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Alexander McDougall Ralston 1861–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1861

Birth Location: Hall o' th' Hill, Heath Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1939

Death Location: Auckland Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Andrew Ralston

Mother: Joan Ralston

Spouse(s): Phoebe Dennett

Children(s): William Ralston

In 1861, Alexander McDougall Ralston entered the world in Hall o' th' Hill, Heath Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire, England, born to Andrew Wyllie Ralston And Joan Fullarton Ralston. Alexander McDougall Ralston married Phoebe Margaret Dennett, and had children including William Henry Ralston. Alexander McDougall Ralston passed away in 1939 in Auckland Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Alexander McDougall Ralston entered the world in Hall o' th' Hill, Heath Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire, England, born to Andrew Wyllie Ralston And Joan Fullarton Ralston.
  • Alexander McDougall Ralston married Phoebe Margaret Dennett, and had children including William Henry Ralston.
  • Alexander McDougall Ralston passed away in 1939 in Auckland Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Ralston
1833–1901
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Joan Ralston
1838–
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Dennett
1849–1926
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Children(s)

William Ralston
1886–1969
Birth Location: Tauranga, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Alexander Ralston's Ancestors

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Alexander Ralston
1861–1939
Birth Place: Hall o' th' Hill, Heath Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire, England
Parents
Andrew Wyllie Ralston
1833–1901
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Joan (Fullarton) Ralston
1838–
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Ralston's Descendants

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Alexander (McDougall) Ralston (12 Apr 1861–12 Mar 1939) m. Phoebe (Margaret) Dennett (Abt. 1849–1926)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Ralston 1886–1969 m. Katherine (Maude) Jenkins 1880–1930
    1. 1. Donald (Arthur) Ralston 1925–2023 m. Anne (Cecilia) DANIEL 1928–1999

Alexander Ralston's Timeline

2 Records

1861
12 Apr 1861
Birth of Alexander McDougall Ralston in Hall o' th' Hill, Heath Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire, England
Hall o' th' Hill, Heath Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire, England
1939
12 Mar 1939
Age 78
Death of Alexander McDougall Ralston in Auckland Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Hall o' th' Hill, Heath Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Auckland Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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