdale

(pauper Helms. 1870(48) |

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Robert Johanna Hugh Margaret Hugh George Angus Christina Georgina

13/9/1836 9/7/1838 29/6/1840 16/8/1842 1845 1849 1851 1852 26/7/1855

shoemaker:1861 d.inf shoemaker:1861 23/5/55 24/2/1911

d.6/5/1911 d.15/2/12 41 only 61 61 61

possibly

m. Jemima ROSS

15/9/1871

George

27/2/1872

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Alexander Catherine

Rentals show Robert Pope of Navidale as tenant of POLSON = ROSS

Caen and kilpheadar 1808-1817. Caen

most Caen tenants ended up in Navidale but some |

children were born in Caen as late as 1824 |

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Jean George Alexander James Katharine John

2/2/1792 16/5/1794 29/7/1796 12/9/1799 9/9/1801 26/7/1804

20/1/1881 25/4/1874 1/3/1880

m.Mary Sutherland lotter Navidale single Navidale lotter Navidale

Reay 1831 m.Ann MACPHERSON 61,71 unmarried 61,71

11 children (b.1796 d.1871-1880)

m.4/9/1829

Navidale | 61,71

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Helen Alexander

23/1/1834 20/2/1837

dom.servant 1861 ag.lab.1861

alive 1881

mason 1871

Georgina Jane

Donaldson

b1861 Dornoch

adopted

10 Donald Effie Alexander Catherine Murdoch Catherine

MACINTOSH = MACAULAY MACKENZIE = POLSON POLSON = SUTHERLAND SUTHERLAND

| b.1776 |

| | d.1841-51 |

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Roderick | | Marril, Loth | Not cleared |

ROSS = Christian ------

b.1782 b.1798 Flora = James Alexander = Elizabeth Elspeth = William MACLEOD

d.12/4/1863 d.6/12/1880 4/10/1806 23/7/1803 10/10/1805 b.1802 1783-1870

army pensioner 21/6/1892 | 7/7/1884 26/7/1886 |

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m.11/2/1827 | |

| m.12/12/1833 m.23/1/1835

Cracaig/W.Helms. Crofter, Marrel | 1841,51,71 not 1861 ag.lab. Marrel | 1841,51,61,71

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Barbra 20/12/27 John Murdoch Alexander Ann Catherine Janet William Alexandrina William Hughina Charlotte Barbara Johan

Donald 14/6/29 5/12/1836 13/4/35 1/8/1838 1/1/1840 3/7/1841 23/1/1843 1840 1850 1852 27/3/1837 19/4/1841 10/10/44 1848

Ann G. 10/9/31 d.17/5/1910 3/2/71 d.inf 29/7/55 51 6/8/1876 d.inf 15/4/1872 1922 2/11/1903 21/2/1860 51 19/12/1936

William 21/4/34 | age 34 N.Z. 63 m.Ann m.William m.Donald

Elspat 21/8/41 | ALLAN MACLEAN MACKAY (Forsinard)

and | m.Murdoch family 7/3/1884 29/11/1878

Christian m. 31/5/1867 BRUCE (Thurso) of 7 (he died 10/4/1939

17/1/39 at Christchurch 1/7/39=1895 Marril |

d.29/9/94 N.Z. m.9/7/68 lived Seafield N.Z. (John + Catharine on Hugh (age 25)

| Christchurch many descendants emigrant ship Canterbury d.Glasgow 16/10/1914

| to N.Z. 1863-64

------also George POLSON ?? )

