MacDonald Ancestors V3. 23rd December 2014 NB Nathalie will carry out more detailed search in 2015 into all these Health warning – all the similar names will do your head in!

The Stevenson Ancestors Jane Stewart (MA7) James Stewart (MA5) Christina Stewart (MA1) John Stewart (MA2) The MacArthurs and Stewarts (the MacDonald ancestors) (MA) OVERVIEW The Stevenson Ancestors Janet/Jane MacArthur (MA6) Mary Stewart (MA3) Duncan MacArthur (MA4) Jane Stewart (MA12) Brother and sister MA5 and MA7 each got married and had children (MA11 and MA12) who married each other. So instead of having 4 grandparents each (totalling 8 grandparents) they shared one set of grandparents, so only had 6 grandparents. ie they married their first cousins The Stevenson Ancestors James MacDonald (MA10) Jean Stewart (MA8) Alexander MacDonald (MA9) Donald MacDonald (MA11) married

The Stevenson Ancestors James Stewart (MA5) Born circa 1799 Little Dunkeld, Perthshire Christina Stewart (MA1) John Stewart (MA2) Marriage date & place unknown The MacArthurs and Stewarts (the MacDonald ancestors) (MA) OVERVIEW The Stevenson Ancestors Janet/Jane MacArthur (MA6) Born: c Sutherland Mary Stewart (MA3) Duncan MacArthur (MA4) Marriage date & place unknown Married circa 1824 Several children including Jane Stewart (MA12) who married Donald MacDonald ( MA11) Ie Grand parents of the 7/8 sisters James and Jane/ Jean found in 1851 in the Stewart stronghold of the Coigach area, an area which has been evidenced in historical records as being the area where 3 ancestral Stewarts from the Battle of Culloden fled to NB Birth date estimates taken from 1851 census

The Stevenson Ancestors James Stewart (MA5) Born circa 1799 Meikle Trochrie, Little Dunkeld Died circa Jane Stewart (MA7) Born 1795 Place unknown other children, including twin sons John and Donald born (OPR Births 373/ Little Dunkeld 1793 born to a John and Christian, not Christina? Same family or not? Christina Stewart (MA1) John Stewart (MA2) Marriage date & place unknown The MacArthurs and Stewarts (the MacDonald ancestors) (MA) Christina and John Stewart Ie Grand parent of the 7/8 sisters John Stewart and his wife Christina Stewart (Née Stewart) at Meikle Trochrie had a son born about the 10 th of October baptized Lagginalachie named James (MA5). I cannot find this in the old parish records but is reported in other family trees Who married Janet MacArthur (MA6) in 1824 Not yet researched! Something to be looked at later but others are searching for what could be the same family: hat.com/forum/in dex.php?topic= msg #msg Its possible that Christina is actually a Christian Stewart - a name ladies had at the time.

The MacArthurs and Stewarts (the MacDonald ancestors) (MA) Mary Stewart and Duncan MacArthur The Stevenson Ancestors Janet/Jane MacArthur (MA6) Born: c Sutherland Died 1890 in Bonar, Sutherland. Mary Stewart (MA3) Born: 1824 Kilmallie, Inverness- shire? Duncan MacArthur (MA4) (Police constable & latterly a tinsmith) Ie Grand parent of the 7/8 sisters NB Detailed birth/death etc data taken from Jane MacDonald word document Married: unknown place and date Who married James Stewart (MA5) Ie ‘Old Duncan’ who appears to have been the head of a band of travellers who regularly stayed in Strathtay (near Blair Atholl Referred to as "Co-leaic” in a book from 1910 by Campbell

The MacArthurs and Stewarts ( the MacDonald ancestors) (MA) Christy Grace MaryDonald Alexander Jean Stewart (MA 12) John Cllmmy / Clematina PeterJames SusanEwan James Stewart (MA5) Born circa 1799 Little Dunkeld, Perthshire Janet/Jane MacArthur (MA6) Born: c Sutherland NB Names Christy-Alexander taken from 1841 Census and John- Ewan from 1851 census The MacArthurs and Stewarts ( the MacDonald ancestors) (MA) Parents were MA1 and MA2 Parents were MA3 and MA4

The Stevenson Ancestors Alexander MacDonald (MA9) forebears unknown The MacDonald Ancestors (MA) The Stevenson Ancestors Jean Stewart (MA8) Married date and place unknown Jam James MacDonald (MA10)) James MacDonald/ Donnell (MA10) married Jane Stewart (MA 7) forebears unknown Ie Great grand parents of the 7/8 sisters Ie Grand parents of the 7/8 sisters The Stevenson Ancestors Jane Stewart (MA7) Christina Stewart (MA1) John Stewart (MA2) Married date and place unknown Have a child Donald MacDonald MA11 who marries Jane Stewart MA12

James MacDonald and Jane Stewart Donald MacDonald (MA 11) Father of the 7/8 sisters John MacDonald Born circa Died 1892 Portree James MaDonald/MacDonell/ Donnell ‘Cottar’ (MA10) Jane/ Jean Stewart (MA7) Marriage date and place unknown Father of the 7 or 8 sisters, who also confusingly married a Jane Stewart, and the resulting son Donald MacDonald (brother of Susanna) also married a Jane Stewart…! Ie Grand parents of the 7/8 sisters Married Mary Stewart daughter of MA5 and MA6 and sister of MA12 and had children Janet, Christy, James, Donald, Jane, Ales and Mary ( Source Jane MacDonald family document) Parents were MA8 and MA9 Parents were MA1 and MA2 NB I think John and wife Mary are the Jane Macdonald line, whose records ive utilised in preparing this document

James MacDonald and Jane Stewart Donald MacDonald (MA 11) Father of the 7/8 sisters Jean MacDonald Born circa 1834 John MacDonald Born circa 1835 Clemethina /Clematina MacDonald Born circa 1837 Peter MacDonald Born circa 1838 James MacDonald Born circa 1842 Susan MacDonald Born circa 1848 Ewan MacDonald Born circa 1850 James MaDonald/MacDonell/ Donnell (MA10) Jane/ Jean Stewart (MA7) Marriage date and place unknown Father of the 7 or 8 sisters, who also confusingly married a Jane Stewart Ie Grand parents of the 7/8 sisters Birth dates very approximate for Donald’s siblings, as taken from 1851 census Parents were MA8 and MA9Parents were MA1and MA2