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The Family and Descendants of John Kinloch Macdonald and Margaret Macdonald of Kinloch, Isle of Skye.

    John Kinloch Macdonald was born in Kinloch, Isle of Skye. He married on Skye Margaret Macdonald who was from Kilmuir on the Isle of Skye. According to the book "Prince Edward Island Past and Present", they were closely related to the Macdonald chiefs of Sleat, and direct descendants of the Lords of the Isles. In speaking of Allan Macdonald, (Margaret's brother), the book says of him "He was a man of exceptional parts, and an ideal gentleman, derived from a long line of illustrious Scotch ancestry, and a direct descendant of that Macdonald whom Scott has immortalized as "The Lord of the Isles". The Macdonalds of Kinloch were his very near relatives, and one of them, Donald Macdonald, "Kinloch Donhull a Rudha" was the nearest relative of the "Lord of the Isles" that left Scotland for America." - "Prince Edward Island, Past and Present"
published by B.F. Bowen & Co., Charlottetown; edited by D.A. MacKinnon & A.B. Warburton.  Date page is missing but I guess at 1906. Apparently the book is on microfiche at PEI archives. Who was Kinloch Donhull a Rudha"? I have been unable thus far to find out who he was.
        Margaret and John Macdonald emigrated in 1803 on the Polly with their friends and neighbours to PEI, settling first in lot 43 near the mouth of the Ch'town Harbour, where they remained for a few years, calling the place "Kinloch" after John's birthplace on Skye. John was noted (PEI Land Conveyances Liber 26, folio 347) as having purchased 100 acres in lot 57 from the Earl of Selkirk's agent James William. The transaction was recorded on April 4, 1806, and it stated that John was "now and for sometime" had been in possession of the land.  The purchase price was 25 pounds. (In 1821 he also leased another piece of land - 94.5 acres ajoining his 100 acre farm from the Trustees of Lord Selkirk for the sum of 5 shillings per annum (Liber 27, folio 361)
    They moved a few years later,  and took up a beautiful 400 acre farm in Orwell Cove, where they were known locally as the "Kinloch Macdonalds." This farm passed out of the family in 1938.
    Margaret Macdonald was sister to Catherine Macdonald, who was married on Skye to Donald Macleod of the Kendrom Macleods. Sister Catherine died on Skye, and Donald M'leod emigrated on the Polly with his grown up children to PEI. When Margaret died, John married 2ndly Elizabeth Smith of Newtown PEI with no further children. Margaret Macdonald had a brother Allan Mhchamish Macdonald who emigrated to PEI as well.
John Kinloch Macdonald and Margaret Macdonald had children;

I.DONALD MACDONALD
II.CATHERINE MACDONALD
III.ANNE MACDONALD
IV.MARY MACDONALD
V.JANE MACDONALD
VI.JOHN JOCK MACDONALD

                                                        DONALD MACDONALD
I. DONALD MACDONALD, He was born after 1803, died c1874, son of John of Kinloch and Margaret Macdonald, farmer at Orwell Point PEI. He  married MARGARET MACLEOD d/o Murdoch Macleod and Flora Nicholson of Kendrom Skye. Flora was d/o Old Donald Nicholson and Catherine Macarthur, and Murdoch was s/o Donald Macleod of Kendrom Skye. Donald Macdonald must have married 2ndly, Margaret Nicholson, because the baptisimal records for the children state that their mother was Margaret Nicholson. (Or it is also possible there was a mistake in the original tree - with Margaret being confused with her mother, who was a Nicholson) With children;

A1. Alexander Macdonald, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born 1828 Orwell, died before 1866, married Anne Nancy Neil Macleod born c1822 PEI d/o Neil Macleod and Sarah Gillis,with children;
    B1.Sarah Macdonald m. as his first wife, Murdoch Martin of Orwell with ch;
        C1 Alexander Martin married ? with children
            D1.Daughter Martin married James McKenzie of Uigg PEI.
        C2.Catherine Martin
        C3.Herman Martin
        C4.Others
    B2.Catherine Macdonald m. Murdoch Martin of Orwell as his 2nd wife, no children.
    B3.Margaret Macdonald m. unknown in USA.
    B4.Alexander Macdonald died young.


A2.Elizabeth Macdonald, born feb 24 1830 Orwell, died March 2 1918 Orwell, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch,  married John Neil Macleod born 1824 died Dec 22 1902 of Orwell Bridge, PEI s/o Neil Macleod and Sarah Gillis. With children;
    B1. Margaret Macleod born Sept 27 1854 Orwell Bridge married Malcolm "Stonehouse" Macleod s/o Donald Stonehouse
    Macleod and Margaret Macleod with children;
        C1.Elizabeth Macleod married Lester Hickey of Boston USA
        C2.Jessie Macleod married Henry Davie of Nova Scotia / Boston
        C3.Wallace S. Macleod born Sept 23 1899 died April 6 1959 unmarried in Ch'town
        C4.Elizabeth Macleod married Douglas Stewart of Caledonia PEI
        C5.Donald Macleod
        C6.Neil Macleod died in youth.
        C7.Alexander Macleod born c1866 married Nettie Ross (?)
        C8.Donald John Macleod lived Uigg Station PEI
         C9.John Macleod, USA served in WWI
        C10.Milton Macleod killed in N.B. woods.
        C11.Elija Macleod
    B2. Sarah Macleod born c1856 Orwell Bridge, died before 1939, married John McPhee of Orwell
    B3.Donald Macleod
    B4.Neil Macleod born 1864, died November 20 1906 in Portland Oregon USA, buried St. John's Belfast
    B5.Alexander Macleod married Nettie Ross (?)
    B6.Elizabeth Macleod born c1870 Orwell Bridge married Douglas Stewart of Caledonia PEI.
    B1.Donald John Macleod born 1875 died 1955 buried Orwell Corner churchyard married Catherine Anne Gillis
    born December 14 1878 d/o Donald Gillis and Sarah Lamont. They had no children.
Source for Malcolm Stonehouse Macleod and Margaret Macleod: lot 57 1881 census Orwell Bridge
Source for Elizabeth Macdonald and John Neil Macleod: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
Source for Neil Macleod: 1881 census lot 57, "Macleods of PEI" page c59

A3.Archibald Macdonald, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch,  born May 15, 1823 in Orwell Point, died Nov 3 1882 in Brush Wharf Orwell, buried in Belfast PEI stone # 242. He was unmarried.

