Alexander MacRa (MacRae)
(Northern District) Born in Inverness, 8th July 1821, the son of Farquhar MacRa and Anne Murchison; left because of ill health, 19th February 1844, readmitted to Blairs and ordained a priest by Bp. Kyle at Preshome, 16th March 1846; sent to new mission at Beauly but, 1851, dismissed by his bishop; went to Nova Scotia, 1853, and died, Boisdale, Cape Breton Is., 1856.
| Date | Age | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul. 1821 | Born Inverness | |
| 1835-1838 | 14 |
Blairs |
| 9 Dec. 1838 | 17 |
Arrived in the College |
| 19 Feb. 1844 | 22 |
Left because of ill health, and readmitted to Blairs |
| 1844-1846 | 23 |
Blairs |
| 16 Mar. 1846 | 24 |
Ordained a priest by Bishop Kyle at Preshome |
| 1846-1851 | 25 |
Beauly |
| 1851 | 30 |
Transferred to Western District |
| 1851-1852 | 30 |
St Andrew's, Glasgow |
| 1852 | 31 |
Suspended for drinking |
| 1853 | 32 |
Emigrated to America |
| Had a charge in Nova Scotia, before being dismissed for drinking | ||
| 25 Oct. 1856 | 35 |
Died Boisdale, Cape Breton Island |
Report of the ordination of Alexander MacRae in the Scottish Catholic Directory of 1847.
The Rev. Alexander Macrae, born in July 1821;— studied at Blairs and Valladolid;—was ordained, at Preshome, on the 16th March 1846, by the Right Rev. Dr Kyle, who soon after appointed him to the new Mission of Beauly.