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In 1766,
After Henry’s death, his son,
George Home-Drummond continued the project eventually cultivating all 1500
acres of the Moss. By 1814, the
population of the Moss was 764 and included a school.
The Moss was divided into eight distinct settlements, listed
in the Table of Contents above. To view
maps of these settlements, please click on the links below.
For a description of living conditions on the Moss, please
refer to our article, "The
Moss Lairds" by Archie MacKerracher.
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Drip
Moss No1 |
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Former
Possessor |
Donald
Ferguson |
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Present
Possessor |
Duncan
McLaren |
65 yrs |
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Christian
Wright |
67 " |
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Children |
Jannet |
24 yrs |
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Persons
deceased |
Robert
McLaren 36 yrs 1812
Consumption |
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John 1 "
1784 Smallpox |
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Daniel 15 "
1797 Croup |
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Jannet 1 "
1784 Chincough |
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Margaret 11/2 " 1773
Croup |
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Christian 1/4 " 1784
Sickness |
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Years
Settled on the Moss |
21 years |
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Where
they came from |
Callander |
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Cats |
1 |
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Dogs |
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Poultry |
2 |
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Swine |
- |
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Sheep |
- |
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Cows |
3 |
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Horses |
1 |
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Harrows |
1 |
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Plough |
1 |
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Carts |
1 |
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Drip
Moss No2(a) |
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Former
Possessor |
Peter
Ferguson |
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Present
Possessor |
James
Whitehead |
67 yrs |
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Lillias
Drummond |
65 " |
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Children |
Jess (female) |
16 yrs |
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John |
14 " |
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Persons
deceased |
None |
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Years
Settled on the Moss |
14 years |
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Where
they came from |
Lecropt |
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Cats |
2 |
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Dogs |
- |
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Poultry |
6 |
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Swine |
1 |
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Sheep |
- |
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Cows |
2 |
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Horses |
1 |
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Harrows |
1 |
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Plough |
1 |
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Carts |
1 |
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Drip
Moss No2(b) |
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Former
Possessor |
John
Napier |
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Present
Possessor |
John
Napier of No3 |
56 yrs |
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Margaret
McLaren |
58 " |
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Children |
Jannet |
34 yrs |
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John |
30 " |
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Walter |
28 " |
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Alexander |
24 " |
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Margaret |
20 " |
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James |
illegible |
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Persons
deceased |
Jean
Napier 12 yrs 1796 Fever |
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Years
Settled on the Moss |
36 years |
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Where
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Cats |
1 |
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Dogs |
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Poultry |
2 |
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Swine |
- |
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Sheep |
- |
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Cows |
2 |
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Horses |
1 |
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Harrows |
1 |
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Plough |
1 |
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Carts |
1 |
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Drip
Moss No3 |
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Former
Possessor |
James
McLuckie |
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Present
Possessor |
John
Napier of
No2(b) |
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Drip
Moss No4 |
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Former
Possessor |
Robert
Cameron |
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Present
Possessor |
Robert
Cameron |
50 yrs |
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Jannet
Ferguson |
50 " |
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Children |
Christian |
27 yrs |
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Jannet |
25 " |
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Robert |
22 " |
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Mary |
15 " |
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Persons
deceased |
Peter
Cameron 3 3/4 yrs 1798 Croup |
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Daniel 15 "
1810 Fever |
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Years
Settled on the Moss |
34 years |
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Where
they came from |
Parish
of Kincardine |
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Cats |
2 |
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Dogs |
- |
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Poultry |
4 |
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Swine |
- |
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Sheep |
- |
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Cows |
4 |
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Horses |
1 |
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Harrows |
1 |
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Plough |
1 |
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Carts |
1 |
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Drip
Moss No5 |
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Former
Possessor |
James
Wilson |
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Present
Possessor |
James
Wilson |
63 yrs |
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Mary
Clark |
36 " |
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Children |
None |
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Persons
deceased |
None |
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Years
Settled on the Moss |
34 years |
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Where
they came from |
Parish
of Kincardine |
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