Donald Fraser McDonald

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Could someone be able to help me with children to Donald Fraser McDonald 1874 & Elizabeth Alexander Morrison 1871.They married late in life in 1931.Plantation
Donald Born 1903. Patrick. Lanark
Betty
Alex
Robert
Arthur
Stanley

Have looked several 1911 cenus only to open up the wrong ones. Would like to know the year the children were in born in.
Thankyou

[MonicaL]

Is there a way on IGI to show up all children to a couple?

The best source to check for entries on the OPRs is Scotlands People. As great as IGI is, there are gaps and missing data on it which you often go on to find on the actual index for the OPRs on SP. Worth double checking on there.

A couple of possible other siblings for Ewen that I am seeing from general googles:

- a sister Elizabeth b. July 19, 1825 in Catlodge, Laggan to Donald and Ann. Elizabeth married a John McPherson (this is from an online tree on Anc/y). Father Donald is showing as having died on September 19, 1870 in Laggan and mother Ann on August 9, 1872. This is all information that you can hopefully verify on SP. This family looked to have headed off to Australia.

- There is also a possible brother Donald (see http://sherber1.tripod.com/index-10next.html) who shows as having married a Ruth Harkness. I can see an IGI OPR entry for a marriage in Glasgow for a couple with these names. Again, hopefully something you can expand on. Lots of children show for them on IGI in Lanarkshire.

If you look on the early censuses, there is a possible MacDonald family, headed up by a Donald and Ann, in Catlodge, Laggan who might be Ewen's parents. Hard to be more certain at this stage, likely Ewen already working away from home by 1841.

Monica

[MonicaL]

Regarding the 1911 census entry for the family, the best thing I can suggest is to search for Donald and use the second name box on the search screen, trying the less common names of Arthur and Stanley.

For example, there is only one entry showing in 1911 for a Donald M*Donald aged 7-8, with an Arthur or Stanley in the household. This entry shows in Renfrewshire (which is where parents showed in 1901).

Monica

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Opened up the Cenus 1911 & did what you suggested & shows Donald & Elizabeth with 4 children.
Donald Age 7, Stanley age 5, Alexander age 3, Arthur age 1. The missing dates for Betty could be 1910 as only one match on SP . Robert has too many matches.
Will check on SP

[MonicaL]

If you have those ages/birth years for the four children in 1911, I would guess Elizabeth and Robert may have been born after the 1911 census?

Monica

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With OPR for Donald 1792 & Ann Macpherson found their children. 1818 Ewen, 1820 Donald, 1822 Christian, 1825 Elspilt/Elizabeth,1830 Alexander,1834 William, 1836 James, 1839 Ranald.
Donald bith 13/5/1792 Died 19 Dec 1870 ( got his death cert)

Shows his parents Donald McDonald & Janet Clark
Their children 1782 Angus, 1785 William, 1789 William, 1792 Donald, 1798 Ranald.
Cant find their marriage date, not on IGI

[MonicaL]

You are entering a period now where records can become thinner on the ground unfortunately (lucky so far though with the entries that have been found  ).

Monica

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Yes i thought it would be alot harder now.
I am greatful for the information i have recieved & a big thankyou for your time & help to guide me through the steps.

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I'm trying to find death date to Donald McDonald 25/1/1842 Laggan. Married Elizabeth Fraser in 1868 Aberfeldy. Parents are Ewen McDonald & Isabella McIntosh.
Opened up on SP couples of entries 1904 Laggan 104/000010 & 1918 Kingussie 102/000012 neither of them his.