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Donald Galbraith

Male 1798 - 1860  (62 years)


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  • Name Donald Galbraith 
    Born 4 Jan 1798  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer 
    Died 28 Aug 1860  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: disease of the liver 
    • Informant Donald MacDonald, son in law
    Buried 30 Aug 1860  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 7 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Lachlan Galbraith,   b. Abt 1761,   d. 15 Jul 1836, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  (Father) 
    Catherine MacNeill,   b. Abt 1771,   d. 1 Mar 1844, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • Born Shansrioch
    Person ID I8046  Clark
    Last Modified 7 May 2012 

    Father Lachlan Galbraith,   b. Abt 1761,   d. 15 Jul 1836, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Catherine MacNeill,   b. Abt 1771,   d. 1 Mar 1844, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F2227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Catherine Galbraith,   b. Feb 1799, Kilcalmonell And Kilberry, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1878, Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1826  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Donald Galbraith at Drumyeonpark married Catherine Galbraith of the parish of Clachan

      1841 census Gigha
      Address: South Ardenlay
      GALBREATH Dond. M 44 Farmer Argyllshire
      GALBREATH Kathrine F 40 Argyllshire
      GALBREATH Margt. F 10 Argyllshire
      GALBREATH Mary F 8 Argyllshire
      GALBREATH John M 7 Argyllshire
      GALBREATH Kathrine F 5 Argyllshire
      GALBREATH Murdoch M 72 Ind. Argyllshire
      MCQUILKAN Nancy F 23 Female Servant Ireland
      MCNIEL Archd. M 13 Ag-Lab Argyllshire

      1851 census Gigha
      South Ardelay
      Donald Galbraith Head Married 54 farmer with 1 labourer
      Catherine Galbraith Wife 49
      Mary Galbraith daughter 18
      John Galbraith son 17
      Catherine Galbraith daughter 15
      Margaret McDonald daughter Married 20
      Donald McDonald son in law 27 cod & Ling fisherman
      Bella McDonald granddaughter 1
      Effie McMillan visitor married 23
      Bell Barr visitor unmarried 2
    Children 
     1. Lachlan Galbraith,   b. 17 Nov 1827, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1832, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     2. Catherine Galbraith,   b. 13 Apr 1829, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1829, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Margaret Galbraith,   b. 13 Apr 1829, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1829, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +4. Margaret Galbraith,   b. 25 Jul 1830, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1916, Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Donald MacDonald  m. 13 Dec 1849
    +5. Mary Galbraith,   b. 3 Apr 1832, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1914, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    John MacNeill  m. 25 Dec 1861
     6. John Galbraith,   b. 13 Oct 1833, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1908, Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Mary Wotherspoon  m. 9 Mar 1865
    +7. Catherine Galbraith,   b. 5 Jul 1835, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1913, Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Robert Crawford  m. 3 Mar 1859
    Last Modified 7 May 2012 
    Family ID F2220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart