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Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,029 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	24 Jan 2022 09:05
	Unfortunately, John McDonald is a very common name, both in Scotland and in Ireland. Add to that the patchiness of Irish records. There are no baptisms of John McDonalds with father Daniel showing on irishgenealogy.ie. There are bound to have been more with such a common name, whose baptism records have not survived. "Ireland" is pretty vague, and not necessarily correct in any case. The 1841 enumerator might have just guessed from his non-English accent. He might have been Scottish after all! We don't know how when he was born, either. Age stated at death is only as accurate as what the informant believes to be true. Although said to be 30 in 1846, he's said to be 20 in 1841, but could have been anything between 20 and 24 . His marriage record in 1841 says he was of "full age" - which should mean at least 21.
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,049 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jan 2022 22:43
	1841 census says ireland try here you have to pay https://www.rootsireland.ie/
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,049 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jan 2022 22:14
	Name John McDonald Sex Male Age 20 Event Date 1841 Event Place Bridgnorth St Leonard, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) St Leonard, Shropshire, England Registration District Bridgnorth Residence Note St Mary Street Birth Year (Estimated) 1817-1821 Birthplace Ireland xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Event Type Census Page Number 6 Piece/Folio 923/40 Registration Number HO107 Other People on This Record William Cox M 30 Shropshire Elizabeth Cox F 35 Shropshire William Cox M 12 Shropshire Charles Cox M 6 Shropshire Elizabeth Cox F 3 Shropshire Edwin Cox M 1 Shropshire Elizabeth Bless F 26 William Doughty M 25 Shropshire Name William Doughty
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,049 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jan 2022 21:48
	???? you need scotlands people and you have to bur credits MCDONALD JOHN CAMPBELL DANIEL MCDONALD/MARY SCOT FR2906 (FR2906) M 10/11/1818 692/1 40 526 Leith North View image (6 credits) MCDONALD JOHN DANIEL MCDONALD/KATHARINE MCLAREN M 28/02/1813 348/ 30 251 Dunblane View image (6 credits) MCDONALD JOHN DANIEL MCDONALD/ELISABH. BRUCE FR779 (FR779) M 24/03/1816 348/ 30 322 Dunblane View image (6 credits) MCDONALD JOHN DANIEL MCDONALD/HELEN BAIN FR1257 CHILD 1 (FR1257) M 08/09/1811 622/ 50 172 Barony View image (6 credits) MCDONALD JOHN DANIEL MCDONALD/ISOBEL MCDONALD FR1049 (FR1049) M 02/12/1818 147/ 40 353 Banff View image (6 credits) MCDONALD JOHN DANIEL MCDONALD/ELISABETH PATERSON FR626 (FR626) M 10/10/1819 651/ 20 578 Airdrie or New Monkland
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 22 Send Message	AndyTheFamilyTreeResearcher	Report	23 Jan 2022 20:27
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 22 Send Message	I feel that I have hit a brick wall with this particular branch. I have his marriage cert and death cert, both in Shropshire, but cannot find a reference on Ancestry to his birth. He died aged 30 on 2 Feb 1846 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire. So he was born in 1815 or 1816. He may have been born in Shropshire. Possibly in Scotland. Possibly elsewhere. He got married in Bridgnorth, Shropshire in 1841. His father was Daniel MacDonald. profession listed as manufacturer on John's marriage cert, and born in Scotland. Not sure how to progress this one.

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