Hilton Cottage, Hilton Village, Inverness

[heilanlassie]

I have just discovered the death certificate of a family member, Elizabeth Fraser, who died on 26 February 1906, in Hilton Cottage, Hilton Village, Inverness.

I can only remember Hilton as being as a housing estate, but wonder if anyone out there has any photos of Hilton Village, with maybe Hilton Cottage.

Thank you, in advance.

[Forfarian]

Probably best to direct this question to the Highland Archive Centre
https://www.highlifehighland.com/highland-archive-centre/

[heilanlassie]

Probably best to direct this question to the Highland Archive Centre
https://www.highlifehighland.com/highland-archive-centre/

Ok, thank you, I shall send them an email.

[AlanBoyd]

I searched BNA for Hilton Cottage and filtered for Inverness.

This is the earliest newspaper reference I have found:
19 April 1855: Inverness Courier

TO LET, FURNISHED,

From Whitsunday next, pleasantly situated about a Mile from Inverness,

HILTON COTTAGE and GARDEN, containing Dining and Drawing-rooms, five Bed-rooms, and every necessary convenience for a Family, with Water and and Gas.

Apply to Colonel Inglis, Kingsmills.

The first article with a Fraser connection is
27 August 1880: Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle

DEATHS
...
At Hilton Cottage, Inverness, on the 19th inst. Helen Fraser, eldest Daughter of Donald Fraser, carter, aged 27 years.

In 1885 there is a death notice for Alexander Fraser aged 27 years.

Then this:
15 March 1892: Inverness Courier

At Hilton Cottage, Inverness, on the 11th inst/ ANN FRASER, widow of the late DONALD MACPHAIL, Farmer, Dell, Daviot, Inverness-shire (Australian and New Zealand papers please copy).

An 1897 advert for a dog that has been found.

An 1897 advert mentioning a gold brooch lost "between Canal Steamer and Hilton".

1906 death of Elizabeth Fraser

1912 a mention of a Miss B Maclennan, so the end of the Fraser connection?

[AlanBoyd]

This is a side-by-side map view showing turn of the 19th-20th century Hilton and the modern map.

http://tinyurl.com/5n88tb9y

[heilanlassie]

I searched BNA for Hilton Cottage and filtered for Inverness.

This is the earliest newspaper reference I have found:
19 April 1855: Inverness Courier

TO LET, FURNISHED,

From Whitsunday next, pleasantly situated about a Mile from Inverness,

HILTON COTTAGE and GARDEN, containing Dining and Drawing-rooms, five Bed-rooms, and every necessary convenience for a Family, with Water and and Gas.

Apply to Colonel Inglis, Kingsmills.

The first article with a Fraser connection is
27 August 1880: Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle

DEATHS
...
At Hilton Cottage, Inverness, on the 19th inst. Helen Fraser, eldest Daughter of Donald Fraser, carter, aged 27 years.

In 1885 there is a death notice for Alexander Fraser aged 27 years.

Then this:
15 March 1892: Inverness Courier

At Hilton Cottage, Inverness, on the 11th inst/ ANN FRASER, widow of the late DONALD MACPHAIL, Farmer, Dell, Daviot, Inverness-shire (Australian and New Zealand papers please copy).

An 1897 advert for a dog that has been found.

An 1897 advert mentioning a gold brooch lost "between Canal Steamer and Hilton".

1906 death of Elizabeth Fraser

1912 a mention of a Miss B Maclennan, so the end of the Fraser connection?

Wow! that's a lot of information, and names for me to sift through - I can't thank you enough.
I have to add, that I thought Hilton cottage would be a tiny wee place - 5 bedrooms? That's impressive.

[heilanlassie]

This is a side-by-side map view showing turn of the 19th-20th century Hilton and the modern map.

http://tinyurl.com/5n88tb9y

That's brilliant, being able to see where the "cottage" was, and compare it to today's layout.

Again, thank you so much.

[AlanBoyd]

Perhaps you will understand how this fits in to the story:
22 March 1860: Inverness Courier

NOTICE
All parties indebted to, or having Claims against the deceased THOMAS FRASER, late of Dalmigavie, and latterly residing at the Village of Hilton, Inverness, are requested to render the same within One Month from this date to Alexander Fraser, Hilton Village, Inverness.
March 30, 1860.

[AlanBoyd]

20 June 1873: Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle

At Perth on the 4th inst. by Rev. J. Tulloch, minister of Free State Stephen's, John Macdougall Fraser commercial traveller, Perth, to Mary Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr John Fraser, Hilton, Inverness.

4 December 1876: The Scotsman

A YOUNG man named William Fraser, a boilermaker residing at Hilton, Inverness, was apprehended on Saturday morning, on a charge of assaulting his mother, and fracturing several of her ribs. The woman now lies in a dangerous condition.

10 June 1887: Montrose Standard

MARRIAGES
...
At the residence of the bride's brother, Australian Hotel, Newcastle, N.S.W,, by the Rev. Mr Bain, Captain W. D. Wood of Montrose, Scotland to Isabella Fraser, Hilton, Inverness, Scotland.

I’ll stop now.