at entry for James Cattanach: Robert and George Cattanach continued to live on the homestead and after the death of their mother [1881] kept "Batch Hall".
The Cattanach brothers were fond of children, and when a large family was left motherless, they welcomed one of the boys, a lad named Robert Masson, into their home where he grew to manhood. The welfare officers of the present era would most likely view a similar arrangement with much disfavour, but Bob Masson was taught the Christian way of life, along with the principles of truth and honour in a bachelors' abode.
