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John Macdonald 1853 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1853

Birth Location: Garvock, Kincardinesh

Death Date: 20 Jan 1921

Death Location: Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland

Father: Donald McDonald

Mother: Isobel Steel

Spouse(s): Janet Lawson

Children(s): Charles MacDonald

John Macdonald was born in 1853 in Garvock, Kincardinesh, the child of Donald McDonald and Isobel Steel. John Macdonald later married Janet (Jessie) Lawson, and together they raised children including Charles Steele MacDonald. In 1921, John Macdonald passed away in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Donald McDonald
1825 – 1902
Birth Location: Reag, Sutherlandshire
DM
Isobel Steel
1832 – 1880
Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
IS

Spouses(s)

Janet Lawson
1855 – 1926
Birth Location: Dams, Parish of Kettle, Fife, Scotland
JL

Children(s)

Charles MacDonald
1884 – 1969
Birth Location: Scotland
CM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1853
    Event Place: Garvock, Kincardinesh

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
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