Donald MacKenzie (bef. 1824 - aft. 1891)

Born before 1824 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died after 1891 after age 67 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

Donald was born before 1824. He passed away after 1891.

Donald McKenzie Owed a Schooner ?

There was a Donald McKenzie who owned a Schooner named MARGARET that was registered for all ports of PEI. The vessel was constructed in 1822 and was said to have a crew of three people. Donald was said to be a planter/farmer. The I826024 was the registration number. ^[1]

Census Details

According to the 1861 Census, which only lists the head, and the number of children, we have the following information of the Donald McKenzie that lived in Lot 67 ^[2]:
Children Under 5: 2 boys
Children 5-16: 2 boys, 1 girl
21 to 46: 1 male
A total of 6 people in the household, a married couple, and two children.

According to the 1881 Census, the following people lived in the Lot 67 house: ^[3]
Donald McKenzie (66) (Scottish) (married)
Margaret McKenzie (49) (P.E.I.) (married)
Daniel McKenzie (26) (married-but appears to be widowed as well?)
Angus McKenzie (24) (farmer)
Kenneth McKenzie (22) (tailor)
Alexander McKenzie (21) (farmer)
Murdoch McKenzie (18) (farmer)
Donald (sp) McKenzie (17) (tailor)
Flora McKenzie (16)
Catherine McKenzie (13)
Norman McKenzie (11)
Hugh A. McKenzie (9)
Sarah H. McKenzie (6)
Frederick W McKenzie (2)
Sarah McLeod (50)(Scottish)

According to the 1891 Census, the following people lived in the house: ^[4]:
Donald Mckenzie 65 Head (Scotland)
Margett Mckenzie 58 Wife (married)(Scotland)
Kate Mckenzie (39) Daugther
Keneth Mckenzie 33 Son (married)
Murdock Mckenzie 29 Son
Mary Mckenzie 27 Wife (married)
Flora Mckenzie 25 Daughter
Norman Mckenzie 20 Son
Hugh Mckenzie 18 Son
Sarah Mckenzie 15 Daughter
Fred Mckenzie 12 Son
Maud Mckenzie 12 Daughter
Marget Mckenzie 4 Daughter
Margrett Mckenzie 7 Daughter
Polly Mckenzie (6) Daughter
Dan Mckenzie 1 Son
It appears the Census still recorded Donald after his death as it does not list him as married or single or widowed but is scribbled out but lists his wife as widowed. It also lists a 27-year-old Mary as also married to Donald and is also a widow. It could be that Kenneth McKenzie (33) and Mary McKenzie (27) are the couple married as with only one column for a head, it may have got confusing for the enumerator. The later makes sense as this household clearly has at least two families, all whom father and mother were born in Scotland.

Search for Parents

The search for the parents of Donald and Margaret MacKenzie has been a long one. We know that they were born in Scotland and immigrated to Prince Edward Island in the early 1800s. We can only confirm one child born in 1844.

We can confirm that three boats from Scotland did arrive in Prince Edward Island in 1803: the "Polly" (April 5, 1803), the "Dykes" (April 7, 1803), and the "Oughton" (Aug 27, 1803). A few MacKenzie's are listed and the father of a Hector MacKenzie was said to have arrived on the Polly. Additionally, there was a "DONALD McKENZIE," known as a successful farmer and blacksmith at Flat River, was born in Lot 60, Prince Edward Island, on May 1, 1840, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Williams) McKenzie. The father was born in Rosshire, Scotland, and was a passenger on the ship "Polly" in 1803, settling in Lot 6o, Queen’s county, where he followed farming. In 1874 Mr. McKenzie married Miss Christina F. McRae, a daughter of John and Christie (MacRae) MacRae, natives also of Scotland, and who came to Prince Edward Island with Mr. MacRae’s parents on the ship "Polly." The subject’s maternal grandfather Williams was the first land agent for Lord Selkirk in Prince Edward Island. To the subject and his wife have been born the following children: James, at home; John F., deceased; Roderick and Alexander Sinclair, at home; Eliza M. is a physician at Charlottetown; Jane B. is at home; Elsie F. is a student of Prince of Wales College, at Charlottetown; Grace C.; Christie A., deceased; and two who died in infancy. In politics, Mr. McKenzie gives his support to the Liberal party, and in religion is a member of the Presbyterian church. He is industrious and practical in his methods" P&P, Pg. 412 ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Schooner Owner: Index of Surnames from the Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada. CD-ROM. Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1570/images/4108920_00498?treeid=153832940&personid=182032256593&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uZP565&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=774628528
3. ↑ 1881 Census: https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1577/images/31229_C_13164-00236?treeid=153832940&personid=182032256593&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uZP559&_phstart=successSource&pId=1662871
4. ↑ 1891 Cenus: https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1274/images/30953_148186-00616?treeid=153832940&personid=182032256593&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uZP562&_phstart=successSource&pId=722615
5. ↑ http://www.islandregister.com/selkirk_settlers.html

• Additional Info found by Ken Trenholm Jan 2021 via Michelle Dumas family tree (private)