Donald MacLeod
b: 21 JAN 1751
d: 6 JAN 1825
Biography
!SOURCE: THE MACLEODS OF ARNISDALE, compiled by Rev. Donald
MacKinnon, Portree, Skye, Scotland, 1929, reprinted by The Clan MacLeod
Society USA, Migration Project Publications Series, Number 1, 1984, pp.
17-18.
He was born at Glenelg, on the 21st January 1751. He farmed Ratagan,
and at the time of his death and for many years previously, had the farm
of Claiggan, near Dunvegan, Skye. He married on 4th March 1785, Alice,
daughter of Archibald MacDonell of Barisdale, and his wife, Flora,
daughter of Norman MacLeod, IV of Drynoch. In the "History of the
MacLeods," by MacKenzie (p. 218), and in "Clan Donald,": Vol. III, (p. 343),
it is stated that the lady''s name was Flora. To Donald and Alice was
born a large family of 14 children, 6 sons and 8 daughters....
Donald MacLeod died at Claiggan, Dunvegan, Skye, on the 6th January,
1825, and was buried at Glenelg, on the 13th January 1825. His widow,
Alice MacDonell, survived him for about 8 years. She died at Claiggan in
August, 1833, and was also buried at Glenelg. The inscription on the
tombstone in the Glenelg Churchyard, reads: --
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF
MARY MACLEOD, DAUGHTER
OF DONALD AND ALICE MAC-
LEOD OF ARNISDALE GLENELG
BORN 12TH OCT. 1789, DIED
26TH JANY. 1875.
ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF
HER MOTHER ALICE M''DONELL,
DAUGHTER OF A. M''DONELL,
OF BARISDALE, DIED
AT CLAIGANN, ISLE OF
SKYE, 1833.
!SOURCE: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon, THE MACLEODS: THE GENEALOGY OF A
CLAN, Section III, "Cadet Families", Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod Society,
1970, p. 104..
Donald was born, on 21st January 1751, at Glenelg, and farmed Ratagan
in that parish. At the time of his death and for many years prior thereto,
he had a tack of Claigainn, near Dunvegan, Skye. He married, on 4th
March 1785, Alice (not Flora) [In MacKenzie''s HISTORY OF THE MACLEOD
(p. 218), it is stated that the lady''s name was Flora, but family
documents give Alice as her name.], daughter of Archibald MacDonell of
Barisdale, and his wife, Flora, daughter of Norman MacLeod, 4th of the
MacLeods of Drynoch [See post, the MacLeods of Drynoch.], with issue.
Donald MacLeod, 4th [sic] of the MacLeods of Arnisdale, died, on 6th
January 1825, at Claigainn, near Dunvegan, Skye, and was buried at
Glenelg, on the 13th of the month. His widow, Alice MacDonell, survived
him for about eight years. She died, in August 1833, at Claigainn [For an
Elegy on Mrs. MacLeod, see THE MACLEODS OF ARNISDALE, APPENDIX III,
pp. 42-5]. Donald MacLeod was succeeded in the representation of the
Arnisdale family by his eldest son.
Facts
  • 21 JAN 1751 - Birth - ; Glenelg,,,Scotland
  • 13 JAN 1825 - Burial - ; Churchyard,Glenelg,,Scotland
  • 6 JAN 1825 - Death - ; Claiggan,Dunvegan,Skye,Scotland
  • Nobility Title - III of Arnisdale
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Donald MacLeod
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CHILDREN
MDonald MacLeod
Birth21 JAN 1751Glenelg,,,Scotland
Death6 JAN 1825Claiggan,Dunvegan,Skye,Scotland
Marriage4 MAR 1751to Alice MacDonell
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Donald MacLeod
Birth21 JAN 1751Glenelg,,,Scotland
Death6 JAN 1825 Claiggan,Dunvegan,Skye,Scotland
Marriage4 MAR 1751to Alice MacDonell
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Alice MacDonell
Birth
DeathAUG 1833 Claigann,Dunvegan,Skye,Scotland
Marriage4 MAR 1751to Donald MacLeod
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
FChristina MacLeod
Birth12 MAR 1786
Death
FJanet MacLeod
Birth6 MAY 1787
Death1787
FCatherine MacLeod
Birth28 JUL 1788
Death
FMary MacLeod
Birth12 OCT 1789
Death26 JAN 1875Huntingtower,Cottage,Perth,Scotland
MDonald MacLeod
Birth20 DEC 1790
Death1790
MWilliam MacLeod
Birth12 JAN 1792
Death28 DEC 1875Stirling,,,Scotland
Marriage29 MAR 1823to Anne Emma Searle at Seringapatam,,,Scotland
MArchibald MacLeod
Birth28 JUN 1793
Death
MDonald MacLeod
Birth20 OCT 1794Arnisdale,Glenelg,Scotland
Death21 APR 1877Coulmore,Ross-Shire,Scotland,United Kingdom
Marriage7 JUN 1837to Mary Anna MacLachlan at Scorrybreck,,,Scotland
MAlexander MacLeod
Birth12 SEP 1796
Death4 SEP 1860Sydney,,New South Wales,Australia
FFlora MacLeod
Birth25 DEC 1797
Death
FMargaret MacLeod
Birth25 JUL 1799
Death
FHelen MacLeod
Birth
Death
FRachel MacLeod
Birth11 SEP 1803Ratagan
Death
MMajor-General Coll MacLeod
Birth18 JUN 1805Ratagan
Death20 MAY 1875Stirling
Descendancy Chart
Donald MacLeod b: 21 JAN 1751 d: 6 JAN 1825
Alice MacDonell d: AUG 1833
Christina MacLeod b: 12 MAR 1786
Janet MacLeod b: 6 MAY 1787 d: 1787
Catherine MacLeod b: 28 JUL 1788
Mary MacLeod b: 12 OCT 1789 d: 26 JAN 1875
Donald MacLeod b: 20 DEC 1790 d: 1790
William MacLeod b: 12 JAN 1792 d: 28 DEC 1875
Anne Jane Forbes MacLeod d: 15 APR 1879
Emma Flora MacLeod d: 15 NOV 1890
William MacLeod b: MAR 1838 d: 10 DEC 1840
Archibald MacLeod b: 28 JUN 1793
Donald MacLeod b: 20 OCT 1794 d: 21 APR 1877
William MacLeod d: MAY 1917
Donald MacLeod b: 1838 d: 10 SEP 1844
Alexander MacLeod b: 12 SEP 1796 d: 4 SEP 1860
Flora MacLeod b: 25 DEC 1797
Margaret MacLeod b: 25 JUL 1799
Rachel MacLeod b: 11 SEP 1803
Major-General Coll MacLeod b: 18 JUN 1805 d: 20 MAY 1875