23922: 22 Tolsta Chaolais

22 Tolstadh a Chaolais

John Macleod (b1796) was a tenant on this croft until he emigrated with his family c1852 to Canada.  After this, the croft was split between John Young (1830-1876), 22a Tolsta Chaolais and John’s son-in-law Angus Macleod, 22b Tolsta Chaolais.  On John’s death in 1877, the croft was further split between his son Angus (b1821) and his daughter, widow Ann Mackay (1827-1901).  Widow Ann Mackay gave up the croft to her nephew-in-law, Duncan Mackenzie, Garenin but remained on the croft as a cottar.

The croft still remains in the Mackenzie family.