This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnneK53 Surnames: McDonald / Sinclair Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5993/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information on Donald McDonald and Ann Sinclair who had a son Donald McDonald in Brechin, Forfar, (DamDere Road?) on 8 February 1863. The son, Donald McDonald emigrated to Australia around the 1880s. He married in Australia and is my Great Grandfather. Any information on this McDonald or Sinclair family would be greatly appreciated. Anne Keys Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Anne, Following on from your other replies, I have checked the census on ancestry, and found the following. 1861 9 Damacre road, Brechin Donald McDonald age 49, born Rosskean, Ross-shire John McDonald age 11, son Isabella Millar McDonald, age 4 Georgina Row McDonald , age 1 (probably a wrong transcription) Anne Gibson Sinclair, age 37, sister-in-law 1851, Upper tenements, Brechin Donald, age 40 Charles, age 8, son Ann, age 6, daughter Isabella Sinclair, 69, mother-in-law Ann sinclair, 28, sister-in-law George Pilmer, 15, stepson John Bain, 1, nephew >From this, I would suggest that Donald was previously married to Anne's sister. John Bain seems likely to be Anne Sinclairs son, and the same person as John McDonald found in 1861 This is quite a mixed up family, but it does give you some leads. Everyone except Donald was born in Brechin Sent from my iPad On 4 Dec 2012, at 03:18, "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: AnneK53 > Surnames: McDonald / Sinclair > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5993/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for any information on Donald McDonald and Ann Sinclair who had a son Donald McDonald in Brechin, Forfar, (DamDere Road?) on 8 February 1863. The son, Donald McDonald emigrated to Australia around the 1880s. He married in Australia and is my Great Grandfather. Any information on this McDonald or Sinclair family would be greatly appreciated. > > Anne Keys > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message