1871 Census MacDonald Families and Rankin – (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)

This is an attempt to identify the MacDonald families in the 1871 Arisaig District and their connections using Rankin and MacLean sources.

Division 1

# 1 Donald MacDonald (Double Hill)

# 7 Elizabeth MacDonald

# 9 Colin MacDonald (Loddy)

# 10 John MacDonald (Loddy)

# 11 James MacDonald (Loddy)

# 13 Alexander MacDonald (Sandy Ban)

# 14 John MacDonald (Sandy Ban)

# 15 John MacDonald (Donald Ban)

# 16 Michael MacDonald (Donald Ban)

# 17 Isabella (MacMichael/Carmichael) MacDonald widow of James (Charleston)

# 19 Lewis MacDonald

# 20 Duncan MacDonald (Donald Ban)

# 22 John and James MacDonald sons of John and Mary MacDonald

# 24 Allan MacDonald (Charleston)

# 25 Donald MacDonald (Charleston)

# 30 Alexander MacDonald

# 32 John MacDonald (Dougald Mor)

# 43 Angus MacDonald (Dougald Mor)

# 46 Alexander MacDonald (Miller Clanranald)

# 47 Charles MacDonald s/o Alexander and Margaret MacDonald Div. 2 # 32

# 50 Hugh MacDonald (Loddy)

# 53 Ann “Nancy” MacDonald

# 54 Michael MacDonald s/o Donald and Ann MacDonald

# 63 Donald MacDonald (Shepard)

# 68 Hugh MacDonald

# 71 Donald MacDonald

# 80 Alexander MacDonald

# 84 Roderick MacDonald (Dougald Mor)

# 85 Dougald MacDonald

# 86 Hugh MacDonald from Bailey’s Brook page 91 Rankin

# 87 Angus MacDonald

# 89 Lewis MacDonald (Loddy)

# 90 Alexander MacDonald (Loddy)

# 96 Malcolm MacDonald s/o Angus MacDonald (Lewis)

# 97 Roderick MacDonald

# 98 Hugh MacDonald (Martin Clanranald)

# 102 Donald MacDonald (Big Alex)

# 103 Isabella MacDonald widow of

# 104 Hugh MacDonald (Big Alex)

# 105 John MacDonald (Big Alex)

# 106 Duncan MacDonald (Big Alex)

# 110 Donald MacDonald (Big Alex)

# 117 John MacDonald (Denoon)

# 118 John MacDonald (Cape George)

# 121 Janet MacDonald widow of Angus (Malcolm)

# 124 John MacDonald

# 129 Angus MacDonald (Cape George)

Division 2

# 2 Donald MacDonald (Red)

# 3 John MacDonald

# 5 Stephen MacDonald (Red)

# 6 George MacDonald (Tailor)

# 7 Alexander MacDonald (Jack)

# 8 John MacDonald (Jack)

# 9 Angus MacDonald (Jack)

# 15 Angus MacDonald (Lauchlin Clanranald)

# 16 Joseph MacDonald (Lauchlin Clanranald)

# 19 John MacDonald

# 20 Margaret MacDonald (Stonehouse)

# 21 Catherine MacDonald widow of Angus (Stonehouse)

# 26 Donald MacDonald

# 29 Mary MacDonald widow of Alexander (Gusset)

# 32 Alexander MacDonald Knoydart not in Rankin/MacLean - Alex “Charles”

# 33 Alexander MacDonald

# 35 John MacDonald (Alexander Og)

# 36 Mary MacDonald

# 37 Donald MacDonald (Alexander Og)

# 41 Angus MacDonald (Hugh)

# 42 John MacDonald not in Rankin s/o Donald and Margaret MacDonald

# 43 Donald MacDonald

# 44 John MacDonald (Martin Clanranald)

# 45 Donald MacDonald (Martin Clanranald)

# 46 Margaret MacDonald widow of Martin (Martin Clanranald)

# 47 Angus MacDonald (Martin Clanranald)

# 56 Donald MacDonald s/o Martin* not in Rankin but could be part of this family

# 62 Mary MacDonald widow of Colin (Loddy)

# 65 John MacDonald (Angus Rory) not found in Rankin/MacLean

# 66 Angus MacDonald (Angus Rory) not found in Rankin/MacLean

# 78 Angus MacDonald

# 80 Archibald MacDonald (Archy Mor) not found in Rankin/MacLean

# 87 Lauchlin MacDonald (Lauchlin Clanranald)

# 90 Angus MacDonald Angus (Brown’s Mountain) not found in Rankin/MacLean

# 94 Mary MacDonald widow of John (Lauchlin Clanranald)

# 95 Ronald MacDonald (Loddy)

# 97 Donald MacDonald (Donald Big)

# 98 James MacDonald

# 99 John MacDonald

# 104 Allan MacDonald (Alexander Og)

# 105 Colin MacDonald (Alexander Og)

# 106 Ronald MacDonald (Alexander Mor)

# 109 John MacDonald

# 113 Angus MacDonald (Alexander Mor)

*In the SMAR there is this entry: “Born April 13, baptized May 5, 1869, Margaret, issue of Donald McDonald (Martin) and Mary MacDonald…”.

Pictou Gulf Shore District

# 24 John MacDonald (MacDonald Rory)

# 137 Donald MacDonald (MacDonald Rory)

# 138 Donald MacDonald (MacDonald Rory)

# 150 Hugh MacDonald (MacDonald Rory)

# 151 Michael MacDonald (MacDonald Rory)