Thread: McDonald family

Hi Guys and Girls

so i have been going round and round in circles try to find out more info on family members from the McDonald family.
i have manage to get back to abt 1851 to Donald Mcdonald who married Elizabeth Stuart in 1871 in Dallas, Moray, Scotland
but trying to trace Donalds father and mother coming to nothing all i have is that his his fathers name is Donald McDonald and his Mother is Margaret Campbell, they were on the marriage certificate but thats it !!!!
any help i would be grateful

Hi there

Donald age 20, a Mason, b Dyke, Elginshire in Dallas 1871 Census with wife Elizabeth in a STUART Household?
If so, the following looks like it maybe the right family in the 2 prior census - though there is a bit of age wavering...

1861: Brodie Mill Hamlet, Dyke, Moray
ED 5, Page 2
Head: Donald McDONALD 56, Ag Lab, b Dyke
Wife: Margaret 52, b Nairn, Nairnshire
Dau: Jane 16, b Dyke
Dau: Elspet 13, Dyke
Son: Donald 10, b Dyke

1851: Muiry Hall, Dyke, Morayshire
ED 4, pg 21
Donald McDONALD 50, Labourer, b Dyke
Wife: Margaret 44, b Nairn
Dau: Janet 19, Ag Lab, b Dyke
Dau: Mary 14, Scholar, b Dyke
Dau: Ann 12, Scholar, b Dyke
Dau: Frances 10, Scholar, b Dyke
Son: James 8, Scholar, b Dyke
Dau: Jane 6, Scholar, b Dyke
Dau: Elspet, b Dyke
Son: Donald 2, b Dyke

Donald Snr and wife Margaret are also found in the 1871 and 1881.

Cheers
Annieb

Also:

IGI:
Parents Donald McDONALD and Margaret CAMPBELL
Issue: Birth/Christening
Janet 1832. Dyke
Margaret 1834. Dyke
Mary 1836. Dyke
Ann 1838. Dyke
James 1842. Dyke

FreeCEN - Search
For 1851 (as posted earlier) and 1841 as follows:

1841: Muiry Hall, Dyke, Moray
Donald McDONALD 35, Ag Lab, b Moray
Margaret 30, not b Moray
Eliza 11, Jannet 9, Margaret 7, Mary 4, Anna 2, Frances 1 - all b Moray

Cheers
Annieb

thanks
guys has opened up a few more door ways for me to like into now