Last address in Lewis: 10 North Shawbost,
Son of Kenneth and Peggy, husband to Catherine
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMT Calera
Service number: 8955/DA
Born in 1868
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 50
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire
Interred: Bragar Old Church Yard and extension
Local memorial: West Side, Bragar
Left a widow and 7 children
Donald appears in the 1871 census, aged 1, at North Shawbost, the son of Kenneth (47) and Margaret (43), brother of Nichel [Nicol] (15), John (9), Kenneth M, (6), Cirsty (19) and Anne (4).
Thirty years later, the 1901 census shows Donald (30) married to Catherine (28), with baby son Kenneth (3 months). Also present are Donald's siblings Chirsty (35) and Nicol (44) as well as his mother Maggie (71).
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