51072: Margaret Macdonald
Peigi Alasdair Aonghais
Margaret (1832-1915) was a daughter of Alexander Macdonald and Margaret Smith, 5 Garyvard. Around 1870 her family moved to 10 Garyvard.
In Lochs, in 1853, she married John Campbell, 11 Marvig. Margaret and John settled at 11b Marvig and they had seven children. John died in his thirties.
In the 1871 Census she was a widow and in 1901 she was a widow living with her son, Donald.
Margaret was a weaver using the small loom Beart Bheag. She was one of the last weavers in the area, who wove the fine cloth called stuth which was used for ladies skirts etc.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- Peggy
- Date Of Birth:
- 2 Mar 1832
- Date of Death:
- 1915
- Gender:
- Female
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEP 4063
- Occupation:
- Weaver; Agricultural Labourer
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP