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104 Account of the Clan-lver.
B. Issue of Kenneth, younger son of Duncan of Ness and Tolsta.
The M'lvers of Coll, in the parish of Stornoway, are descended from
Kenneth, the second son who left issue of Duncan MacKenneth-Vic-Iain.
Kenneth, called sometimes" MaigJistear Cainneach," who is said to have heen
a Physician, and to have earned distinction abroad, had two sons — 1,
William ; 2, Kenneth, who left no issue.
William of Coll, elder son of Kenneth, married Annabella, daughter of
Colin M'Kenzie, son of the Rev. Geo. M'Kenzie, Minister of Lochalsh, and
had three sons— 1, Kenneth, born 14 Sept., 1759, died 7 Feb. 1842. He
became possessed of Tolsta after John, son of Alexander above-mentioned,
whose daughter, Anne, he married 15 Dec., 1788, but resided principally
at Stornoway ; 2, Colin, born 1767, who succeeded to the possession of Coll ;
3, John, died unmarried ; and three daughters — Janet, Anne, and Jane,
all married to gentlemen of the name of M'Kenzie.
Kenneth (Stornoway and Tolsta), eldest son of William of Coll, married,
15 December, 1788, Anne, daughter of John M'lver of Stornoway and
Tolsta, by whom he had the remarkable number of twenty living children,
of whom the following sons attained manhood :
1. John, who died in Canada, leaving a son, Kenneth, now in Ballarat,
Australia (who is married and has issue), also several daughters,
Anne, Sophia, and Susan, who m. and have issue.
2. Daniel, at Karachi, in India, m. 1845, Sarah Meighan, and has five
sons : 1, Charles, in command of the Police Force of Upper Scinde ;
2, Daniel, in Calcutta ; 3, Kenneth, in the Telegraph Department of
India ; 4, William ; 5, John ; and three daughters : 1, Mary-Anne ;
2, Sarah ; 3, Mabel.
3. Alexander, lost at sea, 1820, d. s. p.
4. William, at Kingston, in Canada, 5 May, died 1868, having m. Isabella
Butterworth, and leaving two sons, John-Butterwoith and Kenneth,
and a daughter, Anne-Annabella.
5. Kenneth, at Agra, m. 1st, 1848, Mary-Anne-Catharine Blackburn,
eldest daughter of Charles Stout, Esq., H. B. I. C. S., by whom he
has two sons : 1, Kenneth-M'Kinlay ; 2, Charles- William ; and three
daughters : 1, Eliza-Jane, m. Capt. Alexander Lindsay of the 1st
Bengal Cavalry, who d. 1872, leaving a daughter Annie-Jane ; 2,
Annie-M'Leod ; 3, Mary-Isabel. Mr. M'lver m. 2nd, 1864, Caroline-
Amelia Harris, dr. of Capt. William Harris of H. M. Indian Service,
and widow of Mr. Walter Horst, I. P. S., and by her has : 1,
Donald-Colin ; 2, Norman- Alexander ; and a daughter, Florence-
Emily.
Of Mr. Kenneth MTver's daughters, Anne, Louisa, and Jane still live in
Stornoway. To Miss Jane M'lver, the writer is very greatly indebted
for information. Four were married, viz. : 1, Margaret (Mrs.
Murray), who had five sons, of whom there are three in India, and
two daughters ; 2, Mary (Mrs. Mackenzie), who had no issue ; 3,
B. Issue of Kenneth, younger son of Duncan of Ness and Tolsta.
The M'lvers of Coll, in the parish of Stornoway, are descended from
Kenneth, the second son who left issue of Duncan MacKenneth-Vic-Iain.
Kenneth, called sometimes" MaigJistear Cainneach," who is said to have heen
a Physician, and to have earned distinction abroad, had two sons — 1,
William ; 2, Kenneth, who left no issue.
William of Coll, elder son of Kenneth, married Annabella, daughter of
Colin M'Kenzie, son of the Rev. Geo. M'Kenzie, Minister of Lochalsh, and
had three sons— 1, Kenneth, born 14 Sept., 1759, died 7 Feb. 1842. He
became possessed of Tolsta after John, son of Alexander above-mentioned,
whose daughter, Anne, he married 15 Dec., 1788, but resided principally
at Stornoway ; 2, Colin, born 1767, who succeeded to the possession of Coll ;
3, John, died unmarried ; and three daughters — Janet, Anne, and Jane,
all married to gentlemen of the name of M'Kenzie.
Kenneth (Stornoway and Tolsta), eldest son of William of Coll, married,
15 December, 1788, Anne, daughter of John M'lver of Stornoway and
Tolsta, by whom he had the remarkable number of twenty living children,
of whom the following sons attained manhood :
1. John, who died in Canada, leaving a son, Kenneth, now in Ballarat,
Australia (who is married and has issue), also several daughters,
Anne, Sophia, and Susan, who m. and have issue.
2. Daniel, at Karachi, in India, m. 1845, Sarah Meighan, and has five
sons : 1, Charles, in command of the Police Force of Upper Scinde ;
2, Daniel, in Calcutta ; 3, Kenneth, in the Telegraph Department of
India ; 4, William ; 5, John ; and three daughters : 1, Mary-Anne ;
2, Sarah ; 3, Mabel.
3. Alexander, lost at sea, 1820, d. s. p.
4. William, at Kingston, in Canada, 5 May, died 1868, having m. Isabella
Butterworth, and leaving two sons, John-Butterwoith and Kenneth,
and a daughter, Anne-Annabella.
5. Kenneth, at Agra, m. 1st, 1848, Mary-Anne-Catharine Blackburn,
eldest daughter of Charles Stout, Esq., H. B. I. C. S., by whom he
has two sons : 1, Kenneth-M'Kinlay ; 2, Charles- William ; and three
daughters : 1, Eliza-Jane, m. Capt. Alexander Lindsay of the 1st
Bengal Cavalry, who d. 1872, leaving a daughter Annie-Jane ; 2,
Annie-M'Leod ; 3, Mary-Isabel. Mr. M'lver m. 2nd, 1864, Caroline-
Amelia Harris, dr. of Capt. William Harris of H. M. Indian Service,
and widow of Mr. Walter Horst, I. P. S., and by her has : 1,
Donald-Colin ; 2, Norman- Alexander ; and a daughter, Florence-
Emily.
Of Mr. Kenneth MTver's daughters, Anne, Louisa, and Jane still live in
Stornoway. To Miss Jane M'lver, the writer is very greatly indebted
for information. Four were married, viz. : 1, Margaret (Mrs.
Murray), who had five sons, of whom there are three in India, and
two daughters ; 2, Mary (Mrs. Mackenzie), who had no issue ; 3,
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