Johnnie Moozie

Johnnie Moozie

ID: QZP40_287_P186 DESCRIPTION: Johnnie Moozie, or John Henderson, also had a number of other nicknames including 'Glossey', 'Starney', 'Buckteeth' and 'Rotten Legs'. He was an odd character from Caithness but he held a number of jobs around the community. He was a church officer and bellman, gravedigger, town crier, officer of the court, a door keeper at public meetings and entertainment, a messenger and was described as a 'generally useful person'. He was a shrewd and witty man although he lacked a formal education. He was honest and trustworthy and Thurso bankers often sent him to Inverness with large sums of money. This illustration is taken from 'Scenes and Stories of the North of Scotland' by John Sinclair PLACENAME: N/A DATE OF IMAGE: 1890 PERIOD: 1850s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations) Asset ID: 31075 KEYWORDS: