Shathvaich Districk, Kintail

[Alexj]

I have come across this term in the 1881 census, has anyone heard of the Shathvaich Districk, Kintail i cannot find it on the internet by googling

Regards

John

[ev]

Hi John ,

Can you tell us a little more about the 1881 Census entry ?
Struggling to see anything with that spelling.

ev

[Alexj]

Hi
 i am trying to trace the movements of Mary Wink my 3x Gt grandmother . She is shown on the scottish 1881 census at FindMyPast transcript as residing with her daughter Elsie wink and her son William Wink and a Boarder Donald McRae at a Private House Shathvaich district Kintail Ross & cromarty.
I have searched the internet but cannot find a Shathvaich district Kintail.

I know that in 1891 she is in  Reanach house on the South Side of Glen Cannich, which i think may have belonged to Benula Lodge
 
Any help no matter how little would be appreciated

Best Regards

John

[ev]

My transcription does not have that detail 

Wonder if it's meant to be Strathvaich or Strath Vaich ?

ev

[Alexj]

Ev

thanks for that it calls into question the accuracy of some transcriptions of documents,especially FindMyPast transcriptions, it could be one of the alternatives you mention. I will have to obtain a copy of the actual census and see what that reveals.

A big thank you again.

[danuslave]

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Linda

[Skoosh]

Alex,  Strathvaich is in Mid-Ross, the river Vaich (same sound as eye or pie) runs south into the Black Water east of the Aultguish Hotel on the A835 from Dingwall to the west. It's a long way from Kintail though, I wouldn't like to run it for the toilet! 
  Strathvaich is only a few estate houses in a deer forest, I had a rellie lived there for a time, keeper/cattleman?

Try this map/aerial pic' combo,    http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm    enter Garve or Dingwall in the searchbox and follow the A835 north & west past Inchbae Lodge & Lubfearn, Strathvaich lies to the north.  Ditto for Benula, enter Cannich.

 Glen Cannich has been hydro'd, I think you have to get a boat up Loch Mullardoch to Benula.
 Duncan Chisholm the fiddler has just released an excellent album called Canaich, inspired by this glen.

Skoosh.

[Alexj]

Skoosh

thanks for that info

regards

John