Descendents of Alexander MacLeod, Torbreck, Assynt.

Alexander MacLeod is as far back as I have traced in my direct line. He was born about 1780 and was a soldier in the 93^rd foot or Sutherland Highlanders. He retired from the army on a Chelsea Pension and was living at Balchladich in the parish of Assynt, Sutherlandshire when he married Margaret Kerr from Drumbaig on 23 Feb 1823 at Baddygrinan. Their first child was baptized at Drumbaig but they lived the rest of their lives at Torbreck where eight other children were born. He died circa 1854, aged about 74, and is buried [1] in Lochinver.
Children of Alexander and Margaret

1. Margaret MacLeod, bapt. 22 Dec 1823, Drumbaig, died 2 Sep 1871, Torbreck, aged 47. Unmarried.
2. John MacLeod, born 15 Oct 1825, bapt. 13 Nov 1825, Torbreck, died 24 May 1866, Torbreck, aged 40. Unmarried.
3. Hugh MacLeod, born 25 Aug 1826, bapt. 27 Aug 1826, Torbreck. He was an Agricultural labourer and a fisherman before he became a shoemaker in the 1860s. He had a son by Margaret Lamont when he was 35. Hugh married Isabella Munro from Achmelvich, daughter of John Munro and Catherine MacLeod, on 24 Feb 1870 at Torbreck. They had one child but she died young. They lived with his in-laws, first at Strone, then at Achmelvich. He died at Craigdarroch on 6 Nov 1910 aged 84
   Son of Hugh and Margaret
   1. Angus MacLeod, born 14 Jun 1862 Baddidarach. In the 1871 census he was living with his father, stepmother and grandmother in Torbreck. In 1881 he was a Tailor living with his uncle Alexander's family in Nairn. In 1891 he was a crofter and Tailor back in Torbreck and his aunt Henny was his housekeeper. He married Sarah MacLeod in 1894 and they raised a family in Inverness. She died there in 1942 and he died two years later on 21 Aug 1944 at Baddidarach aged 82.
   Daughter of Hugh & Isabella
   2. Margaret MacLeod, born 19 Sep 1871, Torbreck, died 5 Feb 1875, Torbreck, aged 3.
4. Roderick MacLeod, born 2 Nov 1830, bapt.8 Nov 1830 Torbreck. He probably died before the birth of another Roderick in 1834.
5. Alexander MacLeod, born 9 Jun 1832, bapt. 17 July 1832 Torbreck. He married Isabella McKeddie, daughter of James McKeddie, a shoemaker and Catherine Nicol, on 10 June 1859 at Fortrose on the Black Isle, (Isabella's birthplace). They were living at Geddes, Nairn, at the time, he was a farm servant there, and she was a house servant. They moved into Nairn before their first child was born the next year. He had many occupations over the years including Ploughman, Coachman, Salmon Fisher, General Labourer and Keeper of the Shambles. He died 7 Jan 1901 aged 68.
   1. Alexander MacLeod, born 22 Mar 1860 in Nairn. He was a Mason.
   2. James MacLeod, born 25 Dec 1861 in Nairn. He was a Mason. He was married to Margaret in 1891 but by 1901 was a widower. In 1904 he married Isabella Taylor and they had children. He died on 19 Dec 1943 aged 81.
   3. Catherine Jane MacLeod, born 14 Sep 1863 in Nairn.
      1. Sophia Jane MacLeod, born 13 Oct 1894 in Fortrose
   4. John MacLeod, born 24 Jun 1866 in Nairn. He was a Baker. (He may have been named after his uncle, John MacLeod, who died a month before he was born.)
6. Roderick MacLeod, born 18 Feb 1834, bapt. 14 Mar 1834 Torbreck. He was an agricultural labourer but became a shoemaker in the 1860s and continued to live in Torbreck until his untimely death on 22 May 1888 aged 54. He drowned in a Loch four months after his mother's death.
7. Erick (Henny) MacLeod, born 25 Oct 1836 bapt. 14 Nov 1836 Torbreck. She was baptized Erick (Eirig), a Gaelic name equivalent to Henrietta or Henny. She stayed in Torbreck and was a domestic servant. She died there on 18 Sep 1918 aged 81. A transcription of the families' gravestone [1] has the word 'Henry' on it but I am sure this is a misreading of Henny.
8. Donald MacLeod, born 8 Sep 1839 baptized 3 Nov 1839 Torbreck. He married Euphemia (Effy) MacLean, on 4 Dec 1862 in Strathan. He died on 23 Mar 1912 in Camuscoille, Coigach, aged 72.
   1. Donald MacLeod, born 24 Sep 1863, died on 11 Oct 1863 in Camuscoille, Coigach aged 17 days.
   2. Alexander MacLeod, born 6 Jan 1865, died 13 Feb 1865 in Camuscoille, Coigach aged 5 weeks.
   3. John MacLeod, born 14 Jun 1866. (He may have been named after his uncle, John MacLeod, who died three weeks before his birth). He moved to Inverness and had a family of three. I don't know the order of birth.
      • Son
      • Daughter
      • Daughter
   4. Mary MacLeod, born 14 Sep 1868. She had one son. She left Camuscoille about 1919 and lived in Inverness. She died there on 18 Mar 1941 aged 72
      1. Son
   5. Lexy MacLeod, born 29 Nov 1870, died 3 Jul 1876 in Camuscoille, Coigach aged 5 ½ years.
   6. Donald MacLeod ,  born 19 Aug 1873 in Camuscoille, Coigach. He served with the Lovat Scouts during the first World War. He married Mary Ann MacLeod on 3 Apr 1919 in Inverness. He died on 8 Jun 1931 in Camuscoille, Coigach, aged 57 due to an abscess and Pleurisy. They had five children, all born in Camuscoille, Coigach, one of whom was my father.
      1. Daughter, died in 1993.
      2. Son, married and has a family
      3. Donald (Donnie) MacLeod, married the daughter of John Gray and Gwen Grant. They married in Inverness and emigrated to New Zealand. He died at the age of 51.They had six children.
      4. Daughter, married and has a family.
      5. Daughter, married and has a family.
9. Ann MacLeod, born 10 June 1842, bapt. 3 Jul 1842 in Torbreck, died 8 May 1867 in Torbreck, aged 24. Unmarried.