Donaldson's

[Kirsty01]

Hi I'm new to Rootschat. I've been doing my family tree on my late dads side he was born in Alloa Scotland. His parents were Robert Donaldson & Marion Corsar. I've managed to go back to my 4Th great grandparents Robert Donaldson & Jean/Jane Campbell they married on the 4-11-1798 in Clackmannan I've hit a brick wall as I can't find birth or death records for Robert. I have found their children's birth records Betty? B-1799 D-14-4-1801 , Margaret B-1801 D-19-5-1859 M- Alexander Gifford 26-10-1822, James B-14-1-1803 D-17-12-1877 M- Janet McGregor 22-11-1846, Katharine B-29-8-1805 D-14-6-1819, Henry Scotland B-10-7-1807 M-Katharine Kennedy 25-11-1832, John B-4-6-1809, Janet B-24-10-1811. If there is anyone on here who can help I would appreciate it. many thanks Kirsty 

[Alan of Kaslo]

Hello

Did you consider the only one that is on SP for the correct birth time-slot (1765-1780)?

DONALDSON
ROBERT
ROBERT DONALDSON/MARGT. STUPART
M
04/05/1766
466
30 / 200
Clackmannan

Then there is this from a generation previous:

DONALDSON
   
ROBERT
   
JOHN DONALDSON/MARGARET MACULLO
M
12/08/1733
466
20 / 412
Clackmannan

[Kirsty01]

Hi Alan yes I did look at that one & wondered if it could be but as I don't live in Scotland I don't know the area so I was looking at the Clackmannan area since that was where he married I don't know how far people would of traveled back then sorry.

[Alan of Kaslo]

Yeah , those records are at the right time and in Clackmannan  as well. It's possible these are the  right ones but has to be cross-referenced and proven. Getting those docs from SP would be a start. Many times old docs don't lead to clues ...sometimes they do. It's a gamble.

1798 wedding minus about 30 years of age equals probably born 1768ish

I'd say Robert Donaldson and Margaret Stupart who had son Robert in 1766 in Clackmannan  would be well worth looking further into.

I had to change likely the right ones to possibly. Just because there is a same-named person born in Clackmannan at the right time doesn't mean it's the correct person...

[Alan of Kaslo]

There is another candidate ...

DONALDSON ROBERT

JOHN DONALDSON/MARGRET SHORT
M
20/02/1778
465
50 / 59
Alloa

I didn't see this at first on SP site. It's in the area of Clackmannan.


   

[Kirsty01]

Yes I’ve been using Scotland’s people I try to find a death record to get the parents details & go back from there. But back in the 1700s when there was no parents details on the death record it makes it harder. I did find a birth record for a Robert Donaldson born in the Clackmannan area to a John Donaldson & Margaret Short he was born illegitimate. The other problem I had was trying to figure out what age people married back then? 

[Alan of Kaslo]

I believe they generally married between age 20 and 30.

The kids of Robert Donaldson were all born at Carnock. A Robert Donaldson died at Carnock.

DONALDSON ROBERT
   
-----
   
52
M
17/10/1824
414
30 / 276
Carnock

Would have been born around 1777.

[Kirsty01]

Hi Alan I did see that one & thought it’s probably him. But with no other names on the death record it’s hard to verify it. Thanks for your help. I’ve got his kids & managed to find marriage records for some of them. My own direct line comes from his son James born 1803.

[Alan of Kaslo]

I just saw a local thread here on Rootschat where they mention James...

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=483658.msg5494071#msg5494071