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William Duncan McRae 1821–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS

Death Date: Before 1901

Death Location: Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS

Father: Alexander McRae

Mother: Isabella Gibson

Spouse(s): Rachel None

Children(s): Duncan McRae, Donald MacRae, Alexander McRae, Philip MacRae, Isabella MacRae, William MacRae, John MacRae, Simon MacRae, Ann MacRae

William Duncan McRae was born in 1821 in Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS, the child of Alexander Cromarty Mcrae And Isabella Gibson. William Duncan McRae married Rachel, and had children including Alexander Mcrae, Ann Mary Macrae, Donald Macrae, Duncan Mcrae, Isabella Macrae, John Macrae, Philip Finlay Macrae, Simon Macrae, William Macrae. William Duncan McRae passed away in 1901 in Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS.

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Biography

  • William Duncan McRae was born in 1821 in Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS, the child of Alexander Cromarty Mcrae And Isabella Gibson.
  • William Duncan McRae married Rachel, and had children including Alexander Mcrae, Ann Mary Macrae, Donald Macrae, Duncan Mcrae, Isabella Macrae, John Macrae, Philip Finlay Macrae, Simon Macrae, William Macrae.
  • William Duncan McRae passed away in 1901 in Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander McRae
1793–1868
Birth Location: Parish of Kincare, Cromarty Shire
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Isabella Gibson
1788–1876
Birth Location: Kintail, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel None
1832–1881
Birth Location: Middle River, Nova Scotia
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Children(s)

Duncan McRae
1864–1911
Birth Location: Black River, Richmond County
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Donald MacRae
1851–
Birth Location: Balmoral, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Alexander McRae
1847–
Birth Location: BALMORAL, CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA
AM
Philip MacRae
1854–
Birth Location: Grand Anse, Balmoral, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
PM
Isabella MacRae
1856–
Birth Location: –
IM
William MacRae
1858–1922
Birth Location: BALMORAL, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John MacRae
1862–
Birth Location: –
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Simon MacRae
1870–
Birth Location: Balmoral, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ann MacRae
1870–
Birth Location: –
AM

William McRae's Ancestors

Self
William McRae
1821–1901
Birth Place: Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS
Parents
Alexander "Cromarty" McRae
1793–1868
Parish of Kincare, Cromarty Shire
Isabella Gibson
1788–1876
Kintail, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McRae's Descendants

1.
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William (Duncan) McRae (1821–Before 1901) m. Rachel (1832–before 1881)
  1. 1. Duncan McRae 1864–1911 m. Rosanna (Barbe) Lowrey 1877–1952 m. Rosanna (Rose Barb) Laurie 1877–1952
    1. 1. Ida (Dolina) MacRae 1906–1975
    2. 2. Lillian (Mae) MacRae 1900–1986 m. John (Christopher) MacRae 1893–1934 m. John (Hugh) MacRae 1908–1986
      1. 1. Roy (John) MacRae 1938–1987
      2. 2. Graham (Kitchner) MacRae 1940–2022
      3. 3. Violet (Lillian) MacRae 1939–2018
      4. 4. Winston (George) MacRae 1942–1942
      5. 5. Mildred (Mary) MacRae 1933–2000
      6. 6. Hilda (Rose) MacRae 1922–1989
      7. 7. Stewart (Kaye(Gomp)) MacRae 1931–1985
      8. 8. Gladys (Lena) MacRae 1929–1996
      9. 9. Ronola (Mae) MacRae 1928–1998
      10. 10. George (Whidden) MacRae 1925–1988
      11. 11. John (William) MacRae 1919–2011
      12. 12. Lincoln (Gordon) MacRae 1934–1953
      13. 13. Henry MacRae 1923–1923
      14. 14. Duncan (Scott) MacRae 1925–1947
    3. 3. Virginia (Mary) MacRae 1894–1978
    4. 4. James MacRae 1895–1973
    5. 5. Barbara (Rose) MacRae 1902–1989
    6. 6. Gordon MacRae 1903–1977
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Ronola) McRae 1909–1924
    8. 8. William McRae 1898–1984
    9. 9. Duncan (I Mc) Rae 1911–1923
    10. 10. Elizabeth MacRae 1893–1908
    11. 11. Mary (C) MacRae 1893–1943
    12. 12. James McRae 1895–1973 m. Elizabeth (May Lowrie (Lowery)) (Laurie) 1899–1977
      1. 1. Hazel (Jean) McRae 1927–2003 m. Joseph (Henry Clifford Boone Maternal side via marriage to) McRae 1923–1999
        1. 1. Albert (James) Boone 1945–2009
        2. 2. Henry (Arnold (Hank)) Boone 1946–2011
      2. 2. Gordon (Joseph) McRae 1921–1937
      3. 3. William (James) McRae 1918–1918
      4. 4. Duncan McRae 1933–1960
      5. 5. Percy (Lincoln) MacRae 1931–1985
    13. 13. Mary McRae 1894–
    14. 14. Elizabeth McRae 1893–
    15. 15. Ida (Dolina) MacRae 1906–1975
    16. 16. Lillian (Mae) McRae 1900–1986
    17. 17. Duncan (I) McRae 1911–
    18. 18. Lottie (Lizzie R) McRae 1909–
    19. 19. Gordon McRae 1903–
    20. 20. Rose (Barb) McRae 1901–
    21. 21. William (Duncan) McRae 1898–
  2. 2. Donald MacRae 1851–
  3. 3. Alexander McRae 1847–
  4. 4. Philip (Finlay) MacRae 1854–
  5. 5. Isabella MacRae 1856–
  6. 6. William MacRae 1858–1922
  7. 7. John MacRae 1862–
  8. 8. Simon MacRae 1870–
  9. 9. Ann (Mary) MacRae 1870–

William McRae's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of William Duncan McRae in Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS
Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS
1901
Before 1901
Age 80
Death of William Duncan McRae in Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS
Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Before 1901
    Event Place: Balmoral, Rich. Co., Cape Breton NS
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