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Archibald (born 10/6/1771 died 1841), remained in Keppock, near Broadford, Isle of Skye. He did not go with the other members of his family because of his engagement to a woman named Susan Robertson. During or about the year 1802 Archibald Macdonald and Susan Robertson were married and their interests were carried on for them in land and estates in America for some considerable time, as they had received letters to that effect. Finally, the great Southern War of America deprived landowners of their estates and made poor men of many who had been well off before. Grandson Norman says Not many acres and I understand he had to work very hard to maintain his large family
Although Archibald and his wife always entertained the idea of sailing for America it was never fulfilled and they lived their life in Skye and reared a virile and cheerful family of 4 sons and 6 daughters
(Written by W.B. Macdonald, 45 Perkin St. Newcastle, ( Australia), Dec. 9, 1939)
their first child was John The Elder who married Margaret McInnes and came to Australia with 2 children, a third being born shortly after arrival. She Died 2 years later and he remarried Ann Gillies in Morpeth. They later moved to the Manning River. They had 9 children together. John Allen was the 3rd of these. John Allen married Annie Burns in 1874. their children
JOHN ALLAN (SONNY) 1875
ELLEN THOMPSON (AUNTIE SIS OR SISSIE) 1876
NORMAN (TWIN 1878
DONALD (TWIN) 1878
WILLIAM BURNS 1879
JAMES BURNS 1880
ANN GILLIES 1882
NEIL 1884
ARCHIBALD 1885
COLIN BORN 1886 DIED 1887
COLIN 1888
EMILY (AUNTIE PRIM) 1889
SUSAN 1891
ROBERT BURNS 1893
JANET J (AUNTIE JEAN) 1896
JAMES BURN 1898
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