Murdoch Mackenzie, 4th of Letterewe

CAPTAIN MURDOCH MACKENZIE OF LETTEREWE

Captain in the 78th Regiment of Foot

Murdoch Mackenzie of Letterewe, here treated, is the eldest son and heir of John Mackenzie, 3rd of Letterewe and his wife Katherine Mackenzie He enlisted in the 78th Regiment of Foot Mackenzie History: 456 and attained the rank of Captain. NRS: GD305/2/2049

Death

Murdoch Mackenzie of Letterewe is reported to have died in India, although the date of his death was not identified. Mackenzie History: 459 His regiment embarked for India in February 1797 and saw action at the Battle of Assaye in September 1803 but Murdoch Mackenzie of Letterewe must have died before this last date because his brother Alexander Mackenzie, 5th of Letterewe was already in possession of the Letterewe estate by 1 October 1800.

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

[1808]: Photocopy of a statement of effects etc of late Captain Murdoch McKenzie of the 78th Regiment. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the MacKenzie Family, Earls of Cromartie (Cromartie Muniments), reference GD305/2/2049

Genealogy

History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name. New, Revised, and Extended Edition, By Alexander Mackenzie, MJI. (A. & W. Mackenzie, Inverness, MDCCCXCIV.), 648 pp. including index. For Mackenzie of Letterewe see pp. 454-60

Biographical Summary

"IV. Murdoch Mackenzie, fourth of Letterewe, a Captain in the 78th Highlanders. He died in India, unmarried, and was succeeded by his next brother."

SOURCE: History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1894; page 459