Clachan Graveyard Mapping Project

Individual record

First name: John

Surname: MacRae

Maiden name:

Sloinneadh/nickname: Jack a' Bhulcain

Date of death: 31/03/80

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Age: 85

Year of death: 1980

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Gravestone inscription:

In
loving memory of
John MacRae
who died 31st March 1980
aged 85 years
a beloved husband and father
His wife
Mary Gillanders
née MacLean
who died 11th July 2002
aged 88 years.
A dear mother and grandmother.

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Biography:

Jack spent a lot of in Argentina as a younger man; he was fluent in Spanish when he returned to Applecross. There were two brothers called John in the family so this John MacRae was known as ‘Jack’ to distinguish him from his brother John, known as ‘Lee’ who was a shoemaker (?).

Reference number: 221

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Graveyard section: 3

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