Annabella Macdonald 1815 approx.

 

1808. ?? An Annabella Macdonald was born to Duncan MacDonald & Margaret on 8/5/1808 in Inverbaine Shieldaig, Applecross TOO early!

Births 14/3/1815 to Alexander & Isobel MacDonald in Annat, Applecross

22/10/1818 to Norman Macdonald & Janet Mackenzie Inverbaine, Applecross- FMP

3/9/1818 to John Macdonald & Anne Mackenzie Shieldaig, Applecross

1834- Annabella Macdonald married John Macdonald 1. Banns read in this year-FMP. Her residence Torridon, Applecross ;John´s Calla kille, Applecross

1839. Margaret MacDonald was born to John McDonald1, & Annabella MacDonald on 30/9/1839 -SP, b.c. available - this maiden name of her mother also from her 1864 m.c.

1841C. Annabella Macdonald, 26, was living Calla Kille, Applecross Ross & Cromarty with husband John, 27, farmer, & 3children

John McDonald Male 27 1814 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Anabella McDonald Female 26 1815 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
William McDonald Male 4 1837 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Margaret McDonald Female 1 1840 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Margaret McDonald Female 64 1777 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Ann Mitchel Female 10 1831 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret McDonald, 64, almost certainly John´smother

John dead 1841- 1855/ 1861 , but no death to fit this on SP deaths - just a 30 yr old in 1860 and 2 over 80s!! VERY odd . But no statutory deayhs until 1855

Cannot find the family on FM Por AAncestry in 1851C . There is one as a niece in a Bains family, but seemingly has a 4 yr old younger sister, Mary??, and , anyway, her mother is still alive!! LOOK ON ANCESTRY

1861C. Annabella Mcdonald, 44, widow, farmer, was living Calla Kille, Applecross Ross & Cromarty.

Anabella McDonald
Head
Widow Female 44 1817 Farmer Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
William McDonald
Son
Unmarried Male 23 1838 Labourer Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Peggy McDonald
Daughter
Unmarried Female 22 1839 Domestic servant Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Margaret McBeath
Grand mother
Widow Female 84 1777 - Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

so Margaret McBeath Annabella´s grandmother, or grand mother in law . She dies, aged 87, in 1864-SP & in

1851C she is living with son, Donald

Donald Mcbeath 40
Barbara Mcbeath 41
Duncan Mcbeath 15
Flora Mcbeath 10
Christy Mcbeath
8
John Mcbeath 6
Infant 10 Mo
Ann Gillies 35
Margt Mcbeath 72midwife

& in 1841C , living Fernmore, Applecross,

Donald Macbeath Male 82 1759 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Margaret Macbeath Female 60 1781 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Alexander Macbeath Male 25 1816 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
John Macbeath Male 22 1819 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

 

Cannot find her in FMP in 1871C, nor a death for her 1861-1871. Could she remarry? a John Beaton pr a Fnlay Macrae , both in 1864

Death for her, 68,in 1885, so looked in 1881C _ there was an unmarried Annabella, 65, pauper, so this would be the 1885 death!!!

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