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From: "Deb O'Reilly" <>
Subject: RE: [ABERDEEN] Census lookup re Alexander Donald
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 06:45:14 -0500
In-Reply-To: <003c01c3ba1f$30c25320$87cfadcb@agveale>


Hi Carol,

Census info you provided has helped me immensely to fill in on the family of
John DONALD and Margaret DUTHIE.

Updated:

John DONALD, b/ch 17 July 1798 at Echt, son of James DONALD & Margaret
HARVEY; d 27 May 1856 at Gight, Cluny, buried Skene Churchyard, informant,
son Alexander DONALD.

Margaret DUTHIE, b/ch 27 October 1812 at Echt, daughter of Robert DUTHIE and
Jean ALLAN; d 05 February 1863 at Gight, Cluny, informant, son Alexander
DONALD.

Siblings of John DONALD: Alexander 1795, James 1797, Ann 1800
Siblings of Margaret DUTHIE: Alexander 1807, Ann 1810

Would be delighted to know if anyone connects to this family group.

Thanks so much!

Deb O'Reilly
Midlothian, Viriginia USA
home page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dcoreilly
A&NESFHS #13005




-----Original Message-----
From: veale [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 11:29 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Census lookup re Alexander Donald

Hi Kerrie,

How do you know that Alexander DONALD was b Monymusk? Have I got it right
that the father of your James DONALD b 12 Jan 1857 Tullynessle & Forbes was
given as Alexander DONALD, Woodend, Cluny?

In the 1861 census in Cluny at Bogentory was Alexander DONALD, 33, crofter
of 8 acres, b Monymusk; wife Mary Ann, 27 b St Nicholas, Aberdeen; children
Mary Ann, 2; & Margaret, 1, both b Cluny.

George WATT has sent you this family in the 1881 census. Alexander DONALD m
Mary Ann MCKENZIE/TORRIE on 25 Dec 1857 in St Nicholas Aberdeen.

(The other young possible Alexander DONALD in Cluny in 1861 was aged 25.
The family consisted of Alexander DONALD, 25, farmer of 64 acres, b Echt;
mother Margaret DONALD, 48, W, b Echt; siblings Mary DONALD, 19; Robert
DOANLD, 16; William DONALD, 10; Margaret DONALD, 7. This farm was on page 1
of enumeration district 4. The indexer, Evelyn GILL couldn't make out the
address, but the next farm was Drumnahoy. In 1851 this family were at
Gight, Cluny, John DONALD, 52, farmer of 48 acres, b Echt; wife Margaret,
38, b Echt; children Alexander, 15, Jane, 13; John, 11; Mary, 9; Robert, 6;
James, 3; William, 9m. This was John DONALD & Margaret DUTHIE who m 22 Nov
1834 Echt, and their Alexander was b 9 Sep 1835.)

Woodend is about 1 mile north of Drumnahoy, and lies in enumeration district
5 in the 1861 census. There are no DONALDs in the actual farm of Woodend,
but next door at Woodside Cottage of Woodend are Alexander DONALD, 61, ag
lab, farmer of 5 acres, b Skene; wife Margaret DONALD, 58, b Cluny;
grandson, Alexander HOGG, 9, b Banchory Devenick. In the 1851 census this
family is at Woodend Cottages, Alexander DONALD, 52, ag lab, b Skene; wife,
Margaret, 49, b Cluny; children Alexander, 23; Mary, 16, both b Monymusk;
Robert, 9; Patrick, 6 both b Cluny. This is the family of Alexander DONALD
& Margaret RENNIE. They m 29 Dec 1821 Skene. There is no c record for
their son Alexander or dau Mary in the Monymusk OPR. It seems likely that
their Alexander is the one who m Mary Ann McKenzie TORRIE & this could be
easily checked with the 1857 marriage cert. It also seems probable that he
is your Alexander.

The other Alexander DONALD that George WATT sent you from the 1881 census,
Alexander DONALD of Brankenteum, Monymusk was a lifelong bachelor who was
also living at Brankie, Monymusk in 1861.

Regards, Carol.

----- Original Message -----
From: "kerrie thom" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 1:03 AM
Subject: [ABERDEEN] Census lookup re Alexander Donald


> Hello everyone
>
> Hoping someone is able to do a Census check for me for 1881. Alexander
> Donald born at Monymusk age 52, living at Bogentory, Cluny.
>
> Census check for 1861 re Alexander Donald in Montgarrie, the Parish of
> Tullynessle and Forbes. This is just a wild guess as he fathered James
> Donald in this area in 1857.
>
> Census check for 1861 re Alexander Donald in Woodend, Cluny. He gave this
> address working as a labourer.
>
> This is THE absolute brick wall in my Donald tree. What do we do when the
> history comes to such an abrupt end. Oh for Dr Who's time machine the
> Tardus.
>
> Thankyou in advance
> Kerrie
> Brisbane, Australia
>
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