A4.Margaret Macdonald, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch,  born 1814, died April 10, 1903, married c1840, Angus Macqueen of Orwell River PEI born 1809 died June 6 1876 Orwell River, s/o Doanld of Skye Mcqueen and his wife Christina of the Glasvin Macleods. In the 1881 census, Maragret was a widow age 65 years living with her son Angus. With children;
    B1.John Macqueen born july 19, 1846 Orwell, died May 26 1895 in Victoria Cross PEI,  married Lois Mellish born 1852
    died March 4 1919 in Cherry Valley PEI. John Mcqueen was a storekeeper. with children;
        C1.Frederick Macqueen born 1872
        C2.Angus EdgarMacqueen born jan 23 1874 Union Road PEI
        C3.Laura May Macqueen born May 2, 1876 died March 15 1968 in Cherry Valley PEI. married on May 21
        1947, Reverend James McInnis.
    B2.Donald Macqueen born dec 16 1847 Orwell, died 1927 Calgary Alberta,. married Miss Hay of St. John
    New Brunswick. Donald was a bookeeper. With children;
        C1.Verna Macqueen
    B3 Alexander Macqueen in Calgary unmarried.
    B4.Daniel Macqueen Jr, died 1927 unmarried.
    B5.Margaret Macqueen born june 28 1859  married Mr Fraser of San Francisco California, no children.
    B6.William Robert Macqueen born sept 10 1861 Orwell, not at home in 1881 census.
    B7.Angus Macqueen b. 1853 died Jan 7 1911 in Orwell unmarried.
    B8.Mary Macqueen born april 20 1849, died March 14, 1921 married on April 17 1877. Neil Macneil of Wood Islands
    born feb 6 1839 died 1902, s/o Roderick of Oronsay Mcneil and Catherine of Colonsay Munn.  with children;
        C1.Angus A. Macneil born 1875 Wood Islands died 1934 Erskine Alberta. He went out West and homesteaded near
        Red Deer. He married Christina Mary Stewart of High Bank or Heatherdale. with three children possibly still living.
        C2.Malcolm Macneil born oct 17, 1884 Wood Islands died april 22 1933 in Erskine Alberta. He married on March 12
        1919 in Ch'town, Sarah Margaret Macneil born aug 11 1891 Wood islands (apparently no relative) died dec 4  1927
        Ch'town d/o Dougal Macneil. They had five children.
        C3.Margaret Anne Macneil born oct 26 1886 Wood Islands, died May 12 1962 Little Sands married on Aug 30 1916
        Archibald Duncan Macneil born june 10 1880 Little Sands died april 10 1927 Little Sands s/o Duncan Archibald
        Macneil and Catherine Macdonald. With children;
            D1.Marion Anne Macneil born april 23 1920 Little Sands died Aug 20 1920 Little Sands.
            D2.Elsie Olive Macneil born 1921 Little Sands died 1993.
            D3. Three other children, possibly still living.
        C4.Catherine Macneil born jan 10 1881 in Wood Islands died Oakland California, married in Feb 26 1907 in Stettler
Alberta, James A. Campbell of Heatherdale Ontario. "Cassie" as she was called, moved to Alberta with her sister Margaret and her brothers Malcolm, Angus and Roderick. The boys homesteaded near Red Deer, Cassie was a school teacher, and Margaret worked for her uncle Alexander in the insurance business. Cassie and her husband lated moved to California and Margaret returned to PEI where she was married.
        C5.Mary Elizabeth Macneil born dec 29 1889 Wood Islands, died 1944 Belfast PEI. She married Malcolm George
        Macpherson of Eldon, died 1958 in Belfast. With children;
            D1.Alexander Macqueen Macpherson born nov 29 1929 Belfast died 1944 in Western Canada.
            D2.George Herman Macpherson born dec 25 1912 Belfast died 1978 Belfast
            D3.Margaret Rhoda Macpherson born nov 17 1914 Belfast died jan 14 1972 Belfast.
            D4.Albert Ross Macpherson born march 8 1916 Belfast died july 11 1992
            D5.Mary Gladys Macpherson born nov 27 1910 Belfast died 1997
            D6.Anne Doris Macpherson born 1915 Belfast died 1915 Belfast.
            D7. Other children possibly still living.
        C6.John Daniel Macneil born april 22 1883 Wood Islands died march 16 1933, He was killed working in the woods
        C7.James William Macneil born may 3 1893 died Wood Islands unmarried.
        C8.Lachlan Macneil born march 19 1891 died april 24 1895 Wood Islands.
        C9.Roderick Macneil born oct 31 1880 moved to Erskine Alberta.


A5.Elizabeth Macdonald, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born June 26 1835 Orwell died c1911 in Hamilton Ontario age 96 years. She married Donald Neil Macleod born jan 26 1833 Orwell Head s/o Neil Macleod and Sarah Gillis. with no children.

A6.Catherine Macdonald, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born circa 1817 PEI died July 26 1901 in Orwell Cove, married Thomas Macpherson, died before 1881 of Orwell, occupation farmer/wharfingr. With children;
    B1.Anne Macpherson born c1847 died after 1881.
    B2.Margaret Macpherson born c1849 died after 1881.
    B3.Mary Macpherson born c1853 died after 1881
    B4.Matilda Macpherson born c1856 died after 1881, married.
    B5.John Thomas Macpherson born c1857 died after 1881, married.
    B6.Charles Macpherson born c1859 died after 1901, noted in 1901 in California.
    B7.Elizabeth Macpherson born c1859 died after 1881, married.
    Also in this household was one Moriah Macpherson born aug 10, 1875 (grandchild?) In 1881 Catherine was a widow age
    63 years.

A7.Anne Macdonald, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born April 8 1827 Orwell Point PEI died after 1891, lived lot 62 PEI, age 53 years in the Belle River 1881 census. She married Norman Macpherson born c1821 PEI, of Wood Islands died after 1891. with children;
    B1.John Macpherson born c1857 died after 1881, age 24 in 1881 census
    B2.Donald Macpherson born c1859 died after 1881, age 22 in 1881 census.
    B3.Malcolm Macpherson born c1861 died after 1891, age 20 in 1881 census
    B4.Charles Macpherson born c 1864 died after 1891 age 17 in 1881 census
    B5.Catherine Macpherson born c1867 died after 1891 age 12 in 1881 census
    B6.Rose Alice Macpherson born c1867 died after 1891 age 9 in 1881 census

