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James McDonald 1836 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1836

Birth Location: Cromdale, Inverness Scotland

Death Date: 4 Dec 1906

Death Location: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Donald McDonald

Mother: Marcella McDonald

Spouse(s): Sarah Bird

Children(s): Emily McDonald

The story of James McDonald began in 1836 in Cromdale, Inverness Scotland. James McDonald married Sarah Ann Bird, and had children including Emily Emelina Anne McDonald. James McDonald passed away in 1906 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James McDonald began in 1836 in Cromdale, Inverness Scotland.
  • James McDonald married Sarah Ann Bird, and had children including Emily Emelina Anne McDonald.
  • James McDonald passed away in 1906 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McDonald's Ancestors

Self
James McDonald
1836 – 1906
Birth Place: Cromdale, Inverness Scotland
Parents
Donald McDonald
1801 – 1884
Port-a-Bhata, Isle of Shona, Scotland
Marcella (Marjory) McDonald
1811 – 1894
Appin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
John Macdonald
Mary McDonald
Dougald ('Chief of the Clan") McDonald
1782 – 1861
Appin, Argyll, Scotland,
Margaret McDonald
1794 – 1854
Iniskune, Moidart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John MacDonald
1731 – 1795
Janet Stewart
1763 –
Ewan MacDonald
1755 –
Marsaila McDonald
1782 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McDonald's Descendants

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James McDonald (9 Oct 1836 – 4 Dec 1906) m. Sarah (Ann) Bird (20 Oct 1836 – 29 May 1894)
  1. 1. Emily (Emelina Anne) McDonald (3 Jun 1864 – 16 May 1952) m. William (James) Falls (1854 – 29 Jun 1931)
    1. 1. Joseph (James) Falls (1882 – 14 Jan 1941)
    2. 2. William (Henry) Falls (1884 – 4 Feb 1948)
    3. 3. David Falls (1886 – 1888)
    4. 4. Alexander Falls (1887 – 15 Nov 1951)
    5. 5. Emily (Alice) Falls (25 Jan 1890 – 9 Apr 1913)
    6. 6. Margaret (Edith) Falls (1891 – 20 Sep 1976)
    7. 7. Walter (Ernest) Falls (30 May 1893 – 18 Aug 1958)
    8. 8. Cecelia (Jessie Alma) Falls (28 Jul 1902 – 23 Jan 1997) m. Alexander (Rankin) McLean (19 Jan 1899 – 7 May 1977)
      1. 1. Myra (Ann) McLean (15 May 1925 – 4 Jun 2011)
      2. 2. Maurice (Terrence) Falls (29 Jan 1923 – 31 Mar 1981) m. Norma (Irene) Murray (Abt. 1922 – 30 Nov 1999)
        1. 1. Dennis (Bruce) Falls (1943 – 2019)
        2. 2. Robert (John) Falls (11 Oct 1944 – 15 Jun 2009)
        3. 3. Maurice (Norman) Falls

James McDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1836
9 Oct 1836
Birth of James McDonald in Cromdale, Inverness Scotland
Cromdale, Inverness Scotland
1836
26 Oct 1836
James McDonald was baptized in Cromdale and Inverallan and Advie, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Cromdale and Inverallan and Advie, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1906
4 Dec 1906
Age 70
Death of James McDonald in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1836
    Event Place: Cromdale, Inverness Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841-1884, Nominal registers of the hiring and disposal of immigrants with details of marital state, age, children, trade, employer, wages and term of employment.; Film: SLTX/AO/MB/143; Series: CB7/16/1
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1836
    Event Place: Cromdale and Inverallan and Advie, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841-1884, Nominal registers of the hiring and disposal of immigrants with details of marital state, age, children, trade, employer, wages and term of employment.; Film: SLTX/AO/MB/143; Series: CB7/16/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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