'MacDonald09'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Macdonald of Camuscross, Macdonald of Castleton, Macdonald of Tormore, Macdonald of Vallay

                               
William Macdonald ('Tutor of Macdonald')
m. Katherine Cameron (dau of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel)
1. Ewen Macdonald of Vallay, North Uist (a 1742)
  m. Mary Maclean (dau of Rev. Lachlan Maclean of Coll)
  A. William Macdonald of Vallay
  m. Mary Macdonald (dau of Alexander Macdonald of Boisdale)
  i. Alexander Macdonald of Vallay (Major)
  m. Harriott Macdonald (dau of Colin Macdonald of Boisdale, cousin)
  a. Alexander Macdonald of Vallay (b 14.07.1788, RN) had issue
  m. (02.02.1826) Flora Macrae (dau of Captain Duncan Macrae "of the Inverinate family")
  b. Margaret Macdonald
  m. Neil Maclean of Inverness
  c. Mary Macdonald (d unm)
  d. Isabella Macdonald
  m. Neil Maclean (minister of Tiree)
  ii. Ewen Macdonald of Griminish
  m. _ Bruce (governess)
  a. Harriet Macdonald
  m. _ Oakes (Major)
  b. Mary Macdonald
  m. _ Tod (General)
  c.+ other issue - Ewen, William
  iii. Mary Macdonald
  m. Allan Macqueen (minister of North Uist)
  iv. Susan Macdonald
  m. James Macqueen (minister of North Uist)
  v. Margaret Macdonald
  m1. (sp) _ MacKinnon (Captain)
  m2. _ Martin (Captain)
vi. Janet Macdonald (dsp)
  m. John Macdonald of Malaglet
  vii. Catherine Macdonald (d unm)
2. James Macdonald of Aird, Troternish, Isle of Skye
  m. (Margaret) Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart
  A. Catherine Macdonald
  m. Donald Macdonald of Balranald
  B. Isabella Macdonald
  m. (sp) Charles Macdonald (Captain, son/heir of Allan of Kingsburgh by Flora Macdonald)
  C.+ other issue - son, Mary (d unm)
3. Mary Macdonald (d 1776) possibly fits here
  m. (1712) John MacDougall, 22nd of Dunollie (d 1737)
4.+ other issue - John of Kirkibost (Captain), Flora, Margaret (d unm)

 

 

Donald Macdonald, 1st of Castleton
m. Margaret Cameron (dau of John Cameron of Lochiel, sister of Sir Ewen Dubh)
1. John (Ian) Macdonald of Castleton
  m. Mary Maclean (of the family of Ardgour)
  A. Donald Macdonald of Castleton (Colonel)
  m. Isabella Macleod (dau of William Macleod of Hamer)
  i. John Macdonald of Castleton
m. Margaret Macleod (dau of _ Macleod of Arnisdale, cousin)
  a.+ issue (dsp) - Donald in Skye, Norman in West Indies, Aelxander (Major), Magnus in East Indies, John (d 1833, Captain),Flora of Skirinish (d unm), Isabella (d unm)
  B. Roderick (Ruan MacIan) Macdonald of Camuscross
  m1. Anne Macleod (dau of John Macleod of Drynoch)
  i. Alexander Macdonald of Camuscross
  m. Jane Johnstone (dau of Captain John Johnstone of Stapleton, son of James, Earl of Hartfell & Annandale)
  a. Donald Macdonald (d 1804)
  m. Johanna Manning
  (1) James Macdonald had issue
  m. Catharine MacCarthy (dau of Denis MacCarthy of Kilcoleman)
  (2) Donald Macdonald had issue
  m. Susan MacCarthy (dau of Denis MacCarthy, sister of Catharine)
  (3) Johanna Macdonald
  m. George Gwynn
  b. Alexander Macdonald
  m. Anne Salterford
  (1) Alexander John Macdonald (d infant)
  c. Mary Macdonald (d young)
  ii. James Macdonald of Knock
  m. Grace Macdonald (dau of_ Macdonald of Breakish)
  a. son
  m. _ Mackay of Inverness
  iii. Donald Macdonald of Tormore, Isle of Skye (d 1799)
m. Eliza Macfarlane of Garistock
  a. Alexander Macdonald of Tormore (d 1857) had issue
  m. Isabella Chisholm (dau of Alexander Chisholm of Samalaman & Lochans)
  m2. ?? (Mrs Maccqueen)
  C. Margaret Macdonald
  m. Sir James Macdonald of Oronsay, 6th Bart of Sleat
  D. Florence Macdonald
  m. Alexander Macdonald of Kingsburgh (b c1689, d 13.02.1772)
  E. Isabella Macdonald
  m. John Mackinnon of Kinloch
2. Mary Macdonald
  m1. Sir Donald Macdonald, 4th Bart of Sleat (d 1718)
  m2. Alexander Macdonald of Boisdale

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles' by Alexander Mackenzie (1885, p284+)
(2) For lower section : 'History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles' by Alexander Mackenzie (1885, p277+)
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