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Colin McLaughlan McDonald 1885–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1885

Birth Location: Wairio, Southland

Death Date: 31 December 1972

Death Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Father: Samuel McDonald

Mother: Eliza Park

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In 1885, Colin McLaughlan McDonald entered the world in Wairio, Southland, born to Samuel Brown Mcdonald And Eliza Spence Cunningham Park. Colin McLaughlan McDonald passed away in 1972 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Colin McLaughlan McDonald entered the world in Wairio, Southland, born to Samuel Brown Mcdonald And Eliza Spence Cunningham Park.
  • Colin McLaughlan McDonald passed away in 1972 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Colin McDonald's Ancestors

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Colin McDonald
1885–1972
Birth Place: Wairio, Southland
Parents
Samuel Brown McDonald
1838–1917
Walston, Lanarkshire
Eliza (Spence Cunningham) Park
1860–1945
St. Quivox, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Young) MacDonald
1807–1865
Inverness, Invernessshire
Hellen Brown
1811–1856
Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDonald
1775–
Jean Landels
1775–1838
Samuel Brown
1768–1843
Helen Syme
1781–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1722–1774
Isobell GRAHAM
1741–1774
Andrew Syme
1763–1838
Jean Penman
1755–

Colin McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1885
13 Mar 1885
Birth of Colin McLaughlan McDonald in Wairio, Southland
Wairio, Southland
1972
31 December 1972
Age 87
Death of Colin McLaughlan McDonald in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Wairio, Southland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1972
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

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