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| Year: | 2025 |
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Angus Martin (Aonghas na Gaoithe)
Picture Added on 27 January 2025.
Comments
slab no. 536. Iona school. [9th report and inventory of monuments and
constructionsintheouterhebrides, skyeandthesmallisles(hmso, 1928)]
aonghas na gaoithe-“angus of the storms” [buriedunderit.]
“hic iacet angusius iohannis”-“here lies angusius, son of iohannes.
lombardicinscriptionno4.;kilmuir, skye. Iona school[lmmswh].
Added by Stephen Martin on 13 February 2025.
constructionsintheouterhebrides, skyeandthesmallisles(hmso, 1928)]
aonghas na gaoithe-“angus of the storms” [buriedunderit.]
“hic iacet angusius iohannis”-“here lies angusius, son of iohannes.
lombardicinscriptionno4.;kilmuir, skye. Iona school[lmmswh].
Added by Stephen Martin on 13 February 2025.
For Martins related to Aonghas this should be of interest.
Register of the Privy Seal (PS1/3 f. 123)
{written in margin - g[ra]tis mgille to haldan}
Ane protectio[u]n made to Iohne Mcgillem[ar]tyne Mast[er] M[ar]tyne Makgillem[ar]tyne Mulcoill Maknycholl Huchone Mcgillem[ar]tyne and Willia[m] Lowma[n] {word crossed out} w[i]th the te[n]nan[n]dis of o[u]r Landis of Trot[er]nes liand w[i]thin the erldome of Ross and lordship of the Ilis in the commo[u]n forme etc at Edinburgh the xviij day of August the yer of god Jajvc & sevin yeris & of the kingis regne the xxj yer[is]
sub[scriptus per reg[em] {signed by the king}
This entry is numbered 1522 in the printed in Registrum Secreti Sigilli (The Register of the Privy Seal) ed. M Livingston, (Edinburgh, 1908), volume 1, no.1522
Note: ‘i’; and ‘j’ were interchangeable, so Iohne is Johne; ‘Master’ likely means a university graduate.
Jaj is a correction of 1m – Latin for 1 mille, i.e 1, 000; vc – ‘v’ is Latin for 5 and the superscript ‘c’ stands for centum, i.e 100. So the year date is 1507. ‘xxj’ is 21 the final i’ is elongated and so is written as a ‘j’. Up to 1600, the New Year began on the 25 March.
Master Martyne Makgillemartyne was the minister at Trotternish. He had died by May 1536 as can be seen from the following entry in the Register of the Privy Seal
Register of the Privy Seal, vol ii, no 2045
Apud Stirling 22 Maij 1536
Presentatio M. Rodorici Farquhar Hectorissone – super rectoriis ecclesie nostre Domine in Barwas in the Leous, ecclesie de Kilmalrok in Troutirnes et ecclesie de Kilconane, infra jurisdictionem et diocesim Soderensem nunc vacantibus per decessum quondam M. Martini McGilmertyne ultimi rectoris et possessoris earundem, ad presentationem domini regis et collationem episcopi Soderensis pleno jure spectantibus etc.
Per Signaturam x.122
Translation
Presentation of Mr Rodorick Farquhar Hectorissone – to the rectories of the churches of our Lord in Barwas in the Leous, the church of Kilmalrok in Troutirnes and the church of Kilconane, within the jurisdiction and diocese of Soder now vacant through the death of the deceased Mr Martin McGilmertyne last rector and possessor thereof, according to the presentation by the king and the collation of the bishops of Soder with full right belonging thereto etc.
By the signet (PS1/10 f. 122)
Notes:
The diocese of Soder was later known as the diocese of the Isles and encompassed Bute and the whole of the Western Isles, including Lewis, Skye, Mull and Jura
Leous - Lewis
Martini is the Latin form of the christian name, Martin
Mr indicates that he was a graduate of a university
John M - Mast. Martin M - John M? - Aonghas ???
Added by Stephen Martin on 13 February 2025.
Register of the Privy Seal (PS1/3 f. 123)
{written in margin - g[ra]tis mgille to haldan}
Ane protectio[u]n made to Iohne Mcgillem[ar]tyne Mast[er] M[ar]tyne Makgillem[ar]tyne Mulcoill Maknycholl Huchone Mcgillem[ar]tyne and Willia[m] Lowma[n] {word crossed out} w[i]th the te[n]nan[n]dis of o[u]r Landis of Trot[er]nes liand w[i]thin the erldome of Ross and lordship of the Ilis in the commo[u]n forme etc at Edinburgh the xviij day of August the yer of god Jajvc & sevin yeris & of the kingis regne the xxj yer[is]
sub[scriptus per reg[em] {signed by the king}
This entry is numbered 1522 in the printed in Registrum Secreti Sigilli (The Register of the Privy Seal) ed. M Livingston, (Edinburgh, 1908), volume 1, no.1522
Note: ‘i’; and ‘j’ were interchangeable, so Iohne is Johne; ‘Master’ likely means a university graduate.
Jaj is a correction of 1m – Latin for 1 mille, i.e 1, 000; vc – ‘v’ is Latin for 5 and the superscript ‘c’ stands for centum, i.e 100. So the year date is 1507. ‘xxj’ is 21 the final i’ is elongated and so is written as a ‘j’. Up to 1600, the New Year began on the 25 March.
Master Martyne Makgillemartyne was the minister at Trotternish. He had died by May 1536 as can be seen from the following entry in the Register of the Privy Seal
Register of the Privy Seal, vol ii, no 2045
Apud Stirling 22 Maij 1536
Presentatio M. Rodorici Farquhar Hectorissone – super rectoriis ecclesie nostre Domine in Barwas in the Leous, ecclesie de Kilmalrok in Troutirnes et ecclesie de Kilconane, infra jurisdictionem et diocesim Soderensem nunc vacantibus per decessum quondam M. Martini McGilmertyne ultimi rectoris et possessoris earundem, ad presentationem domini regis et collationem episcopi Soderensis pleno jure spectantibus etc.
Per Signaturam x.122
Translation
Presentation of Mr Rodorick Farquhar Hectorissone – to the rectories of the churches of our Lord in Barwas in the Leous, the church of Kilmalrok in Troutirnes and the church of Kilconane, within the jurisdiction and diocese of Soder now vacant through the death of the deceased Mr Martin McGilmertyne last rector and possessor thereof, according to the presentation by the king and the collation of the bishops of Soder with full right belonging thereto etc.
By the signet (PS1/10 f. 122)
Notes:
The diocese of Soder was later known as the diocese of the Isles and encompassed Bute and the whole of the Western Isles, including Lewis, Skye, Mull and Jura
Leous - Lewis
Martini is the Latin form of the christian name, Martin
Mr indicates that he was a graduate of a university
John M - Mast. Martin M - John M? - Aonghas ???
Added by Stephen Martin on 13 February 2025.
Hi again Steve, I am looking for John Martin of Flodigarry, who married a d/o Donald MacDonald, 4th Bt. of Sleat, their daughter Kate is said to have married Rev. Donald Nicolson. I am trying to confirm if this was the 12th chief of the Nicolsons, who d.c.1700. Don you have any idea which John he is, or his life span ? Thanks
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 03 April 2025.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 03 April 2025.
2 Questions for you Steve:
1. When did the Diocese of Sodor transfer from Norway to Scotland ?
2. He is noted as taking a grave slab from Iona to Skye - is this his one & is it still in the Kilmuir Church yard, Skye. Thanks again.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 03 April 2025.
1. When did the Diocese of Sodor transfer from Norway to Scotland ?
2. He is noted as taking a grave slab from Iona to Skye - is this his one & is it still in the Kilmuir Church yard, Skye. Thanks again.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 03 April 2025.
The Kingdom of the Isles, also known as Sodor, was a Norse-Gaelic kingdom comprising the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and the islands of the Clyde from the 9th to the 13th centuries.
...
"An invasion by Magnus Barefoot in the late 11th century resulted in a brief period of direct Norwegian rule over the kingdom, but soon the descendants of Godred Crovan re-asserted a further period of largely independent overlordship. This came to an end with the emergence of Somerled, on whose death in 1164 the kingdom was split in two. Just over a century later, the islands became part of the Kingdom of Scotland, following the 1266 Treaty of Perth."
Wikipedia
Added by Steve on 04 April 2025.
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"An invasion by Magnus Barefoot in the late 11th century resulted in a brief period of direct Norwegian rule over the kingdom, but soon the descendants of Godred Crovan re-asserted a further period of largely independent overlordship. This came to an end with the emergence of Somerled, on whose death in 1164 the kingdom was split in two. Just over a century later, the islands became part of the Kingdom of Scotland, following the 1266 Treaty of Perth."
Wikipedia
Added by Steve on 04 April 2025.
Sir Donald died in 1695, and was succeeded by his
oldest son,
XI. Sir Donald, 4th Bart, of Sleat. He was
known in the Isles as Domhnull a Chogaidh
Donald of the War—he having taken part in
the campaign of 1689, under Dundee, and that of
1715, under the Earl of Mar. He married Mary,
daughter of Donald Macdonald of Castleton, by
whom he had
1. Donald, his successor.
2. Margaret, who married Captain John Macqueen, Royal
Regiment of Foot.
3. Mary, who married John Martin of Flodigarry, with issue
a daughter, Kate, who married Rev. D. Nicolson.
This can be found in Clan Donald Vol III p.474
Added by Steve on 04 April 2025.
oldest son,
XI. Sir Donald, 4th Bart, of Sleat. He was
known in the Isles as Domhnull a Chogaidh
Donald of the War—he having taken part in
the campaign of 1689, under Dundee, and that of
1715, under the Earl of Mar. He married Mary,
daughter of Donald Macdonald of Castleton, by
whom he had
1. Donald, his successor.
2. Margaret, who married Captain John Macqueen, Royal
Regiment of Foot.
3. Mary, who married John Martin of Flodigarry, with issue
a daughter, Kate, who married Rev. D. Nicolson.
This can be found in Clan Donald Vol III p.474
Added by Steve on 04 April 2025.
Sodor
Sodor is, or was, a bit north of Loch Tarbert on the Island of Jura and in the middle of a wet, windswept peat bog. No Dhiurach (Jura native) has ever seen or heard of it so why did it appear on the old Jura maps until about 1650 and not at all after that? After being there for about a hundred years, it just vanished. It leads one to speculate; was Sodor perhaps the inspiration for Brigadoon, that mythical place that appears every century in Hollywood legend, populated by kilted and plaid-clad beautiful people, all talking in suspiciously American accents?
...
Drop the above paragraph into a Google search to find this article.
Added by Steve on 04 April 2025.
Sodor is, or was, a bit north of Loch Tarbert on the Island of Jura and in the middle of a wet, windswept peat bog. No Dhiurach (Jura native) has ever seen or heard of it so why did it appear on the old Jura maps until about 1650 and not at all after that? After being there for about a hundred years, it just vanished. It leads one to speculate; was Sodor perhaps the inspiration for Brigadoon, that mythical place that appears every century in Hollywood legend, populated by kilted and plaid-clad beautiful people, all talking in suspiciously American accents?
...
Drop the above paragraph into a Google search to find this article.
Added by Steve on 04 April 2025.
I think that I have worked out out which Donald Nicolson Kate Martin married, and it was Rev. Donald of Strath, and not Donald the 12th Chief of Clan MacNicol. Thanks Steve for the extra info.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 05 April 2025.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 05 April 2025.
There is a John Martin named in the the list of Gentlemen of Trotternish, 1721, after the weather problems 1714 and the most recent season, as well as Donald MacDonald of Sarthill.and his father, Alex. at Borniskittaig. Clan Donald, Vol. 3, p.663
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 05 April 2025.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 05 April 2025.
I think that I have worked out out which Donald Nicolson Kate Martin married, and it was Rev. Donald of Strath, and not Donald the 12th Chief of Clan MacNicol. Thanks Steve for the extra info.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 05 April 2025.
Added by Fiona M Lundy on 05 April 2025.
Hi Fiona
I calculate John Martin of Flodigary to have been born about 1660. He died at Flodigary in or before April 1732 ["The Brave Sons of Skye"]. His land became 'vacant' and was apparently taken up by Alan MacDonald [husband of Flora MacDonald].
So I doubt it was the Nicolson chief who she married.
Assuming he had his several children at around age 30 [on average] Kate was born c.1690.
Added by Steve on 06 April 2025.
I calculate John Martin of Flodigary to have been born about 1660. He died at Flodigary in or before April 1732 ["The Brave Sons of Skye"]. His land became 'vacant' and was apparently taken up by Alan MacDonald [husband of Flora MacDonald].
So I doubt it was the Nicolson chief who she married.
Assuming he had his several children at around age 30 [on average] Kate was born c.1690.
Added by Steve on 06 April 2025.
A group of 16 men match one another as Martins there. 3 lived in Maligar. 2 of the male ancestors migrated to Prince Edward Island and one stayed on Skye.
Would Donald Martin who has an Ancestry account with a public tree showing 10 family members please test or contact me direct, not via this website.
Added by Stephen Martin on 13 February 2025.