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Surnames: Ritchie, McDonald, Carnegie, Pyott and Greig
Classification: Query
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Here is my complete info on my family Carnegie for clarification. . Collin Carnegie
family group. Collin Carnegie b abt 1747 Brechin, Angus Scotland married Isabel Greig(born
same Brechin Angus 1751) on . Nov 29, 1772. They have the following children Isabel b
1775, Jean 1779, Collin 1784, James, 1785, John b 1788, Eliza b 1790 First .three children
born in Brechin Angus last three born in Farnell Angus. My direct ancestor is John
Carnegie., their son. John Carnegie married Isobel Pyott who is born 1785 Oathlaw, Angus
Scotland. In turn they have a daugther Catherine in Rescobie, Angus Scotland in 1806.
Catherine Carnegie marries Thomas Ritchie in Forfar Angus Scotland on Nov 24, 1827. They
have the following children John b1833, George b 1835 and Margaret b 1845. all born in
Forfar Angus Scotland. Margaret married Daniel McDonald on June 24, 1864in Dundee. . It is
in the(Daniel) McDonald bible that the sentence "Catherine Carnegie and Margaret
Carnegie are related!
" turns up.. And the family lore has it that Andrew Carnegie was connected to this
family around 1900 on a family tree. I say family lore because I have no access to that
tree. While that sentence may have been clear to a family 100 or so years ago because the
tree was done around then, it makes no particular sense to me. I am not trying to prove
that I am related. to the industrial giant, Simply hoping that if there is a connection to
Andrew Carnegie or any other Carnegie , that I can take my tree further back. . Sorry for
the vagueness. I am usually really good about specifics.For the individual w ho mentioned
Dundee Scotland. my Margaret Ritchie McDonald who is a Carnegie through her mother
Catherine . (see above) resides with Daniel McDonald in Dundee Scotland, raises her
children there there at two addresses Post Office Lane and 64 E High Street.After her
death between 1878-1881 in Dundee, Daniel crosses the Ocean with a new wife and remaining
children to settle i!
n Lawrence County Missouri. Daniel was my great grandfather making
Margaret (Carnegie )Ritchie my great grandmother.