Author Topic: James, Donald, John Fraser of Dores Invernessshire  (Read 13333 times)

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Re: James, Donald, John Fraser of Dores Invernessshire
« Reply #36 on: Monday 11 December 17 22:14 GMT (UK) »
Stretterick = Stratherrick.

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Re: James, Donald, John Fraser of Dores Invernessshire
« Reply #37 on: Monday 03 January 22 09:27 GMT (UK) »
James Fraser does not appear on the 1881 census in Dores because he was a voluntary patient at the Craig Dunain psychiatric hospital at the time. He is on the census entry at that address. I have been told by a family member that his sister Catherine left a position in Kent and returned to care for him in the family home. One of aspects of his mental health issues was that he would occasionally lock his parents and siblings out of the home.
This doesn't entirely account for the drama reported in the December 1887 Scottish Highlander of the conflict between Donald and James.
James continued to live with siblings Catherine and John until his death in 1907.

Catherine and John were in the same carriage accident in 1915, and both died as a result of their injuries. I suspect that John himself added 'Edward' as a middle name. His passion was geology and archeology, and he had articles published in those fields. He studied theology for a year at Aberdeen University and was ordained in the Church of Scotland, which at that time had more ordained ministers than positions available. Hence the description as 'probationer' or 'missionary' for his pulpit supply and interim ministry work.