Looking through Bruce Bishop's "The Lands & People of Moray" (Duffus Parish) I found the following listed: James Donaldson, 1729-1730, Tenant in Bagro Thomas Donaldson, 1729-1730, Tenant in Keam George Donaldson, 1729-1747, Tenant in Unthank... mortcloth 1747 John Donaldson, 1772-1773, Barleyman, Tenant in Roseisle Margaret Donaldson, 1779-1811, in Roseisle, with child by William Nicol in 1779, on Poor List in 1811. Alexander MacDonald, 1799, In Roseisle, paid Commutation Tax on house with two windows and on two horses. Elspet Donaldson, 1811, in Roseisle on Poor List Alexander MacDonald, 1787, on Poor List Isobel MacDonald, 1778, on Poor List Isbell MacDonald, 1782-1791, on Poor List James MacDonald, 1799-1830, Shipmaster in Burghead, taxed on house with 2 windows in 1799, died in 1830, husband of Chritina Shaw. William MacDonald, 1799, taxed on house with 2 windows Jean MacDonald, 1820, on Poor List Margaret MacDonald, 1825-1830, on Poor List William MacDonald, 1830, Deceased, his widow now on Poor List Gordon Duffus grant@lochburn.demon.co.uk wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Mcdonald MacDonald Bower >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BgC.2ACI/1275 > >Message Board Post: > >I am currently researching my family history and was wondering if anyone had any information about the MacDonalds of Duffus and of Croy Invernesshire. I have already gathered a lot of information > >Also one of my ancestors was a Mary Bower who died aged 72 according to the gravestone in Duffus cemetery, that would make her birth date around 1827. In my research I found that there was a minister called John Bower in the Duffus Church - The Kirk of St. Peters in 1737. I was wondering if there is a link? > > >==== MORAY Mailing List ==== >If you need to unsub for your holidays, change your email address, or report anything to the admin of the list - all this information can be found at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/MORAY.html > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > >