The Roll of the Duke of Atholl’s Fencible Men, 1705-06, lists several men by the name of Tawse or Tause. In the Blair Atholl OPR the name is given as Tais and there are 20 baptisms under that name from 1718 until 1740 when it disappears. For a long time we had wondered if the name was an alias for McIntosh, but the Roll of Fencible Men lists tenants by the name of McIntosh as well as Tause, so this was in doubt.
However, after a lot of searching we have the answer, where the same person is mentioned in the Session minutes and the OPR.
Blair Atholl Kirk Session minutes, 5th June 1748
Duncan Robertson in Balinfhuarain appeared and gave an execution against Ann Anderson, spouse to John Gray in Toldamh, for raising scandalous reports upon him. Janet McFarlane, spouse to Donald Frazer in Blair, also Janet Taus, spouse to Angus Stewart in Neither Drumnacrich, also Elspeth Richie, spouse to Alexander Fergusson in Nether Drumnacrich were called as witnesses upon oath of the said Ann Anderson's uttering such words to their disgrace.
Blair Atholl OPR, baptisms
Angus Stewart and Janet McIntosh in Toldamph, Christian, 8 Mar 1743
Angus Stewart and Janet McIntosh in Balinloin of Blair, Robert, 24 Oct 1745
Angus Stewart and Janet McIntosh in Nether Drumnacrich, James, 5 Jul 1748
Angus Stewart and Janet McIntosh in Balinloin, Ann, 16 Nov 1750
So anyone with McIntosh ancestors in this part of Perthshire should also search for Tause in its various forms. We hope this helps!
Throth
