William McDonald1

#6613, (12 August 1842 - )
Father*Edmund McDonald2 (c 1801 - c 1861)
Mother*Mary O'Neal3 (c 1807 - )

Family 1

Catherine Costello b. c 1848, d. c 1873
Children 1.Eliza McDonald9 (1870 - )
 2.Edward Richard McDonald8 (1871 - 1952)

Family 2

Mary Ellen Campion b. 1854
Children 1.Mary Adelia McDonald13 (1883 - )
 2.John Francis Campion McDonald14 (1884 - )
 3.William Walsh McDonald15 (1886 - )
 4.Eustace Huntley McDonald16 (1888 - 1952)
Birth*12 August 1842He was born on 12 August 1842 at New BrunswickG; (1911 census b. PEI.)4,5 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Edmund McDonald and Mary O'Neal at Shediac, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 11, b. NB.2 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Mary O'Neal at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 21; son Edw. and Anne, fam. 12.3 
Marriage25 November 1867He witnessed the marriage of Patrick Sweeney and Elizabeth McDonald on 25 November 1867.6 
Marriage*circa 1869He married Catherine Costello circa 1869.7,8 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; brother Edward fam. 3.9 
Marriage*24 January 1882He married Mary Ellen Campion, daughter of Michael Brevort Campion and Ellen Feehan, on 24 January 1882 at Prince Edward IslandG.1,5 
4 April 1891He and Mary Ellen Campion appeared on the census of 4 April 1891 at Souris, Lot 45, Kings Co., Prince Edward IslandG; Eliza McBride and 2 children in same res.10 
1901He and Mary Ellen Campion appeared on the census of 1901 at Lot 45, Prince Edward IslandG; Eliza McBride and 2 children in same res.4 
1911He and Mary Ellen Campion appeared on the census of 1911 at Souris, Lot 45, Kings Co., Prince Edward IslandG.11 
1921He appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Elizabeth McDonald and Patrick Sweeney at Main Street, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, father [of niece Elizabeth, also in the household], age 80, b. PEI, parents b. Ireland, retired sea captain; (gives Patrick's death as Jun 1921.)12 

Citations

  1. [S34] Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888, online FamilySearch.org, marriages 1878-1888, img 217/595, p. 216; William McDonald (widower) and Mary Ellen Campion (spinster), by banns; witnesses James McBride and Eliza Campion; officiator D. F. McDonald, P.P.; recorded 23 Dec 1883.
  2. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Edmund McDonald (50), Irish, farmer; Mrs. or Mary (44); both entered colony 1821.
  3. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Mary McDonald (51), wid., b. Ireland, R.C.
  4. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. William (59), b. N.B. Aug 12 1841, Captain; Mary E. (48 [sic]), b. P.E.I. 17 Mar 1863 [sic]; both Irish origin, Roman Catholic.
  5. [S686] Basil Campbell, compiler, Prince Edward Island Newspapers, online www.caimbeul.org, Weekly Examiner and Island Argus, Friday, 3 Feb 1882: "MARRIAGE: CAMPION-MACDONALD - At Souris, on the 24th ult., by Rev. D. F. McDonald, Captain William MacDonald of Shediac, N.B., to Mary Ellen, daughter of M. R. Campion, Esq., Morrell."
  6. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 24, no. M-8, img. 224/504. Patrick Sweeny, son of James Sweeny and Mary Cronean [sic] of this parish, and Elisabeth McDonald, dau. of Edward McDonald and Mary O'Neil, both deceased; marr. 25 Nov 1867 by Bazoge, witn. William McDonald and Mary Sweeny.
  7. [S132] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Joseph, autre-fois St-Henri, Shediac, Cte Westmorland, 1863-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1873, p. 16, img. 30/260; S4, Catherine McDonald; Catherine Costello, age 25, interred 30 May 1873 in St. Joseph's Church cemetery, wife of William McDonald of Shediac.
  8. [S132] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Joseph, autre-fois St-Henri, Shediac, 1863-1899, 1871, p. 36, img. 20/260; Edward Richard McDonald, b. 24 Sep 1871, bap. 29 Oct 1871; parents William McDonald and Catherine Costello, sponsor Edward McDonald.
  9. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. William (30), b. PEI, Catholic, Irish, Ship Captain; Catherine (22), b. NB, Catholic, Irish.
  10. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. William (50), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, Sea Captain; Mary Ellen (38), b. PEI, father b. PEI, mother b. NFL.
  11. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. William (68), b. PEI May 1843, Irish, Roman Catholic, farmer; Mary E (65), b. PEI May 1846, Irish, Roman Catholic.
  12. [S857] 1921 Canada Census. Aliza (77), b. PEI, parents b. Ireland; Patrick (85), d. Jun 2, b. NB, parents b. Ireland.
  13. [S201] Prince Edward Island Baptismal Index, online www.gov.pe.ca/archives, Mary Adelia McDonald; b. 3 Jan 1883; bp. St. Mary's RC Church, Souris 14 Jan 1883; officiator D. F. McDonald; father William McDonald, mother Mary Ellen Campion; rec. bk. 2, p. 54.
  14. [S201] Prince Edward Island Baptismal Index, online www.gov.pe.ca/archives, John Francis Campion McDonald; b. 18 Nov 1884; bp. St. Mary's RC Church, Souris 23 Nov 1884; officiator D. F. McDonald; father Capt. William McDonald, mother Mary Ellen Campion; rec. bk. 2, p. [not given]
  15. [S201] Prince Edward Island Baptismal Index, online www.gov.pe.ca/archives, William Walsh McDonald; b. 23 Oct 1886; bp. St. Mary's RC Church, Souris 30 Oct 1886; officiator D. F. McDonald; father William McDonald, mother Mary Ellen Campion; rec. bk. 2, p. 119.
  16. [S201] Prince Edward Island Baptismal Index, online www.gov.pe.ca/archives, Eustace Huntley McDonald; b. 13 Sep 1888; bp. St. Mary's RC Church, Souris 23 Sep 1888; officiator D. F. McDonald; father William McDonald, mother Mary Ellen Campion; rec. bk. 2, p. 145.