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Mackenzie, Alexander, 1833-1898

"History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name"

R.G.S., and a gentleman
of considerable literary ability and taste. He was author of
the History of the 78th Highlanders in Keltie's "History of the
Highland Clans and Highland Regiments," and of a series of articles
in the "Celtic Magazine" on "The Sculptured Stones of Ross
and Cromarty." He also prepared a most elaborate and complete
Genealogical Table, showing the origin and descent of his own
family of Portmore - and necessarily all the Mackenzies who can
trace connection with any of the leading families of the Clan - from
the earliest times to the present day, printed by his relative,
Major-General John Robert Mackenzie, after Major Colin's death.
He was born on the 10th of June, 1843, and died of a decline at
St. Moritz, Switzerland, in March, 1890. He married Jeannette
Sophia, eldest daughter of Baron Gerhard Knut A. Falkenberg of
Trystorp, His Swedish and Norwegian Majesty's Consul-General in
British North America, with issue - Ian Duncan, born on the 15th
of July, 1870; Ulric Knut, born on the 6th of December, 1872;
Colin Mansfield, born on the 3rd of November, 1876; and Christina
Frederica Augusta; (2) Christina Garioch, who died young.


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