This page contains transcriptions of some census returns for the area around Amat and Amat-na-Tua

1841 Amatnatua & Amat Pitcalnie
1851 Amatnatua & Amat
1861
1871 Garvult and Amatnatua page 1              
1881                            
1891 Amatnatua page 1                           
1901 Balnaern, Corveas, Balindonie, The Manse &  Baluachdrach   

1841 Amat and Amat Pitcalnie

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 -
12 - 13 - 14 - 15
 

Amatnatua 1841 - 1
 
Ross       Alex        45  farmer   ROC
Ross       Janet      40            ROC
Ross       George    12             ROC
Ross       William      6           ROC
Ross       Peggy       4            ROC

Notes: This is the first house on the 1841 Amatnatua census.The household appears on the 1851 census house 32

Amatnatuath 1841 - 2

Ross       Janet       40  farmer    ROC
Ross       Janet       15            ROC

Amatnatuath 1841 - 3

McGregor   William     25  farmer  ROC
Ross       Alexander    5          ROC
McGregor   Christian   25          ROC
Maclea     Ann         15          ROC

Amatnatuath 1841 - 4  

MacGregor  Hugh        35  Ag. Lab   ROC
MacGregor  Kate        30            ROC
MacGregor  Christian   25            ROC 

Amatnatuath 1841 - 5

McGregor   David       55  Shoemaker    ROC
Ross         Katharine    5             ROC

Amatnatuath 1841 - 6

Graham     Hugh        45  mason        ROC
Graham     Christian   30               OUC
Graham     Kate        10               ROC
Graham     Isabella     8               ROC
Graham     Alexander  18m               ROC

Notes: This household appears on the 1851 (28) census. Kate/Catharine was injured during the battle of Greenyards in 1854.
Isabella went to Australia in 1852.
Alex married Catherine Ross the youngest daughter of Thomas Ross in house 7 below Catherine Ross is listed on the 1851-33 census

Amatnatuath 1841 - 7

Ross       Thomas      35   ROC
Ross       Margaret    35   ROC
Ross       Peggy        5   ROC
Ross       Robert       3   ROC

Notes: This house appears on the 1851 census (33) peggy was injured in the battle of Greenyards in 1854

Amatnatuath 1841 - 8

Maclaren   Donald      70  farmer       OUC
Maclaren   Catharine   70               OUC
Maclaren   Kate        30               ROC
Maclaren   John         5               ROC
Cameron    John        15               ROC
 
Notes: This family is on the 1851 census under Greenyards, 2 houses from Amatnatua in the census listing. Kate married a John Ross and had 4 children between 1841 and 1851, her father Donald is living with Kate and her husband in 1851

Amatnatuath 1841 - 9

Ross       Peggy       11  farmer       ROC
Ross       Mary        40               ROC

Amatnatua 1841 - 10

Ross       John        35  Sawer        ROC
Ross       Isabella    30               ROC
Ross       Elizabeth    9               ROC
Ross       John         8               ROC
Ross       Janet        6               ROC
Ross       Kate         4               ROC
Ross       Hugh         2               ROC
Ross       David       40  Ag Lab       ROC
Grant      Angus       20  Teacher      ROC

This household is listed as the first house on the 1851 Amatnatua Census (23)
 

Amatnatua 1841 - 11 

Ross       George       55  farmer      ROC
Ross       Ann          55              OUC

Amatnatua 1841 - 12  

Graham     Catherine   25  farmer       ROC
Graham     Margaret     4               ROC

Amat Pitcalnie 1841 - 13

MacCrae   Margaret     45               ROC
MacCrae   Ann          22               ROC
MacCrae   Catherine    15               ROC
MacCaskil Alexander    27   Wright      OUC

Amat Pitcalnie 1841 - 14

Ross       David       27  Gamekeeper   ROC
Ross       Susanna     25               ROC
Ross       Sudeny      8m               ROC
Ross       Margaret    14               ROC

Notes: This household appears on the 1851 census 18

Amat Pitcalnie 1841 - 15

McLennan   Catherine   84  Pauper       ROC

1851 Amatnatua and Amat

23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27
28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32
33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37
38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42

