| Father | John McDonald b. c Jan 1799, d. 28 May 1841 |
| Mother | Margaret Campbell b. 16 Aug 1807, d. 1 Aug 1887 |
Birth, Death, Marriage | |
| Hugh McDonald was born circa 1840 in Stronmilchan, Scotland.1 | |
Story | |
Dalmally Emigration Custom One of our Campbell cousins who was brought up in Dalmally and who died a long time ago, told me that, when people from Dalmally emigrated, to Canada or Australia, their friends would go with them to the top of the pass that would take them to Inveraray and the sea. When they looked back for the last time towards Dalmally, their friends would cut away the turf from under their feet and keep the footprints free of grass in their memory. A lot of Campbells and Fletchers from the area went abroad during the 19th century; a few came back. [Lorne Campbell, 2016]2 | |
| Emigration to Australia It is reported that Archibald McDonald emigrated from Scotland to Victoria with his family in about 1853, and they went in search for gold in the Sandhurst (Bendigo) area. His brother Hugh was in the same area, and brother John was known to be in South Australia years later, but the rest of his family remained in Scotland.3,4 | |