Our Family History
Margaret MacDonald
1813 - 1903 (90 years)-
Name Margaret MacDonald Born 14 Sep 1813 Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Gender Female Died 16 Oct 1903 Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Buried Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Archibald McNeill and family
Erected by Margaret McDonald in affectionate remembrance of her beloved husband Archibald McNeill who resided at Achnaha Ferry 35 years and died at Gigha 12 th Dec. 1879 aged 76 years. Also their children
Alick who died at Melbourne 10 th August 1871 aged 23 years and Maggie who died at Gigha 25 th Oct. 1877 aged 25 years.
The above Margaret McDonald died at Gigha on 16 th Oct 1903 age 90 years.
Siblings 7 siblings Patriarch & Matriarch Archibald MacDonald, b. Abt 1777, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 7 Jul 1831, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 54 years) (Father)
Catherine MacNeill, b. Abt 1781, d. 7 Mar 1851, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 70 years) (Mother)Person ID I400 Clark Last Modified 7 Jan 2013
Father Archibald MacDonald, b. Abt 1777, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 7 Jul 1831, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 54 years) Mother Catherine MacNeill, b. Abt 1781, d. 7 Mar 1851, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 70 years) Family ID F119 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Husband Archibald MacNeill, b. 16 Oct 1803, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 12 Dec 1879, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 76 years) Married 18 Oct 1838 Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK - They had the ferry house on Gigha and did all the freighting and carrying of goods and cattle. In this way the post office of Gigha came into being as they had to carry the letters to and from the mainland. After a while a shop was added to the post office and Margaret kept these two for morethan 50 years. Margaret also taught sewing to the girls in the school for 25 years.
1841 census Gigha
Address: North Ardenlay
MCDONALD John M 35 Farmer Argyllshire
MCDONALD Archd. M 30 Farmer Argyllshire
MCDONALD Allan M 25 Cod-Fisher Argyllshire
MCDONALD Cathrine F 60 Argyllshire
MCNIEL Archd. M 30 Cod-Fisher Argyllshire
MCNIEL Margt. F 25 Argyllshire
MCNIEL Cathrine F 7 Argyllshire
MCDONALD Archd. M 13 Ag-Lab Argyllshire
BLACK Sophia F 20 Female Servant Ireland
MCNIEL Archd. M 7m Argyllshire
1901 census Gigha
Schoolhouse Cottage
Margaret McNeill 87 Widow formerly sub postmistress
Jane C McNeill 16 born Lanarkshire
Children 1. Archibald MacNeill, b. 15 Oct 1840, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 1 Nov 1880, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 40 years) + 2. John MacNeill, b. 13 Jan 1844, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 16 Jul 1904, Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years) ▻ Suzanna McSporran m. 8 Nov 1870+ 3. Malcom MacNeill, b. 23 Apr 1846, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 16 Sep 1892, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK (Age 46 years) ▻ Jane Clark m. 12 Nov 18744. Alexander MacNeill, b. 14 May 1848, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 10 Aug 1871, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 23 years) 5. Donald MacNeill, b. 5 Sep 1850, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 1910, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 59 years) 6. Margaret MacNeill, b. 21 Oct 1852, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 25 Oct 1877, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 25 years) 7. Catherine MacNeill, b. 2 Jan 1855, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 9 Aug 1887, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 32 years) Last Modified 7 Jan 2013 Family ID F121 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- They had the ferry house on Gigha and did all the freighting and carrying of goods and cattle. In this way the post office of Gigha came into being as they had to carry the letters to and from the mainland. After a while a shop was added to the post office and Margaret kept these two for morethan 50 years. Margaret also taught sewing to the girls in the school for 25 years.