The family papers relate principally to the Tolmies, tacksmen from 1773 of Uiginish in Skye, and their descendents. H.H. Mackenzie's grandmother Annabella Tolmie, youngest daughter of John Tolmie 1st tacksman, married Hector Mackenzie son of John Mackenzie of Ballone in 1826. Their son John Tolmie Mackenzie and his son John were successively factors to the Macleods of Macleod, and John Tolmie Mackenzie also had extensive local business interests of his own. Other Tolmie marriages brought connections with tacksmen families in North Uist - the Macdonalds of Scolpaig and William MacNeil of Newton - who were also local entrepreneurs. John Macdonald of Scolpaig, son of Barbara Tolmie, was also predecessor of H H Mackenzie as factor of North Uist (1855-1888). The surviving papers reflect the business and public interests of this network of tacksmen families, as well as their personal affairs, and complement the papers of major land-owning families such as the Macleods of Macleod and Macdonalds of Sleat, for the history of the area in the nineteenth century. Contents Papers relating to North Uist. GD403/1-5: Rentals, valuations, tacks and related papers GD403/6-15: Factor's accounts and correspondence GD403/15A-18: Papers relating to roads, piers and shipping GD403/19-20: Reports on social conditions and public health GD403/21-26: Miscellaneous administrative and antiquarian papers Personal and private business papers of Capt. William MacNeil and John Macdonald of Scolpaig. (William MacNeil and his brother-in-law, John Macdonald, factor for North Uist, were successfully tacksmen of Newton, North Uist and partners in various local commercial ventures.) GD403/27-29: Papers of William MacNeil GD403/30-33: Papers relating to business interests of Capt. William MacNeil and John Macdonald in North Uist. GD403/34-39: Papers of John Macdonald of Scolpaig GD403/40-49: Papers relating to Skye GD403/50-53: Papers relating to St Kilda GD403/54-62: Legal and financial papers of Mackenzies of Ballone, Mackenzies of Gruinard, Mackenzies of Balmaduthie, Tolmies of Uiginish and others. GD403/63-76: Correspondence and personal papers of Tolmies of Uiginish and their family connections GD403/77-79: Miscellaneous antiquarian papers GD403/80-101: Genealogical and other papers of H H Mackenzie and members of his family. GD403/102-103: Printed papers of H H Mackenzie with related correspondence Additional papers deposited in 1986 GD403/104-111: Papers relating to North Uist and Skye Additional papers deposited in 1988 GD403/112-115: McLeod estate papers GD403/116-123: Duirinish School Board papers GD403/124-128: Miscellaneous papers relating to Skye