| Administrative History | The MacDonald family represented in this collection originated in Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. Those members recorded here are:
Thomas MacDonald, who went to Australia some time before 1879
Thomas's brother, Alexander MacDonald, who became a painter and sign writer in Glasgow
Alexander's wife Rachel MacDonald, nee Hogg, niece of poet and novelist James Hogg, the 'Ettrick Shepherd'
Alexander and Rachel's four children:
Hugh MacDonald, grandfather of the donor
James Macdonald, doctor, who studied at Glasgow University and in Germany and was given a title by the Italian government for his medical work, which he gave up when Italy joined German side during the First World War.
Margaret MacDonald
Thomas MacDonald, who studied law at the University of Glasgow, but left to join the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War |