Thanks very much Katie, for the lookups and comments. I assume the list of names where Peter McDONALD is 38 yrs old is from the 1861 census. Is this correct? To complicate the issue further, Mary McDONALD my g-gran, married Donald GRANT, who was born in Boleskine, Inverness. I think they were 2nd cousins. Very confusing. Cheers Frank South Africa ----- Original Message ----- From: <sct-argyll-request@rootsweb.com> To: <sct-argyll@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:01 AM Subject: SCT-ARGYLL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 131 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. McDONALD Ardrishaig/& example of cousins and useful siblings > (Katie de Haan) > 2. Re: McDONALD in Ardrishaig (Katie de Haan) > 3. Re: McDONALD in Ardrishaig (Hardy Plants) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:08:22 +0200 > From: "Katie de Haan" <gallorosso@home.nl> > Subject: [ARGYLL] McDONALD Ardrishaig/& example of cousins and useful > siblings > To: <sct-argyll@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002701c91181$ae084240$6637a8c0@medion> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Frank, > This looks as though it could be the family you are looking for: > > Regd Lochgilphead civil parish South Knapdale Argyll > address Lane McKellars Land > > Peter McDONALD 38 blacksmith, born Urquhart, Inverness > Isabella McDONALD 29 born Balesken (sp?) Inverness (likely Boleskine) > Mary MCDONALD 10 also born Urquhart Inverness! > Isabella McDONALD 8 Urqhart Inverness > Ann MCDONALD 6 Inverness Inverness > Harriet MCDONALD 4 born Fort Augustus Inverness > Peter MCDONALD 2 born Ardrishaig > Flora MCDONALD 2 months b Ardrishaig > > According to the IGI, there are marriages in August 1850 for Peter McDonald & Isabella Grant in both Urqhart and Boleskine Inverness - and, go figure, Glenmoriston, Inverness as well. These might not tell you much, but may be valuable personal documents. The baptism documents for the elder children including Mary should at least give the exact location where the family was living at the time. > > Harking back to earlier comments about cousins and sibling research, > > 1) it's worth noting that, although Mary was born early, the three or even four youngest children shown here were born in or after 1855, so their births should be in the statutory records. And if Ann's birth date really is 1855, then that is very lucky, as the 1855 records are particularly detailed - though, it has to be said, often hard to read. > > 2) re cousins: in the census index for 1861, I saw another Isabella McDONALD aged 18 born Ardrishaig. She may well be related and this goes to show that it is worth treading with caution when assuming that same name same place is automatically the same family or person. > > If I find any more I'll let you know. > Good luck > > Katie de Haan > The Netherlands > > Walter McSomethingorother Canada > London UK for a while post WW2 > MCVEAN SINCLAIR MCKELLAR CLARK MITCHELL MCINTYRE Argyll, Renfrew > LKS > MCCALLUM MUNRO BEATON BETHUNE ROSS: Sutherland, Ross & Cromarty > LKS > MCCALLUM Perthshire 1700s > THACKWELL KEAT Worcs/Oxon/Berks/ > KING PALMER LANGSTONE CARR POKINS HUTT Oxon/Berks UK > KING JACKSON WEEDON Middlesex/London City/East End UK > COOKE Kent UK & Royal Artillery > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:19:25 +0200 > From: "Katie de Haan" <gallorosso@home.nl> > Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] McDONALD in Ardrishaig > To: "Frank Lyn" <franklyn@tiscali.co.za>, <SCT-ARGYLL@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <002b01c91183$399565d0$6637a8c0@medion> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Frank > > And this looks a possible in the 1851, with Peter blacksmith born Urqhart > Inverness visitor (!) with the GRANT family in Boleskine & Abertaff, > Inverness (no wonder I couldn't find them in Ardrishaig). Needless to say, > the census did not record that Bell was expecting baby Mary, but you know > that :-) (Always assuming that this IS the family, and assumption is a > dangerous thing, especially in family history, but they do sound very > interesting.) > > Donald GRANT 50 General Merchant born Boleskine > Mary GRANT 55 (so granddaughter Mary named for her?) > Peter MCDONALD 26 > Bell MCDONALD 20 > Janet GRANT 24 > James GRANT 16 > Donald POTTER 2 > > Another word of warning. The original documents are the best! This > information comes from an index which is not always reliable!! For example, > this one states that young Donald POTTER is an errand boy!!! Can you > imagine it?? Delightful! > > Katie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Lyn" <franklyn@tiscali.co.za> > To: <SCT-ARGYLL@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 5:30 AM > Subject: [ARGYLL] McDONALD in Ardrishaig > > > > Hello List > I'm hoping to find background on one of my g-grandmothers. > > I know virtually > nothing of her ancestors and would love to discover > > more. > > She was Mary McDONALD, b. 15 May 1851, Ardrishaig, Argyll. > Father: > > Peter McDONALD, Blacksmith and Farrier. > Mother: Isabella GRANT. > > Mary McDONALD married Donald GRANT 11 July 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. > > The > couple migrated to South Africa. where they spent the rest of their > > lives. Best wishes > Frank Early South Africa > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:31:41 +0100 > From: Hardy Plants <farm@kintaline.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] McDONALD in Ardrishaig > To: <SCT-ARGYLL@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <039001c91184$f19ccc30$0502a8c0@Dell> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Frank Lyn wrote: > >> Hello List > >> > >> I'm hoping to find background on one of my g-grandmothers. I know > >> virtually > >> nothing of her ancestors and would love to discover more. > >> > >> She was Mary McDONALD, b. 15 May 1851, Ardrishaig, Argyll. > >> Father: Peter McDONALD, Blacksmith and Farrier. > >> Mother: Isabella GRANT. > > Where was she in the 1861 census? > That would give you her family most probably. > www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk > > > regards > Jill Bowis > www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - One Place Study on Ardchattan history, > geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum - down at present > www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry > Centre > www.bowis.co.uk - all our family trees and a One Name Study on Bowis > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SCT-ARGYLL list administrator, send an email to > SCT-ARGYLL-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SCT-ARGYLL mailing list, send an email to SCT-ARGYLL@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ARGYLL-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SCT-ARGYLL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 131 > ****************************************** > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 270.6.17/1655 - Release Date: 05/09/2008 19:05 > >