Ewen McDonald (abt. 1845 - 1910)

Born about 1845 in Elgol, Strath, Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Munro) McDonald — married 1872 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1910 at about age 65 in Sea Lake, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Ewen MacDonald

Born c.1845

Birth place = Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire

1851 census

Age = 6

Living in the village of Elgoll, at the end of the Strathaird peninsula in the Isle of Skye

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He passed away in 1910.

Newspaper death notice: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10828576?searchTerm=Hugh%20mcdonald%20sea%20lake%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-decade=191%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1910

Sources

• https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/6050e441f4040b861679191b/effy-macdonald-1851-inverness-shire-strath-1813-?locale=en

• Birth: Year is approximate. The 1852 passenger list for the Georgiana immigrant ship, for family no. 100, McDonald, lists Ewen McDonald aged 7 years. Accordingly, year of birth is about 1845. See: Virtual Vault

Highland and Island Emigration Society National Archives of Scotland (HD4/5)

• Marriage: Victoria BDM: Hugh McDonald, Mary Munro, Reg. Year 1872 Reg. No 3156

• Death: Victoria BDM HUGH MCDONALD

Father: Lachlan McDonald Mother: Euphemia McPherson Reg. year 1910 Reg. no 3335

• See also PROV Wills & Probates: Hugh McDonald, farmer Sea Lake, died 1910, Reference 115/608