This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnneK53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5993.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, thank you very much for your reply. Yes, Donald McDonald's birth certificate shows him as 'illegitimate' and lists Donald McDonald and Ann Sinclair as his parents, and obviously there is no marriage date, but unfortunately there are no ages listed for them so with the numerous Donald McDonald's in search results, I haven't been able to pinpoint which DM Snr he would be. Ann Sinclair I haven't had any luck at all with. I will try searching again using your information. If DM Jnr had siblings, I wonder why he left at such a young age for Australia - presumably on his own. In Australia he used Macdonald. My grandmother Jane Gartshore Macdonald was Donald Macdonald's eldest daughter. He and his wife Janet (known as Jessie) had 9 children in Townsville North Queensland, Australia. Thanks again for your help. Anne Keys (nee Stewart) / (Macdonald) 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.