So studying both is very helpful. Just trying to help the unwary. 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.
Hi again anndra, i probably should have mentioned my mcdonalds. Of the people sykes tested, 18% with the surname mcdonald had the somerled chiefly pattern of dna. I am looking for further info.
But this rose to an astounding 40% of testees with the name mcalister. Malco (l)m mcdonald married his second wife mary mckenzie in lewiston in 1820 had a son, murdo. My mcdonalds lived at various addresses in spring gardens. 5 sons and one daughter.
Looking for peter mcdonald, farmer/crofter b.c. Flora was a daughter of. I haven't found a lot of mcdonalds in bolton, however, so i would suspect that both families being from mayo, there. As you stated the grants and mcdonalds were closely related through many marriages in glenmoriston.
Mcdonalds of skyenot sure what the problem is with my wee comment. 1790, urquhart & glenmoriston area. You do need to have your facts right though.