A chance facebook posting of an Ebay postcard and lots of people came together as descendants and family of the Piper Corporal John MacKenzie, Camerons
here is the start of notes for his family tree.
1881 Keil / 1891 Lower Keil /
Kenneth MCKENZIE born 1831 in Ardchattan died before 1911 (1901 Rural Postman) (1891 Postman & Crofter) (1881 letter carrier)
Elizabeth MCKENZIE (nee Aitken) born 1842 Barony Lanarkshire (1911 head of house in Lower Keil age 69 with 2 young grand daughters 13 / 7 year old)
Alexander MCINTYRE (stepson) born 1851 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (not in Keil in 1901) (not in Keil in 1891) (1881 farm servant)
John MCKENZIE born 1869 Ardchattan (Barcaldine Castle in 1911) (not in Keil in 1901) (not in Keil in 1891) (Joins Army - becomes Sergeant) (1881 scholar)
Elizabeth MCKENZIE born 1871 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (not in Keil in 1901) (not in Keil in 1891) (1881 scholar)
Donald MCKENZIE born 1874 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (1901 Rural Postman) (1891 Gen Servant) (1881 scholar)
Hugh MCKENZIE born 1876 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (1901 Railway labourer) (1891 scholar) (1881 child)
Kenneth MCKENZIE born 1878 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (not in Keil in 1901) (1891 scholar) (1881 child)
Jane MCKENZIE born 1880 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (1901 domestic servant) (1891 scholar) (1881 child)
Anne MCKENZIE born 1882 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (not in Keil in 1901) (1891 scholar)
Mary MCKENZIE born 1884 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (1901 Domestic servant) (1891 scholar)
Catherine McKenzie 1885 Ardchattan (not in Keil in 1911) (no 1901) (1891 scholar)
Lizzie Aitken Annan grand daughter in 1901 born 1898 (still with grandmother in 1911 in Keil)
Fought in 1898 in Battle of Atbara, part of second Sudan war (the dervish)
http://www.britainssmallwars.co.uk/battle-of-atbara-sudan-1898.html
https://www.britishbattles.com/war-in-egypt-and-sudan/battle-of-atbara/
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205024133 - image in archive of Soldiers of the Cameron Highlanders and Seaforth Highlanders dig graves in order to bury their dead after the Battle of Atbara
