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MacAdam_Family – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)
Ewan or Hugh MacAdam, pioneer, arrived in 1790 – see Rankin pages 162-164.
Hugh MacAdam (d. 1820) probate file married Mary MacDonald
Moidart Family
Donald MacAdam (d. before 1820) probate file of father married Margaret
Mary MacAdam Senior
Catherine MacAdam
Margaret MacAdam
Mary MacAdam Junior
Allan MacAdam
Ronald R MacAdam (b. 1801-d. November 12, 1873) died at Moidart NSVS married Mary MacGillivray (b. 1805-d 1868)
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 13
Donald MacAdam (b. 1835-d. February 26, 1913) NSVS died at McArras Brook/Knoydart Obit married Mary MacDonald (b. 1839-d. 1922) d/o Alexander MacDonald (Hugh) living with married daughter Catherine in 1921 married January 21, 1855 at Arisaig.
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 13
1881 Census Arisaig District # 194
1891 Census Arisaig District # 111
1901 Census Arisaig District # 54
1911 Census Arisaig District # 44
Mary MacAdam (b. December 15/21, 1865-d. December 24, 1865) born at McAra’s Brook SMAR NSVS
John Allan MacAdam (b. December 19, 1867) SMAR teamster
Mary MacAdam (b. September 24, 1869-d. 1958) SMAR Obit house servant married John Joseph MacDonald
Sarah MacAdam (b. 1872-d. October 10, 1876) died at Moidart NSVS
Catherine MacAdam (b. October 12, 1871) SMAR house servant married John William MacAdam (see below)
John MacAdam (b. 1876-d. March 18, 1952) NSVS died at McAras Brook
Ranald/Ronald MacAdam (b. 1880)
1901 Census Arisaig District # 54
1911 Census Arisaig District # 44
John MacAdam (b. 1841-d. August 24, 1873) fisherman drowned at Cape George NSVS due to August gale Rankin
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 13
Ann MacAdam (b. 1842-d. December 1, 1875) died at Knoydart NSVS married to Alexander MacDonald, Knoydart Rankin
Alexander Ronald MacAdam (b. 1844-d. 1922) last will and testament page 405/557 Antigonish Will Book 1905-1925 blacksmith died at Malignant Cove Obit married Jerusha MacDonald (b. 1854-d. March 4, 1939) NSVS died at Malignant Cove Obit d/o Alexander and Catherine MacDonald married February 2, 1875 at Arisaig NSVS
1881 Census Arisaig District # 243
1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 101
1901 Census Maryvale District # 17
1911 Census Maryvale District # 23
1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 26
Anna Mae/Mary MacAdam (b. January 5, 1876-d. 1936) NSVS
John R MacAdam (b. July 1880-d. February 21, 1963) SMAR NSVS married Amelia (1886-d. 1935) born US
1911 Census Maryvale District # 23
1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District 17 # 24
Jerusha MacAdam (b. 1907) born US
Alexander Charles MacAdam (b. 1907) fisherman born US married Alice Catherine MacDonald (b. 1913) d/o John and Margaret Purcell MacDonald teacher married September 15. 1936
Dorothy MacAdam (b. 1908) born US
Evelyn MacAdam (b. 1908) born US
Family moved back to the US in the 1920s and John R and son Alexander moved back to Malignant Cove in the 1940s.
