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Donald McDonald 1801 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1801

Birth Location: Port-a-Bhata, Isle of Shona, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Oct 1884

Death Location: Nimmitabel, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Macdonald

Mother: Mary McDonald

Spouse(s): Marcella McDonald

Children(s): John McDonald, Ewen McDonald, Duncan McDonald, James McDonald, Alexander McDonald, Helen Mcdonald, Mary Mcdonald, Ann Mcdonald, Janet McDonald, Samuel McDonald, Margaret McDonald, Flora McDonald, Dougald McDonald

Born in 1801 in Port-a-Bhata, Isle of Shona, Scotland, Donald McDonald was the child of John Macdonald and Mary McDonald. In time, Donald McDonald married Marcella Marjory McDonald, and they raised a family that included John Alexander McDonald, Ewen McDonald, Duncan Hay McDonald, James McDonald, Alexander McDonald, Helen Mcdonald, Mary Mcdonald, Ann Mcdonald, Janet (Jessie) McDonald, Samuel McDonald, Margaret McDonald, Flora McDonald and Dougald McDonald. Donald McDonald died in Nimmitabel, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia in 1884.

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Parents

John Macdonald
Birth Location: –
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Mary McDonald
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Marcella McDonald
1811 – 1894
Birth Location: Appin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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Children(s)

John McDonald
1833 – 1893
Birth Location: Laggan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Ewen McDonald
1833 –
Birth Location: Crathymore, Laggan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Duncan McDonald
1835 – 1917
Birth Location: Crathymore, Laggan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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James McDonald
1836 – 1906
Birth Location: Cromdale, Inverness Scotland
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Alexander McDonald
1837 – 1839
Birth Location: Inverness, Highland, Scotland
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Helen Mcdonald
1841 –
Birth Location: Laggan, Inverness
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Mary Mcdonald
1843 – 1918
Birth Location: Laggan, Inverness
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Ann Mcdonald
1845 – 1876
Birth Location: Laggan, Inverness
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Janet McDonald
1845 – 1935
Birth Location: Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Samuel McDonald
1847 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret McDonald
1850 – 1887
Birth Location: Glenfinnan Station, Holts Flat, New South Wales, Australia
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Flora McDonald
1852 – 1927
Birth Location: Glenfinnan Station, Holts Flat, New South Wales, Australia
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Dougald McDonald
1854 – 1928
Birth Location: "Glenfinnan",Square Range, Nimmitabel, NSW, Australia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Mar 1801
    Event Place: Port-a-Bhata, Isle of Shona, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Parish: Laggan; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_24; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Laggan, Inverness, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Laggan; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_24; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Oct 1884
    Event Place: Nimmitabel, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nimmitabel, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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