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Frederick John Bowhey McDonald 1902 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 6 Feb 1978

Death Location: Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand

Father: Frederick McDonald

Mother: Ethel Roberts

Spouse(s): Gwendoline Simpson

Children(s): Valerie McDonald, Frances McDonald, Thelma McDonald, Lesley McDonald

The story of Frederick John Bowhey McDonald began in 1902 in Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. Frederick John Bowhey McDonald married Gwendoline Mary Simpson, and had children including Valerie Patricia McDonald, Frances Claudia McDonald, Thelma Catherine McDonald, Lesley Gwenyth McDonald. Frederick John Bowhey McDonald passed away in 1978 in Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Frederick John Bowhey McDonald began in 1902 in Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
  • Frederick John Bowhey McDonald married Gwendoline Mary Simpson, and had children including Valerie Patricia McDonald, Frances Claudia McDonald, Thelma Catherine McDonald, Lesley Gwenyth McDonald.
  • Frederick John Bowhey McDonald passed away in 1978 in Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick McDonald
1875 – 1932
Birth Location: Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Ethel Roberts
1883 – 1965
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Gwendoline Simpson
1904 – 1989
Birth Location: Arrow, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Valerie McDonald
1927 – 1930
Birth Location: –
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Frances McDonald
1928 – 2002
Birth Location: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Thelma McDonald
1929 – 2008
Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
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Lesley McDonald
Birth Location: –
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Frederick McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Frederick McDonald
1902 – 1978
Birth Place: Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Frederick John McDonald
1875 – 1932
Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Ethel Roberts
1883 – 1965
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Grandparents
John (Middleton) Mcdonald
1851 – 1936
Undy, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Emma (Ruth) Staples
1852 – 1908
Lambeth, London, England
John (Bowhey) ROBERTS
1838 – 1900
Bude, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Catherine (Marie) Upjohn
1839 – 1926
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Mcdonald
1804 – 1890
Elspet Gibson
1812 – 1895
Frederick Staples
1823 – 1898
Emma Price
1826 – 1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDonald
1783 – 1837
Elizabeth Willox
1784 –
Alexander Gibson
1782 – 1850
Christina Murray
1782 –
John Staples
1793 – 1869
Mary Applegate
1798 – 1859
Edward Price
1796 – 1852
Elizabeth Watts
1805 – 1826

Frederick McDonald's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. Margaret Campbell (1950 – ) m. Wilkinson (or Williams or) Williamson
  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)
    1. 1. Naomi (Shirley) Robinson (15 Jun 1955 – 2021)
    2. 2. Danny Robinson m. Margaret (Helen) Jamieson
      1. 1. Jennifer Robinson m. Clarke
        1. 1. Clarke
        2. 2. Clarke
        3. 3. Clarke
        4. 4. Clarke
        5. 5. Clarke
      2. 2. Robinson
      3. 3. Robinson
      4. 4. Robinson
      5. 5. Robinson
    3. 3. Steven Robinson m. Shelly
    4. 4. Dale Robinson m. Jacky

Frederick McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1902
7 Jul 1902
Birth of Frederick John Bowhey McDonald in Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1978
6 Feb 1978
Age 76
Death of Frederick John Bowhey McDonald in Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand
Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand
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