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John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald 1739–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1739

Birth Location: Castleton, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 25 December 1826

Death Location: Dunvegan, Highland, Scotland

Father: Colonel Macdonald

Mother: Isobel Macleod

Spouse(s): Margaret Arnisdale

Children(s): Catherine Mcdonald, Captain. MacDonald, Elizabeth Macdonald, William MacDonald, William MacDonald

The story of John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald began in 1739 in Castleton, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald married Margaret Maria Macleod Of Arnisdale, and had children including Alexander Macdonald, Anne Macdonald, Archibald Macdonald, Captain John Kinlock Macdonald, Catherine Kate Mcdonald, Donald Kinlock Macdonald, Elizabeth Macdonald, Flora Macdonald, Magnus Macdonald, Margaret Macdonald, Mary Macdonald, May Macdonald, Norman Macdonald, Sarah Sally Macdonald, William Captain Macdonald, William Bannatyne Macdonald. John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald passed away in 1826 in Dunvegan, Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald began in 1739 in Castleton, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
  • John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald married Margaret Maria Macleod Of Arnisdale, and had children including Alexander Macdonald, Anne Macdonald, Archibald Macdonald, Captain John Kinlock Macdonald, Catherine Kate Mcdonald, Donald Kinlock Macdonald, Elizabeth Macdonald, Flora Macdonald, Magnus Macdonald, Margaret Macdonald, Mary Macdonald, May Macdonald, Norman Macdonald, Sarah Sally Macdonald, William Captain Macdonald, William Bannatyne Macdonald.
  • John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald passed away in 1826 in Dunvegan, Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Macdonald
1693–1760
Birth Location: Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Isobel Macleod
1721–
Birth Location: Hamer Parish, Hamer, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Arnisdale
1746–1835
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Catherine Mcdonald
1755–1838
Birth Location: Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Captain. MacDonald
1784–1833
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Macdonald
1752–
Birth Location: –
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William MacDonald
1787–1823
Birth Location: Greshornish, Isle of Skye
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William MacDonald
–1833
Birth Location: –
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John Macdonald's Ancestors

Self
John Macdonald
1739–1826
Birth Place: Castleton, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Parents
Colonel Donald Macdonald
1693–1760
Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Isobel ((of Hamer)) Macleod
1721–
Hamer Parish, Hamer, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Macdonald's Descendants

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John ((4th of Castleton)) Macdonald (20 December 1739–25 December 1826) m. Margaret ("Maria" MacLeod of) Arnisdale (1746–February 1835)
  1. 1. Catherine ("Kate") Mcdonald 1755–1838 m. Donald (( Big Marsh) Gillis) Husband#2 1748–1839
    1. 1. Alexander ("Alasdair MacIlloios") Gillis 1786–1869 m. Mary. ("Marini ni'n Alein ic Neil") McIssac 1787–
      1. 1. Allan (Alaisdair Gillis TWIN) ?? 1815–1856 m. Margaret MacLellan 1822–
        1. 1. Angus (Allen) Gillis 1847–1911 m. Catherine ("Kate") Kennedy 1853–1894
        2. 2. John Gillis 1840–1856
        3. 3. Alexander ((Sandy Allein)) Gillis 1855– m. Margaret MacDonald 1859–1949
        4. 4. Flora Gillis 1850–1891 m. Angus ((Aonghas Alasdair ic Iain)) Gillis 1841–1911
        5. 5. Catherine Gillis 1852– m. Alexander ((Alasdair Ewin ic Aonghas ic Ewin)) Gillis 1848–
        6. 6. Donald Gillis 1846–1873
        7. 7. Michael ((Big Michael, Micheil Aillein)) Gillis 1849–
      2. 2. John (Gillis) TWIN 1815– m. Sarah MacDonald 1816–1912
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gillis 1843–
        2. 2. Mary-Ann Gillis 1845–
        3. 3. Margaret Gillis 1846–
        4. 4. John Gillis 1854–
        5. 5. Alexander Gillis 1855–
        6. 6. Florance Gillis 1861–
      3. 3. Angus ((Allen)) Gillis 1848–
      4. 4. Hugh (Donald Gillis) TWIN 1823–1883 m. Catharine Gillis 1824–1897
        1. 1. Alexander Gillis 1858–
        2. 2. Mary (A.) Gillis 1865–
        3. 3. Ellen (M.) Gillis 1867–
        4. 4. Annie (B.) Gillis 1869–
      5. 5. Donald ((Domhnull Alasdair ic Illios) Gillis) TWIN 1823–1901 m. Catherine Smith 1833–
        1. 1. Catherine Gillis 1867–
        2. 2. Archibald (D) Gillis 1862–
        3. 3. Anne Gillis 1862–
        4. 4. Jessie ("Jessica") Gillis 1871–
        5. 5. Mary Gillis 1856–
        6. 6. Margaret Gillis 1859–
        7. 7. Alexander (Gillis) ??? 1860–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Gillis 1866–
        9. 9. Christina ("Christy") Gillis 1869–
        10. 10. Donald Gillis 1874–
      6. 6. Archibald Gillis 1800–
      7. 7. Mary Gillis 1861–1861
      8. 8. Margaret Gillis 1800–
      9. 9. Catherine Gillis 1789–
    2. 2. Laughlin Gillis 1785–1867 m. Mary 1788–1863
      1. 1. Margaret ("Marjory") Gillis 1833–
  2. 2. Captain. (John Kinlock) MacDonald 1784–1833
  3. 3. Elizabeth Macdonald 1752–
  4. 4. William (Bannatyne) MacDonald 1787–1823
  5. 5. William ((Captain)) MacDonald –1833

John Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1739
20 December 1739
Birth of John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald in Castleton, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Castleton, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
1826
25 December 1826
Age 87
Death of John (4th of Castleton) Macdonald in Grand River, Lot 14, Prince County., Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grand River, Lot 14, Prince County., Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1739
    Event Place: Castleton, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1826
    Event Place: Dunvegan, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: Findagrave, John MacDonald 25 Dec 1826

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1826
    Event Place: Grand River, Lot 14, Prince County., Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunvegan, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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