The prompt for this blog post is “DNA”.
For many years, my ancestor, William McDonald of Glasgow,
was something of a mystery to me.
What I did know was that William McDonald married Margaret
Bowie of Hutchesontown, Glasgow, on 11 December 1824 in Gorbals. William and
Margaret had three children: Elizabeth Harvey* McDonald (my ancestor), Salis
Schwabe McDonald and Margaret McDonald.
Salis Schwabe was named after a German Industrialist who had businesses
in Glasgow and Manchester. Sadly,
Margaret McDonald nee Bowie died sometime between 1833 and 1838, leaving William
a widower with three young children.
