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Mackenzie, Alexander, 1833-1898

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

ALEXANDER married his
cousin, Mary, daughter of Hector Mackenzie, "Portioner of Mellan,"
with issue - John Mackenzie, locally known as "Ian Mor Mac Alastair
Mhic Alastair Chaim." JOHN MOR married Barbara, daughter of
John Roy Mackenzie, of Sand. He had a tack from Sir Alexander
Mackenzie, second Baronet and IX. of Gairloch, of the half of
North Erradale, in 1760, for twenty years, to begin at Whit-sunday,
1765, and he is described in the lease as then in possession
(see pp. 483-84). By his wife he had issue - seven sons, known as
"Clann Ian Mhoir," said to have been the biggest and most powerful
men in Gairloch in their day - (1) JOHN, "Ian Mor Aireach," who
succeeded his father in a portion of North Erradale, and married
Marsali, or Marjory, daughter of John Ban Mackenzie, Isle of
Ewe, by his wife, Annabella, natural daughter of Sir Alexander
Mackenzie, second Baronet and IX. of Gairloch. By Marsali Mackenzie,
"Ian Mor Aireach" had issue - four sons, Duncan, Murdoch, John Mor
Og, and William, and two daughters - Annabella, who married her
cousin four times removed, Alexander Mackenzie, Melvaig, the
male representative of Alastair Cam, with issue; and Margaret,
who married John Mackenzie, also in Melvaig, with issue - several
sons and daughters.


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