General Notes

 Croft History, Isle of Lewis, by Bill Lawson (FHL 941.16/L1/R2l) volume 2, p 39, Croft #13b, & p 44, #17, Pabail Uarach/Upper Bayble, Stornoway parish, Ross, Scotland;

   1881 Census, Upper Bayble, Stornoway Parish, Isle of Lewis, Ross County, Scotland (FHL #203,415 British film) ED 14, p 6, #24, Angus Smith, 35 yrs, fisherman Isabella, wife, 31 yrs, John 6 yrs, Norman 4 yrs, Angus 2 yrs, Christina 2 weeks;

  1891 Census, Upper Bayble, Stornoway Parish,Isle of Lewis, Ross County, Scotland (FHL #208,632 British film) ED 14, p 15,#60, 13 Toteranoch Road, Angus Smith, 45 yrs, crofter, Johanna, wife 42 yrs, John 16 yrs, Norman 14 yrs, Angus 12 yrs, Ann 10 yrs, Chirsty 5 yrs, Johanna, 1 year, Mary MacDonald, mother inlaw, widow 64 yrs;

  Married: 1) abt 1895, Catherine MacIver (1867-1914) dau. of Thormoid/Norman of #17 Upper Bayble; lived at croft #17 Upper Bayble;

   Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, Marriages 1897, p 16, 88/31, 7 Oct 1897, Free Church Manse, Garrabost, John Smith, fisherman, bachelor, 23 yrs, res: Upper Bayble, Par: Angus Smith, crofter, & Isabella Smith ms. MacLeod, deceased, witness: George MacLeod, Minister,  to Catherine MacIver, crofters daughter, spinster, 27 yrs, res: Upper Bayble, Par: John MacIver, crofter,

& Isabella MacIver ms. MacLeod, witness: Donald MacIver, Roderick MacLeod, reg: 9 Oct 1897, Stornoway;

  Married: 2) Ann Smith (1888- aft 1920) dau. of Mhurchaidh/Murdoch Smith of #32 Upper Bayble, and Ann Campbell;

1901 census, #17 Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland, Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 88/18/7, p 7, #25, John MacIver, mar. head, 68 yrs, crofter, own account, b. Bayble, gaelic, 2 rooms with windows, Isabella, wife, 76 yrs, b. Bayble, gaelic, Donald, son, 33 yrs, fisherman, own account, b. Bayble, G&E, John Smith, son inlaw, married, 27 yrs, fisherman, worker, b. Bayble, G&E, Catherine Smith, married dau., 30 yrs, b. Bayble, G&E:

  died in WW1;