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Colin Donaldson 1916–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 OCT 1916

Birth Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Death Date: 17 SEP 1981

Death Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: Roy Donaldson

Mother: Una Arthur

Spouse(s): Ruth Pender

Children(s): Dianne Donaldson

The story of Colin Donaldson began in 1916 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Colin Donaldson married Ruth Helen Pender, and had children including Christine Margot Donaldson, Dianne Ruth Donaldson, Dorothy Mary Donaldson. Colin Donaldson passed away in 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Colin Donaldson began in 1916 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
  • Colin Donaldson married Ruth Helen Pender, and had children including Christine Margot Donaldson, Dianne Ruth Donaldson, Dorothy Mary Donaldson.
  • Colin Donaldson passed away in 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Colin Donaldson's Ancestors

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Colin Donaldson
1916–1981
Birth Place: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Parents
Roy Charles Donaldson
1886–1944
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Una (Vivian Grace) Arthur
1890–1939
India
Grandparents
George Donaldson
1857–1939
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Louisa (Emma Susanna) Seyler
1858–1932
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
George Donaldson
1828–1903
Jean Kennedy
1822–1900
Frederick Seyler
1823–1866
Harriet Marris
1835–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Donaldson
1805–1876
Mary Helmrich
1808–1881
George Kennedy
1788–1865
Mary Murison
1793–1856
John Marris
1804–1874
Susanna Preston
1803–1860

Colin Donaldson's Descendants

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Colin Donaldson (23 OCT 1916–17 SEP 1981) m. Ruth (Helen) Pender (29 DEC 1920–)
  1. 1. Dianne (Ruth) Donaldson 1945–1951

Colin Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1916
23 OCT 1916
Birth of Colin Donaldson in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
1981
17 SEP 1981
Age 65
Death of Colin Donaldson in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 OCT 1916
    Event Place: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    Record Source: Family advice from Mary Donaldson Hayes, Mary Hayes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1981
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Family advice from Mary Donaldson Hayes, Mary Hayes

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