76622: Catherine MacCuish

Catherine was born in 1891, the daughter of fisherman Norman MacCuish and Rebecca MacCusbic of Backhill. When Catherine was 9 years old, her father obtained 19 Borve, one of the newly assigned crofts that replaced Borve Farm.

Catherine became a domestic servant, working for Murdo Morrison at the UFC manse in 1911. In 1929 she married Alexander MacKillop, with whom she was to have a son. They made their home at 19 Allotments, Pol an Oir, where they ran a shop.

 

 

Details
Record Type:
Person
Date Of Birth:
13 Jan 1891
Date of Death:
19 Feb 1983
Gender:
Female
Brothers Keeper Reference:
CEBH 711
Occupation:
Domestic Servant
Record Maintained by:
CEBH