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Gwendoline Mary Simpson 1904–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1904

Birth Location: Arrow, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 15 Mar 1989

Death Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: Robert Simpson

Mother: Sarah Crichton

Spouse(s): Frederick McDonald, Ronald Scott

Children(s): Thelma McDonald, Frances McDonald, Valerie McDonald, Ronald Scott

Gwendoline Mary Simpson was born in 1904 in Arrow, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Robert Simpson And Sarah Couper Cooper Low Crichton. Gwendoline Mary Simpson married Frederick John Bowhey Mcdonald, Ronald Methmen Scott, and had children including Frances Claudia Mcdonald, Lesley Gwenyth Mcdonald, Ronald Lindsay Scott, Thelma Catherine Mcdonald, Valerie Patricia Mcdonald. Gwendoline Mary Simpson passed away in 1989 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Gwendoline Mary Simpson was born in 1904 in Arrow, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Robert Simpson And Sarah Couper Cooper Low Crichton.
  • Gwendoline Mary Simpson married Frederick John Bowhey Mcdonald, Ronald Methmen Scott, and had children including Frances Claudia Mcdonald, Lesley Gwenyth Mcdonald, Ronald Lindsay Scott, Thelma Catherine Mcdonald, Valerie Patricia Mcdonald.
  • Gwendoline Mary Simpson passed away in 1989 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Simpson
1874–1947
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sarah Crichton
1881–1963
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
SC

Spouses(s)

Frederick McDonald
1902–1978
Birth Location: Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
FM
Ronald Scott
1901–1965
Birth Location: New Zealand
RS

Children(s)

Thelma McDonald
1929–2008
Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
TM
Frances McDonald
1928–2002
Birth Location: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
FM
Valerie McDonald
1927–1930
Birth Location: –
VM
Ronald Scott
1946–2016
Birth Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
RS

Gwendoline Simpson's Ancestors

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Gwendoline Simpson
1904–1989
Birth Place: Arrow, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Simpson
1874–1947
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Sarah (Couper\Cooper Low) Crichton
1881–1963
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert (Mckay) Simpson
1842–1902
Ferry Port On Craig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jane Henderson
1845–
England
John (Couper) Crichton
1844–1926
Newtyle, Forfashire, Scotland
Margaret Williamson
1845–1905
Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gwendoline Simpson's Descendants

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Gwendoline (Mary) Simpson (21 Nov 1904–15 Mar 1989) m. Frederick (John Bowhey) McDonald (7 Jul 1902–6 Feb 1978) m. Ronald (Methmen) Scott (11 Sep 1901–17 October 1965)
  1. 1. Thelma (Catherine) McDonald 1929–2008
  2. 2. Frances (Claudia) McDonald 1928–2002 m. Neville (John) Campbell 1925–2008
  3. 3. Valerie (Patricia) McDonald 1927–1930
  4. 4. Ronald (Lindsay) Scott 1946–2016

Gwendoline Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1904
21 Nov 1904
Birth of Gwendoline Mary Simpson in Arrow, Otago, New Zealand
Arrow, Otago, New Zealand
1989
15 Mar 1989
Age 85
Death of Gwendoline Mary Simpson in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1904
    Event Place: Arrow, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1989
    Event Place: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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