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From: "Jimmy McPherson" <>
Subject: Re: MCDONALD/MCLEAN of Tyree
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 16:59:35 GMT


Hi Bruce Moffat, I don't know anything about your Hugh Boisdale MacDonald
But my grandmother Christina McKiggan a MacDonald sept name was born In
Boisdale, South Uist.Inverness-shire, my point being is that perhaps your
Hugh had Boisdale South Uist ancestry which you may care to investigate.Jim.


>From: Bruce Moffatt <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: MCDONALD/MCLEAN of Tyree
>Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:16:39 -0600
>
>
>Hello everyone!
>
>I just found out that one of our ancestors was born in Kilmallie,Argyll.
>The family I am researching is HUGH MCDONALD and ANN MCLEAN married Jun
>8,1790 in Kenovay,Tyree. They had the following children:
>
>Hugh Boisdale McDonald (our ancestor) born 1791 chr.Oct.9,1791 Kilmallie
>
>Catharine 1796 Scarinish
>Marion 1798 Tyree
>Charles 1800 "
>Archibald 1801 "
>Marion 1804 "
>Donald 1806 "
>
>Hugh Boisdale McDonald married a Mary Hender ( I think in England) and
>they had 4 children in Swansea Wales between 1838 and 1842 and then
>another 3 children in Liverpool.
>
>On all the children's birth certificates it states that he is a
>"gentleman" I was wondering if anyone is connected to this family and if
>anyone knows what kind of money he would have had- would he have been a
>merchant or landowner of some sort. I am trying to figure out why he
>moved to all these different port cities.
>
>I also think he was married before Mary Hender as the 1841 Swansea
>census says there is a Colin, Hector and Flora McDonald living with them
>but doesn't state the nature of their relationships. These children are
>15,10 and 5 (+/-) 5 yrs.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Sandra Moffatt
>Toronto, Ontario Canada
>
>
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>estate census
>


Yours Aye Jimmy McPherson

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