Editing Lachlan Macquarie (section)

==Early life==
Lachlan Macquarie was born on the island of [[Ulva]] off the coast of the [[Isle of Mull]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]], a chain of islands off the West Coast of [[Scotland]]. His father, Lachlan senior, worked as a carpenter and miller, and was a cousin of a [[Clan MacQuarrie]] chieftain. His mother, Margaret, was the sister of the influential [[Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie|Murdoch Maclaine]], 19th laird of [[Lochbuie, Mull|Lochbuie]]. Despite this, his parents were relatively poor and probably illiterate, leasing and working a small farm as sub-tenants at Oskamull. In his early teens, Macquarie was sent to [[Edinburgh]] to be educated,{{Sfn|Keay|Keay|1994}} possibly attending the [[Royal High School, Edinburgh|Royal High School of Edinburgh]] where he learnt English and arithmetic.{{sfn|McLachlan |1967}}