Archilbald Macdonald
2x Great-grandfather of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #18, FFMF)
✓ Sourced record
Born
About 1830, Kilmonivaig Gaeli, Inverness Sh
Died
6/12/1884, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Life details
From a second, independently-built 2011 family tree archive — not the primary source this site is built from, and not independently verified against a certificate or register.
Born
KilmoreCited to: O.P.R. Births 523/00 0020 0030, Kilmore and Kilbride
Died
Cause of death: Heart Disease
⚠ Place discrepancyKilmore and Kilbride is a parish on Mull/Argyll — different from the Kilmonivaig (near Fort William) on file. The register reference given here is specific enough to check directly on ScotlandsPeople.
Documents
4 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Marriage, 1868
Source: Scotlands people downloads — Archiebald McDonald 1868 Marriage.pdf
Death, 1884
Source: Scotlands people downloads — Archiebald McDonald 1884 Death.pdf
Marriage, 1901
Source: Scotlands people downloads — John Manson 1901 Marriage.pdf
The register gives 25 January 1901. The GEDCOM, and the parents' marriage date on the 1906 birth entry of their son Donald, both say 1900.
Death, 1960
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — ScotlandsPeople_D1960_685_07_0007Z.pdf
Entry 19. Entries 20 and 21 are unrelated.
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Marriage of Archibald McDonald and Betsy McIntyre, 1868
Statutory Marriages 121/00 0004 · Parish of Auldearn, County of Nairn, page 2, entry 4
Married
24 July 1868, Free Church Manse, Auldearn, after banns
Groom
Archibald McDonald, 35, Stone Quarrier, bachelor, Auldearn
Groom's parents
Alexander McDonald, Farmer (deceased), and Ann McDonald, maiden surname McDonald (deceased)
Bride
Betsy McIntyre, 29, spinster, Auldearn
Bride's parents
Donald McIntyre, Farm Servant (deceased), and Helen Fraser
Registered
27 July 1868, Auldearn
ℹ Matches the treeGroom, bride and the groom's parents agree with the tree.
Death of Archibald McDonald, 1884
Statutory Deaths 121/00 0022 · Parish of Auldearn, County of Nairn, page 8, entry 22
Name
Archibald McDonald, General Labourer, married to Elizabeth McIntyre
Died
6 December 1884, about 3:15 pm
Place of death
Village of Auldearn
Sex and age
Male, 54 years
Father
Alexander McDonald, Farmer (deceased)
Mother
Ann McDonald, maiden surname McDonald (deceased)
Cause of death
Heart disease
Informant
Elizabeth McDonald, widow, present (her mark)
Registered
December 1884, Auldearn
ℹ Matches the GEDCOMDeath date and place agree with the GEDCOM (6 Dec 1884, Auldearn). An age of 54 gives a birth around 1830, as in the tree.
Marriage, 1901
Statutory Marriages 123/00 0006 · District of Nairn, County of Nairn, page 3, entry 6
Married
25 January 1901, Clifton House, Viewfield Street, Nairn, after banns, according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland
Groom
John Manson, 26, Carpenter (Journeyman), bachelor, usual residence in Inverness (street name hard to read)
Groom's parents
Donald Manson, Fisherman (deceased), and Margaret Manson, maiden surname Johnstone
Bride
Ann McDonald, 23, Domestic Servant (Housemaid), spinster, Boath Houses, Auldearn
Bride's parents
Archibald McDonald, Coalman (deceased), and Elizabeth McDonald, maiden surname McIntyre
Officiating
James Donald (as read), Minister of Auldearn, with witnesses Helen Macdonald and William McIntosh (as read)
Registered
26 January 1901, Nairn
⚠ Year differs from the GEDCOMThe GEDCOM has the marriage on 26 January 1900. This register entry is dated 25 January 1901 and registered the next day, so 1901 looks right. The 1906 birth entry of their son Donald also says "1900 January 25", which may be a slip by the informant that the GEDCOM then copied.
ℹ Confirms both familiesThe groom's parents are Donald Manson and Margaret Johnstone, and the bride's are Archibald McDonald and Elizabeth McIntyre, so this is the John Donald Manson and Annie McDonald (P78) of the tree.
⚠ Bride's ageAt 23 in January 1901 she would have been born in 1877 or early 1878, a little earlier than the GEDCOM's "about 1879".
Death of Annie Manson, 1960
Statutory Deaths 685/07 0019 · Morningside district, City of Edinburgh, 1960, page 7, entry 19
Died
5 January 1960, 11:45 am, at 3 Greenbank Gardens, Edinburgh
Name and status
Annie Manson, widow of John Donald Manson, joiner
Age
82 years
Father
Archibald Macdonald, coachman (deceased)
Mother
Elizabeth Macdonald, maiden surname McIntyre (deceased)
Cause of death
Arteriosclerosis; cerebral thrombosis. Certified by George Morris MB
Informant
C. Manson, son, 94 Myreside Road, Edinburgh (initial as read)
Registered
6 January 1960, Edinburgh, A. Harkes, assistant registrar
⚠ Her age gives an earlier birthAged 82 in January 1960 puts her birth in 1877 or 1878. The tree has "about 1879" at Nairn.
ℹ Parents match the treeArchibald Macdonald and Elizabeth McIntyre are the parents already in the tree. Her husband John Donald Manson died on 30 August 1958.
ℹ Other entries on the pageEntries 20 (Jessie Mitchell) and 21 (Joseph McFarlane) are unrelated.