Individual record
First name: John
Surname: MacBeath
Maiden name:
Sloinneadh/nickname: The Guinea
Date of death: 09/10/01
Place of death: Craig, By Achnashellach
Age: 74
Year of death: 2001
Date of burial:
Date of funeral:
Gravestone inscription: In loving memory of Until the day breaks
John MacBeath
“Guinea”
died 9th October 2001
aged 74 years
Dearest father of
Donald, Margaret, Willie
John & Mary.
A much loved grandpa
and beloved husband of
Elizabeth MacLeod
Martin
died 4th January 2011
aged 76 years
Home address: Camusteel
Township: Camusteel
Originally from: Cuaig
Date of birth:
Biography: The lettering on the gravestone is slightly ambiguous, but he and his wife had four children: Donald, Margaret (Maggie), Willie John, Mary. He was a fisherman to begin with, and then he was the engineer of the ‘Loch Toscaig’ from 1956 until 1960. He then joined the ‘Kathryn’ for seven or eight years before going on the ‘Catriona’. He worked at the Howard Doris oil rig yard in Kishorn. He latterly bought the fishing boats ‘Celia’ and ‘Michelle’ with his son Donald. He was a shellfish delivery driver after he stopped fishing. He died in a car accident at Achnashellach.
Reference number: 332
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Graveyard section: 4
Lair number: 51
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