James McDonald (1789 - bef. 1822)

Born 11 Oct 1789 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Welsh) Kew — married 12 May 1817 in Saint Botolph's Church Aldgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died before 1822 before age 32 in Cape Colony

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Biography

James McDonald was born in Scotland.

James was born on 11 October 1879 (third James - assume other 2 died in infancy) in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; he was the son of William McDonald and Janet (Aitchison) McDonald.

He married Mary Welsh in St Botolph, Bishopsgate, London on 12 May 1817:^[1]

Name: James MacDonald

Sex: Male

Spouse's Name: Mary Welch

Spouse's Sex: Female

Marriage Date: 12 May 1817

Marriage Place: Bishopsgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Marriage Place (Original): Saint Botolph Bishopsgate, London, London, England

Event Type: Marriage

James and his family were members of Biggar's Party of 1820 Settlers to the Cape Colony:

McDONALD, James 31. Blacksmith. w Mary 23. c Alexander 1.

The party embarked at Portsmouth on HM Store Ship Weymouth, which sailed on 7 January 1820. The Weymouth reached Table Bay on 26 April and Algoa Bay on 15 May. The party was located in Albany, north-west of Theopolis, and the location was named Woodlands.

James is believed to have passed away before 1822 when his wife remarried; no confirmation as yet.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKDV-55Q : 12 March 2020), James MacDonald, 1817
2. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 9 July 2022

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