l4 Early Settlers

We were taught by a Miss Farrell from Ireland. Gaelic was spoken more generally than English but I never learned it to my regret in later years.

The shooting of wild geese, duck and plover was good then. Uncle Colin was well provided with hens and we learned early to shoot and take care of guns

About 1840 the family all moved to Georgetown, and let the farm to James Mustard for 5 years after which he bought a farm at Lorne Valley. When he left Panmure it was early Spring and our stock of farm animals had to remain until they could be transported to Georgetown. During that time Austin and myself were left in charge and lived by ourselves in the lonely farmhouse milking the cows and making porridge for our meals. It was all the cooking that appeared necessary in those days for boys.

The farm was vacant for some years and after a time the bricks began to crumble and the house and barn had to be pulled down. The bricks were later used to build the brick house on Water Street (Georgetown), used for storing materials for canning lobsters, and a tenement house for families.

The family of Uncle Archie is represented by William and Joseph who live on the same lands as their father and grandfather.

About 1880, we built a lobster canning factory on Panmure and also were

involved in other fishing. Source: Mrs. Helen MacDonald, 86 McGill Avenue, Charlottetown,

January 1978.

Brudenell Point I 968

An excerpt from a report by Roderick Sprague

As indicated previously, the name Macdonald unless a direct quote, will be spelled Macdonald in deference to the preference of the present day Mac- donalds of P.E.I. The actual records of Angus and Hugh both show Macdon- ald, McDonald, MacDonald, and Mac donald. The information presented in this section is derived largely from interviews with Mrs. Marion Watts and her sister Miss Gladys Macdonald (daughters of Archibald John, second son of Hugh) and from the work entitled The Macdonalds of Brudenell Point by Blair Thompson and Marilyn Johnston (1968). This work, largely based on interviews with Mrs. Watts and Miss Macdonald, was subcontracted by me with additional help provided by the PEI Legislative Library and Public Archives through the courtesy of Douglas Boylan, Director.

Andrew Macdonald, born on an unknown date in Scotland, emigrated to PEI. in July 1806 from An'saig, Scotland at the suggestion of his brother, Capt. John Macdonald. Andrew’s father, born in 1745, was also named