A death notice published in The Islander on 6 February 1863 remembers Isabella McDonald of Black Bush, Lot 45, the widow of James McCormack.

From Scotland to Prince Edward Island

The notice records her death on Friday, 16 January, describes her as being in her seventy-sixth year, and states that she came from Long Island, Scotland, arriving on Prince Edward Island in 1802.

These details connect a long-established Black Bush resident with an earlier migration from Scotland. The notice names her late husband but does not identify their children or her place of burial.

Reading her age

“In her seventy-sixth year” normally means that she had reached seventy-five. It should not be silently converted into an exact birth date. The published age and other family records still need to be compared.

Sources

The Islander, 6 February 1863; transcribed by Ronald J. Reid, The Island Register