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Duncan MacDonald

Male 1811 - 1863  (51 years)


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  • Name Duncan MacDonald 
    Born 20 Nov 1811  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation woolen weaver as per death certificate of wife in 1872 
    Died 26 Jun 1863  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: stomach complaint 
    • Died age 52.
      Informant is Peter Galbraith brother inlaw
    Buried Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 5 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John MacDonald,   b. Abt 1764,   d. 15 Jun 1831, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  (Father) 
    Isabella Galbraith,   b. Abt 1780,   d. 14 Mar 1840, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • Born Ardelay


      1841 census Gigha
      Address: Tarbert
      MCDONALD Duncan M 25 Woolen & Linen Weaver Argyllshire
      MCDONALD Donald M 15 Argyllshire
      MCDONALD Flory F 25 Argyllshire
      GALBREATH Niel M 35 Cod Fisher Argyllshire
      GALBREATH Bella F 26d Argyllshire
    Person ID I8015  Clark
    Last Modified 7 May 2012 

    Father John MacDonald,   b. Abt 1764,   d. 15 Jun 1831, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Isabella Galbraith,   b. Abt 1780,   d. 14 Mar 1840, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F2218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Flora Galbraith,   b. 3 Aug 1812, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1872, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 16 Jun 1842  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Duncan McDonald and Flora Galbraith in Tarbert

      1851 census Gigha
      Tarbert
      Duncan McDonald head married 39 handloom weaver (linen)
      Flora McDonald wife 38
      Isabella McDonald daughter 7
      Betsey McDonald daughter 6
      Mary McDonald daughter 4
      Flora McDonald daughter 3
      Anne McDonald daughter 6 months
    Children 
     1. Isabella MacDonald,   b. 15 Apr 1843, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Betty MacDonald,   b. 19 Sep 1844, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1881  (Age 36 years)
    Alexander McAlister;   John Johnston  m. 9 Jan 1877
     3. Mary MacDonald,   b. 1 Aug 1846, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Flora MacDonald,   b. 11 Jun 1848, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1897, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +5. Anne MacDonald,   b. 28 Sep 1850, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    John Wotherspoon  m. 25 May 1876
    +6. John MacDonald,   b. 22 Nov 1852, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1926, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Sarah Duncan  m. 13 Dec 1883
    +7. Donald MacDonald,   b. 4 Jan 1855, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1912, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 7 May 2012 
    Family ID F2213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart