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an clann mhic fhionghain ùr

about us

The three of us, working out of Galicia, Edinburgh and Antigua. We came together over the MacKinnon line and the colonial branch that came out of it.

the team —

Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee — Tasadora Rural · Rural Appraiser — Galicia, Spain · Isle of Skye, Scotland — born 14 September 1988 — Trained in rural valuation in Galicia in the late 2000s, then worked at a small appraisal office in Lugo for several years. Moved to the Isle of Skye after starting research on the MacKinnon line on the island. Now works between the two — Galician smallholdings on one desk, Highland croft cases on the other. Started this calendar a couple of years ago. — Indexed by Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee, Ronald MacDonald, Kenneth MacLeod for An Clann Mhic Fhionghain Ùr.

emma-jane mackinnon-lee

Tasadora Rural · Rural Appraiser

Galicia, Spain · Isle of Skye, Scotland

born 14 September 1988

Trained in rural valuation in Galicia in the late 2000s, then worked at a small appraisal office in Lugo for several years. Moved to the Isle of Skye after starting research on the MacKinnon line on the island. Now works between the two — Galician smallholdings on one desk, Highland croft cases on the other. Started this calendar a couple of years ago.

Ronald MacDonald — Forensic Analyser — Edinburgh, Scotland — born 22 November 1991 — Started out in document forensics at the National Records of Scotland in the early 2010s. Moved into private practice a few years later, authenticating charters and estate papers for heritage trusts and family historians. Based in Edinburgh since the mid-2010s, with a slow specialism in pre-1700 Highland charters. — Indexed by Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee, Ronald MacDonald, Kenneth MacLeod for An Clann Mhic Fhionghain Ùr.

ronald macdonald

Forensic Analyser

Edinburgh, Scotland

born 22 November 1991

Started out in document forensics at the National Records of Scotland in the early 2010s. Moved into private practice a few years later, authenticating charters and estate papers for heritage trusts and family historians. Based in Edinburgh since the mid-2010s, with a slow specialism in pre-1700 Highland charters.

Kenneth MacLeod — Archivist — Saint John's, Antigua — born 6 March 1971 — Born in Saint John's. Trained at the University of the West Indies, then spent close to ten years at the Antigua and Barbuda Museum working through estate and parish records. Has been freelance since the late 2010s, focusing on the plantation papers and the slavery-compensation trail connected to the British families who held land on the island. — Indexed by Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee, Ronald MacDonald, Kenneth MacLeod for An Clann Mhic Fhionghain Ùr.

kenneth macleod

Archivist

Saint John's, Antigua

born 6 March 1971

Born in Saint John's. Trained at the University of the West Indies, then spent close to ten years at the Antigua and Barbuda Museum working through estate and parish records. Has been freelance since the late 2010s, focusing on the plantation papers and the slavery-compensation trail connected to the British families who held land on the island.