The baptism of Donald McIntyre was recorded in the Buchanan Parish Register, in an entry dated 15^th December 1769:

John McIntyre & Janet McIntyre Spouses in Inversnaid had a Lawful son Baptized called Donald

Donald McIntyre’s marriage to Marjory Martin was recorded in Buchanan Parish on 19^th January 1793:

Donald McIntyre & Marjory Martin both in this Parish gave up their names to be proclaimed in order to marriage on two Sabbaths.

Donald McIntyre, aged 70, and his wife Marjory, aged 75, appear in the 1841 census record for Buchanan Parish. They were resident at Calliemore and were both shown as having been born in the county. Also living with them was a younger Donald McIntyre, aged ten, who was presumably a grandson. He was shown as having been born in Scotland but not in the county.

However, by 1851 Marjory had evidently died, as Donald was by now a widower, aged 81, and living alone, again at Calliemore. His occupation was entered as woodcutter, and, crucially, his place of birth was stated to be Buchanan. From his non-appearance in the 1861 census, Donald was probably dead by that time.

I am assured by Marjory Brown MS McAlpine, a great x 3 grandaughter of Donald McIntyre, that the following extract refers to him. It taken from a cutting from an unknown publication. The date is partially obscured but appears to be April 9, 1949, or something similar. John McIntyre who is referred to here as the informant was Marjory’s great-uncle:

Rowardennan Hotel SCOTTISH TAVERNS by Rankin Taylor LOCH LOMOND Famous Old Smuggler In seeking out some of the famous people who have frequented the inn, apart from Rob Roy and his sons, I sought no further than that famous old smuggler MacIntyre whose great grandson John lives in law-abiding retirement in a picture-postcard cottage with roses round the door, not for (sic) from the inn. John, a retired forester, is proud of his ancestry and proud to drink toasts in that same liquid (though not duty free!) which made his grandfather famous in these parts. John likes to relate how his great-grandfather, who kept Rowardennan inn well supplied with illicit whisky, constantly outwitted the excisemen. His narrowest escape, it seems, was when some miserable informer tipped off the excisemen and they raided the smuggler’s den at Dhu Loch. Here they found whisky galore ready for transportation to the Rowardennan inn. They sealed up the doors and windows with Government seals and repaired to the inn to celebrate their victory. When MacIntyre arrived to dispose of his booty he found access difficult but not impossible - there was still the chimney. He put his boy down the lum, the whisky was poured into a pail, hauled up, and then deposited in a butter churn and placed in a pool nearby. When the excisemen returned MacIntyre and the evidence had gone. So MacIntyre breathed again, with a breath that reaked of Highland Whisky.

Forebears

Donald’s parents were John McIntyre and Janet, whose maiden name was also McIntyre. They were stated to be ‘Spouses at Inversnaid’ in the birth entries of their two sons.

The marriage of John McIntyre and Janet McIntyre was recorded in the Buchanan Parish Register in an entry dated 9^th June 1764:

John & Janet Mcintyre both in this parish gave in their names for proclamation for Marriage. - Married June 21st 1764

An entry in the Buchanan Parish Register dated 26^th May 1726 narrates the baptism of John McIntyre, lawful son of Donald McIntyre and Ann McIntyre. The situation is complicated by the baptism in Buchanan Parish of John McIntyre, lawful son of Patrick McIntyre and Janet McArthor, on 12^th March 1728. However, since the Christian name Donald was subsequently passed down in the family and Patrick was not, the former is considered the more likely match.

It is surmised that the recurrence of the name McIntyre on either side of the family reflects the fact that the clan system still prevailed at this time.

It is probable that Donald and Ann McIntyre were the great x 6 grandparents of Lucy McIntyre, although this is by no means established as an absolute certainty.

Brothers & Sisters

Donald had an elder brother, Malcolm. An entry in the Buchanan Parish Register dated 4^th January 1767 records his baptism:

Malcom – John McIntyre & Janet McIntryre (sic) Spouses at Inversnaid had a Son Baptized Called Malcom

Malcolm McIntyre’s marriage to Janet McNiel was recorded at Buchanan on 10^th January 1794. The marriage was also recorded at Glasgow on the 12^th of the same month, on which occasion the bride’s surname was rendered as McNeill.