Roderick Anne Catharine Christina James Rosie John John

Donald Alexandrina Ross Flora d.1881 Jamieson James William

30/3/68 7/7/74 6/6/76 22/10/72 18/2/79 15/4/81 8/11/70

m.Amy m.Will. d.s.p. m.Charles m.John m.Jane-Forrest 11/2/81

MASTERS PRICE SAUNDERS HOLDEN WHYTE

| 10/4/97 28/2/99 1908 22/8/1912

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Ian Emma 1) William 1) Hazel m.Eric AIMERS 1) Leslie John-Raymond Gordon-Ross Robert-Ivan Allan-Roderick

m. m.John 2) John 2) Joy m.Wm ARMSTRONG 2) Gilbert b.1913 b.1915 b.23/9/1922

Muriel MURRAY 3) Thomas 3) ? son 3) Colin

SMITH | 4) ? 4) Ola m. ? PHILPOTS 4) Mabel m.Dagmar WHYTE m.Marion GIBB m.Marion RENDALL m.Vera PATTERSON

| | 5) Catharine 5) Zela m. Lawrence NEIL 1947 1946

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| Muriel Graham David Ruth Marjory | ------|------|

| m.David m.Shirley m.Val m.Dick b.John |------| | |

|2)Cath. 2)Elizabeth2)Philip 2)Matthew | | Surfers Paradise-Austarlia |

| 3)Shona 3)Chris. ------

| 4)Stewart David Raymond Adair Alison Fiona Shelley John Margaret Lindsay Bruce Murray Barbara Ross

| 5)Roger John Stuart Allan Roderick Ann William

| 1947 1949 1952 14/4/52 3/4/54 6/1/56 31/8/58

| m.Lauris m.Susan m.Geoffrey m.Ralph m.Alun m.Paul m.Althea m.Terry m.Ruth m.Miranda m.Fiona m.Mark m.Suzanne

| ?? STOKES GEORGE BREWSTER JONES OLIVER ?? MACCARTHY ?? LATTA MACLACHLAN MULHOLLAND GILES

------1)Helen 1)Jaynie 1)Andrew 1)Daryn 1)Rhys 1)Timothy 1)Carla 1)Carrie 1)Sarah 1)Hannah 1)Daniel

Allan Jean Ross Heather 2)Matthew 2)Chris 2)Kerry 2)Steven 2)Simon 2)John B.2)Benjamin -Ann -Margaret -Mark

m.Ruth m.Bryan m.Bev. m.Paul 3)Dagmar 3)Elizabeth 3)Charlotte 3) ? 2)Grant 2)Emma

MILMINE ALLPRESS GRAHAM MILLER 4)Margaret 4)Lucy -Bruce -Jane-Vera

1)David 1)Wetham 1)Kath. 1)Luke 3)Kate-Mary-Ann

2)Rachel 3)Staffrd 2)Connan2)Daniel

4)Matt. 4)Myles 3)Amy

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George Katharine

Adjoining Caen, see note on page 9 POLSON = FRASER

b.1776

| alive 1841(70)

Kilpheadar |

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Alexander James Peter Christian

22/4/1803 24/12/1805 21/2/1808 3/4/1810

single 41/51 single 41/51

Navidale cooper,Helmsdale Navidale

m.20/3/1840

Margaret Campbell

Alexander

20/2/1841

(no sign of family in 51)

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12.

Caen William Margaret (Caen) Betsy Marian (Caen)

POLSON = (1) Sutherland = (2) MACKAY = (3) MACLEOD

see note on b.1770s d.1812 d.1814-15 b.1765

page 9 in Navidale 1841 | | alive in Navidale 1841

regarding Caen | | | d.5/8/57 (92)

m.22/8/1805 Caen m.31/12/1812 Caen m.2/5/1816 Caen (with Angus Sutherland

| | | Navidale 1851)

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Caen | E.Helmsdale 1819 | no children

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William Adam Margaret Elspat James

5/6/1806 15/5/1808 29/5/1810 8/5/1812 10/11/1813

To Winipeg m.Angus SUTHERLAND mason

Navidale 1/1/1836

John

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James Elspeth Alexander = Catherine

MUNRO = SUTHERLAND MACLEOD POLSON

Doll-Clyne rental Torrish|

| 1808 only |

| (Elderable) (died 1809-11?)|

Catherine Angus Mary William Rose

MUNRO = (2) POLSON = (1) GORDON Torrish MACLEOD = POLSON Caen