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