James Mearns Macdonald, son of Robert Macdonald and Margaret Fraser , was born June 29,1881 in Plainfield Cottage, Invernes. He married Ellen Bella Higson June 21, 1931 in Cape town. He died July 19, 1962 in Johannesburg. Ellen Bella Higson, daughter of William Higson and Ellen Duncan , was born July 01, 1897 in Manchester. She died December 06, 1933 in Joubert Park NH Jo'berg.