Genealogy - Family Tree DONALDSON
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Descendants of Alexander DONALDSON
1 Rosina DONALDSON / Rosena DONALDSON / Rossena DONALDSON / Rosinia DONALDSON - b: Abt. 1828 Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland; daughter of Alexander DONALDSON; m: 12 Nov 1852 "of West Church Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian"; d: Aft. 1881
..+Robert MITCHELL - b: 31 Dec 1827 St. Martins, Perthshire, Scotland; m: 12 Nov 1852 Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland; d: Aft. 1881; Occupation: Butler; (Photo - 17 KB)
....2 John MITCHELL - Bapt/Christened: 2 Oct 1853 Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
....2 Alexander MITCHELL - b: 4 Apr 1855 Carse, Rescobie, Angus, Scotland
....2 Robert MITCHELL - b: 21 Mar 1859 Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland; d: Bef. 1866
....2 Anne Donaldson MITCHELL - b: 10 Jul 1860 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; m: 9 Dec 1881 Dist. of Blythswood, Burgh of Glasgow, Scotland; d: 26 Nov 1935 Vancouver, BC, Canada; d: 4 May 1941 Vancouver, BC, Canada; (Photo - 24 KB)
......+Alexander Biggart Sayer SMITH - b: 6 Aug 1848 Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Mother Margaret SAWYERS); Occupation: Ship Builder's Manager; Accountant, Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada; (Photo - 28 KB)
....2 Isabella Russel MITCHELL - b: 19 Nov 1862 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
....2 Robert MITCHELL - b: 26 Jan 1866 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
....2 James Gillespie MITCHELL - b: 10 Sep 1869 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; d: Aft. 1880
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In Morayshire (Elginshire), Scotland: DONALDSON, MITCHELL
They lived in the following locations in Scotland:
1852 - Marykirk, Kincardineshire (Map)
1855 - Carse, Rescobie, Angus (Forfarshire) (Map)
1859 - Ratho, Midlothian (Map)
1860-1869 or later - 1860 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire (Map)
Aft. 1869-1881 or later - Ardardan,
Cardross, Dumbarton (Map)
This DONALDSON family may have been connected to the shipping firm
"DONALDSON Brothers" (1858-1913) or "DONALDSON Line Limited" (after 1913).
This company first operated from the River Clyde & then
Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
There have been two books published relating to the DONALDSON Lines:
1. "Donaldson Line: A Century of Shipping 1854 - 1954"
Published 1960 by Jackson, Glasgow, Scotland;
written by Alistair MacTavish DUNNETT;
2. "Donaldson Line"
Published by the World Ship Society, Kendal, Cumbria England;
by P. J. TELFORD
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Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
CousinConnect - View my genealogy queries
Dist. of Blythswood, Burgh of Glasgow, Scotland
"DONALDSON Brothers" (1858-1913)
or "DONALDSON Line Limited" (after 1913)
Dumbarton Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (GENUKI)
Dumbarton Town, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (GENUKI)
Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland (Map)
Elginshire, (or Morayshire), Scotland (GENUKI)
St. Cuthbert's Parish Church,
5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2EP Scotland
Vancouver, BC, Canada (Canada GenWeb)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Official Travel Resource
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