My goodness, there is such venimous anti-Hebridean and anti-Gaelic sentiment in this book. What a dreadful attitude this author had to those poor people who uprooted from their Hebridean soil, to try and avoid clearances, potato famines and starvation, to make a better life for themselves in Canada. It seems that just because they were not the first people to 'break soil' in the Ninetter area that she has a deep dislike for them. Is it because they spoke their native Gaelic (many of them would have had no English when they emigrated). I think it would be good for new research to be made and perhaps a new study published of the history of these people with some correct information about the area they left. Rosslandshire did not exist and it certainly wasn't a 'corner' of the Isle of Lewis. The Isle of Lewis is part of the Outer Hebrides chain of island and was, at that time, administered within the county of Rosshire.

It's been a while since your post but I live in Ninette now and would be happy to try and find out information for you.

I am a direct descendent of the brother of John and James Yellowlees.
They had a brother called Alexander Yellowlees who stayed in Galashiels.Would love to know any information you have on them as i very keen to add to the information i have.