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Lewis & Margaret MacDonald New Glasgow 1881 Census

Lewis & Margaret MacDonald New Glasgow 1881 Census

Allana Cathcart (View posts)
Posted: 28 Jan 2006 9:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: MacDonald, Gillis, Grant, MacKenzie, Brown, Roach
Are you connected to this family? - See extract of 1881 Census X2.

We do not know names of any older sons/daughters (other than Kate) who may have already left home by date of 1881 census.

We do not know if sons John & Alexander married or to whom or if they moved away from New Glasgow.

Daughters married - Sarah to Malcolm MacDonald (brought up a large family in Dominion, 3 daughters were nuns) Kate to John Grant & Margaret to Thomas Grant (Kate & John died young, their son, Angus, was brought up by Margaret & Thomas Grant with their own family in Thorburn) MaryA married James Brown (large familt in Albion Mines), the other Margaret married Murdoch MacKenzie, DepMayor of Stellarton, I have been told but not yet confirmed that 2 daughters also married to Roach, possibly John & James??

Flora, who was born in Antigonish 1873/4, married Alex S Gillis, born in Antigonish in 1865, (Flora & Alex's eldest daughter, Mary, born in Stellarton about 1896 & 4 other children born in Nanaimo BC between 1898 & 1908 - Florence, Martha, Henry, Sadie)

Flora MacDonald/Alex Gillis are my great grandparents; their daughter Martha, born Nanaimo 1900, married John Malcolm (Ian Canna) MacDonald of Glencoe, Inv Co., in Antigonish about 1918 & lived in New Waterford.

We do not know parents of Alex Gillis or any details of his family.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.


4 TEXT Extract: 1881 Canadian Census
5 CONT Census Place: New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia
5 CONT Source: FHL Film 1375811 NAC C-13175 Dist 20 SubDist P Page 42 Family 210
5 CONT Household:
5 CONT Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
5 CONT Lewis MCDONALD
5 CONT Male M 52 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Occ: Labourer Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Margret MCDONALD
5 CONT Female M 44 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Mary MCDONALD
5 CONT Female 25 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Margret MCDONALD
5 CONT Female 20 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Sarah MCDONALD
5 CONT Female 18 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT John MCDONALD
5 CONT Male 16 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Alexander MCDONALD
5 CONT Male 12 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Margret Ann MCDONALD
5 CONT Female 10 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Flora MCDONALD
5 CONT Female 8 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
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4 TEXT Extract: 1881 Canadian Census
5 CONT Census Place: McLennan's Mountain, Pictou, Nova Scotia
5 CONT Source: FHL Film 1375812 NAC C-13176 Dist 20 SubDist S Page 58 Family 274
5 CONT Household:
5 CONT Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
5 CONT John GRANT
5 CONT Male M 28 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Occ: Miner Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Catherine GRANT
5 CONT Female M 24 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT Angus GRANT
5 CONT Male 1 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic
5 CONT John T GRANT
5 CONT Male <1 Scottish Nova Scotia
5 CONT Religion: Catholic Born: Jan; 3/12
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Re: Lewis & Margaret MacDonald New Glasgow 1881 Census

Greg Lynch (View posts)
Posted: 3 Mar 2006 3:11AM GMT
Classification: Query
I think I have some info on MacDonald/Gillis

Re: Lewis & Margaret MacDonald New Glasgow 1881 Census

Lana Cathcart (View posts)
Posted: 3 Mar 2006 6:21AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: MacDonald/Gillis
Please e-mail any additional info - are we related?

Re: Lewis & Margaret MacDonald New Glasgow 1881 Census

Jane H. Putta (View posts)
Posted: 3 Mar 2006 9:50AM GMT
Classification: Query
Just a hint...put a query on Pictouroots and you'll probably get some results.
Jane

Re: Lewis MacDonald & (1)Anna Boyd (2)Margaret Smith New Glasgow

Posted: 18 Apr 2007 8:57AM GMT
Classification: Query
From the records now available for Nova Scotia I have found the death records for 2 of Lewis's daughters -
and that their mother was Anna BOYD MacDonald not Margaret. I also found a marriage record for widower Lewis MacDonald & widow Margaret Smith 1876.
This all fits well as the youngest child shown on the 1881 census IS my great-grandmother, Flora, who married Alex Gillis. Also shows Flora's sister, Margaret, who married Stephen MacKenzie. I found their death information and both records show the parents as Lewis MacDonald & Anna Boyd. The Hist of Antigonish County, page 81, indicates that Ann Boyd married Lewis MacDonald. Unfortunately, Rankin did not say which MacDonald family Lewis belonged to. Also, I find Rankin's information on the various generations of Boyds more than a little confusing.

Was Ann the daughter of Alex Boyd?

Does anyone know which MacDonalds Lewis belonged to?

I DO know that there is a connection to the "blue" MacDonalds - Angus Blue MacD, councillor in Glace Bay - but that doesn;t necessarily mean that the connection is thru these MacD's. The "blue" possible derived from "Gorm" of the Sleat branch??

Also posted to Pictou Board

Re: Lewis & Margaret MacDonald New Glasgow 1881 Census

Posted: 2 Mar 2015 5:22PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi - I do have information about that family and some questions of my own. I know it's been quite a long time since this post but if you do want to discuss what I've learned please contact me at klivoli@verizon.net.

Thanks

Karen
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