Comes,Mary McFinley Vic
Case Reference: C/EGD/1663
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/1663 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Mary McFinley Vic Comes |
| Case Start Date | 3/7/1662 |
| Case Date | 4/9/1662 |
| Common Name | Comes,Mary McFinley Vic |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Property Motive | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
Notes: Complicated case as a number of people from the McLean family accused. There may have been some family rivalry between the McLeans and Chisholms and the Chisholms wanted to acquire the lands belonging to the group. Claimed that the McLeans had been 'kindly tenants' for several hundred years.
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Chisholm | of Comer | Complainer | |
| Thomas Chisholm | Complainer | ||
| John Valentine Chisholm | Complainer | ||
| Colin Chisholm | of Comer | Complainer | |
| William Fraser | Investigator | ||
| Rory (Allan) MacLean | Sir of Duart | Rescuer | petitioned PC about illegal treatment of his relatives |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RPC | 3rd series, vol 1, pp. 237, 242, 259. | Record of petition and counter-petition from McLean and Chisholm about illegal imprisonment. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/991 | No |