Glenbuchat Heritage

1 Jean DiMaio and the Don Family of Torrancroy

Don Family of Torrancroy

In January 2023, following a response to a comment on the web site about the Don family of Torrancroy, I was delighted to meet with Jean DiMaio, a relative of the Don family and who had a collection of family photographs.

The photos are contained in the following pages in this Album

Above are photos of Jean di Maio and maps of the family homes at Ledmacoy. Drumallan and Torrancroy. All a few miles from Bellabeg in Strathdon. The Don family lived at Torrancroy for over 60 years.

Below is the Don family history

The other pages in this album are (Click on link to view)

Alan Don World War 1

Alan Don and Family

Ella Don

Ness Family

Glennie Family

Weddings

School

Stewart Family

Lonach Gathering

Alan Don and Bridge of Gairn Post Office


Don Family Tree Torrancroy

James Don
Birth 6 Oct 1746 Strathdon
Death 1804 Ledmacoy, Strathdon,
Parents
George Don 1735–
Unknown mother
Spouse
Unknown 1730–
Children
James Don 1762–1817
Benjamin Don 1768–
Spouse
Unknown Moir 1730–
Children
Janet Moir 1750–

Benjamin Don
Birth 1768 Aberdeenshire
Death Unknown
Parents
James Don 1746–1804
Unknown 1730–
Spouse
Jean Grassick 1777–
Children
John Don 1797–1797
John Don 1798–
Spouse 2
Isobel Forbes 1770–1805
Children
James Don 1799–
John Don 1801–1868
Alexander Don 1802–1863
George Don 1805–

John Don 1801–1868
Birth 11 Jan 1801 Strathdon
Death 31 Mar 1868 Drumallan Strathdon
Parents
Benjamin Don 1768–
Isobel Forbes 1770–1805
Spouse
Helen Lawson 1826–1859
Children
George Forbes Don 1849–1906
James Don 1851–1876
Alexander Don 1853–1900
Helen Don 1855–1917
John Don 1857–1935
Spouse 2
Jane Barron

George Forbes Don 1849–1906
Birth 14 Jun 1849 Drumallan Strathdon
Death 18 Jul 1906 Drumallan Strathdon
Parents
John Don 1801–1868
Helen Lawson 1826–1859
Spouse
Christian McRobert 1846–1877
Children
Margaret Don 1870–1946
Mary Don 1871–1920
Catherine Don 1873–1873
George Don 1874–1903
John Don 1876–1951
Spouse 2
Helen Glennie 1858–1933
Children
James Don 1885–1975
Alexander Morrison Don 1888–1961
Annie Glennie Don 1889–1968
Helen Don 1892–1948
Allan Don 1895–1945

Glennie Family

Peter Glennie
Birth 1813 Towie Aberdeenshire
Death 8-11-1890 Hillochhead Strathdon
Parents
Peter Glennie1785–
Jessie Gordon 1785–
Spouse
Mary Morrison 1820–1885
Children
John Glennie 1841–1917
Mary Glennie 1843–1914
Margaret Glennie 1847–1921
Ann Glennie 1851–1921
James Glennie 1856–1931
Helen Glennie 1858–1933


Helen Glennie 1858–1933
Birth 24 May 1858 Hillockhead Strathdon
Death 21 Jul 1933 Drumallan
Parents
Peter Glennie 1813–1890
Mary Morrison 1820–1885
Spouse
George Forbes Don
1849–1906
Children
James Don 1885–1975
Alexander Morrison Don 1888–1961
Annie Glennie Don 1889–1968
Helen Don 1892–1948
Allan Don 1895–1945

John Don 1876–1951
Birth 25 May 1876 Drumallan Strathdon
Death 22 Mar 1951 Torrancroy Strathdon
Parents
George Forbes Don 1849–1906
Christian McRobert 1846–1877
Spouse
Elizabeth Ann Ley Stewart 1884–1969
Children
Helen Christina Don 1916–1981
Elizabeth Jane Don 1917–1993
Mary Margaret Don 1918–1919
Isobell Don 1919–2001
Joan Don 1921–2010
John George Alexander Don 1922–1993
Jane McHardy Don 1924–2015
Allan Don 1924–1924
James Glennie Don 1927–1995
Margaret Don 1930–2020

John George Alexander Don
Birth 16 Aug 1922 Torrancroy Strathdon
Death 27 Jan 1993 Woodend Hospital Aberdeen
Parents
John Don 1876–1951
Elizabeth Ann Ley Stewart 1884–1969
Spouse
Jean Matthew Thom 1930–2012
Children
Private

Helen Christina Don 1916–1981
Birth 10 Aug 1916 Torrancroy Strathdon
Death 6 Sep 1981 Morningfield Hospital Aberdeen
Parents
John Don 1876–1951
Elizabeth Ann Ley Stewart 1884–1969
Spouse
James McCombie Ness 1918–1997
Children
Alice Hepburn McDonald Ness 1942–2019
Private
Private
Private
Private

Jean Di Maio
Father
James McCombie Ness
Mother
Helen Don
Husband Asparino DiMaio

Ness Family tree

Annie Stewart Meldrum Ness
Birth 20 Oct 1900 Wester Rinmore Towie
Death 14 Mar 1924 Pitcandlich Towie
Parents
William Ness 1866–1946
Margaret Wilson 1865–1940
Spouse 1
John Forrest 1888–1964
Children
John Charles Alfred Forrest 1920–1920
Margaret Annie Forrest 1921–1989
William James Forrest 1922–2004
Spouse 2
James Smith McCombie 1898–1982
Children
James McCombie Ness 1918–1997

Allan Don
Birth 19 Dec 1895 Drumallan Strathdon
Death 1 Oct 1945 Post Office Bridge of Gairn
Parents
George Forbes Don 1849–1906
Helen Glennie 1858–1933
Spouse and
Isabel Clark 1896–1976
Children
Allan McGregor Don 1919–1972
James Glennie Don 1922–1994
Helen Isabel Don 1926–2013
Frederick Alick Mcgregor Don 1933–2002

Family of Elizabeth Ann Ley Stewart 1884–1969 wife of John Don

Scott Stewart 1839–1921
Birth 1839 Strathdon,
Death 20 May 1921 Whitehaugh, Tullynessle,
Parents
Robert Stuart 1789–1860
Helen Frazer 1797–1883
Spouse
Annie Stewart 1850–1916
Children
John Stuart 1856–
Robert Forbes Stuart 1872–1961
Helen Stewart 1874–1951
William Stewart 1877–1960
John Forbes Stewart 1878–1956
Charles Forbes Stewart 1881–1912
Elizabeth A L Stewart 1884–1969
Ann Scott Stewart 1886–1951
Maggie Jane Stewart 1892–1971


Elizabeth A L Stewart 1884–1969
Birth 24 Jul 1884 Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death 5 Sep 1969 Aboyne Hospital
Parents
Scott Stewart 1839–1921
Annie Stewart 1850–1916
Spouse
William Reid McGregor 1879–1913
Children
Scott S McGregor 1910–1944
William Reid McGregor 1913–1914
Private
Spouse 2
John Don

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