Contin or Collinston

[jojo06]

Can anyone tell me if there is or has ever been such a place called Collinston in Ross and Cromarty or anywhere in Scotland? I have obtained 2 inscriptions to what appears to be the same person.
Inscription 1:
Gravestone:
In memory of his beloved spouse Ann Matheson who departed her life at Contin 16 August 1860 aged 59 years
Inscription 2:
109. (Table) Erected by Donald McLean to the memory of his beloved spouse Ann Matheson, who departed her life at Collinston the 16 August 1865, aged 39 (Lair 493)
Inscription 2 has been obtained through HFHS, the gravestone/table appears to be located in Contin Churchyard (would love a picture of gravestone). I have already searched Scotlands People, and found nothing (Included variants). I have found 2 places in the USA called Collinston.
Any help or comments greatly appreciated.
Jo

[Gadget]

I lived in Rossshire for a good while and I only know of Contin.  There is a Collinston in Utah*.

Forfarian or Skoosh might know of one but nothing comes up on a search of Google.

Gadget

* PS - and Louisiana

[Forfarian]

I don't know of a Collinston offhand, but that's not to say there isn't one.

There are some places with similar names in Scotland.

Collieston, Aberdeenshire https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NK0428
Collieston Moor, Dumfries and Galloway https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NX8182
Colliston, Angus https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NO6045

and there are two Collinstowns in Ireland
Westmeath https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/N5266
Kildare https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/S8498

[GR2]

These can't be to the same Ann Matheson as the ages are completely different.

Where does the first inscription come from?

[Forfarian]

There is a death of Ann Matheson, other surname Cameron, aged 84, in Urray in 1860.

One death of Ann* M*t*s*n, other surname M*cLean, between 1855 and 1870: aged 88 in Duirinish.

No death of Ann* M*t*s*n aged 39 in 1860, or aged 59 in 1865.
No death of Ann* M*cLean aged 39 in 1860, or aged 59 in 1865.

There are some with no age listed, but none of them are in Ross and Cromarty.

So it does look as if there may be some problem with the inscription(s).

I think you can probably discount the various Coll*ston places, because generally speaking, whoever told the mason what to inscribe would expect people looking at the stone to know where the place is - if it's an obscure or distant place it would usually say where it is. But there's always the exception to the rule.

[GR2]

Have you found them in the 1861 census to help narrow the area down?

[DonM]

Jo

Annabella Cameron (mother McDonald), died in Contin in August of 1861. She was 83 and her husband was Alexander Matheson and deceased.  She is the only "Ann" who died in Contin but nothing else marches what you have.

So, I am wondering are these inscriptions transcriptions of the inscriptions. If so depending on the type of stone many don't do well in Scottish weather and become difficult to interpret due to weathering. 

Don

[jojo06]

Thank you for your interest in my post. However, I have tried the various avenues of research. None of which has given me definative answers. So the search continues.....

[Forfarian]

What else do you know about Donald MacLean and Ann Matheson? When and where did they marry? What were the names and dates of birth of any children?