Angus "Beag" MacNeil, #218

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About Angus "Beag" MacNeil, #218

Note - there is a discrepancy between the two books regarding Angus "Beag". In "All Call Iona Home" Angus "Beag is noted as being a son of Donald Og, however, in "History of Christmas Island Parish" he is listed as being a son of Angus who is a son of Donald Og.

The tree here reflects the case made in "History of Christmas Island Parish."



From page #137-138 in "History of Christmas Island Parish":

The Descendants of Donald Og, Son of Rory McNeil of Barra.
This Donald Og came to Pictou in 1802; and from there he came to Christmas Island about the year 1806. He settled on the lot of land which was afterwards occupied by Hugh Gillis (Ban) and Donald McNeil (Farmer). When he came from the Gulf with his family, he took a cow with him. The following winter provisions ran short, and on the 1st of February, he was obliged to kill the cow to keep his family from starving. But it appears that he was in comfortable circumstances when he died, fifteen years after his coming to Christmas Island. He was married to a woman named Mary McNeil (Mairi Bhan) sister of John McNeil (the father of Big John the River)

Issue: — Rory, Mary, Alex, Angus, Jonathan, John, Christie, and Peggie.



From page #137-138 in "History of Christmas Island Parish":

Angus (Donald Og) settled at Benacadie East, and married Catherine, daughter of Donald McNeil (Big).

Issue: — Donald, Mary, Ann, Christie, Mary, Betsey, Angus, and Michael.



Family #218 & #222 in "All Call Iona Home".

Donald (Rory) MacNeil came from Barra to Pictou in 1802 and settled in Christmas Island. He had already Married a Mary MacNeil and he had three sons: Angus, Angus "Beag", and Eoin "Beag".

- Angus married Catherine "Big" MacNeil and settled in Christmas Island.
- Angus "Beag" #218) married Flora (Donald "Soldier") MacDonald (#384a)
- Eoin "Beag" (#222) married Mary (James "Doctor") MacNeil (#224)



Family #384a in "All Call Iona Home"

Donald "Soldier" MacDonald, Grand Narrows married in Ottawa Brook and his family: Hector and Flora "Beag." 384a

Flora "Beag" (Donald "Soldier") was the wife of Angus "Beag" MacNeil, Ottawa Brook (see 218).



Family #218 in "All Call Iona Home"

Angus "Beag" (Donald, Rory) married Flora (Donald "Soldier") MacDonald. Ottawa Brook (see 384a). They lived in Ottawa Brook and their family: Neil A., Dan H., Dan, and Christy. 218


GEDCOM Note

Family #218 in "All Call Iona Home". Youngest child was adopted when Angus and his wife Flora died young.

GEDCOM Note

Angus and Flora both died before their youngest (Christy) grew up.

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Angus "Beag" MacNeil, #218's Timeline

1835
1835
McKinnon's Harbour, Victoria, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
1840
1840
Benacadie East, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
1866
1866
Ottawa Brook, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
1870
December 10, 1870
Christmas Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
1872
May 15, 1872
MacKinnon's Harbour, Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada
1873
1873
Ottawa Brook, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
1876
1876
Ottawa Brook, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
1881
1881
Age 41
Grand Narrows, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada