Donald & Williamina Macleod's first known daughter was named RACHEL after her father's mother. Usually the first daughter would be named for the mother's mother. However, I have found no earlier children in the Tongue Registers.
Events
• He worked as a schoolmaster, head teacher, Tongue School.
• 3 Apr 1881 census: age 7, son of John Macleod at Bernera, INV. 3
• 5 Apr 1891 census: age 17, at home with family at Bernera, INV.
• 31 Mar 1901: not found in Scottish census. Can't identify from several possibilities.
Donald married Williamina Munro [420], daughter of William Munro [416] and Catherine Mackay [370], on 7 Sep 1909 in 52, Church Street, Inverness, INV, Scotland.1 (Williamina Munro [420] was born on 19 Aug 1887 in Scullomie, Tongue 4 and died on 16 May 1914 in Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, ABD, Scotland 25.)
Sources
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Inverness Marriages 1909 ???/149 image (Williamina Munro from Scullomie). September 7th 1909 at 52 Church Street, Inverness, after banns of United Free Church; DONALD MACLEOD, schoolmaster, bachelor, 35, 1 ??? Street, Aberdeen; John MacLeod, carpenter, deceased; Rachel MacLeod ms Paterson; WILLIAMINA MUNRO, 22, school teacher, spinster, 22; William Munro, crofter; Catherine Munro ms Mackay; Colin Kirkwall Jenner [really unsure of this!]; Henrietta Munro [Williamina's 1st cousin once removed].
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Tongue Grave Misc.022 Donald Macleod & Williamina Munro. [main stone] In loving memory of WILLIAMINA MUNRO beloved wife of DONALD MACLEOD, M.A., schoolmaster Tongue, born 19 Aug. 1887 died 16 May 1914. [small stone alongside] RACHEL PATERSON MACLEOD who died at Tongue Schoolhouse 9th April 1912 age 3 months. The maiden is not dead but sleepeth. Erected by the school children and friends.
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1881 census of Scotland, Inverness, Volume 111/3 Bernera, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 13, schedule no. 51, household of John McLeod (Bernera); John Macleod 45 carpenter Rachel Macleod 37 wife Norman Macleod 12 son Marion Macleod 10 daughter Donald Macleod 7 son Mary Macleod 4 daughter Ann Macleod 2 (all born Bernera)
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Tongue Births 1887 056/36 (Williamina Munro). WILLIAMINA MUNRO, 2nd August 1887 Scullomie Tongue; female; William Munro, crofter and sailor; Catherine Munro ms Mackay; married 7 March 1884 Thurso; inf. Alexander Mackay uncle present.
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Aberdeen St Nicholas Deaths 1914 168-1/530 image (Williamina Munro Macleod). WILLIAMINA MACLEOD, married to Donald Macleod, schoolmaster; 14th May 1914 at Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen; usual residence, Schoolhouse, Tongue; female, 26; William Munro, crofter; Catherine Munro ms Mackay; syncope, ovarian cyst, certified; informant Donald Mackay, husband, Schoolhouse, Tongue.
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