Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod
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Born | 1 February 1847 |
Died | 20 August 1935 | (aged 88)
Title | The 27th Chief of Clan MacLeod |
Predecessor | Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (brother) |
Successor | Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod (daughter) |
Spouse | Lady Agnes Mary Cecilia Northcote |
Children | 2 daughters: Flora MacLeod of MacLeod Olive Temple |
Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod
Life
Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 1 February 1847. He was the son of
On 17 April 1877, Sir Reginald married Lady Agnes Mary Cecilia Northcote (d. 26 October 1921), the daughter of
In the
Sir Reginald became 27th Chief of Clan MacLeod in 1929 on the death of his elder brother Norman Magnus.[5] Sir Reginald was the laird of the islands of St Kilda in 1930, when the last inhabitants left the islands. In 1931, he sold the islands to Lord Dumfries, later Marquess of Bute. The famous Fairy Flag of the MacLeod's was mounted by Sir Reginald. An expert from the Victoria and Albert Museum discussed with Sir Reginald the possible origins of the flag, avoiding reference to the supernatural. Sir Reginald listened and said, "You may believe that, but I know that it was given to my ancestor by the fairies."
Family
His daughter
Succession
Sir Reginald's elder brothers had both died without male issue and his younger brother's only son, Iain Breac, had been killed in the sinking of
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "No. 27163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 February 1900. p. 908.
- ^ "The Registrars General 1836–1945" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ The Times. No. 36818. London. 12 July 1902. p. 12.
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(help) - ^ "Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, 27th Chief". Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Norman Magnus MACLEOD (XXVI Chief)". macleodgenealogy.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ a b Harris, Samantha (29 June 2017). "An early 20th Century female traveller to Africa". Maidstone Museum. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Through Darkest Africa to find Slain Lover's Grave" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 June 1911. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Miss Olive MacLeod". Every Woman's Encyclopædia. Vol. 4. London, 1910. p. 2938.
- ^ Andrew Thomson. The schoolboy sailors who died at Gallipoli. Refers to Wolston Weld-Forester's memoir, From Dartmouth to the Dardanelles. BBC Magazine. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31712158. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Dame Flora MACLEOD (XXVIII Chief)". macleodgenealogy.org. Retrieved 27 August 2009.