Isobella McDonald1

#4256, (bef. 1775 - bt 1806 - 1827)
ChartsPaternal ancestors of Lorna
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson.
     Isobella McDonald was estimated to have been born bef. 1775 probably in ?Halkirk, CAI, SCT.
     Isobella McDonald married William Taylor, son of William Taylor and Isabella Finlayson, on 4 Aug 1795 in Halkirk, CAI, SCT, William in Achavarn & Bell in Gerston.2
     Isobella McDonald was assumed to have died bt 1806 - 1827 probably at ?Halkirk, CAI, SCT.3
     Isobella McDonald was also known as Bell. In Aug 1795 Bell McDonald was living at Gerston, Halkirk, CAI, SCT.2 Fr Jul 1806 - Nov 1827 Isobella McDonald and William Taylor were living at Gerston, Par. of Halkirk, CAI, SCT, according to the baptisms and marriages of some of their children.4,5

Family

William Taylor (excluded)
Children
  • Jean Taylor (excluded)
  • George Taylor (excluded)
  • Isabella Taylor6 (excluded)
  • Margaret Taylor+ (1802 - 1861); Although Maggie's dth cert shows her mother as a Margaret MacDonald, it is more likely to be Isabella7,8
  • Christina Taylor (c 1804 - 1878); even though my information is that Christina's dth cert shows her parents as William Taylor and Isabella Finlayson, I believe that they're really William's son William and his first wife Isabella McDonald, this theory being reinforced by the inf. on the dth cert being a Donald Taylor, relationship brother and ditto 1851 and 1861 census, the gap in the children of William and the younger Isabella, and the age of the older Isabella would almost preclude her being Christina's Mum9,10,3
  • Williamina Taylor (excluded)
Last Edited22 AUG 2008

Citations

  1. Letter, Carole MELLOR to L McIntosh, Feb 1994.
  2. Births christenings marriages: Halkirk, CAI, SCT, Mar. 1795 Bell McDonald and William TAYLOR, transcr. Sep/Oct 1994.
  3. 1851 Census, ENG, Via Ancestry.com, Halkirk, CAI Reg. 37 ED 3 Pg 12 Sched 39, hsehold of William & Jannet TAYLOR, extracted Apr 2007.
  4. Births christenings marriages: Halkirk, CAI, SCT, Mar. 1827 Janet GRAY to William TAYLOR, transcr. Sep/Oct 1994.
  5. Births christenings marriages: Halkirk, CAI, SCT, Bap. 1806 Williamina TAYLOR, transcr. Sep/Oct 1994.
  6. Letter, Alastair CORMACK to L McIntosh, Dth Cert 1879 Isabella GUNN nee TAYLOR trans. Alastair C recvd Jul 2002.
  7. BDM: CAI, 1861 Film 224395, Dth 1861 Margaret BAIN nee TAYLOR, p/copy held, taken Apr 1994.
  8. TAYLOR, International Genealogical Index (IGI), TAYLOR/McDONALD: Batch C110402-?-990554, rechecked Jul 2004.
  9. GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth cert 1878 Christina TAYLOR, transcr. Robert McC, Sep 2003.
  10. 1861 Census, ENG, Via Ancestry.com, Sibster & Banniskirk, Halkirk, CAI Reg. 37 ED 4 Pg 2 Sched 6, hsehold of Donald TAYLOR, extracted Apr 2007.

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