Peter Stewart MCDONALD & Isabella BRUCE
Father: Peter Stewart MCDONALD, (son of Peter Croll MCDONALD), b. 28 Aug 1842, Lundie Angus Scotland
At the time of his marriage Peter was a blacksmith journeyman who lived at 73 Blackcroft in Dundee Forfarshire Scotland. . He belonged to the United Presbyterian church. Isabella his wife was a domestic servant. Last child that can be known of was born in Glamis in 1872 .Any children born after 1875 to this couple are not on Family Search as the records stop in 1875. So there could be further children.A search done by Ross Cameron in Registers of Scotland in Edinburgh could find no death record for Peter or Isabella in Scotland.that can be found at this time Perhaps they died in England . Or it is possible that this brother immigrated to Canada or Austrailia or somewhere else, perhaps even the US although the family story does not mention this brother in the US. .The link to this family is proven on his marriage certificate where his parents are listed as Peter McDonald and Margaret Stewart. 1871 Scotland Census http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1104&enc=1 about Peter McDonald Name: Peter McDonald Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Relationship: Head Spouse's name : Isabella Gender: Male Where born: Lundee, Perthshire Registration Number: 282/4 Registration district: St Andrew Civil parish: St Andrew County: Angus Address: 17 Caldrum St Airs Land Occupation: Black Smith ED: 15 Page: </cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&ti=0&r=an&db=1871Scotland&F0=CSSCT1871_52-0543&F7=1> (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 5 Line: 18 Roll: CSSCT1871_52 Household Members: Name Age James McDonald http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871Scotland&indiv=try&h=1243486 2 Peter McDonald http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871Scotland&indiv=try&h=1243484 27 Isabella McDonald Bruce http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871Scotland&indiv=try&h=1243485 29
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Mother: Isabella BRUCE, (daughter of Donald BRUCE), b. 9 Aug 1837, dull Perth
In keeping with honoring maiden names on the 1871 Census when Isabella lists herself she calls herself Isabella McDonald Bruce, in fact using her own last name instead of her husbands.
Married 15 Sep 1865, Dundee Angus
Children:
- James MCDONALD, b. 29 Oct 1869, Dundee Angus
- William MCDONALD, b. 18 Oct 1872, Glamis Angus Scotland