Durness People 1826

List of the people in the parish of Durness as is fit for Manufacturing the kelp and begin the herring Early fishing 1826 (NAS, Dep. 313/3457) - transcribed by Malcolm Bangor-Jones 2007. Thank you Malcolm. 

List below shows all those on this list. Surname followed by given name and residence followed by numbers of those available in each family. 

I have put this list in alphabetical order. Surnames are shown here as spelled on the original document with the exception of Mc and Mac being shown as Mac.

ABRACH 
George in Porthamil – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females and 0 fishers 

CAMPBELL 
Angus in Durin – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
Angus in Balvolich – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 
Donald in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 
Donald in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 
Hugh in Kennabein – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Hugh in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
John in Durin - 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Roderick in Sangobeg – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
William in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 2 fishers 
William Grange in Durin – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 

DINGWALL 
Alexander in Sangobeg - 1male fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 

MACCASKILL 
John in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 0 fishers 
Widow in Durin – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 

MACCULLOCH 
Thomas in Balvolich – 2 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 

MACDONALD 
John in Sangobeg – 1 male fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 

MACINTOSH 
Hugh in Island Hoan – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
John in Rispond – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 
Neil in Rispond – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 

MACKAY 
Andrew in Lerin – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 female – 0 fishers 
Donald in Kennabein – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 
Eric in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
Hector in Lerin – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 
Hugh in Porthamil – 1 male fit for kelp – 3 females – 1 fisher 
James in Sangomore – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fisher 
John in Sangobeg – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 2 fishers 
John senior in Sangomore – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 
John junior in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
John, old miller in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 2 fishers 
Richard in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 2 fishers 
William in Durin – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 

MACKENZIE 
George Mackay in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 

MACLEOD 
George in Balvolich – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 2 fishers 
John in Lerin – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Widow in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 

MACNIEL 
Katherine Mackay in Lerin – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 

MACPHERSON 
Hugh in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 

MILLER 
Robert in Lerin – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 

MORRISON (Morison) 
Alexander in Island Hoan – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 2 fishers 
George in Kennabein – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Hugh in Kennabein – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Hugh in Balvolich – 1 male fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
James in Island Hoan – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
James in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 female – 1 fisher 
John Imerigan in Rispond – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 2 fishers 
John in Lerin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 0 fishers 
Murdoch in Culecaig – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 
Murdoch in Lerin – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 1 fisher 
William in Porthamil – 1 male fit for kelp – 3 females – 2 fishers 
William in Sangobeg – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
William in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 

MUNRO 
Alexander in Lochsien – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 3 fishers 
Angus in Sangomore – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 0 fishers 
John in Uaigagy – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
John in Kennabein – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 

MURRAY 
Robert in Sangobeg – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 

POST 
Heirs in Durin – 0 males fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 

ROSS 
Donald in Island Hoan – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Donald’s widow in Sangomore – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 0 fishers 

SUTHERLAND 
Donald Gould in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
George in Sangomore – 1 male fit for kelp – 0 females – 0 fishers 
Kenneth in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Robert in Lerin – 0 males fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 
Rory in Durin – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
William Don in Durin – 0 males fit for kelp – 0 females – 1 fisher 
William (McRory) in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 1 female – 1 fisher 

SWANSON 
David in Sangomore – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 

WHITE 
Donald in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers 
George in Durin – 1 male fit for kelp – 2 females – 0 fishers