A8.Mary Macdonald, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born Aug 28 1833 in Orwell, died Dec 16 1906 buried in Belfast PEI, stone # 404, married George Macpherson  born 1827 of Newtown PEI, died march 29 1907 buried St. John's Belfast stone # 404. with children;
    B1.Neil George Macpherson born may 11 1868 Orwell Cove, age 12 in 1881 census. He was a blacksmith of Newtown.
    He married a daughter of Donald Munro and Catherine Cameron.
    B2.Margaret Macpherson born oct 10 1866 of Newtown PEI.
    B3.Donald Macpherson born aug 21 1870 Orwell Cove, age 10 in 1881 census.
    B4.Malcolm Macpherson born march 12 1872 Orwell Cove, age 8 in 1881 census.
    B5.John Macpherson age 5 in 1881 census.
    B6.Alexander Macpherson of Newtown, age 1 in 1881 census


A9. John Donald Macdonald, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born Aug 14, 1828 Orwell Point, died May 3 1913 in Orwell Cove PEI. He was known as "John A Rugh" (the point) or "John the Point Macdonald." The 1881 census of lot 57 family # 166 showed a large family living with him. His two children and his siblings Flora, Archibald, Donald, Charles, Allan, and Elizabeth, as well as a David Cook and Jacob Lowery. John the Point married his cousin Catherine Macdonald sr., born 1833, d/o John Jock Macdonald and Margaret Macdonald who was a Findlay Macdonald.  Findlay Macdonalds) with children;
    B1.Hector A. Macdonald born c1868 died April 12 1924, buried Belfast married Catherine Gillis died aug 14 1933 buried
    Belfast d/o Neil Gillis and Ellen Finlayson with children;
            C1.John Hiram Macdonald
            C2.Wesley Macdonald
            C3.Russell Macdonald born Orwell Cove, buried in Toronto.
            C4.Helen Macdonald.
            C5.Catherine Macdonald b. c1916 died FEb 17 1951 buried Belfast, lived Malden Mass.
            C6.Marion Macdonald
    B2.Margaret A. Macdonald born c1873 m. John Charles Macleod of Lyndale with 2 children.
    B3.Catherine Kinlock Macdonald married John Macleod born 1870 died 1950 s/o Charles of the Kendrom Macleods and
    his wife Rachel Macdonald. John and Catherine had the old Lamont place in Lyndale, but the house burned down in 1925,
    and they moved to Mass USA. They had one son, Charles, who was unmarried.


A10.Allan Macdonald, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born Aug 5, 1844 in Orwell died after 1881, unmarried.

A11. Charles Macdonald, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch,  born July 23, 1839 in Orwell Point, died after 1881,  married his cousin Elizabeth Nicholson born c1842  of Orwell Cove d/o Charles of Skye Nicholson and his wife Mary Macdonald. Charles and Elizabeth lived in California.

A12.Flora Macdonald, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch,  born Nov 17 1825 in Orwell Point died after 1881, unmarried.

A13. Donald Macdonald, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch,  born Oct 3, 1831 in Orwell died after 1881.

A14. Isabella Macdonald, d/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch, born Aug 29 1837 in Orwell.

Source: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
 


                                            JOHN JOCK MACDONALD
II.JOHN JOCK MACDONALD, son of John of Kinloch and Margaret Macdonald, born circa 1802 in Skye, died Aug 18, 1885 PEI, buried Mt. Buchanan Polly cemetery. He was age 9 months when the family emigrated from Skye.
    The 1880 Meacham's atlas of PEI showed a John Macdonald on the parcel of land purchased by John Kinloch Macdonald in 1806 from the Earl of Selkirk. John Jock inherited this land from his father. He married MARGARET MACDONALD born1818 in Point Prim, died Aug 20 1860, age 45 years, buried in the Mt. Buchanan Polly Cemetery, lot 57, PEI. She was d/o Findlay Macdonaldand Jessie Mackinnon of Point Prim, emigrants on the Dykes in 1803 to PEI from Mull. John Jock's family were known locally as the "Jock Macdonalds." He and Margaret Macdonald had children;


