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Janet Elisabeth McDonald 1819–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 SEP 1819

Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 APR 1873

Death Location: Glenluce, Victoria, Australia

Father: Andrew McDonald

Mother: Agnes Robertson

Spouse(s): William Thomson

Children(s): Charles Thomson, John Thomson, Alexander Thomson, Janet Thomson

In 1819, Janet Elisabeth McDonald entered the world in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Andrew Mcdonald And Agnes Robertson. In 1841, Janet Elisabeth McDonald immigrated to Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williams. Janet Elisabeth McDonald married William Mathieu Thomson, and had children including Alexander Thomson, Charles Thomas Thomson, Janet Elizabeth Thomson, John Thomson. Janet Elisabeth McDonald passed away in 1873 in Glenluce, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Janet Elisabeth McDonald entered the world in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Andrew Mcdonald And Agnes Robertson.
  • In 1841, Janet Elisabeth McDonald immigrated to Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williams.
  • Janet Elisabeth McDonald married William Mathieu Thomson, and had children including Alexander Thomson, Charles Thomas Thomson, Janet Elizabeth Thomson, John Thomson.
  • Janet Elisabeth McDonald passed away in 1873 in Glenluce, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Janet McDonald
1819–1873
Birth Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Andrew McDonald
1797–1872
Agnes Robertson
1792–1873
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Janet Niven
1756–
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Bennie
1734–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew BENY
1703–1747
Agnes WARDROP
1697–1777

Janet McDonald's Descendants

1.
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Janet (Elisabeth) McDonald (12 SEP 1819–8 APR 1873) m. William (Mathieu) Thomson (3 APR 1820–2 AUG 1879)
  1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Thomson 1860–1901 m. Elizabeth Moores 1861–1936
    1. 1. "Lal" (or) "Al" 1900–1988
    2. 2. Minnie Thomson 1882–1974
    3. 3. Florence Thomson 1884–1938
  2. 2. John Thomson 1843–1921 m. Isabella McLeod 1855–1928
    1. 1. Donald Thomson 1894–1973 m. Myrtle (Mary Eliza Lavinia) Pell 1900–1954
      1. 1. Joyce (Elizabeth) Thomson 1922–2013 m. Bon Hardie 1910–1985
      2. 2. Andrew (Charles) Thomson 1927–2017 m. Lorna (Isabella) Harris 1933–2007
  3. 3. Alexander Thomson 1845–1930 m. Ellen Games 1858–1933
    1. 1. Edith Thomson 1880–1950 m. Albert (Edward) Burrows 1876–1955
  4. 4. Janet (Elizabeth) Thomson 1852–1919 m. Charles Hilder 1817–1875
    1. 1. Janet (Elizabeth) Elsbury 1879–1963
    2. 2. Charles (James Vine) Hilder 1872–1874
    3. 3. Albert (Alexander) Hilder 1875–1906
    4. 4. Harry (Ismay Vine) Hilder 1871–1936
    5. 5. Robert Elsbury 1885–1956
    6. 6. George Elsbury 1881–1953
    7. 7. Annie Elsbury 1877–1961
    8. 8. William Short 1896–1956

Janet McDonald's Timeline

5 Records

1819
12 SEP 1819
Birth of Janet Elisabeth McDonald in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
1819
3 NOV 1819
Janet Elisabeth McDonald was baptized in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
1841
22 OCT 1841
Age 22
Janet Elisabeth McDonald immigrated in Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
1873
10 APR 1873
Age 54
Burial of Janet Elisabeth McDonald in Fryerstown Cemetery, Fryerstown, Victoria, Australia
Fryerstown Cemetery, Fryerstown, Victoria, Australia
1873
8 APR 1873
Age 54
Death of Janet Elisabeth McDonald in Glenluce, Victoria, Australia
Glenluce, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1819
    Event Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Presbyterian Church (Borrowstounness, West Lothian, Scotland), Scotland, Births, and Baptisms, 1564-1950, LDS FilmIndexing Project(Batch) Number: C11663-6System Origin Scotland-VRGS Film number 06664Reference ID: 2:17GXBBB, @N489@
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814], @N486@
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, FHL Film Number: 1066614 Reference ID: 2:17GX8B8, @N487@

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1819
    Event Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Presbyterian Church (Borrowstounness, West Lothian, Scotland), Scotland, Births, and Baptisms, 1564-1950, LDS FilmIndexing Project(Batch) Number: C11663-6System Origin Scotland-VRGS Film number 06664Reference ID: 2:17GXBBB
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, FHL Film Number: 1066614 Reference ID: 2:17GX8B8, @N487@

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 APR 1873
    Event Place: Fryerstown Cemetery, Fryerstown, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Fryerstown, Burial Register, Year 1873, @N491@
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Melbourne, Death Certificate, Registration Number: 5710, @N490@

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1841
    Event Place: Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814], @N486@
    [2] Index - Assisted immigrants arriving at Port Phillip, 1839-51, Vessel: “Grindlay”Year: 1841Reel: 2144RecordItem 44814Page: 171

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1841
    Event Place: Port Phillip District of New South Wales, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5318; Reel: 2144; Item: [44814], @N486@

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 APR 1873
    Event Place: Glenluce, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Victoria, Australia, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Melbourne, Death Certificate, Registration Number: 5710, @N490@
    [2] Mount Alexander Mail (Vic.: 1854 - 1917), Castlemaine, Victoria (online archive), Friday 18 April 1873, page 2

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