Individual Details
William McDonald
(3 June 1843 - 7 March 1885)
Events
| Birth | 3 June 1843 | Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland |  | ||
| Baptism | 9 August 1843 | Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | 9 August 1843 | at the time of his baptism - Milltown, Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland | | ||
| Census | 7 April 1861 | Milltown, Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland | | ||
| Census | 2 April 1871 | 8, Water Street, Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Marriage | 7 March 1873 | witnesses: Lachlin Mc[Kinnon?], James McDonald - 4, York Terrace, Craighall Road, Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Catherine McGilvray [McDonald] | | ||
| Occupation | 7 March 1873 | rock hewer | | ||
| Residence | 7 March 1873 | at the time of his marriage - 373, Keppochhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | 17 January 1874 | at the time of the birth of his son Alexander - 4, York Terrace, Craighall Road, Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | 11 November 1874 | at the time of the death of his son Alexander - 5, Lyall Street, Kepochhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | 27 March 1875 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Catherine - Ardtun, Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, Mull, Argyll, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | 7 November 1876 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Isabella - 293, New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | 27 January 1880 | at the time of the birth of his son Malcolm - 293, New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Census | 3 April 1881 | 491, New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 3 April 1881 | was recorded as being a Gaelic speaker | | ||
| Residence | 22 August 1881 | at the time of the birth of his son William - 491, New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | 3 November 1883 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Mary Ann - 503, New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Residence | Bef 7 March 1885 | at the time of his death - 503, New Keppochhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | ||
| Death | 7 March 1885 | cause of death: crushed by a fall of earth and stones, instantaneous death, informant: C. McDonald, widow / injuries sustained by fall of concrete and debris, the result of an accident, informant: James W. Hart, procurator fiscal - underground railway works, 170, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine McGilvray [McDonald] (1846 - ) |
| Child | Alexander McDonald (1873 - 1874) |
| Child | Catherine McDonald (1875 - ) |
| Child | Isabella McDonald (1876 - ) |
| Child | Malcolm McDonald / Macdonald (1880 - 1951) |
| Child | William McDonald (1881 - ) |
| Child | Mary Ann McDonald (1883 - ) |
| Child | John Alexander McDonald (1885 - ) |
| Father | Alexander McDonald (1802 - ) |
| Mother | Isabella "Bell" Fraser [McDonald] (1813 - ) |
| Sibling | Ann McDonald (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Helen McDonald (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Isabella McDonald (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret McDonald (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth McDonald (1847 - ) |
| Sibling | James McDonald (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | Donald McDonald (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary McDonald (1851 - ) |
| Sibling | John McDonald (1855 - ) |
Notes
Death
He was killed while excavating tunnels 16 feet underneath Buchanan Street, as part of the building works for the Glasgow City and District Railway, which opened in 15 March 1886. This was the first section of underground railway in Glasgow, predating the more famous Glasgow Subway by a decade.Endnotes
1. Baptism: Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland, register of baptisms, 1843, William Macdonald, baptised 9 August 1843, page 37; image copy, "Church registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, parish number 107, reference 0030 / 242.
2. Baptism: Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland, register of baptisms, 1843, William Macdonald, baptised 9 August 1843, page 37; image copy, "Church registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, parish number 107, reference 0030 / 242.
3. Baptism: Urquhart and Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland, register of baptisms, 1843, William Macdonald, baptised 9 August 1843, page 37; image copy, "Church registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 19 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, parish number 107, reference 0030 / 242.
4. 1861 Census: Scotland, Inverness, Urquhart, enumeration district 4, page 5, schedule number 30, Alex McDonald [household]; image copy, "Census returns", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 8 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 107/1 4/ 5.
5. 1871 Census: Scotland, Lanark, Milton, enumeration district , page 16, schedule number 74, Alexander Young [household]; image copy, "Census returns", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 8 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 44/7 71/ 16.
6. Marriage: Scotland, entry in a register of marriages for William McDonald and Catherine McGilvray, married 7 March 1873, Maryhill registration district, page 9, number 18; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 13 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 622 / 1 / 18.
7. Marriage: Scotland, entry in a register of marriages for William McDonald and Catherine McGilvray, married 7 March 1873, Maryhill registration district, page 9, number 18; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 13 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 622 / 1 / 18.
8. Marriage: Scotland, entry in a register of marriages for William McDonald and Catherine McGilvray, married 7 March 1873, Maryhill registration district, page 9, number 18; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 13 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 622 / 1 / 18.
9. Birth: Scotland, entry in a register of births for Alexander McDonald, born 29 December 1874, Maryhill registration district, page 11, number 33; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 622 / 1 / 33.
10. Death: Scotland, entry in a register of deaths for Alexander McDonald, died 9 November 1874, Maryhill registration district, page 104, number 311; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 622 / 1 / 311.
11. Birth: Scotland, entry in a register of births for Catherine Macdonald, born 6 March 1875, Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon registration district, page 3, number 9; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 542 / 9.
12. Birth: Scotland, entry in a register of births for Isabella McDonald, born 8 October 1976, St Rollox registration district, page 576, number 1727; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644 / 6 / 1727.
13. Birth: Scotland, entry in a register of births for Malcolm McDonald, born 7 January 1880, St Rollox registration district, page 51, number 152; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 13 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644 / 6 / 152.
14. 1881 Census: Scotland, Lanark, St Rollox, enumeration district 69, page 7, schedule number 32, William McDonald [household]; image copy, "Census returns", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 13 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644/6 69/ 7.
15. 1881 Census: Scotland, Lanark, St Rollox, enumeration district 69, page 7, schedule number 32, William McDonald [household]; image copy, "Census returns", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 13 May 2020); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644/6 69/ 7.
16. Birth: Scotland, entry in a register of births for William McDonald, born 10 August 1881, St Rollox registration district, page 376, number 1127; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644 / 6 / 1127.
17. Birth: Scotland, entry in a register of births for Mary Ann McDonald, born 15 October 1883, St Rollox registration district, page 502, number 1506; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644 / 6 / 1506.
18. Death: Scotland, entry in a register of deaths for William McDonald, died 7 March 1885, Blythswood registration district, page 44, number 131; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644 / 7 / 131.
19. Death: Scotland, entry in a register of deaths for William McDonald, died 7 March 1885, Blythswood registration district, page 44, number 131; image copy, "Statutory registers", database with digital images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 6 July 2025); National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, reference 644 / 7 / 131.
20. Newspaper Article: "Man killed in Glasgow", Edinburgh Evening News, 7 March 1885, page 3.