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Alexander Mcdonald 1804 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 July 1804

Birth Location: Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 July 1890

Death Location: The Green, Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander McDonald

Mother: Elizabeth Willox

Spouse(s): Elspet Gibson

Children(s): John Mcdonald

The story of Alexander Mcdonald began in 1804 in Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Alexander Mcdonald married Elspet Gibson, and had children including John Middleton Mcdonald. Alexander Mcdonald passed away in 1890 in The Green, Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Mcdonald began in 1804 in Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander Mcdonald married Elspet Gibson, and had children including John Middleton Mcdonald.
  • Alexander Mcdonald passed away in 1890 in The Green, Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander McDonald
1783 – 1837
Birth Location: Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Willox
1784 –
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elspet Gibson
1812 – 1895
Birth Location: Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Mcdonald
1851 – 1936
Birth Location: Undy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Mcdonald's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Mcdonald
1804 – 1890
Birth Place: Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander McDonald
1783 – 1837
Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Willox
1784 –
Saint Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Mcdonald's Descendants

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Alexander Mcdonald (29 July 1804 – 26 July 1890) m. Elspet Gibson (3 May 1812 – 14 Aug 1895)
  1. 1. John (Middleton) Mcdonald (1851 – 29 Jan 1936) m. Emma (Ruth) Staples (April 1852 – 20 Dec 1908)
    1. 1. Emma (Ruth) STAPLES (15 Jan 1873 – 18 Dec 1925) m. James WHITE (1869 – 1 Jul 1897) m. Frances ((Frank) William) MCGUIRE (January 1876 – 10 Sep 1914)
      1. 1. Angus Staples (Bef. 1894 – ) m. Amelia (Jane) Sutcliffe (16 Oct 1890 – 11 Oct 1976)
        1. 1. Roy (Angus Staples) Sutcliffe (1907 – 1966) m. Doreen (Elizabeth (May)) Hare (1907 – 1966)
      2. 2. William (Wastfield) White (23 Jun 1895 – Mar 1976) m. Dorothy (Kathleen Richard Goodlake) Goodlatte (18 Mar 1899 – Jul 1997)
        1. 1. Pamela (Mary) White (17 Jun 1919 – 1 Feb 1998) m. Aubrey (R) Hodge (8 Aug 1916 – Sep 2003)
        2. 2. Betty (Dorothy) WHITE (16 Dec 1921 – 7 July 2002) m. Albert (Leslie) Smith (28 Mar 1919 – 28 Sep 1964)
        3. 3. John (Hugh Ranger) White (Oct,Nov,Dec 1927 – 12 Mar 2012) m. Ines (N) Brown (Apr 1935 – )
      3. 3. Felix (Hamilton) McGuire (21 Jan 1908 – 15 Mar 1974) m. Margaret (Esther) Jones (2 Dec 1919 – 16 Jul 2015)
        1. 1. John (Hamilton) McGuire m. Valerie
        2. 2. Geoffrey (Thomas) McGuire m. Carolyn
        3. 3. Patricia (Ruth) McGuire m. Euan Strang
    2. 2. Frederick (John) McDonald (24 July 1875 – 11 Jul 1932) m. Ethel Roberts (13 Mar 1883 – 09 February 1965)
      1. 1. Frederick (John Bowhey) McDonald (7 Jul 1902 – 6 Feb 1978) m. Gwendoline (Mary) Simpson (21 Nov 1904 – 15 Mar 1989)
        1. 1. Valerie (Patricia) McDonald (19 Jan 1927 – 21 Feb 1930)
        2. 2. Frances (Claudia) McDonald (23 Apr 1928 – 13 Oct 2002) m. Neville (John) Campbell (23 Jun 1925 – 30 Aug 2008)
        3. 3. Thelma (Catherine) McDonald (2 September 1929 – 2 August 2008)
        4. 4. Lesley (Gwenyth) McDonald m. Eric (Harold) Robinson (2 Aug 1931 – January 2012)
      2. 2. Constance (Emmeline\Emeline) McDonald (April 1904 – )
      3. 3. Claude (Wastfield) McDonald (10 Aug 1906 – 1971)
      4. 4. Mary (Ruth) McDonald (8 August 1909 – 6 Jun 1991)
      5. 5. Alice (Isabell) McDonald (October 1913 – 1987)
      6. 6. Alfred McDonald (1919 – 1919)
    3. 3. Dora (Wallace) McDonald (16 Oct 1877 – 16 Dec 1971)
    4. 4. Jasper (Samuel) McDonald (October 1879 – 31 Aug 1952)
    5. 5. Frank (Staples) McDonald (1883 – 4 Jul 1910)
    6. 6. Ada (Bessie Florence McDonald) Parkes (6 January 1885 – 6 April 1944) m. Alfred (Edward) Parkes (January 1883 – 5 July 1945)
      1. 1. Wallace (Benjamin) Parkes (October 1916 – 19 Sep 1963)
    7. 7. Archibald (Edward) McDonald (18 May 1888 – 27 Feb 1953)
    8. 8. Margaret (Isabel) McDonald (1893 – 24 Nov 1951)

Alexander Mcdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1804
29 July 1804
Birth of Alexander Mcdonald in Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1890
26 July 1890
Age 86
Death of Alexander Mcdonald in The Green, Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Green, Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 July 1804
    Event Place: Forres, Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1890
    Event Place: The Green, Udny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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