Voyage Home – 1836-1839, Britomart to England & Return – The Question is, Why
No image of Captain William McDonald’s ship Britomart has yet been located – it had previously been a Royal Navy Brig-Sloop warship of similar lines to HMS Suffisante shown above – Britomart saw Royal Navy...
Read MoreA Matter of Coincidence – Captain William McDonald, and Agnes
One of our links, to the seafaring McDonalds is one with a colorful and eventful background. The story of William McDonald and his spouse Agnes Smith is told under the ‘Stories 2′ Mainpage Section, with some further information...
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Scottish Roots & Aussie Beginnings
It has been long known through the various arms of our families in Australia that our Wilson...
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John Wilson (the Mason) of Laws – Home Sweet Home
It is interesting to observe the identification of the Angus ‘cities’ and villages of our...
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Scottish Origins – Margaret Bowman of Dunnichen
Dunnichen, in the old Gaelic ‘Dun Nectan’ meaning ‘Hill Fort’ or...
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