Donald Blue

Abt 1787 - 1847  (60 years)

• Name	Donald Blue
  Born	Abt 1787	Scotland, UK
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 May 1847	Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK
  	Died aged 60 at Ardelay
  Ancestors
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Donald Blue,   b. Abt 1709,   d. Apr 1778, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 69 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth Galbraith,   b. Abt 1767,   d. 30 Mar 1847, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 80 years)  (Mother)
  Notes	1827 census Gigha
  Person ID	I8297	Clark
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Donald Blue
  Mother	Elizabeth Galbraith,   b. Abt 1767,   d. 30 Mar 1847, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Barbara Smith,   b. 25 Jun 1813, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 31 Jan 1849, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 35 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1840	Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK
  	Donald Blue from Killean Parish with Barbara Smith from Carnvigoith Source Kintyre Magazine nr 23 Research on the Gigha branch of the family showed Malcolm Blue to be miller at Ardelay in 1795. In 1827 Ardelay was occupied by Elizabeth Galbraith, a widow of 64 years. She engaged Donald Blue from Killean as miller. In an old record he gave his age as 40 years at that time. He subsequently married Barbra Smith, daughter of a nearby farmer. In 1847 his mother died at Ardelay aged 84 years to be followed by himself shortly afterwards. His wife died early in 1849 but it is probable they had a family as a Donald Blue signed the call to a Mr. Duncan Black to come as parish minister after the death of the Rev. Dr. James Curdie. The old document was dated 24 December 1868.
  Children	+ 1. Donald Blue,   b. 18 Jun 1846, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK ,   d. 12 Apr 1915, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK  (Age 68 years) ▻ Flora Galbraith
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F2289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart