Robert McDonald

1830 - 1900  (69 years)

• Relationship	with Arthur Thomas Chamberlain
  Born	20 Jul 1830	Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   [2, 5, 6]
  	Son to John Donald, Weaver in Eddlestone and Anne Cowan his wife, was born this day and baptised on 22nd day of August following by the Rev. Mr. Robertson; Witnesses - Thomas Cochrane and Thos. Stevenson, Elders.
  Christened	22 Aug 1830	Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   [5]
  Occupation	1881	Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   [2]
  	Blacksmith
  Died	1900	Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   [7, 8]
  Siblings	6 siblings
  + 1. James McDonald           b. 14 Dec 1828, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 15 Nov 1887, Marton, New Zealand  (Age 58 years) + 2. Robert McDonald           b. 20 Jul 1830, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 1900, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK  (Age 69 years) + 3. John McDonald           b. 27 Nov 1832, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   4. William McDonald           b. 2 Aug 1835, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   5. Alexander McDonald           b. 22 Dec 1837, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   6. Archibald McDonald           b. 7 Dec 1839, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK + 7. Alison McDonald           b. Abt 1843, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Branches	McDonald, Robert (I-1022)

  
  

  Father	John McDonald           b. Est 1803, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Ann Cowan           b. Est 1805, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1828	Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   [9, 10]
  	Groom recorded as John Donald
  Family Census	7 Jun 1841	Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 1 John McDonald Head Peebles 39 Male Marr Cotton HLW 2 1 Anne McDonald Wife Peebles 35 Female Marr 3 1 James McDonald Son Peebles 13 Male Rope M Appr 4 1 Robert McDonald Son Peebles 11 Male 5 1 John McDonald Son Peebles 8 Male 6 1 William McDonald Son Peebles 5 Male 7 1 Alexander McDonald Son Peebles 3 Male 8 1 Archibald McDonald Son Peebles 1 Male   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=97   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family Census	31 Mar 1851	Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Address: High Street South Side
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 6 48 John McDonald Head Peebles 48 Male Marr Cotton Weaver 7 48 Ann McDonald Wife Peebles 46 Female Marr 8 48 James McDonald Son Peebles 22 Male S Taylor (Journeyman) 9 48 Robert McDonald Son Peebles 19 Male S Blacksmith Appr. 10 48 John McDonald Son Peebles 17 Male Slater Appr. 11 48 William McDonald Son Peebles 18 Male Thoemaker Appr. 12 48 Alexander McDonald Son Peebles 16 Male Flesher Appr. 13 48 Archibald McDonald Son Peebles 9 Male Scholar 14 48 Alison McDonald Dau'tr Peebles 6 Female Scholar   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=98   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family Census	8 Apr 1861	Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Address: High Street
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 19 59 John McDonald Head Peebles 59 Male Marr Weaver 20 59 Ann McDonald Wife Peebles 56 Female Marr 21 59 Archibald McDonald Son Peebles 21 Male S Slater Journeyman   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=99   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family Census	3 Apr 1871	Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Address: High Street
  Household split over two census pages: click to display Second Image
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 23 5555 John McDonald Head 1803 Peebles 68 Male Mar 24 5555 Ann McDonald Wife 1805 Eddleston 65 Female Mar 1 5555 Alice (Alison) McDonald Daughter 1843 Peebles 28 Female S 2 5555 Alex B. Henry Grandson 1870 Peebles 9/12 Male   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=fq4k_1357   Source Web Site: Scotlands People
  Family ID	F28	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Christina Dalgleish           b. 12 Jul 1835, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 23 Jul 1908, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1856	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK   [11, 12]
  	Address: 11 Nicholson Square
  Family Census	8 Apr 1861	Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 2 19 Robert McDonald Head Eddleston 29 Male Marr Blacksmith 3 19 Christina McDonald Wife Peebles 26 Female Marr 4 19 John McDonald Son Peebles 5 Male 5 19 John (James W.) McDonald Son Traquair 3 Male 6 19 Robert McDonald Son Traquair 1 Male   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=94   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family Census	3 Apr 1871	Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Address: Blacksmith's House
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 5 18 Roberts McDonald Head 1832 Edderton 39 Male Marr Blacksmith 6 18 Christina McDonald Wife 1834 Peebles 37 Female Marr 7 18 John McDonald Son 1858 Peebles 13 Male 8 18 James W. McDonald Son 1858 Traquair 13 Male 9 18 Robert McDonald Son 1860 Traquair 11 Male 10 18 Marion McDonald Son 1862 Traquair 9 Male 11 18 Andrew (Alexander) W. McDonald Son 1864 Traquair 7 Male 12 18 Ann C. McDonald Dau'tr 1866 Traquair 5 Female 13 18 Thomas McDonald Son 1868 Traquair 3 Male 14 18 Alison McDonald Dau'tr 1869 Traquair 2 Female 15 18 Adam McDonald Son 1870 Traquair 1 Male   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=93   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family Census	4 Apr 1881	Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Address: Smith's House
  Household split over two census pages: click to display Second Image
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 20 27 Robert McDonald Head Edderton 48 Male Marr Blacksmith 21 27 Christina McDonald Wife Peebles 46 Female Marr 22 27 Thomas McDonald Son Traquair 14 Male Blacksmith Apprentice 23 27 Alison McDonald Dau'tr Traquair 12 Female Scholar 24 27 Adam McDonald Son Traquair 11 Male Scholar 25 27 Archibald McDonald Son Traquair 10 Male Scholar 1 27 Charles F. McDonald Son Traquair 7 Male Scholar 2 27 Christina McDonald Dau'tr Traquair 5 Female Scholar 3 27 Louisa McDonald Dau'tr Traquair 4 Female   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=91   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family Census	6 Apr 1891	Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Household split over two census pages: click to display Second Image
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 25 24 Robert McDonald Head Edderton 58 Male Marr Blacksmith 1 24 Christina McDonald Wife 1835 Peebles 56 Female Marr 2 24 Adam McDonald Son 1870 Traquair 21 Male S Blacksmith 3 24 Archibald McDonald Son 1872 Traquair 19 Male S Gamekeeper 4 24 Charles F. McDonald Son 1874 Traquair 17 Male Blacksmith 5 24 Louisa McDonald Dau'tr 1877 Traquair 14 Female Scholar   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=89   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Family Census	1 Apr 1901	Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
  Address: Glen Cottages
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 2 20 Christina McDonald Head 1834 Peebles 67 Female Widw 3 20 Charles F. McDonald Son 1875 Traquair 26 Male S Blacksmith   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=88   Source Web Site: Scotland's People
  Children	14 children
  1. John McDonald           b. 12 May 1856, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   2. James W. McDonald           b. 13 Sep 1857, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK + 3. Robert McDonald           b. 6 Jun 1859, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   4. William McDonald           b. 27 Oct 1860, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK + 5. Marion McDonald           b. 24 Dec 1861, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 22 Jul 1940, London, England, UK  (Age 78 years)   6. Alexander William McDonald           b. 16 Oct 1863, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK 7. Ann Cowan McDonald           b. 1 Jul 1865, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK + 8. Thomas MacDonald           b. 13 Feb 1867, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 26 Nov 1948, Brahan, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK  (Age 81 years)   9. Alison McDonald           b. 15 Sep 1868, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   10. Adam McDonald           b. 21 Dec 1869, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK   11. Archibald McDonald           b. 14 Oct 1871, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK + 12. Charles Frederick McDonald           b. 5 Feb 1874, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 23 Feb 1935, Ardtornish, Highland, Scotland, UK  (Age 61 years) 13. Christina Jane McDonald           b. 30 May 1875, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 1948, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK  (Age 72 years) + 14. Louisa McDonald           b. 27 Dec 1876, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK           d. 4 Aug 1953, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, UK  (Age 76 years)
  Photos		Robert McDonald and Christina Dalgleish Graham's Great Grandparents
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2013 10:17:41
  Family ID	F14	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  	Load the map	Born - 20 Jul 1830 - Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Christened - 22 Aug 1830 - Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Married - Address: 11 Nicholson Square - 25 Jan 1856 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK Family Census - 8 Apr 1861 - Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Family Census - Address: Blacksmith's House - 3 Apr 1871 - Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Occupation - Blacksmith - 1881 - Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Family Census - Address: Smith's House - 4 Apr 1881 - Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Family Census - 6 Apr 1891 - Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Died - 1900 - Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK Family Census - Address: Glen Cottages - 1 Apr 1901 - Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Graham's Photos

