Geddes Mackenzie

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Geddes Mackenzie was one of the most beautiful and gifted of Scottish women. She was of the blood of the clan whose name she bore:
"McKenneth, great Earl of the North,
The Lord of Loch Carron, Glensheil and Seaforth,"
and was a true scion of the clan whose leader fought for James IV at Flodden, Queen Mary at Langside, and James II, who created Mackenzie Marquis of Seaforth and Earl of Mar in 1715. This clan raised the 72nd and 78th Highland regiments. "Geddes Mackenzie's grandfather was Captain John Mackenzie of Castle Leod, who married his cousin, and purchased the property of Avoch in Inverness-shire; her father was George, a prosperous merchant of London, and he was the last Mackenzie of Gruinard. She was also a close relative of the Mackenzies of Gairloch.

Miss Geddes Mackenzie brought with her the property of Avoch in her own right, and this was after their marriage transferred to Sir Alexander. To them there were born two sons and one daughter. The eldest was Alexander George, born February 14th, 1818, and the daughter bore her mother's name, Geddes.

Inscription
In memory of
Sir ALEXANDER MACKENZIE of Avoch
the explorer of the North west of America
and discoverer of the
Mackenzie River
died 12th March 1820
and
Lady GEDDES ALEXANDER of Avoch
his widow
died 7th July 1860
From the lone shieling of the misty island
mountains divide us, and the wastes of the seas -
but still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland,
and we in dreams behold the Hebrides.