Alice McDonald (abt. 1882)

Born about 1882 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Alice McDonald was born in 1882, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the sixth child and third daughter of Alexander McDonald and Caroline Ann Hall's six children.

Timeline

1882 - Alice's Birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[1]

In lieu of a birth or baptism record, Alice McDonald's birth year and place are taken from her 1891 Dennistoun census entry, where her age was recorded as 9 and her birth place as Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

1891 - Census: Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland. ^[1]

The Scottish Census enumerated Alice on Sunday, April 5, 1891, in the Burgh of Glasgow, Registration District of Dennistoun, Enumeration District Number 33. According to her entry on Page 28, Schedule 105 of the archive, she was at 149 Onslow Drive on the census night. The document contains the following information about Alice and the other members of the household:

• Alexander McDonald, head, widower, aged 48, a teacher in public school, born in Callander, Perthshire
• Donald McDonald, son, aged 16, a commercial clerk, born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• John McDonald, son, aged 15, a commercial clerk, born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Margaret McDonald, daughter, aged 10, a scholar, born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Alice McDonald, daughter, aged 9, a scholar, born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Jane Inglis, servant, aged 38, a housekeeper, born in Douglas, Lanarkshire

149 Onslow Drive was part of the Civil Parish of Barony; the Quad Sacra Parish of Springburn; the School Board District of Glasgow; the Parliamentary Burgh of Glasgow; the Parliamentary Division of St Rollox; the Municipal Burgh of Glasgow; and the Burgh Ward of Glasgow 3rd.

• Alexander McDonald marries Jane Inglis in 1892.

1892 - Remarriage of Father: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[2]

A marriage register entry for the District of Bothwell in the County of Lanark tells us that on Friday, July 8, 1892, at Hamiltons Land, Main Street, Bothwell, Alice's father, 49-year-old widower Alexander McDonald, a teacher in a public school, married 32-year-old spinster Jane Inglis, a housekeeper, after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland. The register entry also informs us that groom Alexander lived at 21 Hayburn Crescent, Patrick; his father was shepherd Ronald McDonald (deceased) and his mother was Christian McDonald (deceased), formerly McFarlane. Furthermore, bride Jane lived at 21 Hayburn Crescent, Patrick; her father was mason (journeyman) Robert Inglis (deceased) and her mother was Barbara Inglis, formerly Syme. JA Fletcher, Minister of The Free Church Bothwell, performed the ceremony, witnessed by Robert Renwick and Kate Inglis. The marriage was reported in Bothwell on Saturday, July 9, 1892, to William McRobb.

1901 - Census: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[3]

The Scottish Census enumerated Alice on Sunday, March 31, 1901, in the County of Lanark, Registration District of Partick, Enumeration District Number 43. According to her entry on Page 12, Schedule 54 of the archive, she was at 21 Hayburn Crescent on the census night. The document contains the following information about Alice and the other members of the household:

• Jane McDonald, wife, married, aged 52, born in Douglas, Lanarkshire
• Richard D McDonald, son, unmarried, aged 24, a mercantile clerk, born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Caroline McDonald, daughter, unmarried, aged 23, a pattern book maker, born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Alice McDonald, daughter, unmarried, aged 19, born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Alexander McDonald, head, married, aged 58, a school master, born in Balquhidder, Perthshire

21 Hayburn Crescent was part of the Civil Parish of Govan; the Parish Ward of Fourth; the Quad Sacra Parish of St Mary's; the School Board District of Govan; the Parliamentary Division of Lanarkshire; and the Police Burgh of Patrick.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1891 Burgh of Glasgow, Dennistoun Census for Alexander McDonald Household. National Records of Scotland, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 33; Page: 28; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1891_250, scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1891 Census, Page:28; Schedule 105 accessed 21 Jul 2016
2. ↑ County of Lanark, District of Bothwell Statutory Marriage Register Entry for Alexander McDonald and Jane Inglis, 8th July 1892. National Records of Scotland, 1892 RD: 625/1 (Bothwell), scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Statutory Registers Marriages, Page:45; Entry: 90 accessed 6 May 2021
3. ↑ 1901 County of Lanark, Partick Census for Alexander McDonald Household. National Records of Scotland, Parish: Govan; ED: 43; Page: 12; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1901_335, scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1901 Census, Page:12; Schedule 54 accessed 20 Jul 2016