https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/ https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-28-sir-lachlan-mor.png Sir Lachlan Mòr Mackinnon · /28TH_CHIEF_OF_CLAN_MACKINNON · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis twenty-eighth chief of Clan MacKinnon, active as chief from about 1641 until his death in 1700. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-john-og-mackinnon.png John Og Mackinnon · /PREDECEASED_THE_FATHER · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis eldest son of Sir Lachlan Mòr, but not the next functioning long-term chief. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-daniel-mackinnon-antigua.png Dr Daniel Mackinnon / Donald Mackinnon of Antigua · /COLONIAL_BRANCH_→_ANTIGUA · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Antigua and the Antiguans says Dr Daniel Mackinnon was the second son of “Lacklin More Mac’kinnon,” founder of the Mackinnon family in Antigua, and one of the most influential men of his day. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-29-iain-dubh.png Iain Dubh / John Dubh / Ian Dubh Mackinnon · /MAIN_LINE_OF_SUCCESSION · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis twenty-ninth chief, born 1682, died 1756, active as chief from 1700. He was Lachlan Mòr’s grandson through John Og. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-quarrel-hunting-party-skye.png Panel 01 · Hunting party on Skye · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis The quarrel story says that the Antigua ancestor, usually called Donald in clan tradition and later associated with Dr Daniel Mackinnon of Antigua, broke with his father Sir Lachlan Mòr Mackinnon during a hunting party on Skye. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-quarrel-deaf-strike.png Panel 02 · The deaf strike, the silent exile · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis The fullest version comes from a later family memory attributed to John Daniel Mackinnon, writing from Antigua in eighteen hundred and two: at a very young age, Donald/Daniel “unintentionally displeased” his father while hunting; Lachlan Mòr, who was deaf, did not hear his son’s apology and struck him in front of several gentlemen; the public humiliation was severe enough that the son left his father’s house and never returned, and for many years the family supposedly did not know what had become of him. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-quarrel-permanent-exile.png Panel 03 · Origin-story of the Antigua split · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis A later art-historical source summarises the same tradition as Donald fleeing the ancestral home after an altercation with his father “on the hunting field.” This is the emotional origin-story of the Antigua split: not a planned colonial mission from the clan, but a rupture inside the chiefly household, remembered as anger, shame, physical insult and permanent exile. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-marriage-contract-1678.png Panel 04 · The marriage contract, 21 February 1678 · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis The inheritance problem makes the quarrel story much more politically charged. In the twenty-first of February, sixteen seventy-eight marriage contract between Sir Lachlan Mòr Mackinnon and his second wife More MacLeod, the succession is framed around John MacFingon, Lachlan’s existing son by his first wife: if John died without male heirs, then the future male heir of Lachlan and More MacLeod would succeed to the lands and estate. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-inheritance-possibilities-1.png Panel 05 · Two serious possibilities · part 1 · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis That wording leaves no clear place for Donald/Daniel, even though the Antigua tradition later presents him as Lachlan Mòr’s younger son. This creates two serious possibilities. One: Donald/Daniel was genuinely Lachlan’s son, but after the hunting-field rupture he was excluded from the recognised succession, effectively cut out of the Gaelic inheritance structure. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-inheritance-possibilities-2.png Panel 06 · Two serious possibilities · part 2 · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Two: the Antigua line later strengthened or reshaped its ancestry by attaching itself as closely as possible to Lachlan Mòr, especially after the direct Gaelic line failed in eighteen hundred and eight and the chiefship could move sideways. Either way, the contract matters because it shows that Donald/Daniel was not being treated as a normal visible heir in the Scottish legal succession. The Antigua claim may preserve a real family rupture, or it may also reflect a later struggle to make the colonial branch legitimate enough to inherit the chiefship. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-30-charles-mackinnon.png Charles Mackinnon · 30TH CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis thirtieth chief of Clan MacKinnon, born around seventeen fifty-three, active as chief from seventeen fifty-six until his death in seventeen ninety-six. He was the son of Iain Dubh and Janet MacLeod of Raasay. