95366: Louis Macleod
Louis (1819-1856) was the son of Donald Macleod and Gormelia Maciver; it is not known where the family were living at the time of his birth.
In 1820 Louis’s father is listed, by both name and nickname, on the subtenants list, of Old South Tolsta Tack.
In 1830, during the croft lottings, his parents obtained 10 Old South Tolsta.
On the 9th of January 1840 he married Annabella Morrison and the couple settled in Bayhead, Stornoway where Louis worked as a Shoemaker.
In the 1850s the family obtained 3 Laxdale and settled there, they had eight children: four boys and four girls. Louis drowned, in the Laxdale river, in 1856, prior to the birth of his last child.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- Lewis
- Date Of Birth:
- 1819
- Date of Death:
- 1856
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CET 4658
- Occupation:
- Shoemaker
- Record Maintained by:
- CET