#Downie mac mac

MCILDONIE JAMES JONET HENDERSON/FR145 MR Campsie Examples of the Downie surname in their Gaelic form includes Malcolme Mcildonie in Moy c.1635, Gilpatrick McOldonych in Gartgrellane and Gilnave McOldonych in Egill (Uigle) or Ochterane c.1630 (SLK) (SLK = Survey of the Lands of the Lordship of Kintyre c.1630/1653).Įxamination of the records held by the genealogy site “Scotland’s People” reveals that similar to other changes, James Mcildonie married a Janet Henderson in Campsie, who subsequently have children with the surname of Dounie and Downie:

#Downie mac mac

On the examination of the Downie surname in Kintyre Martin states that having considered all of the evidence that the likeliest form (of Downie) is, therefore, Mac Mhaol Domhnaich, which may – or may not- represent “son of the servant of the Lord”. Supporting the contention that the Mcildonie families changed their names to Downie is the work done by Martin (1999), who described that virtually all Gaelic names suffered mutilation to a greater or lesser degree, with surnames of Kintyre that are demonstrably Gaelic origin have ceased to be recognized as so, for example Downie. It is my opinion that the family surnames changed as others of the period to that of Downie (See variations in surname spelling further in the document) and/or were cleared like so many others from the land. Presbyterian and a Friendly Society are the churches in this parish (Reference) ). The only record of this family surname of Donie found in searches is in the 1911 Irish Census places one family in Antrim. The register began in 1737 but was kept imperfectly until 1771. (The population of Invercholainin in 1755 was 944, in 1811 it was 588, and in 1841 it was 699. The present research has identified that in the early and mid 1700’s there were a number of families with the surname of Mcildonich, Mcildonie, Mcgildonie and Donie located along the shore of Loch Striven or in Invercholain ( Map ).Īll trace of these families (Mcildonich, Mcgildonie, Mcildonie and Donie) disappeared post 1760 from all Scottish births, marriage, deaths and census records.

It is my opinion that this sept name may be a derivative of the original spelling of Mcildonich or similar (pronounced McAldoE-ne), from the odd corruption of the surname spelt McAldownie in Argyll (to date only two have been identified), this surname is identified in the Cowal Peninsula in the surname spelling of Mcildonie/Mcgildonie. The Clan Lamont recognises the surname Aldownie/y as one of its septs. The history of the Downie surname in the East of Scotland may be a development from the Barony of Downie or from the geographical features of the various hill forts in the Angus and Aberdeenshire area.

For these Downie families, the Clan Lindsay Associations state that the Downie surname is a sept.įrom investigation this is supported in that there have been very few if any of the Gaelic spelling of the Downie surname in that geographical area of Eastern, Central or the borders of Scotland. The vast majority of the Downie families can trace their history to the east coast of Scotland, or to larger cities in the 1800’s, having moved there as part of the social movement during the industrial revolution. The Downie surname is no different, with its different derivations and pronunciations it can been associated with a number of Clans.

There is much discussion regarding Clan associations, in particular with sept names.