Grant_Family– (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)

Donald Grant pioneer and Catherine MacDonald pioneer - see Rankin pages 154-155 – arrived on the ship Hector in 1773 at Pictou then moved to Prince Edward Island and finally settled at Knoydart.

Mary Grant married Lewis MacDonald (Loddy) Arisaig

John Grant (d. 1865) born Scotland probate file A-344 page 692/818Antigonish Estate File 1865-1866 married Catherine MacDonald (b. 1781-d. before 1881) born Scotland. John owned 70 acres of wood land on Eigg Mountain that he left to his son Angus Grant.

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 40

Angus Grant (b. 1807-d. September 30, 1876) married Mary MacLean (b. 1819- d. before 1876) born at Bailey’s Brook (MacLean Vol. 2 page 187) lived at Knoydart

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 39

Donald Grant (b. 1841)

Colin Grant (b. 1844-d. March 5, 1870) NSVS

Duncan Grant (b. April 25, 1846-d. 1862) SMAR Obit

Ann Grant (b. 1849) married Donald Gillis

Catherine Grant (b. 1851-d. 1929) house servant died at Knoydart

1881 Census Arisaig District # 178

1891 Census Arisaig District # 77

1901 Census Arisaig District # 72

1911 Census Arisaig District # 93

1921 Census Arisaig District # 4

Sarah Grant (b. 1854) married Archibald MacDougall (b. 1862)

1881 Census Arisaig District # 178

1891 Census Arisaig District # 77

1901 Census Arisaig District # 72

1911 Census Arisaig District # 93

1921 Census Arisaig District # 4

John Grant (b. July 29, 1855) SMAR

1881 Census Arisaig District # 178

Donald Grant (b. 1858)

Angus Grant (b. April 20, 1859) SMAR

Mary Grant (b. February 16, 1862-d. 1882) SMAR Obit married Alexander MacDonald (b. 1826) born at McAra’s Brook s/o Donald and Catherine MacDonald married February 2, 1868 at Arisaig NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 33

1881 Census Arisaig District # 185

According to Rankin p. 154 six children died young – Dougald, Colin, Duncan, John, Dan and Angus.

Angus Grant owned land (70 acres of wood land) on Eigg Mountain and in his will left it to his sons Donald and John.

John Grant (b. 1809-d. February 1, 1867) priest

Dougald Grant (b. 1818-d. 1901) died at Malignant Cove Obit married Catherine MacDonald (b. 1822)

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 39

1881 Census Arisaig District # 236

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 93

1901 Census Maryvale District # 9

Margaret Grant (b. 1843)

1911 Census Maryvale # 15

1921 Census Maryvale District # 19

Donald “Dan” Grant (b. 1845) married Catherine MacGillivray (b. 1867) d/o Hugh MacGillivray Maryvale married February, 1897 at Arisaig

1901 Census Maryvale District # 10

1911 Census Maryvale District # 15

1921 Census Maryvale District # 19

Bessie Grant (b. 1900-d. 1925)

Colin Grant (b. January 22, 1847-d. by 1911) twin SMAR married Amanda MacDonald (b. 1855-d. 1921) born Malignant Cove d/o Angus MacDonald married July 29, 1890 at Arisaig

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 94

1901 Census Maryvale District # 11

1911 Census Maryvale District # 16

1921 Census Maryvale District # 20

Dougald Angus Grant (b. 1891)

Bessie Grant (b. 1895)

John Grant (b. 1896)

Mary E Grant (b. 1897)

Catherine Grant (b. 1899)

Catherine Grant (b. January 22, 1847-d. 1847) twin SMAR

Mary Grant (b. 1850)

Sarah Grant (b. 1852) married Donald MacNeil married February 13, 1873 SMAR married February 17, 1873 NSVS – see MacNeil Family

Catherine Grant (b. 1855)

Elizabeth Grant (b. March 12, 1856-d. 1892) SMAR married Ronald MacDonald, Maryvale

Mary Ann Grant (b. August 30, 1861) SMAR

Mary Jane Grant (b. 1862)

Lucy Grant (b. 1865)

Donald Grant

Flora Grant (b. 1821) married John MacPherson see MacPherson family

Mary Grant married Hugh MacGillivray Vamy

Catherine Grant married Donald MacKinnon