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William Donaldson 1787 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1787

Birth Location: Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Feb 1868

Death Location: Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: THOMAS DONALDSON

Mother: Janet White

Spouse(s): ISABELLA ROLLAND, Grizzle Lowe

Children(s): Elizabeth Donaldson, THOMAS DONALDSON, Janet Donaldson, John Donaldson, James DONALDSON, Martha Donaldson, Jane Donaldson, James Donaldson, William Donaldson, Grizzel Donaldson, Thomas Donaldson, Peter Donaldson, Joan Donaldson, John Donaldson, Janet Donaldson, David Donaldson, Agnes Donaldson, Isaac Donaldson, Christian Donaldson, George Donaldson

William Donaldson was born in 1787 in Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of THOMAS DONALDSON and Janet White. William Donaldson married ISABELLA ROLLAND, Grizzle Grace Lowe, and had children including Elizabeth Donaldson, THOMAS DONALDSON, Janet White Donaldson, John Rollins Donaldson, James DONALDSON, Martha Dick Donaldson, Jane Donaldson, James Donaldson, William James Donaldson, Grizzel Grace Donaldson, Thomas Donaldson, Peter Lowe Donaldson, Joan Brown Donaldson, John B Donaldson, Janet Donaldson, David Donaldson, Agnes Fyfe Donaldson, Isaac Donaldson, Christian Donaldson, George "Isaac" Donaldson. William Donaldson passed away in 1868 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Donaldson was born in 1787 in Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of THOMAS DONALDSON and Janet White.
  • William Donaldson married ISABELLA ROLLAND, Grizzle Grace Lowe, and had children including Elizabeth Donaldson, THOMAS DONALDSON, Janet White Donaldson, John Rollins Donaldson, James DONALDSON, Martha Dick Donaldson, Jane Donaldson, James Donaldson, William James Donaldson, Grizzel Grace Donaldson, Thomas Donaldson, Peter Lowe Donaldson, Joan Brown Donaldson, John B Donaldson, Janet Donaldson, David Donaldson, Agnes Fyfe Donaldson, Isaac Donaldson, Christian Donaldson, George "Isaac" Donaldson.
  • William Donaldson passed away in 1868 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS DONALDSON
1755 – 1828
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet White
1753 – 1803
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

ISABELLA ROLLAND
1793 – 1825
Birth Location: Airth, Stirling
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Grizzle Lowe
1802 – 1877
Birth Location: Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Donaldson
1812 –
Birth Location: Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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THOMAS DONALDSON
1814 – 1881
Birth Location: Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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Janet Donaldson
1816 –
Birth Location: Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Donaldson
1818 – 1877
Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
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James DONALDSON
1818 – 1891
Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
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Martha Donaldson
1821 –
Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
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Jane Donaldson
1825 – 1881
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
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James Donaldson
1827 – 1891
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire
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William Donaldson
1829 – 1891
Birth Location: Bo'ness, linlithgow
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Grizzel Donaldson
1831 – 1883
Birth Location: Boness, Linlithgow
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Thomas Donaldson
1831 – 1906
Birth Location: –
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Peter Donaldson
1834 – 1904
Birth Location: Bo'ness, linlithgow
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Joan Donaldson
1836 – 1907
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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John Donaldson
1838 – 1883
Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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Janet Donaldson
1842 – 1851
Birth Location: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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David Donaldson
1843 –
Birth Location: Boness, Linlithgow
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Agnes Donaldson
1840 – 1911
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Isaac Donaldson
1844 – 1907
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirling
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Christian Donaldson
1845 –
Birth Location: Boness, Linlithgow
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George Donaldson
1845 – 1907
Birth Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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William Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
William Donaldson
1787 – 1868
Birth Place: Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
THOMAS DONALDSON
1755 – 1828
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet White
1753 – 1803
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Donaldson
1721 –
Carriden, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Sword
1730 –
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Robert White
1725 –
Paisely, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Robison
1725 – 1780
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Sword
1707 – 1801
John White
1692 – 1767
Janet Cochran
1698 – 1753
Thomas Robison
1705 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sword
1680 – 1752
Jean Hendersone
1680 – 1789
John White
1660 – 1741
Janet Lead
1660 – 1697

