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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 14 November 20 04:04 GMT (UK) »
Possible death...

1867 - MCDONALD JOHN 66
MCRAE (mms)
065/ 22 Fodderty (R & C)

Not too far from Contin

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I also wondered about the 1871 death in Dingwall - also close to Contin. The age would fit.
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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 14 November 20 18:00 GMT (UK) »
If McCrae was John's mother, then it rules out McKenzie for the birth in 1805?

I can't see the death of John in 1871 in Dingwall on Scotlands people:

I have a birth for Isabelle McLennan 23rd July 1823 in Contin, father Donald, mother Mary Cameron.
This is on Ancestry, I haven't checked on Scotlands people yet

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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 14 November 20 18:24 GMT (UK) »
I can't see the death of John in 1871 in Dingwall on Scotlands people
His surname is spelled Macdonald not McDonald in the index.

Isabella is listed as a widow in 1871, and the household includes her son Murdo, aged 2. He was born on 14 April 1868, so John must have been alive in 1867, which eliminates quite a number of candidates. Murdo's birth certificate would further constrain the date of John's death.
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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 14 November 20 18:45 GMT (UK) »
Richard, when searching on SP you can use the asterisk symbol * as a wildcard. Best to search for McDonald as M*cdonald to pick up on variants.

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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #13 on: Saturday 14 November 20 18:57 GMT (UK) »
Ahh, Sorry, I had forgot to change the search settings, for some reason, it reverts to exact matches only...

I've just looked at the record on SP for John McDonald dying in Dingwall, 1871, he was a widower and from what I can make out his father was Alexander McDonald but his mother is Henrietta McDonald... There is a John McDonald died in 1868 in Knockbain with a mother called McKenzie, but his age is recorded as 71?

A birth record for Isabelle McLennan 23rd July 1823, father Donald, Tarvie and Mary Cameron...
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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #14 on: Saturday 14 November 20 19:03 GMT (UK) »
You could check the death you have:

John MCDONALD
Age 32
Mother's maiden name MCKENZIE
1867
060/ 16
Contin

Sometimes details have been mis indexed. It is the most obvious death, ignoring that age on the index!

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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #15 on: Saturday 14 November 20 19:14 GMT (UK) »
Just checked the birth of Murdo and he is listed as McLennan or McDonald (illegitimate). Isabella is a widow and her aunt Mary?May McLennan is witness, but not present at birth...
McGrorey, Loughrey, Briggs, Gribbin, Ferguson, Hunt(O)Connor(s), Danehy, Young, McGarrity, Doran, Jones, Vernon, Oakes, Williams, Alexander, Ross, O'Niel, McMullan, Lightbowne, Siddorn, Ryecroft, Bellowhouse, Walker, Gourley, Fagan, Havelin, Campbell, Smith, Thompson, Black, McCallum, Wilson, Loudon.

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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #16 on: Saturday 14 November 20 19:23 GMT (UK) »
So this other death in 1863 would fit:

John MCDONALD
Age 58
Mother's maiden name MCKENZIE
1863
060/ 8
Contin

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Re: Donald McDonald 1854
« Reply #17 on: Saturday 14 November 20 19:26 GMT (UK) »
Yes Monica, I was just looking at it.
May 4th.
 It's definitely him.
Wonder who Murdo's father was??
McGrorey, Loughrey, Briggs, Gribbin, Ferguson, Hunt(O)Connor(s), Danehy, Young, McGarrity, Doran, Jones, Vernon, Oakes, Williams, Alexander, Ross, O'Niel, McMullan, Lightbowne, Siddorn, Ryecroft, Bellowhouse, Walker, Gourley, Fagan, Havelin, Campbell, Smith, Thompson, Black, McCallum, Wilson, Loudon.