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-31-john-mackinnon.png John Mackinnon · 31ST CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis thirty-first chief of Clan MacKinnon, active as chief from seventeen ninety-six until his death in eighteen hundred and eight. He was the son of Charles Mackinnon. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-progenitor-daniel-mackinnon-antigua.png Donald / Daniel Mackinnon of Antigua · PROGENITOR · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis the Antiguan genealogy names him as Dr Daniel Mackinnon of Dickenson’s Bay, Antigua, second son of Lacklin More Mackinnon, chieftain of the clan. Chiefly tradition often calls the emigrant Donald, while the Antiguan family record uses Daniel. For our map, he is the branch founder: the man through whom the Antigua family later reconnects to the chiefship. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-32-william-mackinnon-antigua.png William Mackinnon · 32ND CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis William became thirty-second chief in eighteen hundred and eight after the death of John, the last of the direct senior Gaelic line. He died in eighteen hundred and nine, aged seventy-seven, and the chiefly list states that he was a descendant of Donald of Antigua and never knew he was chief. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-33-william-alexander-mackinnon.png William Alexander Mackinnon · 33RD CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis William Alexander Mackinnon was born on the second of August, seventeen hundred and eighty-four, in Dauphiné, France, and died on the thirtieth of April, eighteen hundred and seventy. UCL identifies him as politician, landowner, Tory MP, chief of Clan Mackinnon, and claimant or beneficiary in British slave compensation records. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-34-william-alexander-mackinnon.png William Alexander Mackinnon · 34TH CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis William Alexander Mackinnon, son of the thirty-third chief, was born in eighteen hundred and thirteen and died in nineteen hundred and three. He became thirty-fourth chief after his father’s death in eighteen hundred and seventy. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-35-francis-alexander-mackinnon.png Francis Alexander Mackinnon · 35TH CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Francis Alexander Mackinnon was born on the ninth of April, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and died on the twenty-seventh of February, nineteen hundred and forty-seven. He became thirty-fifth chief after his father’s death in nineteen hundred and three, so we should correct the working table: his start date is nineteen hundred and three, not nineteen hundred and forty. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-36-arthur-avalon-mackinnon.png Arthur Avalon Mackinnon · 36TH CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Arthur Avalon Mackinnon became thirty-sixth chief in nineteen hundred and forty-seven and died in nineteen hundred and sixty-four. The chief list identifies him as a Commander in the Royal Navy. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-37-alasdair-neil-hood-mackinnon.png Alasdair Neil Hood Mackinnon · 37TH CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Alasdair Neil Hood Mackinnon, often appearing as Neil Mackinnon of Mackinnon, was born in nineteen hundred and twenty-six, became thirty-seventh chief in nineteen hundred and sixty-four, and died in nineteen hundred and eighty. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-38-anne-gunhild-mackinnon.png Anne Gunhild Mackinnon of Mackinnon · 38TH CHIEF · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Anne Gunhild Mackinnon of Mackinnon became thirty-eighth chief in nineteen hundred and eighty and is the first woman to be MacKinnon of MacKinnon in this chiefly line. The Clan MacKinnon Society currently lists her as clan chief. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/team/ https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-team-emma-jane-mackinnon-lee.png Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · /LEAD_RESEARCHER · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Trained in rural valuation in Galicia in the late two thousands, initially working out of a small appraisal office on the outskirts of Lugo. Her early work focused on smallholdings, fragmented parcels, and inherited land where documentation often lagged behind actual use. Became accustomed to working with incomplete cadastral records, informal boundaries, and properties passed down without formal subdivision. Her move to the Isle of Skye came gradually, following personal research into the MacKinnon line and a growing involvement in crofting records. What began as genealogical interest turned into parallel work: valuation of croft land, shared grazing rights, and properties where legal definition and lived reality rarely align cleanly. Now works between the two regions, maintaining separate but overlapping casework. On one desk: Galician fincas, often abandoned or partially cultivated, with layered ownership histories. On the other: Highland croft cases, where access rights, tenancy, and historical claims require careful interpretation alongside formal valuation. Her reports are known for being precise but cautious, often including notes on discrepancies between surveyed limits and observed use. Keeps a personal calendar where she logs site visits, weather conditions, and irregularities encountered during inspections. Travels frequently, often alone, and prefers to revisit sites more than once before finalising assessments. