- 1871
Generation: 1
1. | Catherine Cameron MacPherson (daughter of Donald MacPherson); died in 1871 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Family/Spouse: Maj. William (later Bruce-Gardyne, 6th of Middleton) Bruce. William (son of James Bruce and Ann Gardyne) was born in 1778 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland; died on 15 Jun 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Anne Bruce-Gardyne was born in 1826; and died.
- James Macpherson Bruce-Gardyne was born in 1828; died in 1828.
- Thomas Macpherson (10th of Middleton) Bruce-Gardyne was born in 1831 in Douglas, , Isle of Man; died in 1888.
- James Willliam (11th of Middleton) Bruce-Gardyne was born in 1832 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland; died in 1901.
- Maj. Evan Bruce-Gardyne was born in 1833 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland; died in 1875 in India.
- David Greenhill Bruce-Gardyne, BA was born on 4 Aug 1834; and died.
- Agnes Mary Bruce-Gardyne was born in 1835; died in 1847.
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Generation: 2
2. | Donald MacPherson was born in 1755 (son of Ewen (of Cluny) MacPherson and Jean Cameron); and died. Notes:
Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Macpherson of Gaskmore and Kingston was an army officer who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and who raised a regiment of Clansmen from Scotland at his own expense to fight for Britain and Canada. His nephew was Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC (Can) first Prime Minister of Canada and driving force behind Canadian Confederation
Birth:
Macpherson was the illegitimate[citation needed] son of the Jacobite rebel and exile Ewen MacPherson of Cluny chief of the Clan Macpherson and grandson of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel a Scottish highland chieftain and the 17th Chief of Clan Cameron. Given the unproductive lands of Gaskmore, Macpherson join the British army in 1775 to fight against the American Revolutionaries.
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4