DON Family

Robdon · Post by **Robdon** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:45 am

Hi Malcolm

My name is Robert Don, I live in South Africa, we seem to have the same ancestor and have the same problem, I have traced back to George Don and Catherine MacKay no DOB for George but I have for Catherine DOB 26/04/1819, Died 04/04/1892.

Hope this helps a bit

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:12 am

Hi Robert and welcome to Talking Scot

What a way to make your first post on the board

If you and Malcolm share with us the information you already have the genealogical sleuths on here will do their best to come up with some answers. Their best can be pretty amazing sometimes.

Russell

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:07 am

The MC info from 1866 indicates that Alexander was at that time a 22 years old plumber while his father George had been a Sawyer. From the way the entry is made I'm assuming that his parents were never married. George Don Sawyer deceased and Catherine McKay is all it says. No maiden name but also no deceased for Catherine.

Best wishes
Jean

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:17 pm

Hello Malcolm,

I had a meander through the 19C newspapers looking for anything to do with George or Alexander but couldn’t find anything useful. I did stumble across a notice in the Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, January 3, 1900, that looks suspiciously to be about one of Alexander’s daughters. A couple of words at one edge are unreadable, probable missing letters marked thus *.

HUNTER—DON. —At 142 St George’s Road, on 1st January, by the Rev. Mr Pollock, James Hunter, eldest son of the late Andrew Hunter, ***er, to Elizabeth Douglas, fourth daughter ** Alexander Don, plumber, Glasgow.

I have a GGG Uncle Fester (Sylvester) in my tree. He burned down a Ropery in Liverpool in 1824.

Alan

Robdon · Post by **Robdon** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:04 pm

Hi There

I don't have anything further on George Don and the moment, what I do know is the Alexander Don Georges son married a Margaret Douglas (1842-1889) on Jan 1 1866 in the District of Coupar Angus, together they had 8 children.
I'm quite new to this what does MC mean?

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:38 pm

Robdon wrote:I'm quite new to this what does MC mean?

MC means Marriage Certificate.