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-team-ronald-macdonald.png Ronald MacDonald · /DESIGN_+_INTERFACE · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Trained in document forensics in the early twenty tens, beginning his career at the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh. Initially worked on preservation and authentication of public records, with a focus on ink composition, paper ageing, and handwriting comparison across administrative documents. Moved into private practice in the mid twenty tens, taking on commissions from heritage trusts, legal firms, and independent researchers. His work centres on the authentication and dating of estate papers, charters, and land-related documents, particularly those with disputed provenance or unclear transmission history. Over time, developed a specific interest in pre-seventeen hundred Highland charters, where overlapping claims, later copies, and partial transcriptions complicate verification. Regularly works with documents that exist in multiple versions, none of which can be considered fully authoritative without cross-analysis. His process is methodical: physical examination where possible, followed by comparison against known samples and archival references. Keeps detailed internal notes on inconsistencies, including marginal annotations, ink variations, and structural anomalies in the document layout. Based in Edinburgh, but travels for on-site consultations when required. Known to decline cases where documentation has been excessively restored or altered, preferring material that still retains visible traces of handling and use. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-team-kenneth-macleod-archivist.png Kenneth MacLeod · /ARCHIVIST · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Born and raised in Saint John's, Antigua. Studied at the University of the West Indies, with a focus on archival studies and Caribbean history. Spent close to a decade working at the Antigua and Barbuda Museum, where he was involved in cataloguing and stabilising estate records, parish registers, and administrative documents linked to plantation ownership. His work at the museum involved sorting large volumes of material with inconsistent organisation, often dealing with partial records, duplicated entries, and documents affected by climate conditions. Developed a working familiarity with estate inventories, correspondence between absentee owners, and local administrative records. Since the late twenty tens, has worked independently, focusing on plantation papers and the compensation records associated with the abolition period. Much of his work involves tracing connections between families based in Britain and landholdings in Antigua, using fragmented archival trails that span multiple jurisdictions. Operates between local archives, private collections, and digital repositories, often reconstructing sequences from incomplete sets of documents. Keeps detailed logs of cross-references, noting where records diverge or fail to align. His approach avoids drawing conclusions beyond what can be supported by documentation, but his notes frequently highlight gaps, omissions, and irregular patterns in record-keeping. Works primarily from Saint John’s, with occasional travel for research access or collaboration. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/file/lachlan-mor/ https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-28-sir-lachlan-mor.png Sir Lachlan Mòr Mackinnon · /28TH_CHIEF_OF_CLAN_MACKINNON · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis twenty-eighth chief of Clan MacKinnon, active as chief from about 1641 until his death in 1700. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/file/john-og/ https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-john-og-mackinnon.png John Og Mackinnon · /PREDECEASED_THE_FATHER · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis eldest son of Sir Lachlan Mòr, but not the next functioning long-term chief. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/file/daniel/ https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-daniel-mackinnon-antigua.png Dr Daniel Mackinnon / Donald Mackinnon of Antigua · /COLONIAL_BRANCH_→_ANTIGUA · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis Antigua and the Antiguans says Dr Daniel Mackinnon was the second son of “Lacklin More Mac’kinnon,” founder of the Mackinnon family in Antigua, and one of the most influential men of his day. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/file/ian-dubh/ https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/images/emmajanemackinnonlee-chief-29-iain-dubh.png Iain Dubh / John Dubh / Ian Dubh Mackinnon · /MAIN_LINE_OF_SUCCESSION · Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee · MacKinnon Antigua Plantation Forensic Analysis twenty-ninth chief, born 1682, died 1756, active as chief from 1700. He was Lachlan Mòr’s grandson through John Og. https://emmajanemackinnonlee.xyz/license