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Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald 1326–1387 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1326

Birth Location: Finlaggan Castle, Island of Islay, Scotland

Death Date: 1387

Death Location: Iona, Argyll, Scotland

Father: Angus Macdonald

Mother: Agnes Ulster

Spouse(s): Amy Macruari

Children(s): Mary MacDonald

The story of Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald began in 1326 in Finlaggan Castle, Island of Islay, Scotland. Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald married Amy Macruari, and had children including Mary Macdonald, Ranald Reginald 1St Chief Of Clan Ranald Macdonald. Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald passed away in 1387 in Iona, Argyll, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald began in 1326 in Finlaggan Castle, Island of Islay, Scotland.
  • Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald married Amy Macruari, and had children including Mary Macdonald, Ranald Reginald 1St Chief Of Clan Ranald Macdonald.
  • Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald passed away in 1387 in Iona, Argyll, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Angus Macdonald
1274–1330
Birth Location: Icolmkill, Iona, Western Isles, Scotland
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Agnes Ulster
1280–1340
Birth Location: Limvadyl, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Amy Macruari
1306–1350
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary MacDonald
1350–1399
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Lord MacDonald's Ancestors

Self
Lord MacDonald
1326–1387
Birth Place: Finlaggan Castle, Island of Islay, Scotland
Parents
Angus Og Macdonald
1274–1330
Icolmkill, Iona, Western Isles, Scotland
Agnes ((Margaret) O'Cathan of) Ulster
1280–1340
Limvadyl, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Angus (Mor MacDonnell aka MacDonald the) great
1249–1296
Morven, Argyle, Scotland
Nic (Collin Campbell) Caimbeul
1255–1296
Lochow, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
King MacDonald
1196–1250
Beatrix Stewart
1200–1267
CAILEAN Caimbeul
1230–1294
Jane Sinclair
1232–1271
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Reginald
1144–1207
Fonia Moray
1145–1185
Walter Stewart
1167–1241
Bethoc Angus
1174–1270

Lord MacDonald's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan) MacDonald (1326–1387) m. Amy Macruari (1306–1350)
  1. 1. Mary MacDonald 1350–1399 m. Lachlan (Lubanach) Maclean 1347–1405
    1. 1. Hector (Roy "The Red") MacLEAN 1367–1411 m. Marion (Mor) Campbell 1370–1393
      1. 1. Mary MacLean 1396–1885 m. Alexander ((4th of Glengarry)) MacDonald 1405–1469
        1. 1. John (Ire) MacDonald 1390–
        2. 2. Angus (Mor) MacDonald 1390–
        3. 3. John (Angus) MacDonald 1420–1501 m. Lochiel Cameron 1434–

Lord MacDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1326
1326
Birth of Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald in Finlaggan Castle, Island of Islay, Scotland
Finlaggan Castle, Island of Islay, Scotland
1387
1387
Age 61
Death of Lord Iain John 1st Lord of Isles 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald in Iona, Argyll, Scotland
Iona, Argyll, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1326
    Event Place: Finlaggan Castle, Island of Islay, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1387
    Event Place: Iona, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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