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Topic: McDonalds/MacDonalds in Aberdeenshire - help appreciated! (Read 285 times)
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KMcD.
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I'm researching my family and have had a certain amount of success with the English records, but am stuck as far as the Scottish side goes...can anyone help?!
My grandfather, Norman Francis McDonald, was born in Edmonton, London in 1909. He allegedly had a brother, the elusive Hector. Norman's parents were Alexander Leslie McDonald/MacDonald, born ca. 1879 in Aberdeen, and Violet Frances Needham, born ca. 1879 in London. They married in Edmonton in 1903.
We know that Alexander Leslie's father was also an Alexander, also born in Aberdeen, around 1855. He was a baker. His wife was Mary A., surname unknown, born ca. 1852 in Kent, Surrey or London, depending on the records...! We do not know when they married - we're guessing at the mid to late 1870's.
Alexander Leslie had 6 siblings. His sister Elizabeth was also born in Aberdeen; the other children were born in London.
The family is shown in London on the 1881 Census, i.e. they must have moved from Aberdeen to London around 1880/1881.
We are having trouble filtering through the Scottish records from back then; there were zillions of Alexanders and many of them married ladies named Mary...
One point of interest: the family is listed as "MacDonald" on the 1881 Census, but "McDonald" in 1891 & 1901. I have traced Alex. Leslie's marriage details, which show him as MacDonald, and have ordered a certificate.
Does anyone have any useful tips for narrowing down the number of possible Alexanders?! My brother tried the ScotlandsPeople site, but after a lot of searching (and considerable expense) he had to give up without success. There are so many possibilities for finding English records free of charge via the web - is there anything similar for Scotland?
I would dearly love to be able to trace the family back further and would be grateful for any help whatsoever, however small!
Many thanks & best regards from Germany,
Karen McD.
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kenjo
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Hi Karen,
Firstly, I want to thank you for such a good, letter, very well explained.
I found your Alexander Leslie Macdonald"s Birth.
The certificate says-
he was born 26th May 1878 at 33 Hutcheon Street, St Nicholas Aberdeen.
Father - Alexander Macdonald- Baker [journeyman]
Mother- Mary Macdonald, maiden surname McGregor.
Marriage date 25th July 1877, at BROCKLEY HILL, KENT.
Father was present at birth.
Now you can find the Marriage in England.
kenjo 
P.S.
The marriage index is
Alexander Mcdonald and Mary Mcgregor 1d 1285, 3rd Q 1877 Lewisham.
good luck.
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