James Donald

- 1851

• Name	James Donald  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1810	Dundee, Angus, Scotland   [2]
  	At the time of his marriage, James's occupation was given as "L. Militia."
  Occupation	1811	Dundee, Scotland   [3]
  	At the birth of his daughter Helen in 1811 James was employed as a weaver.
  Occupation	1815	Dundee, Forfar (Angus), Scotland   [4]
  	James Donald was occupied as a weaver.
  Occupation	1816	Dundee, Scotland   [5]
  	At the birth of his namesake son James, James was employed as a weaver.
  Occupation	1819	Dundee, Scotland   [6]
  	At the birth of his son John, James was employed as a weaver.
  RESEARCH	Approximate location of old Mains Churchyard: http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-25497-1-9-inclusive-trottick-mains-/map
  Died	Between 1819-1851  [7, 8, 9]
  	The last known child of James Donald and Mary Corsar was born in 1819. In 1851, Mary Corsar was enumerated as a widow in the Dundee household of her son William Low Donald. A search of the Deaths in Old Parish Registers on ScotlandsPeople with first name "James" (and variants), surname "Don" (begins with, allowing for "Donnet," "Donelt," etc.), and Dundee parish, locates only one likely candidate: James "Donnat," died 31 August 1832, Dundee parish, age 69, occupation "weaver Blacks croft," born in Dundee, number of stone and cutter "1269B," cause of death "old Age," hospital dues "[0], 2, [0]" [two shillings?] Birth year calculates to 1763. This is somewhat earlier than one might expect, as his wife was born about 1787. It remains a possibility, particularly in light of other documents for him, and his son William, that state the name as "Donnet" or "Donelt" instead of "Donald." Another candidate is James "Donet," who died 5 July 1825, Dundee. [O.P.R. Deaths 282/00 0250 0246 Dundee]. Entry 591, James Donet, age 59? 39? weaver, born "Panbride." See Donald images.
  Person ID	I55	Gilmore-Donald
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2011

  
  

  Family	Mary Corsar,   c. 8 Apr 1787, Mains and Strathmartine Parish, Angus, Scotland ,   d. 18 Nov 1858, 31 Union Street, Maxwelltown, Dundee, Scotland  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1810	Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus, Scotland   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Helen Donald,   b. 28 Nov 1811, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus, Scotland + 2. William Low Donald,   b. 15 Feb 1815, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus, Scotland ,   d. 25 Oct 1866, 31 Union Street, Maxwelltown, Dundee, Scotland  (Age 51 years)  [Birth]   3. James Donald,   b. 28 Sep 1816, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus, Scotland   4. John Henderson Donald,   b. 27 Mar 1819, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2011
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		James "Donnel" or "Donnet" [Donald], marriage to Mary Corsar, 1810, Dundee Scotland, “Pre-1855 Banns and Marriages,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 9 July 2011), entry for James Donnel-Mary Corsar, 1810, Dundee, Angus; citing GRO, Old Parish Registers (OPR) 282/00 0140 0133 Dundee.
  		William Donald, birth, 1815, Dundee Scotland, “Pre-1855 Births and Baptisms,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), entry for William Donald, 1815, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus, Scotland; citing Old Parish Registers (OPR), Births, 282/00 0100 0105 Dundee.
  		James Donald, birth to James Donald and Mary Corsar, 1816, Dundee Scotland, “Old Parish Registers: Pre-1855 Births and Baptisms,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), for birth and baptism of James Donald, 1816, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus; citing Old Parish Registers (OPR) Births 282/00 0100 0199 Dundee.
  		John Henderson Donald, birth, 1819, Dundee Scotland, “Old Parish Registers: Pre-1855 Births and Baptisms,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), for birth and baptism of John Henderson Donald, 1819, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus; citing Old Parish Registers (OPR) Births 282/00 0100 0314 Dundee.
  		Helen Donald, birth, 1811, Dundee Scotland, “Old Parish Registers: Pre-1855 Births and Baptisms,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), for birth and baptism of Helen Donald, 1811, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus; citing Old Parish Registers (OPR) Births 282/00 0090 0515 Dundee.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Scotland, “Statutory Deaths, 1855–2009,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), entry for William Donald, 1866, 1st district, Dundee, Forfar; citing Statutory Deaths 282/01 1037. [S1497] Scotland, “Pre-1855 Banns and Marriages,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 9 July 2011), entry for James Donnel-Mary Corsar, 1810, Dundee, Angus; citing GRO, Old Parish Registers (OPR) 282/00 0140 0133 Dundee. [S1527] Scotland, “Old Parish Registers: Pre-1855 Births and Baptisms,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), for birth and baptism of Helen Donald, 1811, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus; citing Old Parish Registers (OPR) Births 282/00 0090 0515 Dundee. [S1498] Dundee Parish, Forfarshire, Old Parish Registers (Births), February 1815, p. 50, for William Low Donald, son of James Donald and Mary Corsar; digital images, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 27 June 2011). [S1525] Scotland, “Old Parish Registers: Pre-1855 Births and Baptisms,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), for birth and baptism of James Donald, 1816, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus; citing Old Parish Registers (OPR) Births 282/00 0100 0199 Dundee. [S1526] Scotland, “Old Parish Registers: Pre-1855 Births and Baptisms,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), for birth and baptism of John Henderson Donald, 1819, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus; citing Old Parish Registers (OPR) Births 282/00 0100 0314 Dundee. [S1528] Scotland, “Statutory Deaths, 1855–2009,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 27 June 2011), entry for Mary Donald, 1858, First District, Dundee, Angus; citing Statutory Deaths 282/01 0897. Death registration states that she was the widow of a fine loom weaver. [S1548] Scotland, "Old Parish Registers: Pre-1855 Deaths and Burials," digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 21 July 2011), entry for James Donnat, 1832, Dundee Parish, Dundee, Angus; citing Old Parish Registers, Deaths 282/00 026 0109 Dundee, GROS. [S1560] Scotland, “Search the 1851 Census,” digital images, ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 3 August 2011) householder's schedule no. 17, 199 Reeds Land, Dundee Parish [St. Andrews, crossed out], Dundee, Forfar (Angus), p. 5, lines 9-14, William Donald household; citing Census 1851, 282/00 048/00 005, GROS.