Township of Dromie, Clyne

December 1849

ISABELLA URQUHART – succeeded her husband WILLIAM GILCHRIST 19 years ago – he was the first tenant in the lot and built the houses about 20 ? years ago of stone and clay and thatched with straw – got no timbers from the proprietor for them – they are now getting very frail and in bad condition.

ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND – widow of ADAM SUTHERLAND succeeded her mother upwards of 40 years ago – the houses were built about 30 years ago and are now almost in ruins but a new dwelling house was built on the lot last year by her son ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND, of stone and clay and some lime and thatched with divots which cost £20 exclusive of the timber for the roof which was got from the proprietor – a new barn and byre are much required.

WILLIAM BAILLIE – succeeded Widow MACPHERSON who went to America about 25 years ago and paid 35 shillings for a black hut then in the lot – built the present houses 13 years ago – the dwelling house of stone and clay thatched with straw and offices of dry stones thatched with divots and they are still in tolerable good condition.

MARGARET GILCHRIST – widow of WILLIAM MACKENZIE – came to Dromie about 40 years ago but she has been only for 24 or 25 years paying rent – she lived in a black hut until about 8 years ago when she built her present houses for which she got timber from the proprietor – the dwelling house is built of straw and clay and byre and barn of dry stones – and all thatched with straw – and all at present in good condition.

JANE GORDON – widow of JOHN SUTHERLAND – came to Dromie upwards of 30 years ago – she lived in a black hut until it was accidentally burnt down almost 14 years ago and then she built the present house of stone and clay, thatched with straw – it is now in a frail state but she has already got timber from the proprietor for repairing it and also for a byre but she has not yet been able to get anything done to them.

WILLIAM BAILLIE – succeeded Widow MACPHERSON who went to America about 25 years ago and paid 35 shillings for a black hut then in the lot – built the present houses 13 years ago – the dwelling house of stone and clay thatched with straw and offices of dry stones thatched with divots and they are still in tolerable good condition.

MARGARET GILCHRIST – widow of WILLIAM MACKENZIE – came to Dromie about 40 years ago but she has been only for 24 or 25 years paying rent – she lived in a black hut until about 8 years ago when she built her present houses for which she got timber from the proprietor – the dwelling house is built of straw and clay and byre and barn of dry stones – and all thatched with straw – and all at present in good condition.

JANE GORDON – widow of JOHN SUTHERLAND – came to Dromie upwards of 30 years ago – she lived in a black hut until it was accidentally burnt down almost 14 years ago and then she built the present house of stone and clay, thatched with straw – it is now in a frail state but she has already got timber from the proprietor for repairing it and also for a byre but she has not yet been able to get anything done to them.

ISABELLA SUTHERLAND – widow of JOHN BRUCE – came to Dromie 30 years ago and built a black hut then in which she lived until it was blown down last year – she got it built again of dry stones – thatched with divots – but it is only a very poor house yet – her step son ROBERT BRUCE has a dwelling house, byre and barn on the lot – he lived constantly with her until he married and all the cultivated land in the lot was made by him.

DONALD SUTHERLAND – came to Dromie 28 years ago – he built the houses when he came of stone and clay – thatched with straw – got no timbers from the proprietor – he bought it all – the houses are not good.

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