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Macalisters in the 1694 Hearth Tax lists - On this day in 1694, Alexander McArthur, subcollector of the hearth tax in the shire of Argyll and Bute, presented to the authorities his list of 'hearths' (or dwellings) in these shires. The hearth tax was levied in the 1690s to raise money for o... - 2012/02/05 Macalisters in Viet Nam - On this day in 1973 the Peace Paris Accords were signed, officially ending the United States’ part of the Vietnam War , although the last troops did not leave for months. There were certainly Macalisters among the Americans lost in the conflict (... - 2012/02/05 Macalister Hall and the Campbeltown Library - On this day in 1899, James Macalister Hall was awarded the Freedom of Campbeltown. He was only the third person to receive this honour (the first two having been the Duke of Argyll and the Marquess of Lorne), which suggests that his contribution to ... - 2012/02/05 The Askomil Incident - On this day in 1598, Godfrey Macalister of Loup, Sir James Macdonald of Dunnyveg, and several hundred armed retainers— “barbarous wikked and bludie Hieland men" , according to records of the trial [1] —attacked and burned Askomil House, ... - 2012/02/05 Ceannlochcaolisport - On this day in 1685, the testament of Elizabeth Campbell was registered in Argyll. Elizabeth was the wife of John M'Alester ‘of Kendloch of Kelisport', one English rendering of Ceann-lochcaolisport . This is one of the very few records I’ve bee... - 2012/02/05 Mistaken Identity - On this day in 1661, Hector Mcalaster of Loup is named for the last time in parliamentary records. [1] In an Act of Parliament written on this day, he is one of the Argyllshire men that Charles II "appoints and ordains . . . . to be commissione... - 2012/02/05
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