Clachan Graveyard Mapping Project

Individual record

First name: Jessie

Surname: MacLennan

Maiden name: Jessie MacKenzie

Sloinneadh/nickname: Seonaid Mhòr

Date of death: 15/10/60

Place of death:

Age: 98

Year of death: 1960

Date of burial:

Date of funeral: October 18, 1960

Gravestone inscription:

In loving memory
of
my husband
Murdo Maclennan
died 29th April 1939
aged 86
and his wife
Jessie MacKenzie
died 15th October 1960
aged 98

Home address: Milltown

Township: Milltown

Originally from:

Date of birth:

Biography:

At the time of the switch-on of the electricity in Applecross in 1955, as the oldest resident, she was invited to flick the switch, but didn’t want to do it. Instead it was Kenneth Ferguson, the baker, who carried out the ceremony and was presented with an electric kettle as a gift.

Reference number: 240

Interment number: 334

Graveyard section: 3

Lair number: 12

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