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Offline Loretta McDonald

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Markinch Cemeteries and finding our McDonald family buried there
« on: Sunday 28 February 16 05:13 GMT (UK) »
I have information from the Fife Family History Society with our McDonald's listed as being buried in Markinch, (Agnes 1827 , Andrew 1834, several of their children) Charles (1837 buried at left side of mother, Elspeth Cumming) John McDonald (1811) in Milton of Balgonie . There are a lot more McDonald's but  if I find a few I think I can find the rest. I'm not sure which cemeteries to look in when we visit there in August 2016.
I would very much appreciate any help you can give me!  Thank you so much, Loretta McDonald

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Re: Markinch Cemeteries and finding our McDonald family buried there
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 28 February 16 14:35 GMT (UK) »
I have information from the Fife Family History Society with our McDonald's listed as being buried in Markinch, (Agnes 1827 , Andrew 1834, several of their children) Charles (1837 buried at left side of mother, Elspeth Cumming) John McDonald (1811) in Milton of Balgonie . There are a lot more McDonald's but  if I find a few I think I can find the rest. I'm not sure which cemeteries to look in when we visit there in August 2016.
I would very much appreciate any help you can give me!  Thank you so much, Loretta McDonald

Hi Loretta  these burials from the Fife Family history Cd would have been from
around Markinch Kirk Cemetery, there are no McDonald headstones in this Cemetery
Burials stoped here 1854
After that they used Northhall Cemetery Markinch

these are 2 McDonald Headstones from there

Nmk.      45   George   McDonald   Margaret  Hunter
George died 1916 age 76  Margaret died 1922

Nmk.      217   John   McDonald   Sarah   Henderson
John died 1865 age 93  Sarah died 1854 age 77
If These are your ancestors I can suply full inscription
NorrieG
Gordon,Gillies, Taylor,Kinnear, Wemyss Parish

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Re: Markinch Cemeteries and finding our McDonald family buried there
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 28 February 16 17:11 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so very much for your wonderful work!  It is SO appreciated!  I was excited about George McDonald but realized that he was born in Markinch but buried in India where he served the military, married and died!  I don't believe John McDonald is ours either but thank you so much for checking for us!
Loretta McDonald