Alexander Angus MacAdam (b. September 12, 1882) born at Malignant Cove NSVS
Jerusha MacAdam (b. 1907)
Alexander MacAdam (b. 1907)
Dorothy MacAdam (b. 1908)
Evelyn MacAdam (b. 1908)
Hector MacAdam (b. 1846-d. January 24, 1933) NSVS died at Moidart Obit
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 13
1881 Census Arisaig District # 194
1891 Census Arisaig District # 111
1901 Census Arisaig District # 54
1911 Census Arisaig District # 44
1921 Census Arisaig District # 18
McAra’s Brook Family
John MacAdam (b. 1788-d. May 22, 1867) born at Moidart NSVS married Margaret MacInnis NSVS or MacEachern Rankin (d. before 1867) NSVS
Flora MacAdam (b. 1826-d. 1905) living with her brother Alexander in 1901
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 12
1881 Census Arisaig District # 195
1891 Census Arisaig District # 112
1901 Census Arisaig District # 55
Alexander MacAdam (b. 1827-d. 1904) Obit married Mary/Flora Gillis (b. 1832-d. 1896) Obit married June 15, 1851 at Arisaig. NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 14
1881 Census Arisaig District # 193
1891 Census Arisaig District # 110
1901 Census Arisaig District # 55
Flora Ann MacAdam (b. 1857)
Sarah MacAdam (b. 1859)
Margaret MacAdam (b. June 22, 1862) born at Moidart SMAR
Archibald MacAdam (b. 1864) lumberman
Alexander MacAdam (b. October 3/2, 1866) SMAR NSVS lumberman
John MacAdam (b. August 28, 1869) SMAR lumberman
1901 Census Arisaig District # 55
Mary MacAdam (b. August 24, 1871) SMAR
Hugh J MacAdam (b. 1831-d. by 1901) married Margaret MacDonald (b. 1849) born Knoydart d/o D and Isabella MacDonald married January 30, 1872 at Arisaig NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 11
1881 Census Arisaig District # 196
1891 Census Arisaig District # 113
1901 Census Arisaig District # 53
John Archibald MacAdam (b. January 21, 1874) SMAR
Andrew MacAdam (b. May 29, 1875-d. 1902) SMAR Obit
Margaret MacAdam (b. 1876) US Rankin
1911 Census Arisaig District # 43
Mary MacAdam (b. 1880-d. 1897) Obit
John William MacAdam (b. 1882-d. 1949) Obit married Catherine MacAdam (b. 1871) married February 28, 1911 at Arisaig
1911 Census Arisaig District # 43
1921 Census Arisaig District # 22
Isabella MacAdam (b. 1883)
Donald “Dan” MacAdam (b. 1885) Halifax Rankin
1911 Census Arisaig District # 43
Christy Ann MacAdam (b. 1888-d. 1906) Obit
Mary Bell MacAdam (b. 1890) married Ronald MacGillivray Rankin
Patrick “Peter” MacAdam (b. 1833) married Margaret MacDonald (b. 1849) born Moidart d/o Hugh and Catherine MacDonald married March 4, 1867 at Arisaig NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 12
1881 Census Arisaig District # 195
1891 Census Arisaig District # 112
John MacAdam (b. April 29, 1868) SMAR teamster
Donald MacAdam (b. June 1870)
Margaret MacAdam (b. April 6, 1872) SMAR house servant
Mary MacAdam (b. August 30, 1874) house servant
Catherine Ann MacAdam (b. February 8, 1879) SMAR immigrated 1895 (1920 US Census) married Albert Parker (b. 1879) married February 19, 1910 at Boston
Sarah MacAdam (b. April 2, 1881) SMAR
Cassie MacAdam (b. 1883)
Mary MacAdam (b. 1830-d. September 23, 1865) died at Moidart NSVS interred in St. Margaret’s cemetery September 23, 1865 SMAR
Flora MacAdam (b. 1839)
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Arisaig MacAdam Family
Hugh R MacAdam (b. 1831-d. January 23, 1916) merchant colonel in militia Obit NSVS married Nancy “Ann” MacDonald (b. 1839-d. 1911) Obit married January 12, 1857 at Arisaig NSVS
1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 51
1881 Census Arisaig District # 93
1891 Census Arisaig District # 87
1901 Census Arisaig District # 16
1911 Census Arisaig District # 22
Mary Ann MacAdam (b. 1861)
Annie MacAdam (b. November 1, 1865-d. November 3, 1865) NSVS
Catherine “Katie” MacAdam (b. August 26, 1867) SMAR married MacGillivray widow by 1901
1911 Census Arisaig District # 22
Margaret MacAdam (b. September 25, 1869) SMAR