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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