I am also connected to the McDonells of Glengarry, but mine stayed behind ! Mine are Mary McDonell ( McDonald) bc 1780 or 1790 from with Bunoich, being slightly to the North of Fort Augustus. She married William Fraser who was a shepherd and later lived in Borlum and worked for the tacksman of Borlum Farm also called William Fraser but no relation) . William Fraser, shepherd, and Mary MacDonald or MacDonell, Bunoich, were married in 1808 but two earlier sons may not have survived. Their descendants settled in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S.A., and elsewhere. of their children 1800 (10 July 1800) - Thomas #1 - drowned 1803 (17 Jan 1803) - John 1808 (14 Nov 1808)- Christy 1811 (20 Dec 1810/26 Jan 1811) - Catherine 1812 (27 May 1812) - Margaret 1815 (no birth record) - Alex - Game Keeper at Glenmazeran, married Sarah Sinton 18?? (no birth record) - Hugh - Manager at Laggan Farm, married Eliz./Marg. Mann from Kinloss 1821 (no birth record) - Donald - Superintendent of Police, Dunoon married Elizabeth Fraser. 1824 (27 Apr 1824) - William married Isabella Matheson from Contin ( my line) 1826 (02 May 1826) - Ann 1828 (21 Apr 1828) - Duncan - Farm manager married Betsy Cameron 1830 (07 Jan 1830) - Mary 1834 (30 Jan 1834) - Thomas #2 - also drowned My database is on Rootsweb.com under Family Trees you can search name karenadona I hope and wonder if we may be connected. Karen Donald parfitt.associates@xtra.co.nz wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TeC.2ACE/1127.2.2 Message Board Post: Hi John, Sorry I missed your post. Yes. I found out a year or so back that it hadn't been flooded and more recently I've been lucky enough to visit along with the sheep who were grazing there.It seemed poetic somehow as the move to clear us from the land was largely driven by a desire to replace us with more profitable sheep. Yes. the grave you saw with Anne McDonell ,wife of Ewen McDonald, merchant of Fort Augustus was my great great grandfather. Kind regards, Julia New Zealand ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

The original information I received about my McDonells came first from a letter to Clan Fraser Society of Canada from an old lady in her eighties in 1980s from NZ. My McDonells and Frasers moved around too. My William Fraser bc 1820 , son of William Fraser and Mary McDonell lived in Boleskine/Dores as did some of his other siblings. I have had little luck with finding more than that on Mary McDonell of Bunioch ( Invergarry). Would you have come across her grave I wonder? The last two years when I was back I have been around the Northern part of the Loch graveyards.This year I hope to venture to around Glen Garry area. Karen Donald Malaysia