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MacKinnon Line — Unattached (Family of Rev. Neil McKinnon)

Donald McKinnon

b. 1790

Probable

Life

Donald McKinnon was christened on Tiree on 4 April 1790; the register names his father as John McKinnon and gives no mother. Family records say he was born at Balevullin. He married Christina McFarlane (b. 1802, Kilkenneth) on Tiree on 14 September 1825 (FamilySearch tree). Tiree baptisms record their children Niel (1827), Flora (1829), Catharine (1835), Hugh (1837) and Mary (1839); the 1841 census lists the household at Heylipol with two more children, Marion and John. The family emigrated about 1850 to Ontario. Their son Niel became Rev. Neil McKinnon of Mosa, Middlesex County, who is not Kyle's ancestor Neil McKinnon of Bruce Township; earlier versions of this archive confused the two. The archive also once gave Donald's parents as John MacKinnon and Mary Kennedy of Strath, Skye. That came from the 1873 death record of a different man, Donald Mackinnon of Torrin, Strath, whom FamilySearch's tree had merged with this Donald; his death date of 6 January 1873 at Strath also belongs to that other man.

Timeline

  1. 1790
    BornChristened 4 Apr 1790, Tiree (Tyree and Coll); family records say Balevullin
  2. 1850
    EmigratedAbout 1850 to Ontario (the FamilySearch tree gives 1850 for his daughter Flora); an 1871 census residence at Mara, Ontario County, is given in the tree
  3. 1873
    DeathNot established. The 6 Jan 1873 death at Strath in the FamilySearch tree belongs to a different Donald Mackinnon

Claims in the record

Christened 4 Apr 1790, Tiree (Tyree and Coll); family records say Balevullin
John McKinnon — named in the 1790 baptism; nothing else is recorded about him
Not named in the baptism. Earlier notes said Mary Kennedy of Strath — unproven (see John MacKinnon's entry)
Christina McFarlane (b. 25 Jun 1802, Kilkenneth; d. 1861, Ontario) — married 14 Sep 1825, Tiree (FamilySearch tree)
Niel (christened 20 Jun 1827), Flora (b. 18 May 1829), Catharine (1835), Hugh (1837), Mary (1839) — Tiree baptisms; the 1841 census also lists Marion (10) and John (7)
Rev. Neil McKinnon of Mosa, Middlesex County — probably the Niel christened in 1827; not Kyle's Neil of Bruce Township
Tiree 1841 census, Heylipol, dwelling 403: Donald 50, cottar; Christina 35; Niel 14; Flora 12; Marion 10; John 7; Catherine 5; Hugh 3; Mary 1
About 1850 to Ontario (the FamilySearch tree gives 1850 for his daughter Flora); an 1871 census residence at Mara, Ontario County, is given in the tree
Not established. The 6 Jan 1873 death at Strath in the FamilySearch tree belongs to a different Donald Mackinnon
Tiree; Balevullin per family records
Scotland, Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch index of the Tiree register): Donald, 4 Apr 1790; Niel, 20 Jun 1827 (parents Donald Mc Kinnon and Catharene Mc Farlane); Flora 1829; Catharine 1835; Hugh 1837; Mary 1839 (parents Donald and Christina Mc Farlane); Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers 1858–1869: Flora McKinnon and Duncan Keith, 19 Feb 1861 — parents Donald McKinnon and Christina McFarlane
This couple's son Niel is a different man from Neil McKinnon of Bruce Township (see Rev. Neil McKinnon of Mosa).

Places

Isle of Tiree, Argyll — ScotlandBruce Township, Tiverton and Inverhuron, OntarioStrath, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire

Sources

Probable

Scotland, Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch index of the Tiree register): Donald, 4 Apr 1790; Niel, 20 Jun 1827 (parents Donald Mc Kinnon and Catharene Mc Farlane); Flora 1829; Catharine 1835; Hugh 1837; Mary 1839 (parents Donald and Christina Mc Farlane)

Probable

Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers 1858–1869: Flora McKinnon and Duncan Keith, 19 Feb 1861 — parents Donald McKinnon and Christina McFarlane

Probable

FamilySearch Family Tree profiles: Donald McKinnon 9M9Y-87S, Christina McFarlane 9M9Y-87Z, Flora McKinnon LHC7-WLQ, Neil McKinnon M9L1-CRS (user-contributed)

Research next

Find Donald's death in Ontario (candidates exist for 1877 and 1886) and his father John McKinnon: the Tiree register from 1766 and the name lists of 1776 and 1779. The 1790 baptism names no mother, so only the father is known.