I have the Clan Ranald book of Knoydart and Glengarry if it helps in your research (Norman H MacDonald FSA Scot) At 09:45 AM 9/10/00 +1000, David McDonald wrote: >I read a little bit of history on the net that stated that the last of >the Glengarry MacDonnell's was Colonel Alexander Ranaldson MacDonnell >who married Rebecca, second daughter of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo >in 1822. The Colonel had encumbered his estate to such an extent that >when he died during a shipping accident in January 1828, his son >(unanmed) had to sell the estate to the Marquis of Huntly and then he & >his family migrated to Australia. >I assume that this would have been in the late 1820's or early 1830's. >Are there any experts out there that would know the name of the >Colonel's son and when / where he immigrated to in Australia. >If all this is true, it would suggest that the Glengarry MacDonnell line >now resides in Australia. >David >Port Fairy