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Alexander McDonald Dryden 1867–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1867

Birth Location: Dunedin, NZ

Death Date: 11 Sep 1941

Death Location: Riverton, NZ

Father: William Dryden

Mother: Margaret McDonald

Spouse(s): Mary Friend

Children(s): George Dryden, Annie Dryden, Alexander Dryden, Margaret Dryden, Lawrence Dryden, Winniford Dryden

The story of Alexander McDonald Dryden began in 1867 in Dunedin, NZ. Alexander McDonald Dryden married Mary Ann Friend, and had children including Alexander Clifford Dryden, Annie Violet Dryden, George Dryden, Lawrence Glen Dryden, Margaret Alexandra Dryden, Winniford Myrtle Mary Dryden. Alexander McDonald Dryden passed away in 1941 in Riverton, NZ.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander McDonald Dryden began in 1867 in Dunedin, NZ.
  • Alexander McDonald Dryden married Mary Ann Friend, and had children including Alexander Clifford Dryden, Annie Violet Dryden, George Dryden, Lawrence Glen Dryden, Margaret Alexandra Dryden, Winniford Myrtle Mary Dryden.
  • Alexander McDonald Dryden passed away in 1941 in Riverton, NZ.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dryden
1837–1912
Birth Location: Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Margaret McDonald
1838–1917
Birth Location: –
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Friend
1870–1934
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

George Dryden
1894–1922
Birth Location: Charlton
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Annie Dryden
1895–1987
Birth Location: Colac Bay, Invercargill, NZ
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Alexander Dryden
1899–1974
Birth Location: Colac Bay, Invercargill, NZ
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Margaret Dryden
1901–1981
Birth Location: Southland
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Lawrence Dryden
1903–1977
Birth Location: Colac Bay, Invercargill, NZ
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Winniford Dryden
1906–1994
Birth Location: Colac Bay, Southland, NZ
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Alexander Dryden's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Dryden
1867–1941
Birth Place: Dunedin, NZ
Parents
William Glen Dryden
1837–1912
Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland
Margaret McDonald
1838–1917
Grandparents
Joseph Dryden
1800–1883
Forfar, Scotland
Mary Donald
1798–1861
Forfar, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James DONALD
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Dryden's Descendants

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Alexander (McDonald) Dryden (1867–11 Sep 1941) m. Mary (Ann) Friend (1870–17 May 1934)
  1. 1. George Dryden 1894–1922
  2. 2. Annie (Violet) Dryden 1895–1987 m. Francis (Alexander) Wilkinson 1893–1965
    1. 1. Harriet (Annie Margaret) Wilkinson 1915–1977 m. Rowland (James) More 1916–2000
      1. 1. Lynette (Violet Mabel) More 1945–1946
    2. 2. Verona (Myrtle) Wilkinson 1917–1985 m. Ernest (Alphonso) Beer 1903–1979
    3. 3. Mary (Lavinia) Wilkinson 1921–1997 m. Michael (John Patrick) O'Connor 1922–1973 m. Leslie Wilson 1914–
      1. 1. Edward (Clifford) O'Connor 1945–2012
      2. 2. Kevin (Barry) O'Connor 1944–2021
      3. 3. Dorothy (Joan) O'connor\Murray 1946–1985
  3. 3. Alexander (Clifford) Dryden 1899–1974 m. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Lewis 1905–1977
  4. 4. Margaret (Alexandra) Dryden 1901–1981 m. Stanley Eade –1971
    1. 1. Alexander (John) Lonneker 1927–2000
    2. 2. Joyce Lonneker 1930–1998 m. Percival Stuck –1977
  5. 5. Lawrence (Glen) Dryden 1903–1977 m. Margaret (Jean) Stevens 1922–1985
  6. 6. Winniford (Myrtle Mary) Dryden 1906–1994 m. Albert (George) Whittington 1905–

Alexander Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1867
1867
Birth of Alexander McDonald Dryden in Dunedin, NZ
Dunedin, NZ
1941
11 Sep 1941
Age 74
Death of Alexander McDonald Dryden in Riverton, NZ
Riverton, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Dunedin, NZ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1941
    Event Place: Riverton, NZ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riverton, NZ
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