Alexander Macdonald

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iain Frazier on 3rd January 2025

Family connections for Alexander (MacDonald) are: Some amendments added Nov 2025. McDONALD/WHITE Alexander (McDonald/White) was born about 1796 & became a farmer. He was tried w/1other for robberies with violence, on 18 11 1811, at Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland High Court of Justiciary on 31 3 1812, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW on 11 6 1813 after a voyage of 7months on FORTUNE. He married Sarah (Warby age16) on 14 1 1822 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. He is recorded in 1826 as a farmer, in 1828 with Ticket of Leave as labourer with his family on 50acres at Airds & in 1831 as a convict. He died on 25 2 1847 age51. [Some details taken from this Website] Sarah (Warby) was born on 10 10 1806also & baptised on 11 8 1816 age9 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. She is recorded in 1828 with her family at Airds. She died on 6 1 1893 age86. Details of Sarah (Warby)s family are given in entry for John (Walbey PITT 1792) on this Website. Alexander (McDonald) & Sarah (Warby) produced 12children: 1.George (McDonald) was born on 3 1 1824 & baptised on 14 3 1824 at St Peters CofE Campbelltown. He is recorded in 1828 with his parents at Airds. He married & produced a child. He died on 25 3 1924 age100. ..1.Margaret Isabella (McDonald) 2.Margaret (McDonald) was born on 10 4 1826 at Airds & baptised on 1 10 1826 at St Peters CofE Campbelltown. She is recorded in 1828 with her parents at Airds. She died on 12 7 1923 age97. 3.Alexander (McDonald) was born on 9 8 1828 at Airds & baptised on 21 9 1828 at St Peters CofE Campbelltown. He is recorded in 1828 with his parents at Airds. He died on 18 6 1917 age88. 4.??? (McDonald) was born on 4 9 1830 at Campbelltown & baptised on 20 6 1831 at St Peters CofE Campbelltown. He/she died on 19 6 1919 age88. 5.-12.??? (McDonald) Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Denis Pember on 7th February 2016

Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 247.... [Ref M0431] McDonald, Alexander, 31, ticket of leave, Fortune, 1813, life, Protestant, labourer, Airds. 50 acres, 45 cleared and cultivated, 2 horses. [Ref M0432] McDonald, Sarah, 24, born in the colony. [Ref M0433] McDonald, George, 5, born in the colony. [Ref M0434] McDonald, Margaret, 30m. born in the colony. [Ref M0435] McDonald, Alexander, 2m, born in the colony.

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Denis Pember on 7th February 2016

In the colony, Alexander married Sarah Warby in 1822. Name: Alexander Mcdonald Spouse Name: Sarah Warby Marriage Date: 1822 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Liverpool, New South Wales Registration Year: 1822 Volume Number: V B Sarah was the daughter of John Warby (Convict, Pitt, 1792) and Sarah Bentley (Convict, Indispensible, 1796). Alexander and Sarah had 12 children between 1824 and 1846.

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Donald Viol on 24th January 2016

Alexander MacDonald is referenced in the book, Warby My Excellent Guide by Michelle Vale. see: Sarah Warby and Alexander MacDonald and Joseph Terry on page 129. My great grandmother Margaret Isabella MacDonald was Alexander MacDonald's grand daughter. Margaret Isabella MacDonald's father was George MacDonald first son of Alexander.

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John McGowan on 25th October 2013

On 31 March 1812, subject Alexander MacDonald alias White along with Robert Gunn, appeared at Edinburgh High Court on libel on six assaults and robberies on individuals (no detail)committed during the Edinburgh Hogmanay Riots, 1811/1812. Both pled guilty and sentenced to transportation for life. See Edinburgh Evening Courant (No.15,727) dated 2 April, 1812, p 3; and McGowan, John (2013) A New Civic Order: The contribution of the City of Edinburgh Police, 1805-1812,p 271, p 285 and p 314.