Macdonalds at Trafalgar

Date: 21 Oct 1805 [unknown]
Location: Battle of Trafalgar
Surnames/tags: Macdonald McDonald Battle_of_Trafalgar

On the Macdonalds that are in the National Archives records as present at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805, off Cape Trafalgar, south west Spain.

The data source is here: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/

It's important to note that the miltary records only show one spelling - "McDonald". If the search is for "MacDonald", there are no results. Whatever motive the authors had, they went to great effort to show consistency where there was none. Some might say that is evidence of a military mindset, seeking regimented order and consistency.

For our own purposes, however, we need to try and guestimate what the original name variant was most likely to have been.

A significantly large proportion of the named individuals have towns or counties in Ireland as their Birth Place. I have left them as "McDonald".

For towns or places in Scotland and England, I have created them in WikiTree as "MacDonald".

A
Alexander (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1785-) (Greenock, Scotland)
Angus (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1767-) (Inverness-shire)
Angus (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1777-) (Isle of Lewis)
Archibald (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1784-) (Argyll)
Alexander McDonald (abt.1791-) (County Antrim, Ireland)
Andrew McDonald (abt.1783-) (Dublin)

B
Benjamin (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1751-)

C
Charles McDonald (abt.1785-) (Dublin)
Charles McDonald (abt.1781-) (County Tyrone, Ireland)
Charles McDonald (abt.1787-) (Dublin)

D
Daniel (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1775-) (Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire)
Daniel McDonald (abt.1783-) (County Kildare, Ireland)
Donald McDonald (abt.1785-1805) (Glasgow)

E
Edward (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1779-) (Galloway)

F
Francis McDonald (abt.1775-) (Liverpool)

G
George (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1781-1808) (Ayrshire)

J
James MacDonald (abt.1765-) (Montrose, Forfarshire)
James MacDonald (-1808) (Unknown)
James MacDonald (abt.1766-) (Edinburgh)
James MacDonald (abt.1784-) (Evreshire?)
James MacDonald (abt.1782-) (Glasgow)
John MacDonald (abt.1765-) (Glasgow)
John MacDonald (abt.1779-) (Renfrewshire)
John MacDonald (abt.1783-) (Greenock, Renfrewshire)
John MacDonald (abt.1780-) (North Highlands, Scotland)
John MacDonald (abt.1785-) (Isle of Wight, Hampshire)
John (MacDonald) McDonald (abt.1775-) (Islay Island, Argyll)
James McDonald (abt.1791-) (London)
James McDonald (abt.1774-) (Dublin)
John McDonald (abt.1782-) (County Tyrone, Ireland)
John McDonald (abt.1779-) (Lowney, Ireland)
John McDonald (abt.1777-) (Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland)

M
Malcolm MacDonald (abt.1782-) (Isle of Lewis)
Martin McDonald (abt.1777-) (Dublin)
Matthew McDonald (abt.1765-) (Gotnanura, Ireland)
Michael McDonald (abt.1773-) (County Meath, Ireland)
Michael McDonald (abt.1785-) (Belfast)

P
Patrick McDonald (abt.1772-1805) (County Limerick, Ireland)
Peter McDonald (abt.1752-) (Ireland)
Peter McDonald (abt.1773-) (Newry, County Tyrone, Ireland)