Hi Christina Just a simple question. Is this your John McDonald & Christina Campbell in 1881 Dwelling: Glenshellach Terrace High Street Census Place: Kilmore & Kilbride, Argyll, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203558 GRO Ref Volume 523 EnumDist 4 Page 35 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John MC DONALD M 48 M Kilfinichen, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Carter Christina MC DONALD M 28 F Kilfinichen, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Wife Of Carter Flora MC DONALD 4 F Kilfinichen, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Daur John MC DONALD 1 M Oban, Argyll, Scotland Rel: Son they fit the profile of John being married at 42 and Christina at 23+ thanks Ida Christinalyth@aol.com wrote: >Hello June > >Marrion McDonald, (1849 - 1909), who was my great-grandmother was born in >Kintra to Hugh McDonald and Eliza(aka Elspie) McTaggart. She was the youngest >of their 8 children. The others were John(b 1831), Isabella(b.15/7/1833) >Margaret(b.8/6/1834); Archibald(b.28/3/1837); Hugh(b.1839); >Charles(b.22/8/1841);Christina(b.20/3/1847) As far as I can see they lived in House No3, >Kintra village. The eldest child, John was married in Kintra on 15 June 1876, to >Christina Campbell (felt very weird seeing my own name coming up) I am >particularly looking for information on this chap as I have been unable to find >a death certificate for him anywhere, yet I have found some of their large >family and his widow in Glasgow, working as a housekeeper in the census of >1891, where Christina is listed as a widow. > >I made my first trip to Mull last year and walked along the beach at Kintra, >really appreciating the feeling that we are all just 'passing through'. >Would dearly love to hear any information anyone has on the above family, or >their offspring. >Christina Campbell(100% Scot, but living near Canterbury, Kent!) >