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。 She died in 1857。
4。 Eliza (eldest daughter of Colonel George Mackenzie); married her cousin; the distinguished Colonel Alexander Mackenzie; fourth son of William Mackenzie; IV。 of Gruinard; with issueCaptain George; who was killed in action; unmarried; and Alexanderina; who married Alexander Grove; M。D。; R。N。; Greenwich Hospital; with issue。
5。 Lilias; who married Captain Macgregor of the 18th Regiment; without issue。
6。 Georgina; who married a Mr Euracht; without issue。
7。 Christina; who married Angus Macleod; Banff; with issue。
8。 Annabella; who married Captain John Munro of Kirkton; with issue。
THE MACKENZIES OF LETTERWE。
I。 CHARLES MACKENZIE; first of Letterewe; was the eldest son by his third wife; Janet; daughter of John Cuthbert of Castle Hill; Inverness (marriage contract; 17th December; 1658); of Alexander Mackenzie; VI。 of Gairloch。 He is originally designed of Mellan Charles; no doubt so called after himself; but by his father's marriage contract he got Loggie…Wester; now Conon; which he afterwards; in 1696; exchanged with his half brother; Alexander Mackenzie; VII。 of Gairloch; for the lands of Letterewe。 He married; in 1684; Anne; third daughter of John Mackenzie; II。 of Applecross (sasine 1687); with issue
1。 Murdoch; his heir and successor。
2。 The Rev。 Hector; minister of Fodderty; and previous to his appointment there; Librarian to the University of Aberdeen。 He married a Miss Baillie; with issuea daughter; who married Mackenzie of Park。
3。 Alexander of Tolly; Provost of Dingwall; who married in 1740; Annabella; daughter of Sir Donald Bayne of Tulloch; with issue; among othersAlexander; from whom the Mackenzies of Portmore; and by his second wife; Katharine; daughter of Bayne of Delny; Bailie Hector Mackenzie of Dingwall; on whose death Alexander Campbell; the Gairloch Bard; composed one of the finest elegies in the Gaelic language。
4。 Anna; who married Murdoch Mackenzie; II。 of Kernsary (marriage contract in 1708); with issue。
5。 A daughter; who married her cousin; Roderick Mackenzie; II。 of Sanachan; son of Colin; second son of Roderick Mackenzie; I。 of Applecross。
6。 Annabella; who married John Maciver of Tournaig; and afterwards tacksman of Gress; in the Lewis; with issue。
Charles was succeeded by his eldest son;
II。 MURDOCH MACKENZIE; second of Letterewe。 He fought at the battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715; and at Glenshiel in 1719。 When a very old man he was determined to be out again in 1745; but according to a family tradition his wife prevented him by pouring hot water on his feet; as if by accident; and scalded him so much that he was unable to walk。 He married his cousin; Catharine; daughter of Simon Mackenzie; I。 of Torridon and Lentran; widow of John Mackenzie; Dalmartin; who was killed at Sheriffmuir; and; it is also said; of Roderick Mackenzie of Auldeny; with issue
1。 John; his heir and successor。
2。 Janet; who married Alexander Mackenzie of Sand。 (Sasine to her in 1744)。
3。 Anne; who married the Rev。 James Robertson; the famous 〃Ministear Laidir〃 of Lochbroom; with issuesix sons and two daughters; one of whom was James Robertson; Collector of Customs at Stornoway。 He married his cousin; Annabella; eldest daughter of John Mackenzie; III。 of Letterewe; with issuethree sons(1) Captain James Robertson…Walker; R。N。; late of Gilgarran; Cumberland; who married his cousin; Katherine; daughter of John Mackenzie; Sheriff…Substitute of the Lewis; without issue。 He died in 1858。 (2) Murdoch; who married; with issueJames Robertson; who; like his uncle; took in addition the name of Walker on his succession as proprietor to the estate of Gilgarran; on the death of his aunt in 1892。 He is married; with issueJames Austin; Murdo; and two daughters; (3) John; a noted Captain in the Merchant Service; celebrated for his quick passages with racing tea clippers between China and this country。 He was also married with issuea son; Francis Shand Robertson; residing at Richmond; Surrey; who married his cousin; Mary; daughter of Evander MacIver; factor for the Duke of Sutherland at Scourie and another great…grandson of the Strong Minister; with issue; and a daughter Annie; who married W。 Napier。
Murdoch; who died at a very old age; was succeeded by his only son;
III。 JOHN MACKENZIE; third of Letterewe; who married his cousin; Katherine; daughter of Alexander Mackenzie of Tolly; Provost of Dingwall; with issue
1。 Murdoch; his heir and successor。
2。 Alexander; who succeeded his brother Murdoch。
3。 John; for many years the popular Sheriff…Substitute of the Lewis district of Ross…shire; and subsequently tacks…man of Shieldaig; Gairloch。
He married Johanna; daughter of Alexander Mackenzie of Badachro; by his wife; a daughter of the Rev。 James Robertson of Lochbroom; with issue(1) the late John Mackenzie of Auchenstewart; Wishaw; and subsequently of Ardlair; Edinburgh; who married in Australia; Anna Baird; who died at Wishaw on the 7th of November; 1885; with issuean only son; John Alexander Mackenzie; now of Ardlair; Edinburgh。 He married Elizabeth; daughter of Thomas Sinclair; Newark; U。S。A。; formerly of Glasgow; with issueJohn Baird; Alexander Livingston Munro; Elizabeth Margaret; who died young; Anna Louisa; Elizabeth Louttit; and Katharine May。 John of Auchenstewart died at Ardlair; Edinburgh; on the 25th of December; 1890。
Sheriff Mackenzie married; secondly; Christina; daughter of the Rev。 Hugh Munro; minister of Uig; Lewis (representative of the Munroes of Erribol; Sutherlandshire); with issue(2) John Munro Mackenzie of Mornish; Mull; who; born in 1819; married in 1846; Eliza; eldest daughter of the late Patrick Chalmers; Wishaw; brother of the celebrated Dr Thomas Chalmers of the Disruption; with issue(a) John Hugh Munro; who; on the 23rd of June; 1875; married Jeanie Helen; second daughter of Thomas Chalmers; Longcroft; Linlithgowshire; with issueJohn Munro; Thomas Chalmers; Hugh Munro; Kenneth; Jean Elizabeth; Christina Marion; and Kathlene Harriet。 (b) Patrick Chalmers; who was born on the 4th of May; 1862; and on the 31st of October; 1882; married Mary Kathlene; third daughter of Thomas Chalmers; of Longcroft; Linlithgowshire; with issuePatrick Harry; born on the 15th of March; 1889; Isabel Grace and Mary Mona。 (c) Harriet; who on the 5th of July; 1870; married James Scott; of Garrion Tower; Lanarkshire; with issueMunro Mackenzie; born on the 2nd of March; 1872 James Harry; born on the 27th of September; 1873; William Patrick; born on the 18th of March; 1880; Elizabeth; and Harriet Carige; who died in her twelfth year on the 17th of April; 1889。 (d) Christina Marion; who died unmarried at Cannes in January; 1881; and (e) Helen Mary; who; in April; 1883; married Dr John Aymers Macdougall of Ann; Berwickshire; and Villa Letterewe; Cannes; France; with issueChristina Marion Mackenzie; Helen Mary Mackenzie; and Sheila Aymers。 John Munro of Mornish died at Garrion Tower; Wishaw; on the 26th of November; 1893。 (3) Hugh Munro Mackenzie; of Distington; Cumbe