I would be very interested to hear from any other researchers of the Macdonalds in Glen Strathfarrar and Urquhart Parish generally, particularly the Macdonalds from the Inverigan family of Glencoe who came up to Glen Strathfarrar and Strathconon to manage Alexander Macdonald Chief of Glencoe's rented sheep farms in the early 1800s. My G-G-Grandfather, Kenneth Macdonald, Sheep farmer and Innkeeper of Dalnacroich, Strathconon was born in 1820 to John Macdonald (Sheep Farmer) and Margaret (M.S.) Macdonald. There was much intermarriage between the family and people from Urquhart Parish and I believe that John or his father (as yet unidentified) may have been the first of the family to go to Strathconon.

My GG Grandfather is John Macdonald, Farmer/Grocer at Lewiston. (Nr Urquhart). Born 1864, Died 6th January 1936, married to Margaret Macdonald (nee McIntosh), Died 12th Jan 1941 aged 78. Buried at Old KIlmore Cemetry.

I know that Johns Father is Donald Macdoanld, Grieve at Dhivach, Born 1823, died 19th July 1886 aged 63.

If this is of any relevance to you, please let me know.

Dear Lyndsay,
We have a link! I have been researching my husband's tree for the last few years.Your GG father, John was my husband,s grandfather.John's marriage certificate stated he was a grocer/ Farmer at Lewiston, but he later farmed at Beauly. We have a photographs of his old farm, and also of the place he and Margaret got married. We have been to the Old Kilmore Cemetry many times in the last 10 years.I have information on the family dating back to the 1700s, and would love to hear from you .My husband is Arthur James Lewis Macdonald. Please contact, as we would love to hear from you.
YL

hi,

is this john macdonald the same that was married to a sarah, first? He had children by the name of jhon, sarah, henry, francis, samuel, hugh, and so on?

Thanks,

A. McDonald

For many years I have been looking for information on Simon McDonald, writer. My mother always insisted he was a McDonald/ Macdonald from Glencoe. The only documents I have are his son's death record in Glasgow in 1902 which gives his parents as Simon McDonald, writer and Ann McDonald and the 1851 census in Glasgow which records John McDonald born about 1826/7 in Arisaig along with his mother Ann, a widow born about 1801 in Arisaig.
I did come across a baptismal record for a Simon McDonald and his twin sister Margaret in 1794 at Eskadale, St. Mary's. Parents are noted as Donald McDonald and Margaret Cameron in Brulon, Glen Strathfarrar. Godparents John McDonald, James Fraser and Hellen Chisholm. Can anyone tell me if this Simon might be the father of John born 1816 Arisaig?

John was a copper to trade and with his wife Janet Adamson had at least four sets of twins, some born in Fort William area and some in Glasgow.