A1.Catherine Macdonald Sr,  born Oct 2 1833 Orwell Point, d/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch,  born Oct 2, 1833 in Orwell, died Feb 21 1909 age 76 buried in Belfast St Johns churchyard stone 968. She married her cousin John Donald Macdonald called John the Point Macdonald, born Aug 14 1828 Orwell Cove PEI,  died May 3, 1913 in Orwell age 85 years, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch. With ch;
    B1.Hector A. Macdonald b. c1868, died April 12 1924 age 56 yrs, m.. Catherine Gillis b.
        c1879 died Aug 14 1933 age 52 years, d/o Neil Gillis and Ellen Finlayson. Neil
        was s/o Malcolm Gillis and Christina Macleod. Hector m. Catherine Buchanan of Eldon.
    B2.Margaret A. Macdonald b. c1873 m. John Charles Macleod with children.
    B3.Possibly other children.
Also in John the Point's  household in 1881 was one Jacob Lowery age 22 and one David Cook age 31.
SOURCES:Macdonald family archives, 1881 census lot 57 family #160.


A2.Rachel Macdonald, born 1840, d/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch,  born July 24 1839 in Orwell, died June 11 1926 buried in Orwell Head cemetery PEI,  married Charles Macleod of Orwell Cove, s/o Donald, s/o of Murdoch, s/o Donald of the Kendrom Macleods. With children;
    B1.Roderick Macleod born c1872 died 1876 buried Orwell Head Cemetery.
    B2.Hector Macleod born c1874 died 1874 buried Orwell Head Cemetery.
    B3.Hector Macleod born c1876 died 1876 buried Orwell Head Cemetery.
    B4.Roderick Charles Macleod born c1877 died June 8 1956 m. Margaret McNeil of Little
        Sands with children
            C1.Reginald Macleod
            C2.Wendall Macleod
            C3.Ella Macleod
            C4.Hector Macleod
            C5.Marion Macleod
            C6.Ewen Macleod
            C7.Harry Macleod
            C8.John Macleod
    B5.Donald H. Macleod born c1879 died 1886 buried Orwell Head Cemetery.
    B6.John Macleod m.his cousin Margaret Kinloch Macdonald with 2 children
    B7.Murdoch Macleod in Western Canada
    B8.Mary Anne Macleod married living in Annapolis Valley NS
    B9.Margaret Macleod m. Findlay Macbeth with ch;
            C1.Margaret Macbeth m. William Fraser
            C2.Miss Macbeth m. Edison McIntyre of Montague PEI.
            C3.Sarah Macbeth m. Mr Fraser of Commercial Cross
            C4.Mary Macbeth m. Mr Tarsian of Washington D.C.

A3. Janet "Jessie" Macdonald,  d/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch,  born May 1, 1837 in Orwell,  married Alexander Murchison of Orwell Hill, called Alexander Sandy Murchison, b. Nov 17 1826 in Point Prim, a farmer/blacksmith. With children;
    A1.Mary Murchison m. Alexander Macleod with ch;
       B1.John Macleod m. Isabella Mactavish with children.
       B2.Alexander Macleod unmarried
       B3.Jessie Macleod unmarried

Source: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
Source: Frank Maclean archives, frank_mclean@mindlink.bc.ca


A4.Catherine Macdonald Jr., born 1842,  d/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch, born July 10 1842 in Orwell,  married Donald Mactavish of Newtown PEI. with children;
    B1.Duncan Mactavish m. Catherine Macdonald b. 1889 died 1993 PEI age 104 years,
        with issue Reta and others.
     B2.Isabella Mactavish m. her cousin John Macleod.
     B3.Margaret Mactavish m. Donald Gillis
     B4.Mamie Mactavish m. William Macdonald

A5.Mary Macdonald, born 1841d/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch,  born July 2 1835 in Orwell, married Allan Macdonald of Pinette, s/o Murdoch Macdonald, with no children.

A6.Anne Macdonald, born 1855, d/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch, born 1846 Orwell Cove, died April 10 1943 age 97 years, in Marshville, River John, NS. She married on Jan 25 1882 Captain Norman Macrea born Dec 2 1849 in Pinette PEI, died May 2 1928/32 in River John NS age 78 years. He had a twin Donald Macrea. He was captain of the ship THE ARGENTINE, also worked as a carpenter. They moved to River John from PEI circa 1904.

