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Comment by Fred Joseph MacDonald on November 3, 2011 at 11:49am

Researching: MacDonald/ McDonald, Gunness/Gunas/Gunnis, Lynas families.

Comment by Jan Westcott on July 7, 2010 at 8:02pm

Would like to contact any ancestors of John McDonald b 1850, Kilsyth Stirling (son of Malcolm McDonald and Agnes nee Patrick) m 1871 Kilsyth Stirling to Agnes Pringle b 1844 Gorbals, Glasgow City, Lanarkshire (daughter of William Sharp Pringle and Elizabeth nee Grant). Son Andrew John McDonald b 1886 Lossit, Kilsyth Stirling is my grandfather. Believe Andrew's siblings to be Malcolm b 1871, John b 1873, William b 1874, Elizabeth b 1877 and James b 1880. Would appreciate any information. Thank you.

Jan Westcott

Comment by Tony Haigh on June 12, 2010 at 9:09pm

We live in Melbourne Australia and are coming to UK in August. My wife, then known as Deirdre Carter is trying to find a friend Jane MacDonald who would be in her sixties and lived on the isle of Barra.

Comment by LuRose Williams on February 19, 2010 at 10:53am

Happy Spring to you all...

I just was told in December 2009 that my paternal DNA--matches totally to the MacDonald and MacNeill of Barra Scotland. For several generations we only knoew our names as "Williams" but with the advent of DNA testing, we are MacNeills of Renfrwshire. Has anyone heard of the "Black" group of Donald, Macneill DNA ? I can only imagine who my ancestors really are. The MtDNA points 10 out of 10 to ladies from Ireland, particular the ones who went to settle New Scoland Canada..As the MtDNA reflects, I am 10 of 10 to an American Indian female whose name was Mourning Dove or Christena Kintaskit . What I have read, her father was also Scot and Indian blood and they all lived on the Colville Reservation in Oregon Canada Borer.

Ryan your name is Williams also...Can you give a reasonable explaination as to why my paternal line would be Williams and not MacDonald or MacNeill ?

Thanks..LuRose

Comment by Ann Hausler Harrington on February 19, 2010 at 1:00am

G'day all! I live in Melbourne Australia but I am looking to connect with Macdonald descendants that came from the Knoydart area of Scotland. My ancestor, Donald MacDonald and his wife Catherine MacGillis sailed on the Macdonald in 1786 and settled in Glengarry Ontario Canada. Looking to connect with descendants of their children. Open to any tips on how to look for this family in Knoydart. Thanks!

Comment by Ryan Michael Williams on December 21, 2009 at 3:18am

Thank-you for the greetings Heather, I'm sure we all will have a special time.

My branch is planning a good ol' clan get-together! Good conversations, good food, and a lot of good wine!

Anyway... Merry Christmas to all, Happy New Years, Happy Holidays, cheers to good health and to good fun!

Comment by Heather Higgins on December 21, 2009 at 3:10am

Xmas greetings to all Clan Donald members. I hope you all have a special time with your friends and family. Take care as you welcome in 2010....

Comment by Heather Higgins on August 18, 2009 at 5:59am

Greetings everyone, I was rapt to see a Clan Donald Group already formed. the more the merrier.
I am a MacDonald by birth & live in Auckland, NZ. My MacDonald connection with NZ came about when Nelson was established by the NZ Company having already settled Wellington.
My gggf John McDonald was one of the 'Preliminary Men' who sailed ahead of their wives & children to mark out & prepare the town for the new settlers. He sailed on the Whitby one of three boats which left Gravesend together with the men & supplies, etc in April 1841 & finally arrived in Nelson 5 Nov 1841. Also on the boat was George McDonald who we think is probably related but nothing proven as yet. John McDonald's wife Janet Grant & their 10yr old son William, plus George's wife Euphemia & baby Ronald followed on the 'Lloyds' along with the other wives & children sailing from Gravesend Sept 1841 & finally arrived in Nelson 15 Feb 1842, a tragic journey with the deaths of 65 children.
John & Janet had a further three children in Nelson, my ggf John McDonald Jnr being the middle child. He eventually married Fanny Primmer born in Nelson & the daughter of early Settlers who arrived on the Bolton from Hampshire, Eng.
My gf, Walter was born July 1886 & was 8th of 10 children all born in Nelson
Walter, in turn fathered fourteen children, my father also no. 8 in line, then there were my two brothers & myself & we were all born in Auckland. On the MacDonald side I am one of 51 1st cousins so we are a rather large group.
Is there anyone who might be a descendant of John McDonald & Janet Grant's children - William(Inverness), Mary Ann(Nelson), John(Nelson), George Duncan(Nelson)? John & Janet were born & married in Inverness according to Janet's death extract however, we dont know whether that is Inverness town or Inverness-shire. Cheers from Down Under....