This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDonald, Patton, Nelson, Malcolm, Blair, Robb, Moore, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1ME.2ACEB/22.1 Message Board Post: Hi there In reply to Jacqueline Welson's posting of 12/05/1999, it's not Wigar, it's Wilgar, which I reckon must have been a family surname of the Malcolm or Blair family, used as a christian name. I don't know much about the Blair family history, but I'm a McDonald from Newtownards in Co Down, Northern Ireland, and there are loads of family members buried at Movilla Cemetary in Newtownards, including Sarah McDonald's parents. Also, the McDonald's attended Newtownards Methodist Church if that's any help. Sarah McDonald (my relative) was the daughter of Alexander McDonald of Loughriescouse, Newtownards and his second wife Jane Malcolm. Alexander was the son of John McDonald (born 19/10/1784 died 15/02/1870) and his wife Anna Patton (born 1793 died 05/06/1845). John's father was supposed to have been a Roderick McDonald born in 1729 in Scotland, but I've not yet got proof of this. Alexander (born 25/05/1816 died 31/05/1876) appears to have had 9 children by his first wife Grace Nelson (born 1815 or 1816 died 14/04/1849). These were: William Thomas & John (twins - both died 22/12/1843) Sophia Elizabeth (b 1844 d 1893) married William Moore Mary (b 1849) married Hugh Robb Martha - married a Mr Burns William - married Nelly McDonald (a distant cousin) James - no info Grace - no info Annie - no info Alexander then had another 9 children by Jane Malcolm (born 1829 died 29/11/1896) whom he married on 26/07/1849 at 1st Presbyterian Church, Donaghadee. These were: William John - married Jane Malcolm (1st cousin) Robert - unmarried Katherine (d 1933) married Robert Hughes James Alexander (Dr Sandy) (d 1928 Taunton Somerset) Margaret - married William McDonald (1st cousin) Malcolm (1864-1928) married Jeannie Clarke Sarah - married Hugh Blair (1st cousin) Hans? Wilgar (Dr Wilgar) (b 1867) Dr Sandy was supposed to ahve been twice chairman of the British Medical Association and he and several brothers played Lacrosse for Ireland (pre-partition!) against Canada and the USA. All the info I have on Sarah McDonald is that she married Hugh Blair, whose mother was a Malcolm, so they were 1st cousins. The LDS website records a Hugh Blair and a Mary Malcolm having a son born on 03/11/1864 at Newtownards, but I can't be sure whether that son was the Hugh Blair who married Sarah McDonald. Anyway, according to the information I have, their children were Malcolm, Wilgar (both named after Sarah's brothers) Janet, Ardelle, I had Eileen but you say it's Polly, and Robbie (also named after one of Sarah's brothers). I've been told they lived in Cleveland Ohio, then Western Canada, then California, then back to Canada, but your informations probably more accurate. Wilgar and Malcolm served in WWI and visited their relatives in Northern Ireland while on leave. Sarah Blair's sister Mary Robb emigrated to Canada with her husband and they opened a branch of his family's Belfast Department store in Toronto, but I've no idea if Sarah and Hugh Blair ever lived anywhere near them. Hope this helps. I've more information if you want to pusue the McDonald line further. Fiona McDonald