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Inverness / Re: MacDonald's of Glen Moriston
« on: Saturday 29 August 09 20:21 BST (UK)  »
MacFc - more information for you. Donald's daughter Seonad (janet) married Archibald MacDonald and it is he who gives the name to the Archie branch of the MacDonalds. Donald's son Peter "Ruadh" was the piermaster as was his son Danny the Pier (Donald MacDonald) my grandfather) and he gives the name "the Pier" to my branch of the MacDonalds.

Donald "the Pier" MacDonald

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Inverness / Re: MacDonald's of Glen Moriston
« on: Saturday 29 August 09 20:09 BST (UK)  »
MacFC, My name is also Donald MacDonald and Donald MacDonald was also my great great grandfather. He was known as "the Kerrier" as he "Carried" deliveries up and down Glenmoriston. He was also a noted bonesetter and amateur vet. One story from my father tells how he broke a bone of his own once. He was unhappy with how it had been set by someone else and after rebreaking the bone himself he reset it himself. My great grandfather was Peter "Ruadh" (named after his red hair) who was the piermaster at Invermoriston.

Donald MacDonald

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Inverness / Re: McDonald - Urquhart & Glenmoriston
« on: Sunday 12 July 09 20:25 BST (UK)  »
Hullo Anndra
Peter MacDonald was my great great great grandfather and was from Invermoriston (I'm from Invermoriston myself). I found out from an old letter that his father's name was Archibald. I know quite a lot about his son Donald MacDonald, my great great grandfather.

Here are Donald MacDonald's gravestone details.
Erected to the memory of Mary Gray who departed this life on the 5th March 1831 aged 60 years. The beloved wife of Donald MacDonald carpenter, Glenmoriston. Also of the said Donald MacDonald who died 28th November 1867 aged 82 years. She is not dead but sleepeth. Matthew ix 24 verse.

And his household details from the 1851 census
Schedule 26             
   donald    mcdonald    head    married    34    carrier    urquhart
   mary    mcdonald    wife    married    31       urquhart
   ann    mcdonald    daughter       4    scholar    urquhart
   peter    mcdonald    son       1       urquhart
   christy    gary    servant    unmarried    34    house servant    urquhart26             

 I've attached Archibald's family tree. Have a look at my website for more info (www.glenmoriston.org.uk) which has got census and cemetery data or get in touch with me at sm00dmd  at uhi dot ac dot uk.

Donald MacDonald

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