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Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald 1516–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Barra, Inverness, Scotland

Father: Alexander MacDonald

Mother: Moire MacLeod

Spouse(s): Gilleonan McNeill

Children(s): Lord McNeill, Malcolm Macneil-Scotland, Lord McNeill, John MacNeill, Roderick McNeill, Gilleonan Macneill, Catherine MacNeill, Janet MacNeill, Margaret MacNeill, Janet MacNeill

Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald was born in 1516 in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Allastyr Macean Macdonald And Moire Margaret Macleod. Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald married Gilleonan The 7Th Chief Of Barra Mcneill, and had children including Catherine Macneill, Gilleonan Macneill, Janet Macneill, John Macneill, Lord John R Mcneill, Malcolm Macneil Scotland, Margaret Macneill, Roderick Og Rory The 8Th Mcneill. Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald passed away in 1589 in Barra, Inverness, Scotland.

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  • Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald was born in 1516 in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Allastyr Macean Macdonald And Moire Margaret Macleod.
  • Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald married Gilleonan The 7Th Chief Of Barra Mcneill, and had children including Catherine Macneill, Gilleonan Macneill, Janet Macneill, John Macneill, Lord John R Mcneill, Malcolm Macneil Scotland, Margaret Macneill, Roderick Og Rory The 8Th Mcneill.
  • Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald passed away in 1589 in Barra, Inverness, Scotland.

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Lady MacDonald's Ancestors

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Lady MacDonald
1516–1589
Birth Place: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Allastyr Macean MacDonald
1487–1560
Glengarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Moire (Margaret) MacLeod
1490–1519
Lochalsh, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Lady MacDonald's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine Clanranald) MacDonald (1516–1589) m. Gilleonan ("The 7th Chief of Barra") McNeill (1505–1578)
  1. 1. Lord (John R) McNeill 1530–1570
    1. 1. Torquil MacNeill 1552–1602 m. Barbara McKay –1728 m. Mary Macleod 1552–1602
      1. 1. NEIL (Og Macneil 16th of) Barra 1569–1651 m. Margaret MacLean 1590–1670
        1. 1. Isabel MacLeod 1600–1680 m. Ranald (Og (2nd of Benbecula)) Macdonald 1600–1679
  2. 2. Malcolm Macneil-Scotland 1520–1595
  3. 3. Lord (John R) McNeill 1530–1570
  4. 4. John MacNeill 1534–1570
  5. 5. Roderick (Og Rory the 8th) McNeill 1536–1570
  6. 6. Gilleonan Macneill 1550–1594
  7. 7. Catherine MacNeill 1542–
  8. 8. Janet MacNeill 1540–
  9. 9. Margaret MacNeill 1538–
  10. 10. Janet MacNeill 1540–

Lady MacDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1589
1589
Age 73
Death of Lady Catherine Clanranald MacDonald in Barra, Inverness, Scotland
Barra, Inverness, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Barra, Inverness, Scotland

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