Archibald Chisholm

(Northern District and Diocese of Aberdeen) Born in Strathglass, 6/9th February 1849, the son of William Chisholm and Catherine (Chisholm ?); left for Scotland, 18th June 1875, and ordained a priest by Bishop Strain in Blairs, 15th August 1875; died in Strathglass, 27th January 1904.

Date	Age	Description
6 Feb 1849		Born Strathglass
3 Dec. 1870	21	Arrived in the College
18 Jun. 1875	26	Left for Scotland
15 Aug. 1875	26	Ordained a priest by Bishop Strain in Blairs
1875-1877	26	Fochabers
1877-1881	28	Stonehaven
1881-1891	32	Nairn
1891-1899	42	Dornie in Kintail
1899-1903	50	Marydale
1903	54	Moved to Inverness in bad health
27 Jan. 1904	54	Died Inverness

Civil records show Archibald Chisholm's mother as Catherine MacRae, and his place of death as 71 Church Street, Inverness.

Report of the ordination of Archibald Chisholm in the Scottish Catholic Directory of 1876.

The Rev. Archibald Chisholm was born in Strathglass on the 6th February, 1849; entered Blairs College on the 29th July, 1865; and was sent to the Scots College, Valladolid, in November, 1870. He received the Tonsure and Minor Orders at Avila from Mgr. F. Blanco y Lorenzo on the 20th February, 1875. Having returned to Scotland in May, he was ordained Sub-Deacon on the 11th, Deacon on the 13th, and Priest on the 15th August, by Bishop Strain in Blairs College. He was stationed at Fochabers.