  Robert McDonald Graham's Great Grandfather

  
  

• Sources

  [S139] Scottish Census - 1891, General Record Office for Scotland, 1 Glen Cottages, Traquair. [S136] Scottish Census - 1881, General Record Office for Scotland, Smith's House, Traquair. [S138] Scottish Census - 1861, General Record Office for Scotland, Glen, Traquair, PEE. [S140] Scottish Census - 1871, General Record Office for Scotland, Blacksmith's House, Traquair, PEE. [S278] Old Parish Registers (Births and Christenings), General Record Office for Scotland, (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). [S277] Descendants of John McDonald (1803), Robert F. McDonald, (2008). [S16] Marriage Certificate, (Copy on file), (of daughter Louisa in 1904). [S135] Scottish Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, General Record Office for Scotland, (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). [S144] Old Parish Registers (Banns and Marriages), General Record Office for Scotland, (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk). "John Donald and Ann Cowan both in this parish, gave in their names for Proclamation in order to Marriage and after being legally procalimed, they got an extract thereof" [S34] Family Search, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (http://www.familysearch.org/). [date recorded as 28 Sept 1828] [S34] Family Search, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (http://www.familysearch.org/). [S16] Marriage Certificate, (Copy on file). Age 21 yrs; Father - James (deceased); Mother - Marion (n