'MacDonald01'
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Families covered: MacDonald of the Isles, MacDonald of Lochalsh, MacDonald of MacDonald, MacDonald of Ross, Macruairi of Garmorran

Orila Dumnan
1. Gillebride
  A. Somerled, King of the Northern Isles (b c1113, d Renfrew 1164)§A
  Some sources report that Somerled had more than one wife/mistress. We intend to investigate this in due course. TSP just mentions his marriage to ...
  m. (1140) Ragnhilda (b c1117, dau of Olaf the Red, King of Man and the Isles)
  i. Reginald (Ranald), King of the Isles, Lord of Argyll and Kintyre (d 1207)
  m. daughter of Randulph
  That a daughter of Randulph may have been a wife of Reginald is given in TSP (Moray). It is not known if she was mother of ...
  a. Donald of the Isles (d 1250)
  m. ?? Stewart (dau of Walter Stewart, 3rd Hereditary/High Steward of Scotland)
  (1) Angus Mor MacDonald, Lord of the Isles (d c1296)
  m. ?? Campbell (dau of Sir Colin Campbell of Lochow)
  (A) Alexander MacDonald, Lord of the Isles estates forfeited
  m. Juliana MacDougall of Lorn (dau of Ewen MacDougall, 3rd of Dunollie and of Lorn)
(i) issue - John Dubh, Reginald, Somerled, Angus, Godfrey, Charles
  (B) Angus Og MacDonald, Lord of the Isles (d 1329-30)
  m. Agnes O'Cathan (dau of Guy O'Cathan of Ulster)
  (i) John MacDonald, Lord of the Isles (d 1387)
  m1. (c1337) Amie Macruairi (dau of Ruairi Macruairi of Garmorran) below
  (a) John MacDonald (dvp)
  m. Ellen Campbell
  ((1)) Angus MacDonald (a 1369, dsp ?)
  (b) Reginald (Ranald) MacDonald, 1st of Clanranald and Glengarry (d 1386)
  ((1)) Allan MacDonald, 2nd of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1419)
  m. dau of Sir John Stewart of Innermeath (?)
  ((2)) Donald MacDonald, 2nd of Glengarry (d 1420)
  m1. Laleve MacIver
  m2. dau of Fraser of Lovat
  ((3)) John Dall MacDonald
((A)) John MacDonald
  ((4))+ other issue - Angus Riabhach, Dougall of Sunart
  (c) Godfrey MacDonald, Lord of Uist
  m2. (c1350) Margaret Stewart (dau of Robert Stewart, King Robert II of Scots)
  (d) Donald MacDonald, Lord of the Isles (d 1423)
  m. Margaret Leslie (dau of Sir Walter Leslie, Earl of Ross)
  ((1)) Alexander MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, Earl of Ross (d 07.05.1449)
  m1. Elizabeth Seton (dau of Sir Alexander de Seton, Lord Gordon)
  ((A)) John MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, Earl of Ross (d 1498)
  m. (before 08.02.1475-6) Elizabeth Livingstone (dau of Lord Livingstone)
  partner(s) unknown
  ((i)) John MacDonald (dvpsp)
  ((ii)) Angus MacDonald (dvp 1490)
  m. Margaret Campbell (dau of Earl of Argyll)
  ((a)) Donald Dubh MacDonald (d 1545)
  (((1))))son
m2. daughter of Macphee of Lochaber
  ((B)) Celestine MacDonald of Lochalsh, Sheriff of Inverness (d 1476)
  m. Finvola Maclean (dau of Lachlan Maclean of Duart)
  ((i)) Alexander MacDonald of Lochalsh
  ((a)) Sir Donald MacDonald of Lochalsh (dsp)
  ((b)) Margaret MacDonald of Lochalsh
  m. Alexander Macdonald, 6th of Glengarry (d 1560)
  ((c)) Janet MacDonald
  m. _ Dingwell of Kildun
  ((ii)) daughter
  m. Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, 13th Chief (d 1547)
p. daughter of Gillepatrick Roy
  ((C)) Hugh MacDonald, 1st of Sleat (d 1498)
  m/p1. Fynvola MacIan (dau of MacIan of Ardnamurchan)
  m/p2. dau of Gun, Cruineir Ghall (Crowner of Caithness)
  Not known by which wife (or partner) was ...
((D)) Margaret Macdonald
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  m. John Sutherland, 8th Earl of Sutherland (d 1508)
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  ((2)) Angus MacDonald, Bishop of the Isles
((3)) son, a monk
  ((4)) Anna MacDonald
  m. (c1397) Robert 'Duncan Maclagmayn'
  ((5)) Mariotta MacDonald
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  m. Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath (d after 15.11.1456)
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  ((6)) daughter
  m. Dugald Campbell, 1st Captain of Dunstaffnage Castle
(e) John Mhor ('Iain Mhor Tanistair') MacDonald of Duniveg and Glyns (d 1427)
  m. Margery Bisset (dau of Sir Hugh Bisset of the Glyns, Antrim)
  (f) Angus MacDonald (dsp)
  (g) Alexander ('Alastair Carrach') MacDonald, 1st of Keppoch (a 1431)
  (h) Hugh MacDonald of Glentilt (dsp)
  (i) Marcus MacDonald ancestor of MacDonalds of Cnocancluith
  (j) Mary MacDonald
  m. (before 05.1367) Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Dowart (d c1405)
  (k) Elizabeth MacDonald
  m. (before 08.10.1415) Angus Dubh Mackay of Strathnaver (d 1433)
  Probably dau of John, but by which wife is unknown, was ...
  (l) Agnes MacDonald
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  m. Sir John Montgomery of Ardrossan, Eglinton and Eaglesham (b 1360, d by 1429)
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  (ii) Mary MacDonald
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  m. William, 5th Earl of Ross, Lord of Skye (d 09.02.1371-2)
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  (iii) Fingola MacDonald
  m. John Stewart
  partner unknown
  (iv) John/Iain Fraoch MacDonald (d 1358) ancestor of the MacDonalds of Glencoe
  (C) John MacDonald (Iain Sprangach) (d c1340) ancestor of the MacDonalds of Ardnamurchan
  (2) Alexander MacDonald ('Alastair Mor') ancestor of various families of Alexanders and MacAlisters
b. Ruairi (Roderick) (d 1268)
  (1) Alan Macruairi of Garmorran (d c1285)
  (A) Ruairi Macruairi of Garmorran (d c1325, 3rd son)
  (i) Ranald Macruairi
  (ii) Amie Macruairi
  m. (c1337) John MacDonald, Lord of the Isles (d 1380) above
  (iii) Alan Macruairi
  (B) Christina Macruairi
  m. Duncan of Mar
  (C)+ other issue - Ranald, Lachlan (d 1318)
  c. daughter
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m. Alan, Lord of Galloway, Constable (d 1234)

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ii. Dugall of Lorn, Mull and Jura, 1st of Dunollie
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  iii. Angus, Lord of Bute and Arran (d 1210)
  a. James Macrory of Bute and Arran (d 1210)
  (1) Jean Macrory
J
  m. Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland (d 1283)
J
  b.+ 2 other sons (both d 1210)
  iv.+ other issue - Gillicallum (d Renfrew 1184), Olave, Gall Macsgillin, Beatrix (prioress of Iona)
  B. daughter
  m. Malcolm, Earl of Ross
  i. Donald
  ii. Grelod / Gornflaeth of Ross
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  m. Harald Maddadson, Earl of Orkney and Caithness (b 1134, d 1206)
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Main sources: TSP (Lord of the Isles), BP1999 (MacDonald).
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