Huistean (Hugh) Du Mackay

ii. Huistean Pu, who became tutor to Angus Du, son of his elder brother Angus, during his nephew's minority. pg. 50

THE BOOK OF MACKAY BY ANGUS MACKAY, M.A. (St. Andrews University) Minister at Westerdale, Caithness EDINBURGH : NORMAN MACLEOD, -25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE CANADA : EDWARD MACKAY, ST. PETER'S MANSE, MADOC, ONT. M DCCCC VI

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Some dispute happened between Hugh Mackay, the tutor, and his sister-in-law, the widow of the late Angus, probably regarding the management of the estate and tutory, to which she claimed a preferable title, in right of her son, Angus-Dow ; but Hugh declined coming into her terms. She complained to her brother, Malcolm Macleod of Lewis, who, in consequence, came to the Reay country with a great company of chosen men, resolving to have his sister redressed, either by entreaty or by force. Finding, however, that Hugh was inflexible, he departed homeward in great displeasure, and on his way drove off a great spoil of cattle from the Mackays' lands.

Hugh died two years after this conflict.

pg. 50 HISTORY THE HOUSE AND CLAN MACKAY,BY ROBERT MACKAY, 1829

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1. Donald, murdered at Dingwall along with his father, left issue :

• (2) Huistean Du, afterwards tutor to his nephew, Angus Du of Strathnaver.

Scottish Peerage pg. 159

Excursus.—Hugh, as "tacksman of Kirkiboll" witnessed a sasine of Rietongue, 26th April, 1740. He is believed to be the father of :—

William MacHuistean, known as Fear an Lettirmore, headman of Lettermore, who had a son, Hugh Mackay, alias Mac William MacHuistean, according to the Durness register. The latter Hugh m. Mary Clarke, and had issue : —
Hugh Mackay, J.P., tacksman of Kinlochbervie, who m. Margaret Annan Scot, and d. 5th August, 1869, at Kinlochbervie. For his issue, etc., see our brochure, The Family of Mackay of Sandwood and Kinlochbervie, issued by Phillimore & Co., 124 Chancery Lane, London.

pg 298

THE BOOK OF MACKAY BY ANGUS MACKAY, M.A. (St. Andrews University) Minister at Westerdale, Caithness EDINBURGH : NORMAN MACLEOD, -25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE CANADA : EDWARD MACKAY, ST. PETER'S MANSE, MADOC, ONT. M DCCCC VI