David MacKay’s War.

David MacKay was born in Hilton in 1897, his father, William, was a fish dealer, his mother was Elsie, the family lived at 3 King Street, in the 1901 census an older sister Hannah and a younger sister Katherine also lived in the house. David was a Coachman to trade,...

David McAngus’s War

David McAngus was born, according to his German Prisoner of War Report, on the 16th of September 1887. He was the son of Hugh [Uisdean] McAngus and his wife Jessie. In 1891 they lived in 8 King Street, Hilton, along with his brothers Andrew, John, Alexander [Aly-...

We Will Remember Them WW1

WW1 PROJECT We are grateful for the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund without which we would not have been able to embark on our WW1 Project called ‘We Will Remember Them’. The funding enabled us to research the names on the Fearn and Nigg war memorial stones...