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John B Donaldson 1838 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Location: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Feb 1883

Death Location: Slammanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Father: William Donaldson

Mother: Grizzle Lowe

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In 1838, John B Donaldson entered the world in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland, born to William Donaldson and Grizzle Grace Lowe. John B Donaldson passed away in 1883 in Slammanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1838, John B Donaldson entered the world in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland, born to William Donaldson and Grizzle Grace Lowe.
  • John B Donaldson passed away in 1883 in Slammanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.

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John Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
John Donaldson
1838 – 1883
Birth Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Donaldson
1787 – 1868
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grizzle (Grace) Lowe
1802 – 1877
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
THOMAS DONALDSON
1755 – 1828
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet White
1753 – 1803
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Lowe
1780 –
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Annie Sneddon
1781 – 1851
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Donaldson
1721 –
Agnes Sword
1730 –
Robert White
1725 –
Elizabeth Robison
1725 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sword
1707 – 1801
John White
1692 – 1767
Janet Cochran
1698 – 1753
Thomas Robison
1705 – 1790

John Donaldson's Timeline

3 Records

1838
1838
Birth of John B Donaldson in Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
1838
abt 1838
Birth of John B Donaldson in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
1883
23 Feb 1883
Age 45
Death of John B Donaldson in Slammanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Slammanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
    Record Source: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1883
    Event Place: Slammanan, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

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