Dates: 1860s

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Transcript of Precognition of Witnesses regarding the death of Roderick McInnes in November 1866. McInnes (aged 28, seaman, Eriskay) died after falling overboard the SS Argyll as it passed Caliach Point at the Sound of Mull.

Statement are provided by Duncan Morison (mate on board the SS Argyll) and Charles Cameron (son of Hugh Cameron, Fracadale, Mull).

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Transcript of Precognition of Witnesses regarding the death of Flora MacFadyen on 18 February 1866. MacFadyen (aged 43, Salum) died following a short period of illness.

Statements are provided by:
Hector MacFadyen (crofter, Salulm. Father of deceased)
Niel MacFadyen (son of Hector MacFadyen, Salum)
Euphemia MacLean or MacFadyen (wife of Niel MacFadyen, Salum)
Alexander Buchanan (Surgeon, Kenovay)

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Transcript of a Police Report charging Donald MacKinnon and others with breach of the peace in November 1866. Donald McKinnon (nephew of and residing with Sarah MacKinnon, Cornaig, Coll), Hector MacKinnon (son of and residing with Donald MacKinnon, Cornaig, Coll) and Lachlan MacInnes (son of and residing with Lachlan MacInnes, Bousd, Coll) are charged with conducting themselves in a drunken, riotous and disorderly manner and fighting at the march gate between Torasdan and Cornaig, Coll. A statement is provided by Charles Kennedy (crofter, Bousd, Coll) and is corroborated by James McKinnon (crofter, Cornaig, Coll).

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Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal by Duncan Cameron (Constable) charging Chirsty MacDonald (cottar, Balemartine) with malicious mischief in 1867. MacDonald is charged with killing a duck belonging to Malcolm MacDonald (crofter, Balemartine) in October 1866. Statements are provided by John Sinclair (servant to and residing with Malcolm MacDonald) and Roderick MacKinnon (son of Chirsty MacDonald).

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Transcript of investigation by the Procurator Fiscal charging Archibald MacDonald with bigamy, 1865. Archibald MacDonald (farm servant, Tiree. A native of Coll) married Esther Ferguson (servant to Mungo Campbell Duff, Architect, Glasgow) in Lockerbie in 1862, and also Sarah MacLeod (daughter of Archibald MacLeod, Balevullin) in Balinoe, Tiree, in 1863.

Statements are provided by:
Esther Ferguson (as above)
Robert Ferguson (carter, Lockerbie. Father of Esther Ferguson)
Catherine Ferguson (daughter of Robert Ferguson, Lockerbie)
James Murray (labourer, Lockerbie)
Reverend Alexander Campbell (Minister of the Free Church of Scotland, Lockerbie)
Alexander Ferguson (Registrar of the Parish of Dryfesdale, Lockerbie)
Mary MacDonald or MacFadyen (wife of Lachlan MacFadyen, Glasgow. Sister of accused)
Lachlan MacFadyen (carter, Glasgow. Brother in Law of accused)
Sarah MacLeod or MacDonald (daughter of Archibald MacLeod, Balevullin)
Alexander MacLeod (son of Archibald MacLeod, Balevullin)
Archibald MacLeod (crofter, Balevullin. Father of Sarah MaLeod or MacDonald)
Flora MacNeill (residing with Donald MacNeill, Balevullin)
Donald MacNeill Senior (cartwright, Balevullin)
Reverend John Macfarlane (Baptist Minister, Balinoe)
Malcolm Livingston (Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Tiree, Kirkapol)

The document refers to the ‘wedding spree’ in Lockerbie, and mentions dates including ‘Beltane’ and ‘Christmas old style’ (5th January).

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Transcript of Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal by Duncan Cameron (Constable, Tiree) regarding a case of possible fraud involving Mr McArthur (Inveraray) and Hector Lamont (Kirkapol) in July 1865. The report includes statements from Paterson (shepherd) and John Cameron (merchant, Heylipol), and makes mention of the sale of Highland Heifers a market at Scarinish.

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Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal by Donald Campbell (Constable, Tiree) charging Mary Campbell (cottager, Balinoe) and Mary MacLean (wife of and residing with John MacLean, Balinoe) with the crime of assault and breach of the peace on 2 July 1864. Hector Henderson (apprentice with Donald MacLachlan, Balinoe) and John Campbell (brother of and residing with Archibald Campbell, Sheriff Officer, Balinoe) are named as witnesses.

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Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal charging John MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Neil MacInnes, Donald MacLean, John MacEachern, Donald MacDonald, Lachlan MacKinnon and John Kennedy with breach of peace and/or assault following incidents in Coll on 10 May 1864.

The report gives details of a series of incidents involving: John MacDonald (cottar, Arinagour), Lachlan MacInnes (shepherd, Gallanach), John MacInnes (son of Lachlan MacInnes. Servant to and residing with John Campbell, Cornaig), Alexander MacDonald (son of John MacDonald, Arinagour), Neil MacInnes (son of Lachlan MacInnes, Gallanach), Donald MacLean (cottar, Grishpol), Neil McFarlane and Donald McFarlane (crofters, Sorastal [Sorisdale]), John MacEachern (labourer, Sorastal [Sorisdale]) and Donald MacDonald (servant to and residing with Miss Campbell, Cliad), Lachlan MacKinnon (labourer, Arinagour), John Kennedy (ploughman, Brecacha [Breachacha]), James Hawthorn (Innkeeper, Arinagour), Lachlan MacLean (farmer, Gorten).