A7.Alexander S. Jock Macdonald,  born c1846, s/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch, born circa 1846, died April 24, 1920, buried in Belfast PEI, married Flora Gillis of Orwell Hill d/o Red William Gillis of Orwell Hill PEI. with children born in Calgary Alta;
    B1.John Macdonald
    B2.Hector Macdonald m. Marion MacDougall
    B3.William Macdonald
    B4.Sinclair Macdonald married with issue.
    B5.Daniel Macdonald
    B6.Annabella Macdonald m. Duncan Macmillan of Wood Island NS (?)
    B7.Duncan Macdonald in California married with children.
    B8.Frank Macdonald died 1938, married with children
    B9.Hector Macdonald
Source: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
Source: Frank Maclean archives, Frank_Mclean@mindlink.bc.ca

A8. John Jock (James) Macdonald,  born 1858, s/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch, born circa 1857 died 1906, buried in Polly Cemetery,  married Rebecca J. Stewart of Culloden PEI with ch;
    B1.Margaret Macdonald m. William Brown with ch;
            C1.Claudine Brown
            C2.Stewart Brown
            C3.Child Brown

A9.Hector Macdonald, s/o John Jock, s/o John of Kinloch, born Sept 20, 1847 in Orwell, died in youth.

Source: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
Source: Frank Maclean, frank_McLean@mindlink.bc.ca

                                                  CATHERINE MACDONALD
III. CATHERINE MACDONALD,  born c1807 PEI, daughter of John of Kinloch and Margaret Macdonald,. She married ALEXANDER GILLIS of Orwell Cove on Feb 14, 1826, married in Orwell Bay by Angus McCaulay J.P.. Alexander was born c1798 on Skye, s/o John Gillis and Catherine Nicholson, emigrants from Skye on the Polly. In the 1881 census Catherine was a widow age 73 years living with son Donald. Catherine and Alexander had children;

A1.Alexander Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  born 1837, died 1906, of Grandview and Murray Harbour Road PEI. He married Flora Macleod born 1841, died 1931, the daughter of Roderick Macleod and his wife Marjorie Martin. Roderick was son of Donald Ban Oig of Valtos. With children;
    B1.Marjorie Catherine Gillis born c1877, died age 5 yrs.
     B2.Catherine M.Gillis born c1878, died in infancy.

     B3.John Alexander Gillis born 1870, died april 4 1945 Kinross married Elizabeth Penlope Macleod born jan 18 1873 of Valleyfield PEI died dec 14 1907, d/o Alexander "Yankee" Macleod and his wife Margaret Matheson of  Valleyfield. With children;
            C1.Florence Gillis R.N. in USA
            C2.Margaret Gillis died young.
            C3.John Daniel Gillis (or Donald John Gillis) married Mary Nicholson of Orwell Cove with 3 children.
            C4.Wilfred Gillis married Margaret Scott with three daughters.

     B4.Roderick Gillis born c1875, m. Anne Waldorf of Eureka Calif. with daughter Leona Gillis.

     B5. Marjorie Gillis Jr.born after 1881, m. Charles Hammond Nelson s/o Horation Nelson of
        Montague Bridge with ch; Alexander, George, Arthur, all unmarried.

     B6.Catherine Gillis Jr. born after 1881, m. Frederick Cheesman of Que, with ch
            C1.Evangeline Cheesman
            C2.Ruth Cheesman
            C3.Elizabeth Cheesman

     B7.Charles Gillis born c1880 in June, m. Anne Macdonald of Eureka Calif. with son;
            C1.Curtis Gillis

     B8.Elizabeth Gillis born after 1881, in Vancouver, unmarried.

     B9.Mary Jane Gillis born after 1881, m. Scott Stewart killed in action, with children
            C1. Edison Stewart
            C2. Florence Stewart
            C3. Mildred Stewart
            C4.Dorothy Stewart
            C5. Joan Stewart
            C6. Alexandera Stewart

     B10.Alexander Gillis born after 1881, died 1968 married Adele Jane Ings born 1894 died 1968 in Grandview PEI d/o Levi Robert Ings of Orwell Cove and his wife Flora Nicholson. They lived in Detroit and Murray Harbour Road, Grandview.

     B11.Sadie Gillis born after 1881 m. Roy A. Bassett, Oakland Calif, ch;
            C1.Alexander Bassett
            C2. Catherine Bassett


A2.Malcolm Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye, born 1846 PEI died 1901, of Lyndale married Marjorie Macleod born 1850, died 1908, the daughter of Roderick Macleod and his wife Marjorie Martin who were Browns Creek Emigrants from Skye in 1829. With children;
     B1.Alexander Gillis born 1885-1912, killed in Seattle, unmarried.
     B2.Roderick Gillis born after 1881, killed in Alberta unmarried.
     B3.Malcolm Gillis born after 1881,
     B4.Donald Gillis born after 1881,
     B5.Mary Catherine Gillis born 1877-1917 died unmarried,
     B6.Marjorie Gillis born c1879 m. John Wynne of Prince Rupert,
     B7.Margaret Gillis born 1890-1924 a nurse Boston died unmarried.
     B8.John Gillis born 1881-1900 burned to death in his cabin in Ont,  unmarried,
     B9.Catherine A. Gillis born 1875-1876.

