18. John MacDonald, Schoolmaster of Lochcarron & Tacksman Scoraig & Crobeg

Courtesy of John MacRae:

According to the private publication "My Place", the children of John Macdonald (b 22nd Feb 1776, Corry; m 2nd June 1802; d 16th Jan 1865, Stornoway) and Mary Ross (Miiri Laghach) Maciver (b 1st Jan 1786, Stornoway; d 5th July 1869, Stornoway) were:-

  • Angus Macdonald (Postmaster Hudson Bay Company) 1807-1881, born at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom, married Ann Maclean . They had one daughter Jessie Macdonald 1832-1895 who married Andrew Gibson 1820-1904, moved to Duluth, Minnesota and had nine children. Later settled in Aberdeen.

  • Isabella Macdonald 1809-1886, born at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom, married Kenneth Mackenzie 1792-1862. They had six children - Alexander Mackenzie 1834-1894, John Mackenzie 1836-1903, Mary Mackenzie 1839-1983, Jessie Mackenzie 1842-1901, Kenneth Mackenzie 1844- ?.

  • Roderick Macdonald (Editor of Piclou Observer) 1811-1869, born at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom, married Johanna Mackay. They migrated to Canada in 1835, settled at Woodstock, Ontario and had five children - Roderick Macdonald, John Macdonald, Lucy Macdonald (Louisa), Mary Ross Macdonald, Georgina Elizabeth Macdonald.

  • Female Macdonald twin, born Little Loch Broom 1811, died in infancy.

  • Male Macdonald twin, born Little Loch Broom 1811, died in infancy.

  • Alexander Mackenzie Macdonald (Captain of East Indian trader) 1814-1871, born at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom, married Annabella Stewart died 1873. They had eleven children - Elizabeth Muir Macdonald born 1849 married Alfred John Pratt; John Macdonald 1852-1921/1922; Rev Robert Stewart Macdonald 1855-1819, married Florence Mary Prichard then Mary Dorothy Hardy; Woodbine Stewart Macdonald 1855- ? married Helen Holden; Mary Macdonald 1897-1917 did not marry; Alexander Reid Macdonald 1858-1925 migrated to Canada and married Matilda Errington; Annabella Stewart Macdonald 1860-1933 did not marry; Marion Ross Macdonald 1862-1943 married Alexander Barker Bassett; Stewart Muir Macdonald 1864-1927 married Lillian Ada Charnley Maudsley; Edith Campbell Macdonald 1865/66-1938 married Edward Littleton Gething; Charles Edward Macdonald 1867/68-1942 married Elsa von Herkomer.

  • Anne Macdonald 1816-1891, born Scoraig, Little Loch Broom, married John Macfarlane and they had nine children - John Finlayson Macfarlane 1844-1908; Alexander Malcolm Macfarlane 1846-1916; Malcolm Macfarlane died in infancy; Angus Roderick Macfarlane 1848-1908; Mary Anne Macfarlane 1850-1920; Murdo Donald Macfarlane 1852-1930; Norman Campbell Macfarlane 1853-1933; Malcolm John Macfarlane 1855-1857; Roderick Robert Macfarlane 1868-1937.

  • Murdo John Macdonald 1819-1878 (2/11/1874?), (Merchant of Stornoway) born Scoraig, Little Loch Broom married (7/4/1853) Jane (Jean) MacRae (1823-28/10/1882 Killin), daughter of Rev William MacRae minister of Barvas. Their children were Rev William John Macdonald 1855-1902 married Alexes Macmillan; still born twin and Roderick Evander Macdonald who died aged 13, John Robert Macdonald 1859-1929.

  • Mary Margaret Macdonald 1820-1821, born at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom.

  • Donald Maciver Macdonald 1822-1892 (Ground officer of Uig), born at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom married Jessie Macleod and had seven children - Catherine Macdonald born 1852 died young; Mary Maciver Macdonald 1854-1917 married Angus Macphael; Margaret Shaw Macdonald 1858-1926 unmarried; Johann Macdonald 1860 - ? married Rev Peter Macdonald; Rev Norman Charles Macdonald 1867-1944 unmarried; Donald or David Roderick Macdonald 1871 - ?; Charles Macdonald died young.

  • Mary Macdonald 1826-1826, born at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom.

  • Johanna Macdonald born 1829 at Scoraig, Little Loch Broom married Captain James Carswell and had four children - Jean Glen Carswell born 1849; John Carswell 1851-1937; James Carswell born 1854; Andrew Carswell born 1858.


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