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Janet (Jessie) McDonald 1845 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1845

Birth Location: Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Death Date: 21 May 1935

Death Location: Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Donald McDonald

Mother: Marcella McDonald

Spouse(s): Alexander Rankin

Children(s): Alexander Rankin, Mary Rankin, Mary Rankin, Sarah Rankin, Donald Rankin, William Rankin, Isabella Rankin, Lilly Rankin, John Rankin, Florence Rankin, Samuel Rankin, George Rankin, Francis Rankin

In 1845, Janet (Jessie) McDonald entered the world in Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, born to Donald McDonald and Marcella Marjory McDonald. Janet (Jessie) McDonald married Alexander Rankin, and had children including Alexander Rankin, Mary Ann Rankin, Mary Ann Rankin, Sarah Marjorie Rankin, Donald Angus Thomas Rankin, William Andrew Rankin, Isabella Rankin, Lilly Adeline Rankin, John Ronald Rankin, Florence M Rankin, Samuel B Rankin, George Sylvester Rankin, Francis Bede Rankin. Janet (Jessie) McDonald passed away in 1935 in Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Janet (Jessie) McDonald entered the world in Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, born to Donald McDonald and Marcella Marjory McDonald.
  • Janet (Jessie) McDonald married Alexander Rankin, and had children including Alexander Rankin, Mary Ann Rankin, Mary Ann Rankin, Sarah Marjorie Rankin, Donald Angus Thomas Rankin, William Andrew Rankin, Isabella Rankin, Lilly Adeline Rankin, John Ronald Rankin, Florence M Rankin, Samuel B Rankin, George Sylvester Rankin, Francis Bede Rankin.
  • Janet (Jessie) McDonald passed away in 1935 in Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Janet McDonald
1845 – 1935
Birth Place: Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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

Janet McDonald's Descendants

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Janet ((Jessie)) McDonald (7 Sep 1845 – 21 May 1935) m. Alexander Rankin (20 Mar 1843 – 23 Feb 1916)
  1. 1. Alexander Rankin (1866 – 14 Feb 1945)
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Rankin (1867 – 1867)
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Rankin (1868 – )
  4. 4. Sarah (Marjorie) Rankin (6 Oct 1871 – 9 Sep 1924)
  5. 5. Donald (Angus Thomas) Rankin (1874 – 15 Feb 1944)
    1. 1. Harold (Rowland) Rankin (27 October 1908 – 1 October 1990)
      1. 1. Harold (Rankin) Good (1930 – 26 May 1972)
  6. 6. William (Andrew) Rankin (1876 – 14 March 1953)
  7. 7. Isabella Rankin (1878 – 1960)
  8. 8. Lilly (Adeline) Rankin (1880 – 1970)
  9. 9. John (Ronald) Rankin (1882 – 1958)
  10. 10. Florence (M) Rankin (1884 – 1892)
  11. 11. Samuel (B) Rankin (1886 – 3 Mar 1946)
  12. 12. George (Sylvester) Rankin (1887 – 1956)
  13. 13. Francis (Bede) Rankin (1889 – 1929)

Janet McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1845
7 Sep 1845
Birth of Janet (Jessie) McDonald in Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
1935
21 May 1935
Age 90
Death of Janet (Jessie) McDonald in Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia
Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1845
    Event Place: Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1935
    Event Place: Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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