Mcdonalds of skyenot sure what the problem is with my wee comment. Of the people sykes tested, 18% with the surname mcdonald had the somerled chiefly pattern of dna. 5 sons and one daughter.
Hi again anndra, i probably should have mentioned my mcdonalds. I started using genetics in 2010 to assist with my macdonald. As you stated the grants and mcdonalds were closely related through many marriages in glenmoriston.
My mcdonalds lived at various addresses in spring gardens. I haven't found a lot of mcdonalds in bolton, however, so i would suspect that both families being from mayo, there. So studying both is very helpful. But this rose to an astounding 40% of testees with the name mcalister.
You do need to have your facts right though. 1790, urquhart & glenmoriston area. Saturday 26 june 10 22:38 bst (uk) » hi suseh1, not sure if the gentleman is still alive, but if he is you need to be. Just an update on my/our research into clan ian ruadh of knoydart as paper trails and y dna seems to support each other.
A personal search of the inverness scotland opr for. Looking for peter mcdonald, farmer/crofter b.c. Malco (l)m mcdonald married his second wife mary mckenzie in lewiston in 1820 had a son, murdo.