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Alexander Donald McPherson 1874 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 NOV 1874

Birth Location: Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 17 AUG 1956

Death Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: Lachlen McPherson

Mother: Helen Smith

Spouse(s): Olena Gunderson

Children(s): Thora McPherson, Vada McPherson, Ola McPherson

Alexander Donald McPherson was born in 1874 in Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia, the child of Lachlen McPherson and Helen Smith. Alexander Donald McPherson married Olena Gunderson, and had children including Thora McPherson, Vada McPherson, Ola Mary McPherson. Alexander Donald McPherson passed away in 1956 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Alexander Donald McPherson was born in 1874 in Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia, the child of Lachlen McPherson and Helen Smith.
  • Alexander Donald McPherson married Olena Gunderson, and had children including Thora McPherson, Vada McPherson, Ola Mary McPherson.
  • Alexander Donald McPherson passed away in 1956 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Alexander McPherson's Ancestors

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Alexander McPherson
1874 – 1956
Birth Place: Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Lachlen McPherson
1847 – 1920
Kingassie, Inverness, Scotland
Helen Smith
1859 – 1944
(New South Wales), (Australia)
Grandparents
Alexander (Dunn) Smith
1823 – 1877
Barrachan, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Helen Turner
1816 – 1903
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Francis Smith
1788 – 1824
Agnes Young
1788 – 1853
Richard Turner
1790 – 1841
Helen Curry
1790 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander McPherson's Descendants

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Alexander (Donald) McPherson (8 NOV 1874 – 17 AUG 1956) m. Olena Gunderson (25 NOV 1874 – 1 SEP 1954)
  1. 1. Thora McPherson (22 FEB 1906 – 2 OCT 1986) m. Alexander (Dunbar Aitken) Mayes (24 JUL 1901 – 8 FEB 1983)
    1. 1. Keith (Dudley) Mayes (1937 – 4 MAR 1986) m. Pam [________] (AFT 1939 – )
      1. 1. Cameron Mayes (AFT 1960 – )
      2. 2. Gavin Mayes (1965 – )
      3. 3. Brendan Mayes (AFT 1965 – )
    2. 2. Beverley Mayes (20 MAR 1939 – BEF 15 SEP 2014)
    3. 3. Ian (Kenneth) Mayes (AFT 1939 – OCT 2008) m. Jayne [________] (AFT 1939 – )
      1. 1. Richard Mayes (AFT 1959 – )
  2. 2. Vada McPherson (7 AUG 1907 – BEF 2007) m. James (Patrick) Carroll (ABT 1907 – BEF 2007)
    1. 1. Jeffrey (Macpherson) Carroll (ABT 1940 – )
      1. 1. Deborah Carroll (11 JUN 1968 – ) m. Tom Elderhorst (ABT 1960 – )
  3. 3. Ola (Mary) McPherson (14 FEB 1916 – 17 DEC 1989) m. Morven Dall (10 OCT 1920 – 20 JUN 1980)
    1. 1. Lachlan (Morven) Dall (11 APR 1955 – BEF 7 AUG 1984)
    2. 2. Margaret (Shena Linden) Dall (19 FEB 1958 – ) m. William Trewartha (ABT 1956 – )
      1. 1. Steven Trewartha (BEF 1989 – )
      2. 2. Daniel Trewartha (BEF 1989 – )

Alexander McPherson's Timeline

2 Records

1874
8 NOV 1874
Birth of Alexander Donald McPherson in Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia
Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia
1956
17 AUG 1956
Age 82
Death of Alexander Donald McPherson in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1874
    Event Place: Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1956
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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