William Donaldson's Descendants

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William Donaldson (14 Jan 1787 – 25 Feb 1868) m. ISABELLA ROLLAND (30 Mar 1793 – Bef. 1825) m. Grizzle (Grace) Lowe (abt 1802 – 09 Dec 1877)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Donaldson (14 Jul 1812 – )
  2. 2. THOMAS DONALDSON (2 Sep 1814 – 16 Jan 1881) m. Mary HENDERSON (11 Apr 1818 – 10 Jan 1895)
    1. 1. John DONALDSON (abt 1839 – 13 Feb 1900) m. Helen (Millicent) Hood (abt 1847 – 24 Sep 1923)
      1. 1. Jane (Hood) DONALDSON (23 Jan 1865 – 29 Jun 1940)
      2. 2. Robert (Leggat) HOOD (26 Mar 1867 – Bef 1871)
      3. 3. Thomas (Henderson) Donaldson (13 Feb 1869 – Aft. 1901) m. Amelia (Jane) Gale (23 Oct 1872 – 1947)
        1. 1. Jenny Donaldson (Abt. 1893 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Martin) Donaldson (1 Oct 1894 – 4 Nov 1966)
        3. 3. William (Hood) Donaldson (26 Apr 1897 – 21 Sep 1963)
        4. 4. John (Henderson) Donaldson (April 15, 1899 – January 29, 1958) m. Elizabeth ('Bessie' Pender) Wright (Aug 1901 – April 1965)
        5. 5. Helen (Hood) Donaldson (17 Dec 1901 – 19 Jul 1977)
        6. 6. Richard (Gale) Donaldson (1904 – Abt. 1905)
        7. 7. Thomas (Henderson Gale) Donaldson (31 Mar 1909 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Logie) Donaldson (30 Apr 1870 – Abt 1947)
      5. 5. Margaret Donaldson (5 Nov 1871 – )
      6. 6. Alexander Donaldson (29 Apr 1873 – 16 Apr 1957)
      7. 7. Janet Donaldson (13 Dec 1874 – 02 Apr 1901)
      8. 8. William Donaldson (abt 1876 – 31 Jul 1955)
      9. 9. Agnes Donaldson (1878 – 1884)
      10. 10. Agnes Donaldson (abt 1878 – Bef 1891)
      11. 11. John (Hood) Donaldson (1879 – 13 Dec 1950)
      12. 12. Jas Donaldson (16 Jun 1881 – 31 Jan 1917)
      13. 13. Charles (G) Donaldson (abt 1882 – )
      14. 14. Nellie (G) Donaldson (abt 1887 – )
    2. 2. Magdalen Donaldson (1841 – )
    3. 3. David Donaldson (abt 1845 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Donaldson (1847 – )
    5. 5. Margaret Donaldson (abt 1847 – 10 Aug 1921)
    6. 6. William Donaldson (abt 1849 – 27 Oct 1927)
    7. 7. William Donaldson (abt 1849 – )
    8. 8. Thomas (W) Donaldson (1851 – )
    9. 9. James Donaldson (abt 1852 – )
    10. 10. Isabella Donaldson (1853 – )
    11. 11. Jane Donaldson (abt 1856 – 21 Nov 1926)
    12. 12. Millie Donaldson (1858 – )
    13. 13. Hellen (C) Donaldson (1860 – )
    14. 14. Mary (Rowans) Donaldson (29 Aug 1861 – 24 Jan 1909)
  3. 3. Janet (White) Donaldson (27 Oct 1816 – )
  4. 4. John (Rollins) Donaldson (21 Nov 1818 – 1877)
  5. 5. James DONALDSON (21 Nov 1818 – 26 Dec 1891)
  6. 6. Martha (Dick) Donaldson (2 Jun 1821 – )
  7. 7. Jane Donaldson (22 Aug 1825 – Aft. 1881)
  8. 8. James Donaldson (12 May 1827 – 26 Dec 1891)
  9. 9. William (James) Donaldson (07 Mar 1829 – 26 Dec 1891)
  10. 10. Grizzel (Grace) Donaldson (12 Jul 1831 – 23 Feb 1883) m. John Hughes (1828 – 04 Mar 1875)
    1. 1. Sarah Hughes (1850 – )
    2. 2. William Hughes (21 JUL 1856 – 6 Mar 1941)
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Hughes (30 JAN 1859 – 09 MAY 1929)
    4. 4. Jane Hughes (21 JUL 1861 – 1875)
    5. 5. Bernard Hughes (27 JUN 1864 – 1936)
    6. 6. Joseph Hughes (05 OCT 1868 – 13 Jul 1947)
    7. 7. John Hughes (12 JUL 1871 – )
    8. 8. Elisabeth Hughes (1874 – )
  11. 11. Thomas Donaldson (3 Oct 1831 – 16 Apr 1906)
