David McDonald ~1806 - 1851-61
Sailor. Does not appear in any census . cannot find a death record . Married in Peterhead to Ann Innes from Gamrie, Banff
1828 David McDonald married Ann Innes in Peterhead on 28/2/1828 - SP, stupidly purchased!
1839. Ann Mcdonald born to David & Ann on 13/10/1839 Peterhead -SP
1841C.His wife, Ann McDonald 35, is living Errol Street North Side Peterhead
| Margaret | Innes | Female | 60 | 1781 | Stocking knitter Aberdeenshire, |
| Ann | McDonald | Female | 35 | 1806 | sailor wife Scotland |
| William | McDonald | Male | 13 | 1828 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| George | McDonald | Male | 10 | 1831 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| David | McDonald | Male | 8 | 1833 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Margaret | McDonald | Female | 5 | 1836 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| James | McDonald | Male | 3 | 1838 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Ann | McDonald | Female | 1 | 1840 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
1851C. His wife, Ann McDonald, 46, is living 1 Errol Street Peterhead . Her place of birth likely wrong
| Ann | McDonald | Head | Married | Female | 46 | 1805 | Seaman's Wife | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| David | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | Male | 18 | 1833 | Ship Carpenter | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| James | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | Male | 13 | 1838 | Scholar | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Ann | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 11 | 1840 | Scholar | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Isobella | McDonald | Daughter | - | Female | 7 | 1844 | Scholar | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Margaret | Innes | Mother | Widow | Female | 73 | 1778 | Black Smith's Widow | Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Thus 7 children 1828-1844 : George 1830; David 1832; Margaret 1835; James 1837; Ann 1839 & Isabella Law 1844 are registered in SP, but cannot find a William ~1828
1851-1861. David McDonald dies . Only possibility Aberdeen 1855 onwards is aged 49, in 1859, Old Machar Aberdeen, not Peterhead! Pre 1855, no possibilities in all Scotland! Purchased the Old Machar d.c from SP , but it is not he, but a shoemaker. Thus, end of the road for me finding out more about him- guess he was just lost at sea!!
Have searched FMP Newspapers 1851-1861 for a tragedy at sea. Also looked for deaths of seamen on Ancestry- only seem to be for RN seamen for this period - and none for him
1857. He maybe died . From GRO records for seamen's deaths. a David Mcdonald died of sunstroke on the Royal Lily, around India, in 1857, but no details of his age or provenamce :
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Also looked up births for him - wondered if there was one to a mother Law- but nothing found . And could not find a McDonald marrying a Law
SP has mariner records but none before 1864