MacGregor

MacGregor

  A Novel of Clan Gregor in the 1745 Rising

  by

  Peter J Lawrie

  copyright P J Lawrie 2013

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  Table of Contents

  Principal Characters

  Map of Scotland

  Introduction

  Chapter 1 Stronachlachar - June 1789

  Chapter 2 Heights of Glengyle - June 1719

  Chapter 3 Stronachlachar - June 1789

  Chapter 4 Glen Gyle - First week of October 1742

  Chapter 5 The Same day: a little later

  Chapter 6 Spring 1744

  Chapter 7 January 1745

  Chapter 8 Glen Finnan - Monday August 19th 1745

  Chapter 9 Balquhidder - Friday 30th August, 1745

  Chapter 10 Inversnaid - Wednesday September 4th, 1745

  Chapter 11Loch Arklet - Saturday September 7, 1745

  Chapter 12 Inversnaid to Callander - Monday Sept 9, 1745

  Chapter 13Crieff - Wednesday September 11, 1745

  Chapter 14 Doune Castle - Thursday, Sept 12th, 1745

  Chapter 15The Fords of Frew - Friday September 13th, 1745

  Chapter 16 Linlithgow to Kirkliston - Sunday 15th Sept, 1745

  Chapter 17 Kirkliston to Corstorphine - Monday 16th Sept, 1745

  Chapter 18 Edinburgh - Tuesday 17th Sept, 1745

  Chapter 19 Gladsmuir - Saturday Sept 21st, 1745

  Chapter 20 Glasgow - Thursday September 26th 1745

  Chapter 21Edinburgh - Wednesday October 2, 1745

  Chapter 22 Crieff - Tuesday October 8, 1745

  Chapter 23 Doune - Saturday October 26th, 1745

  Chapter 24 Doune - Friday November 1st, 1745

  Chapter 25 Cowal - Wednesday November 6th, 1745

  Chapter 26 Doune - Saturday January 4th, 1746

  Chapter 27 Falkirk - Friday January 17th, 1746

  Chapter 28 Stirling - Saturday January 18th, 1746

  Chapter 29 Falkirk - Wednesday January 29th, 1746

  Chapter 30 Doune and Dumbarton - Friday January 31, 1746

  Chapter 31 Killin to Garvamore - Friday 14th February, 1746

  Chapter 32 The rout of Moy - Monday February 17th, 1746

  Chapter 33 Tain - Thursday March 20th, 1746

  Chapter 34 Dunrobin - Friday March 21, 1746

  Chapter 35 Tarbat House, Cromarty - Friday March 28th, 1746

  Chapter 36 Ferry Oons, by Golspie - Sunday 13th April, 1746

  Chapter 37 Inverness - Wednesday 16th April, 1746

  Chapter 38 Ruthven - Saturday 18th April, 1746

  Chapter 39 Stronachlachar – 1746/1789

  Chapter 40 - Author's Note

  Appendix SRO Ref GD 220/6/1661/1

  Depositions in July 1746 from tenants in Buchanan

  List of McGregors on Montrose Estate in 1745

  The Prisoners of the ‘45

  The Muster Roll

  SRO Ref 220/6/1662/12 MacGregors in ’45 on Montrose Estate

  List of houses burnt in 1746

  Bibliography

  Principal Characters

  Highland proprietors are called my the name of their estate, so Rob’s father Gregor, would often be called “Glengyle”. He also had a Gaelic nickname, glun dubh or black knee. As the name MacGregor was proscribed by law, most used aliases, so Gregor would use James Graham. James mor used Drummond, the family name of the Duke of Perth, while his brother Robin Oig used Campbell, as had his father Rob Roy.

  This novel is the story of Rob, so the characters listed are shown in relation to him. All these characters were real people. The only imaginary part of the book are the actions and words of Rob himself, who claimed he had taken no part in the Rising.

 

  Rob MacGregor (aka Robert Graham), second son of Glengyle.

  Gregor glun dubh MacGregor, (aka James Graham) of Glengyle

  John MacGregor (alias Graham) eldest son of Glengyle

  Duncan MacGregor, son to Rob (introduction only)

  Alexander MacGregor, grandson to Rob (introduction only)

  Rob Roy MacGregor, (alias Campbell), great uncle of Rob

  James mor MacGregor (alias Drummond), son of Rob Roy

  Ranald MacGregor (alias Drummond), eldest son of Rob Roy

  Robin oig MacGregor (alias Campbell), youngest son of Rob Roy

  Grissel Graham, first wife of Rob MacGregor

  Jean Stewart, second wife of Rob MacGregor

  Mary Hamilton, wife of Glengyle and mother of Rob

  William MacGregor of Balhaldie, chief of Clan Gregor

  Robert MacGregor (alias Murray), of Glencarnaig

  Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie

  Alasdair roy, cottar and tenant of Glengyle

  Calum oig, cottar and tenant of Glengyle

  Gregor ban, cottar and tenant of Glengyle

  Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender

  Cameron of Lochiel, Chief of Clan Cameron

  John Murray of Broughton, Secretary to the Prince

  Lord George Murray, Jacobite commander

  John Drummond, 4th Duke of Perth, Jacobite commander

  Map of Scotland