  12. 12. Peter (Lowe) Donaldson (abt 1834 – 5 Jan 1904) m. Elizabeth Laird (1836 – 25 Oct 1919)
    1. 1. Margaret Donaldson (22 Jan 1861 – 26 May 1921)
    2. 2. George Donaldson (1863 – )
    3. 3. Agnes (Aitken) Donaldson (17 Mar1863 – 18 FEB 1936)
    4. 4. Grace Donaldson (22 Feb 1865 – )
    5. 5. Joan (Brown) Donaldson (23 July 1869 – 14 Sept 1917)
    6. 6. Jeane Donaldson (1870 – )
    7. 7. John Donaldson (13 Aug 1871 – )
    8. 8. Janet Donaldson (23 July 1873 – 10 Aug 1873)
    9. 9. Isaac Donaldson (23 Jul 1874 – )
    10. 10. Elizabeth Donaldson (1879 – )
  13. 13. Joan (Brown) Donaldson (1836 – 1907)
  14. 14. John (B) Donaldson (abt 1838 – 23 Feb 1883)
  15. 15. Janet Donaldson (31 Aug 1842 – Bef. 1851)
  16. 16. David Donaldson (abt 1843 – )
  17. 17. Agnes (Fyfe) Donaldson (14 Sep 1840 – 09 Sep 1911)
  18. 18. Isaac Donaldson (1844 – 21 Aug 1907)
  19. 19. Christian Donaldson (abt 1845 – )
  20. 20. George ("Isaac") Donaldson (15 OCT 1845 – 21 Aug 1907)

William Donaldson's Timeline

10 Records

1781
1781
Birth of William Donaldson in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1787
14 Jan 1787
Birth of William Donaldson in Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1787
14 Jan 1787
Birth of William Donaldson in Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1791
25 Nov 1791
Age 4
Birth of William Donaldson in Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1791
21 November 1791
Age 4
Birth of William Donaldson in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 64
William Donaldson resided here in Bogside, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bogside, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 64
William Donaldson resided here in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 74
William Donaldson resided here in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1868
25 Feb 1868
Age 81
Death of William Donaldson in Binniehill, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Binniehill, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1868
25 Feb 1868
Age 81
Death of William Donaldson in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1791
    Event Place: Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 9; Page: 29; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_171; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 3; Page: 18; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_118

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1787
    Event Place: Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 9; Page: 29; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_171; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1791
    Event Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1787
    Event Place: Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bogside, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 9; Page: 29; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_171; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 9; Page: 29; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_171; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Old Monkland; ED: 3; Page: 18; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_118

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Binniehill, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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