A3.John Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye, unmarried, died in Ontario.(??)

A4.Catherine Gillis Sr., d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  m. Donald Beag Macleod s/o Murdoch Macleod of Orwell Cove. They had no children.

A5.Margaret Gillis, d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  m. John Macleod s/o of Malcolm Macleod I of Earnscliffe of the Kendrom Macleods. ch;
     B1.Alexander Macleod on the homestead m. Mary Murchison,
     B2.Malcolm Macleod died in Chicago unmarried.
     B3.John Macleod died unmarried.

A6.Donald Gillis, s/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  born Dec 23 1841 Orwell Cove, baptised April 3 1842 at St John’s Presbyterian Church Belfast, died 1926, married Sarah Lamont born May 16 1854 Lyndale PEI, d. May 20, 1915 age 61, the daughter of Ewen Lamont of Lyndale and his wife Sarah Macpherson. With children;
     B1.Catherine Anne Gillis b. Dec 14, 1878 in Orwell, m. Donald John Macleodof Uigg Station with no issue
     B2.Sarah Gillis b. April 1 1883, m. John Findlay Macdonald of Uigg Station born june 10 1871 died march 2 1917, s/o
    Peter Findlay Macdonald and Mary Macleod. With children;
            C1.Peter Macdonald of San Francisco m. Helen Polapeck.
            C2.Sadie Macdonald, a nurse in Ch'town. She married Mr Hirtle and moved to Nova Scotia. They had a daughter.
            C3.Donald John Macdonald born march 10 1913 died aug 13 1927

     B3.Mary Rachel Gillis b. July 17 1885, died 1961 m. Alexander Gillis of Head of   Montague born 1882 died 1964 s/o
    Malcolm D. Gillis and Rachel Macleod. With children;
            C1. Donald Gillis married Bobby Ross. He lives in Ch'town.
            C2. Archibald Gillis married Anne Cameron of Ch'town.
            C3. Roy Gillis married Anne ? He died before 1994 in PEI.
            C4. John Gillis married in Montreal to a descendant of Donald the point McPherson.
            C5. William Gillis married Miss Shaw from Uigg. He was killed in a car accident in Victoria BC
            C6. Gordon Gillis wounded in WWII.
             C7. Sadie Gillis born 1914 died 1934 married Gordon Ross miller of Vernon River. With 6 children.

     B4.Elizabeth Gillis b. Nov 29, 1896 m. Richard Reeves of L.A.

     B5.John Alexander Gillis b. Dec 14, 1880, died Dec 13, 1962,  m. Lillian Grace Rona Cooper with children;
            C1. George Warren Gillis died July 2003 married Nancy with 2 daughters and one son
            C2. Sarah Louise Gillis married George Smith with children;
                    D1. Karen Smith (author of this website) married Maurice Linneberg with children;
                        E1. Cody Maurice Alexander Linneberg
                   D2. Three sons
            C3. Margaret Ruth Gillis married Adrian Ouwehand with children
             C4.Mary Catherine Gillis married William Mckinnon with children

     B6.Ewen Lamont Gillis born Aug 30 1887 died 1975 married Lillian Stewart of Belle River born c1896 killed in 1956 by a car when she was crossing the road to get her mail. They had one son John Gillis who died in 1942. Also living in the house in 1881 was one Catherine Gillis, a widow age 73, born in PEI, who would likely be Catherine Macdonald, mother of Donald.

