Clachan Graveyard Mapping Project

Individual record

First name: Roderick

Surname: Gillanders

Maiden name:

Sloinneadh/nickname: Ruairidh Sheòic

Date of death: 10/07/74

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Age: 65

Year of death: 1974

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Gravestone inscription:

In
memory of
Roderick Gillanders
who died 10th July 1974
aged 65 years
Beloved husband of
Mary MacCuish
who died 13th October 1998
aged 85 years

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Biography:

A crofter, Ruairidh Sheòic was born in Toscaig. His father was also from Toscaig and his mother was from Uags. He was of the same Gillanders as Isabella Gillanders, wife of Ewen Kennedy. Latterly, he was a crofter, but he had also been a fisherman for a time. He was an informant to the School of Scottish Studies’ Scottish Place Name Survey in 1971. It is believed that Roderick and Mary MacCuish got married in Strathcarron Hotel.

Reference number: 261

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Graveyard section: 3

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