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Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil 1805–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1805

Birth Location: South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: before 1881

Death Location: East Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Lachlann MacNeil

Mother: Anna MacNeil

Spouse(s): Peter MacMillan

Children(s): Donald MacMillan

In 1805, Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil entered the world in South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Lachlann Macneil And Anna Macneil. In 1881, Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil resided in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil married Peter Pedair Peter The Priest Macmillan, and had children including Donald Domhnull Macmillan. Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil passed away in 1881 in East Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil entered the world in South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Lachlann Macneil And Anna Macneil.
  • In 1881, Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil resided in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil married Peter Pedair Peter The Priest Macmillan, and had children including Donald Domhnull Macmillan.
  • Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil passed away in 1881 in East Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret MacNeil's Ancestors

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Margaret MacNeil
1805–1881
Birth Place: South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lachlann MacNeil
1785–
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Anna MacNeil
1785–
Barra
Grandparents
Catharine Maclarty
1761–
Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Christian MacDonald
1731–1779
Angus MacLean
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donald Donald
1706–1784
Catherine MacLean
1714–1772
Angus MacLean
1681–1730
Florence MacFadyen
1680–1740

Margaret MacNeil's Descendants

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Margaret ((Mairead)) MacNeil (abt 1805–before 1881) m. Peter ((Pedair) "Peter the Priest") MacMillan (17 Sep 1810–1875)
  1. 1. Donald ((Domhnull)) MacMillan 1836–1911 m. Mary McLeod 1848–
    1. 1. Catherine (Kate) McMullin 1871–1962 m. William (Herbert) Vickers 1875–1957
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Vickers 1896–1959 m. Alexander (B.) LYLE 1895–1969
        1. 1. Katherince Lyle 1920–2000 m. John (Marcus) Conway 1921–2001

Margaret MacNeil's Timeline

3 Records

1805
abt 1805
Birth of Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil in South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 76
Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil resided here in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1881
before 1881
Age 76
Death of Margaret (Mairead) MacNeil in Boisdale, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Boisdale, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1805
    Event Place: South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: before 1881
    Event Place: Boisdale, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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