Name: Hugh McCosham
Father: Donald McCosham
Mother: Catherine Martin
Born: Abt. 1839 Inveraray
Siblings:
- Donald McCosham b. ca. 1836
- Flora McCosham b. 7 Sep 1842, Auchindrain1
Married: 3 August 1860 Todlaws, Jedburgh to Susanna Millar
Children:
- Robert McCosham b. 24 Jun 1860, Jedburgh, Roxburgh
- Catherine McCosham b. 23 Feb 1863, Jedburgh, Roxburgh
- Donald McCosham b. 21 Feb 1865, Jedburgh, Roxburgh
- Susanna Helen McCosham b. 5 Apr 1868, Glassary
- Hugh McCosham b. 1 Apr 1870, Glassary
- Helen Flora McCosham b. 26 Feb 1879, Kintraw, Kilmartin
Death: 7 Sep 1917, The Stank, Callander, Perth2
- Cause of Death: Syncope (illegible)
- Informant: Hugh MacCoshim, Son, Present
- Burial:
- Headstone:
Occupation: Farmer
Address: Stank near Callander
Census:
- 1851
Auchindrain3
Name | Rel. | Con. | Age | Occupation | Born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald McCoshen | Head | Mar | 74 | Farmer | Inveraray |
Catherine Martin | Wife | U? | 50 | Farmer's Wife | Inveraray |
Hugh McCoshen | son | U | 12 | Farmer's Son | Inveraray |
Flora McCoshen | Daught | U | 8 | Farmer's Daught | Inveraray |
- 1861
- 1871
- 1881
Kilmartin
Kintraw House4
Name | Rel. | Con. | Age | Occupation | Born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh McCoshim | Head | M | 42 | Farmer 876 Acres of Which 136 Acres Arable | Inveraray |
Susanna McCoshim | Wife | M | 41 | Farmers Wife | Jedburgh, Roxburgh |
Robert McCoshim | Son | U | 20 | Farmers Son | Jedburgh, Roxburgh |
Catherine McCoshim | Daur | U | 18 | Farmers Daur | Jedburgh, Roxburgh |
Donald McCoshim | Son | U | 16 | Farmers Son | Jedburgh, Roxburgh |
Susanna McCoshim | Daur | U | 13 | Scholar | Glassary |
Hugh McCoshim | Son | U | 11 | Scholar | Glassary |
Helin McCoshim | Daur | U | 2 | Kilmartin | |
Robert Millar | Father in Law | W | 90 | Annuitant | Jedburgh, Roxburgh |
1891
499/00 002 002-003 (rest of entry to follow) - Robert is in Kilmarnock at 497/00 014 045
Luss
location | Name | Age | |
---|---|---|---|
Hugh McCoshim | 57 | ||
Susanna McCoshim | 51 | ||
Catherine McCoshim | 28 | ||
Donald McCoshim | 26 | ||
Hugh McCoshim | 21 | ||
Helen McCoshim | 12 |
Stories
Have Will.
"I Hugh McCoshim, Farmer, Stank near Callander, in order to settle the succession of my means and estate after my death, Do hereby Give, Grant, Assign, Dispose, Convey and Make over to an in favor of Mrs. Susanna Millar, or McCoshim, my wife, Miss Catherine McCoshim, my eldest daughter and Hugh McCoshim, my youngest son, all residing at Stank afore said, and to the acceptors and acceptor, survivors and survivor of them as Trustees and Trustee for the ends uses and purposes aftermenioned and to the assignees of my said Trustees All and Sundry the whole means and estate heritable and moveable real and personal of every description and wheresoever situated at present belonging or which may belong to me at the time of my death, together with the whole writs, titles, vochers and instructions thereof, but in trust always for the ends uses and purposes aftermentioned namely:
In the first place in payment of all my just and lawful debts, deathbed and funeral expenses:
In the second place direct and empower my said trustees to carry on whatever farm I may be tenant of at the time of my death until the end of the lease thereof or until such time as they may be able to get quit of the farm.
In the third place so soon as convenient after my Trustees are able to give up my Farm, they shall pay and make over the following legacies namely: -
(First) to Robert McCoshim my son, the sum of one hundred pounds sterling
(Second) To Susanna McCoshim or Robertson my daughter the sum of Two hundred pounds sterling
(Third) To the said Catherine McCoshim my daughter the sum of Four hundred and fifty pounds Sterling
(Fourth) To the said Hugh McCoshim my youngest son, the sum of Five hundred and fitfty pounds Sterling, and all the implements which may be on my farm.
(Fifth) To Helen Flora McCoshim, my daughter, the sum of Four hundred pounds Sterling and
(Sixth) to Isabella McCoshim, my grand-daughter the sum of Fifty pounds Sterling:
In the fourth place after satisfying all the foregoring legacies my (etc…)
Important to note here is the absence of son Donald.who was charged with sheep stealing in 1892 and shortly after died in New York.