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John Watters Donaldson 1899–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1899

Birth Location: Leven, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Apr 1979

Death Location: Leven, Fife, Scotland

Father: Robert Donaldson

Mother: Ann Brown

Spouse(s): Fanny Husband

Children(s): Ian Donaldson, Alexander Donaldson, James Donaldson, Leslie Donaldson, Alan Donaldson, Gladys Donaldson

John Watters Donaldson was born in 1899 in Leven, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Donaldson And Ann Brown. In 1901, John Watters Donaldson resided in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland. John Watters Donaldson married Fanny Kirk Husband, and had children including Alan Duncan Donaldson, Alexander Durie Donaldson, Gladys Wilma Donaldson, Ian Brown Donaldson, James Husband Donaldson, Jean Durie Donaldson, Kenneth Crawford Donaldson, Leslie Watters Donaldson. John Watters Donaldson passed away in 1979 in Leven, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Watters Donaldson was born in 1899 in Leven, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Donaldson And Ann Brown.
  • In 1901, John Watters Donaldson resided in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Watters Donaldson married Fanny Kirk Husband, and had children including Alan Duncan Donaldson, Alexander Durie Donaldson, Gladys Wilma Donaldson, Ian Brown Donaldson, James Husband Donaldson, Jean Durie Donaldson, Kenneth Crawford Donaldson, Leslie Watters Donaldson.
  • John Watters Donaldson passed away in 1979 in Leven, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
John Donaldson
1899–1979
Birth Place: Leven, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Donaldson
1857–1937
Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
Ann Brown
1857–1940
south castle street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Donaldson
1822–1902
Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland
Janet Leslie
1822–1877
Crail, Fife, Scotland
William Brown
1837–1863
St Andrews, Fife
Sophia (Tweedale) Duncan
1834–1909
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1811–1874
Ann Melville
1811–1890
Robert Duncan
1802–1872
Sophia Ness
1803–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brown
1788–1867
Catharine Mearns
1789–1858
William Melville
1779–1851
Jean Fairfull
1790–1849
James Duncan
1765–1816
Mary Laing
1765–1836
John Ness
1780–1870
Margaret Pearson
1782–1843

John Donaldson's Descendants

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John (Watters) Donaldson (14 Dec 1899–2 Apr 1979) m. Fanny (Kirk) Husband (12 Sep 1903–1 Jul 1986)
  1. 1. Ian (Brown) Donaldson 1927–1942
  2. 2. Alexander (Durie) Donaldson 1933–1933
  3. 3. James (Husband) Donaldson 1929–1999
  4. 4. Leslie (Watters) Donaldson 1934–2022
  5. 5. Alan (Duncan) Donaldson 1937–2009
  6. 6. Gladys (Wilma) Donaldson 1942–2018 m. Peter (Sinclair) Miller 1941–2023

John Donaldson's Timeline

3 Records

1899
14 Dec 1899
Birth of John Watters Donaldson in Leven, Fife, Scotland
Leven, Fife, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 2
John Watters Donaldson resided here in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
1979
2 Apr 1979
Age 80
Death of John Watters Donaldson in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Leven, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leven, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

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