Donald MacFarlane (Sorastal [Sorisdale]), John Cameron (servant to Donald MacDonald, Arinagour), Donald McLean (labourer, Hyn [Hyne]), Angus Cameron (Clerk, Tobermory) and Duncan Cameron (Constable) are named as witnesses.

These incidents occurred at or near the Inn at Arinagour. The shop Duncan Gilchrist (merchant, Arinagour) is also mentioned.

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Transcript of papers detailing charges of sheep stealing, house breaking and theft against Archibald MacArthur (labourer, Antuim, Mull) and John Herbertson (labourer, Druimnacroish, Mull) in 1864. MacArthur and Herbertson are accused of stealing sheep from Baleuchrach in January 1864 and of stealing bottles of wine and champagne from Bellachroy on the evening of Friday 27 November 1863.

Statements are provided by:

John Paterson (shepherd to William Lang, residing at Lochs House in the united parish of Kilninian and Kilmore)
John Scott (sheep and farm manager for William Lang, Sorne)
John McLeod (shepherd, Baliachrach)
Ann McCallum (residing with Archibald MacArthur, Antuim. The niece of Archibald MacArthur’s wife)
Flora McLean or McDonald (wife of and residing with Alexander Macdonald, Antuim)
Isabell Cameron or McCarmail (also spelled in the transcript as McCannail. A pauper, Antuim)
Mrs Mary McLean (wife of Donald MacLean, Corachan)
John Kennedy (crofter, Dervaig)
Donald McLean (labourer, Dervaig)
Charles Cameron (son of and residing with John Cameron, Dervaig)
Mary Herbertson (daughter of and residing with John Herbertson, Achnadrish. Sister of the accused)
Neil MacKinnon (son of and residing with John MacKinnon, Druimnacroish)
Lachlan McLean (shopman to and residing with Neil MacKinnon, Tobermory)
Jessie Livingstone (servant to and residing with Mrs Petrie in the Mull Hotel, Tobermory)
James Sturton (forester, Drumfin)
Catherine Kennedy (Dervaig)
Dugald McLachlan (Keeper of the Prison of Tobermory and residing there)
Thomas Semple (tenant, Antuim)
Jessie Paterson or Morison (widow, residing with John Paterson at the Lakes about four miles from Tobermory)
Richard Semple (son of and residing with Thomas Semple, Antuim)
Alexander McLean (Dervaig)
Hector McLaine (shopkeeper, Dervaig)
William Sproat (writer in Tobermory)
Hugh McLean (blacksmith, Dervaig)
Marion Beaton or McLean (wife of and residing with Hugh Maclean, Dervaig)
John McLean (tenant, Retreat)
Mary MacDonald or Herbertson (wife of and residing with John Herbertson [accused], Druimnacroish)
Catherine MacArthur (wife of and residing with Archibald MacArthur [accused], Antuim)
Angus MacKinnon (shepherd, Torr)
John Herbertson (farm manager, Achnadrish. Father of accused)
Neil Kennedy (crofter, Dervaig)
Jessie Macdonald (niece of and residing with Archibald MacDonald, Tobermory
Duncan MacKinnon (drover, Kilmoluaig, Tiree)
Archibald MacDonald (merchant, Tobermory)
Duncan Cameron (Police Constable, Heanish, Tiree)
John MacIntyre (crofter, Dervaig)
Mary McCulloch or Lamont (wife of and residing with Robert Lamont, Tobermory)
Allan Cameron (Sergeant of Police, Tobermory)
John MacKenzie (Police Constable, Tobermory)

Part of the judicial declaration is missing, as well as some of the testimony of Mary McCulloch or Lamont, and the full testimony of Robert Lamont (merchant, Tobermory). The transcript provides details of sheep farming and sheep management and makes mention of old dates for Christmas and New Year. The transcript also mentions the process by which Gaelic was translated into English.

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Transcript of Inventory of Precognition regarding the sudden death of Niel McIntyre (aged 45, son of and residing with Duncan McIntyre, Knockvolagan, Mull) on 3 January 1863. The transcript contains a Medical Report by Dr John McNab (Bunessan), a Police Report by John McFarlane (Constable) and a Petition by William Sproat, Procurator Fiscal.

Statements are provided by:
Janet Maci[…]ain or MacIntyre (wife of Donald Macintyre, Ardalanish. Sister-in-law of the deceased. This name is provided later in the document as ‘Janet McIlvam or McCallum Intyre’)
Marian Macdonald (house servant to Nicol Macintyre, Tacksman of Knockvolagan)
John MacFarlane (ploughman to Nicol MacIntyre, Knockvolagan)
Archibald MacIntyre (shepherd to Nicol MacIntyre, Knockvolagan)
Nicol MacIntyre (tacksman, Knockvolagan. Brother of the deceased)

The transcript mentions an injury incurred by Niel MacIntyre at Calman Island (Eilean a’ Chalmain) six years previously.

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