Kenneth Mackenzie, 2nd of Torridon

Biographical Summary

"II. Kenneth Mackenzie, second of Torridon, who in 1703 married Ann, daughter of Alexander Mackenzie, VII. of Gairloch, with issue —

• John, his heir and successor.
• Mary, who married Colin Mackenzie, a Bailie of Dingwall, with issue —
  • Kenneth, who married Margaret Macdonald, Skye, with issue — Alexander, who died young in Jamaica ; John, Lieutenant 78th Regiment, who died in India, without issue ; and Donald, who died young. Kenneth had also several daughters — Janet, who married John Chisholm, Dingwall, where she died, without issue, in 1870, aged 95 ; Mary, and Margaret Anne, both of whom died unmarried ; and Alexanderina, who married Captain Munro, 42nd Highlanders.
  • John, a merchant in Bishopsgate Street, London, who married a daughter of his partner, Alexander Mackenzie of the Coul family, with issue — Colin Alexander, known as " the Ambassador," who died unmarried in 185 1; Kenneth, who died young; John, a Colonel H.E.I.C.S, ; Alexander, of Christ Church, Oxford, who died unmarried ; and Caroline, who married Dr William Wald, without issue.
  • Alexander, who died young.
  • Mary, who married Murdoch Mackenzie, Bailie of Dingwall, without issue.
  • Anne, who married Andrew Robertson, Provost of Dingwall and Sheriff-Substitute of Ross, grandson of Colin Robertson of Kindeace, with issue — Anne, who as his second wife married Sir John Gladstone, Baronet of Fasque, with issue, among others — the great statesman, the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone of Hawarden, M.P., who as we write is, in his eighty-fifth year for the fourth time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
  • Fanny, who married John Mackenzie of Kinellan, with issue — Colin, who died young; Alexander, who married Mary Macdonald ; Margaret, who married Farquhar Matheson ; and Mary, Christy, and Janet, all of whom died unmarried.
  • Betsy, who married a Mr Simpson ; and
  • Elizabeth.

Kenneth died before 1738 and was succeeded by his eldest son."

SOURCE: History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1894; page 609