Source: Gillis family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
Source: Orwell Head Church of Scotland cemetary Lot 57, No.2, stone # 107 - given as Donald S. Gillis on his tombstone. I am at a loss to know what the "S" stands for, but I would guess that it means "Sandy" - in his life time he would have been known as "Donald Sandy" i.e. Donald, son of Alexander)
Source: PEI census lot 57 1881
Source:St John's Presbyterian Church record book 2, page 135


A7.Jane Gillis, d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  born march 20 1833 Orwell Head, died Dec 8 1895 age 61 yrs. She married  John James Gillis of Head of Montague - he was brother of Captain John Gillis. With children;
     B1.Angus Gillis married Isabella Macleod born c1829 died september 25 1919 age 89 years, d/o John Sandy Macleod and Mary Macleod of Orwell. With children;
            C1.Mabel Jane Gillis married Charles Nicholson born 1887 s/o Donald Charles Nicholson and
            Euphemia Murchison. Mable Jane was a registered nurse. They had a daughter.
            C2.Lendel Gillis
            C3 Malcolm Gillis moved to Detroit.
            C4.John A. Gillis
            C5.Alexander Gillis moved to Calgary.
     B2.Alexander Gillis of Butte, married Flora Macdonald born c1876 d/o Neil Macdonald and Catherine Macleod
    of Pinette. They had no children.

     B3.Isabella Gillis married Magnus Munn born c1862 s/o Duncan Munn and Mary Macdonald. They lived in
     in Wood Islands with three children, Mary Anne, Angus and Catherine.

     B4.Euphemia Gillis m. Forden Young of Ch'town with children Margaret, Otis, Ruth, Margaret, Pearl..
     B5.Mary Ann Gillis died Jan 15, 1864 age 3 years,
     B6.Angus Gillis died March 3, 1865 age 4 days,
     B7.Catherine Gillis died Feb 15, 1868 age 1 month.


A8.Catherine Gillis Jr.,  born march 4 1827 Orwell River d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye,  m. John Macdonald  son of Duncan Macdonald of Grandview. Ch;
     B1.Duncan Macdonald died unmarried.
     B2.Alexander Macdonald died unmarried.

A9.Mary Gillis, d/o Alexander, s/o John of Skye, born aprill 7 1831 died 1923, married. Sergeant Alexander Doyle, He was a British army sergeant. They had no children. John Macleod "Shonac" her nephew took care of her when she was old. In the 1881 census she was a widow age 51 years.

A10.Sarah Gillis d/o Alexander, d/o John of Skye,  m. John J. Macdonald of Montague Bridge, son of Hector Macdonald of Grandview/Lyndale. Ch;
     B1.John A. Macdonald deceased prior to 1939,
     B2.Hector Macdonald deceased prior to 1939,
     B3.Duncan Macdonald m. Florence Peters of Lower Montague, with no issue.
     B4.Catherine Macdonald m. Edmund Head with issue Sarah, John of Montreal m. no issue.


                                                          ANNE MACDONALD
IV.ANNE MACDONALD, born c1810 PEI, died after 1838, daughter of John of Kinloch and Margaret Macdonald,  married JOHN SMALL MACDONALD of Belfast PEI., s/o John the Baptist Macdonald of Belfast and Pinette PEI. The reason why he was called "John Small" is because there were four Johns in this family. With children, probably among others;
A1.John James Macdonald of Belfast m. Mary Finlayson.
A2.Catherine Macdonald m. Malcolm Martin s/o John Martin of Stencholl and  Catherine Macdonald.
Source: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
Source: Scottish Settlers to Canada before Confederation ref  # 5735


                                                        MARY MACDONALD
V.MARY MACDONALD, daughter of John Kinloch and Margaret Macdonald,  born circa 1800 in Skye, died May 23 1880 in PEI age 80 years. She married CHARLES NICHOLSON of Orwell Cove. With ch;
A1 Angus Nicholson
A2.Elizabeth Nicholson called Betsy
A3 Margaret Nicholson (this could be the Margaret Nicholson who married Donald Macdonald
    of the Kinlochs, s/o Donald, s/o John of Kinloch.
A4.Jane Nicholson b. c1838 m. James Neil Macleod b. c1837 s/o Neil  Macleod and Sarah
        Gillis of Orwell bridge.
A5.Others
(1841 census lot 57, 11 members in this family, religion Church of Scotland. They own 306 acres. 3 sons under 16 years, 4 daughters under 16, one male between 16 and 45, 2 females between 16 and 45.
Source: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com
Source: 1841 census lot 57


                                                            JANE MACDONALD
VI..JANE MACDONALD, daughter of John Kinloch and Margaret Macdonald,  married
ANGUS MCINNIS of Pinette, PEI. They had children.

Source: Macdonald family archives, culandera@hotmail.com

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