I am a Minnesota, American whose MacDonald's, Macdonell's came out of Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. I have great detail on my line back to "John (Ian) Roy (Rory) (Ruari) Macdonnell" who came to the Mohawk Valley, New York, on the ship "The Pearl", with his son Duncan, in 1773. John was a loyalist during the Revolutionary war and escaped to Ontario with his military company in 1784 and settled ...
1901 Census lookup Belfast, McDonald Samuel Mcdonald was my father and was born circa 1890. I have been unable to locate a copy of his birth certificate yet. The GRO are still searching so it would appear that the age on his death certificate is incorrect. William McDonald's occupation was given as 'Linen Lapper' on Samuel's marriage certificate. Any information appreciated, Regards Jena Lucas ...
Macdonell's, Knoydart, 1773 I may be wrong and I don't want to teach anyone to suck eggs but I have a feeling there may be some confusion creeping into the translation of patronymics here and there that could throw out the father to son succession. It is confusing as there are Rorys/Ruairidhs in the family but Iain or John Roy is neither Iain son of Rory nor John Rory but Iain Ruadh, that is ...
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John McDonald born Inverness shire 1820 & Rose Martin McMullen born Antrim 1827? I am researching my paternal great great grandfather – John McDonald, and hope someone can help me with some information. I have no information from Scotland or when he came out to Australia. According to his marriage certificate and children birth/death certificates he was born in Inverness/Inverness shire ...
I noticed that Ellen remarried after Andrew Mcdonald's death, to Joseph WHITTA in 1864. There is a death in the Vic indexes for an Ellen WHITTA aged 52 in Ararat 1883 reg no. 7166.
McDonald - Urquhart & Glenmoriston Thanks for that, John. To get off the topic subject completely, I notice you have McLeod and Chisholm in your tree interests. My husband John MacLeod (McLeod) has Chisholms in his ancestry, originally from Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, also his McLeods date back to Isle of Raasay, and later in Inverness. Any connections there?