17 - 18 - 19 - 20

Amatnatua 1851 - 23

Ross       John      Head   m   50 farmr 2 acres Kin
Ross       Bella     wife   m   48               Kin
Ross       Elizabeth dau    u   20               Kin
Ross       John      Son    u   17 scholar       Kin
Ross       Janet     dau    u   15 scholar       Kin
Ross       Catherine dau    u   13 scholar       Kin
Ross       Ann       dau    -    9 scholar       Kin
Ross       David     Son    -    7               Kin
Ross       Isabella  dau    -    5               Kin
Ross       Cursty    dau    -    2               Kin
Ross       Donald    Son    -   1m               Kin
 

Notes: This is the first house on the 1851 Amat and Amatnatua census. The previous house listed in the census is in Greenyards. In 1841 this household is 13 houses from Greenyards and 3 from Amat Pitcalnie.
In 1841 there was a 2 year old Hugh Ross listed after the current Catherine who is 13 and was aged 4 in 1841. Hugh would have been 11 or 12. It is house 10 in Amat 1841

Amatnatua 1851 - 24

Campbell   William   Head   m   25 weaver        Kin
Campbell   Betsy     wife   m   26     INV Kingussie
Campbell   Eliza     dau    -    3     INV Kingussie
Campbell   Isabel    dau    -    1        ROC Croick

Notes: William from Kincardine parish and Betsy Grant from Kingussie were married at Kingussie in 1847. They are at house 18 on 1901 census
 

Amat 1851 - 25

Ross       Donald    Head   u   66 Crofter 1acre Kin

Amat 1851 - 26

Campbell   Alex      Head   m   60 ag lab        Kin
Campbell   Betsy     wife   m   43               Kin
Campbell   Isabela   dau    u   22 helps father  Kin
Campbell   Catherine dau    u   16 scholar       Kin
Campbell   Ann       dau    u   13 scholar       Kin
Campbell   Betsy     dau    -    9 scholar       Kin

Notes: This household may be the 8th house recorded in Glencalvie in 1841.
The Kids were 11, 6 and 4 in 1841. Alex was 50, but his wife wasn't recorded

Amat 1851 - 27

McGregor   Janet     Head   m   80               Kin
McGregor   Catherine dau    u   38               Kin
McGregor   Cursty    dau    u   30               Kin

Amat 1851 - 28

Graham     Hugh      Head   m   56 farmr 1 acre  Kin
Graham     Cursty    wife   m   46         SUT Lairg
Graham     Isabella  dau    u   18            Croick
Graham     Margret   dau    u   14 scholar    Croick
Graham     Alex      Son    -   11 scholar    Croick
Graham     Johan     dau    -    7 scholar    Croick
Graham     Betsy     dau    -    5            Croick
Graham     Peter     Son    -    2            Croick

Notes: This  household is 6th on the 1841 census.
Isabella went to Australia in 1852.
An older sister Catherine listed in the 1841 census was injured in the battle of Greenyards in 1854.
Catherine may have been single and a house servant at Strath-Saisgach on 1851 census.
Catherine died at Amat in 1888
Alex married Catherine Ross from house 33 below

Amat 1851 - 29

McKenzie John  Head  m  35 farmr 3 acres    Cromarty
McKenzie Janet  wife m  30               ROC Croick
McKenzie Helen  dau  -   2               ROC Croick

Amat 1851 - 30

McGregor William Head m 37 farmr 3 acres ROC Croick
McGregor Janet   wife m 23               ROC Croick
McGregor Ann     dau  -  1               ROC Croick
McGregor Janet   visr m 50               ROC Croick

Amat 1851 - 31

Ross       Alex      Head   m   61 farmr 2 acres Cro
Ross       Isabella  wife   m   62               Cro
Ross       Margaret  dau    u   23               Cro
Ross       Eliza     dau    u   21               Cro
Robertson  John      brdr   u   11 scholar       Cro

Notes: This household may be the 5th one on the 1841 census

Amat 1851 - 32

Ross       Alex      Head   m   50 farmr 2 acres Cro
Ross       Janet     wife   m   47               Cro
Ross       George    Son    u   21 scholar       Cro
Ross       Catherine dau    u   18               Cro
Ross       William   Son    u   16 scholar       Cro
Ross       Margaret  dau    u   12 scholar       Cro

Notes: This house is the 1st house on the 1841 census

Amat 1851 - 33

Ross       Thomas    Head   m   50 farmr 2 acres Cro
Ross       Margaret  wife   m   48               Cro
Ross       Margaret  dau    u   14 scholar       Cro
Ross       Robert    Son    u   12 scholar       Cro
Ross       Gustavus  Son    -    9 scholar       Cro
Ross       Catherine dau    -    7 scholar       Cro

