Ties That Bind

I am listing here some of the links to websites I use a lot. Some are pay per view, like Ancestry, and Scotland’s People but a lot are free. For Scotland: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/welcome.aspx (pay per view) http://www.myainfolk.com/Resources.html (free) http://www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk/ (free) http://www.nas.gov.uk/ … Continue reading →

Hugh Macdonald IV of Boisdale’s daughter Mary Moffatt was widowed at a young age. She had 4 sons by her husband Robert Moffatt. In the 1871 UK Census you see them living as a family in Liverpool but by 1881 … Continue reading →

So here we go. Hugh Macdonald IV of Boisdale was born on South Uist, in Scotland on February 2nd, 1785. His father was Alexander Macdonald III of Boisdale and his mother was Marion Maclean of Coll. His parents had … Continue reading →

The family photo above is what started my quest on finding our family’s connection to the Macdonald of Boisdale clan. The young man on the right was my husband’s grandfather. This photo was taken in 1920 in what was then … Continue reading →

Alexander MacDonald III of Boisdale 1760-1818, my husband’s great, great, great, great grandfather. I married in 1984 and about 3 months prior to my wedding I asked my aunt to provide me with my family tree on my side of … Continue reading →