Notes: This household is 7th on the 1841 census
In 1871 it is next to house 32 above.The daughter Margaret was injured during the battle of Greenyards in 1854. She married in the schoolhouse in 1866 and emigrated to Australia the same year. The second son Gustavus was christened "Gustavus Aird Ross", and apparently the first male christening carried out by the new Minister Gustavus Aird.
Gustavus Ross is on each census from 1851-1901, he died at Amatnatua in 1923.Gustavus married Ann McGregor b 1852, daughter of the last family listed on the 1851 census below Catherine married Alex Graham from house 28 above in 1871. Gustavus is at house 6 in 1871
 

Amat 1851 - 34

Ross       Isabella  Head    w  63 Crofter 1 acr Cro
Ross       Barbra    sist    m  45 help sister   Cro
Munro      George    grSon   -   8 scholar       Cro

Amat 1851 - 35

Ross       Janet     Head    u  56 Crofter       Cro
Ross       Janet     niece   u  22               Cro

Amat 1851 - 36

Graham     Catherine Head    u  58 Crofter       Cro

Notes: This may be the sister of Hugh Graham  at house 28 above. She died at Amat, single and a pauper in 1867
 

Amat 1851 - 37

Ross       David     Head    m  66 grass keeper  Cro
Ross       Janet     wife    m  50               Cro
 

Amat 1851 - 38

Ross       Sarah     Head    u  40               Cro

Notes: Sarah died at Garvult (Amatnatua) single in 1867, she had a brother John

Amat 1851 - 39

Ross       Hugh      Head    m  60 tailor ROC Croick

Amat 1851 - 40

McGregor   Margaret  Head    u  50        ROC Croick

Amat 1851 - 41

Murray     William   Head    u  36 schoolmasterLairg
Murray     Ann       sisr    u  24             Lairg
Murray     Murdo     brothr  u  20 student     Lairg

Amat 1851 - 42

McGregor   David     Head    m  36 farmr 2 acres Cro
McGregor   Ann       wife    m  28            Contin
McGregor   Cathrine  dau     -   6 scholar       Cro
McGregor   Margaret  dau     -   4 scholar       Cro
McGregor   Jane      dau     -   2               Cro
McGregor   Jane      mother  w  70               Cro

Notes: This is the last house on the 1851 Amat and Amatnatua census. The next house is in Glencalvie
 

There are 4 more houses listed on a separate part of the census between Sgodachail and Craighouse

Amat 1851 - 17

Bristow    Mary      Vis   w  30 Housekeeper Allness
Bristow    Ann       Dau   -   5             Allness

Amat 1851 - 18

Ross       David     Head    m 38 Gamekeeper Allness
Ross       Susana    Wife    m 36               Cro
Ross       Sudney    Dau     u 11 Scholar       Cro
Ross       David     Son     -  4               Cro
Ross       Elisa     Dau     -  4               Cro
Ross       Hugh      Son     -  1               Cro

Amat 1851 - 19

Ross       Christian Head    u  62 retired       Cro

Amat 1851 - 20

Ross       Isabellla Head    u  48 pauper        Cro

Ross       Alex        Head    m  76 Crofter 8ac Kin
Ross       Janet       wife    m  74 Kin
Ross       George      son     u  32 Labourer    Kin
McGregor   Jean        niece   -  10 Scholar     Kin

Amat na Tua 1871 - 6

Ross       Thomas      Head    m  68 farmer8acresKin
Ross       Margaret    wife    m  68             Kin
Ross       Gustavus A  Son     u  26 shepherd    Kin
Ross       Catherine   dau     u  24 HouseKeeper Kin
McGregor   Alexandrina niece   -   8 Scholar     Kin

Str = Strathpeffer; Edd = Edderton; Kin = Kincardine;
Cro = Croick

Amatnatua 1901 - 28 - Baluachdrach
 
McDonald Charles Head M 66 Farmer         ROC Fode 6
McDonald Alice   Wife M 57 Farmers Wife   ROC Edder McDonald William Son  S 30 garden Lab     ROC Kinc   McDonald Charles Son  S 19 Farmers Son    ROC Kinc  McDonald Jamima  Daur S 28 General serva  ROC Kinc McDonald Lizzie  Daur S 28 General serva  ROC Kinc McDonald Christina Daur S 26 General serva  ROC Kinc

William aged 30 house 28 above married Hughina Ross from house 26 William is also at 1871-4