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Margaret Main Donald 1897 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1897

Birth Location: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Apr 1974

Death Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Archibald Donald

Mother: Barbara Donald

Spouse(s): Charles Gilroy

Children(s): Barbara Gilroy, Mary Gilroy, Margaret Gilroy

Margaret Main Donald was born in 1897 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Archibald Donald and Barbara Donald. In 1901, Margaret Main Donald resided in Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Margaret, Midlothian, Scot. In 1965, Margaret Main Donald resided in Edinburgh, Scotland. Margaret Main Donald married Charles Hay Gilroy, and had children including Barbara Kynoch Gilroy, Mary Wilson Gilroy, Margaret Donald Gilroy. Margaret Main Donald passed away in 1974 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Main Donald was born in 1897 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Archibald Donald and Barbara Donald.
  • In 1901, Margaret Main Donald resided in Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Margaret, Midlothian, Scot.
  • In 1965, Margaret Main Donald resided in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Margaret Main Donald married Charles Hay Gilroy, and had children including Barbara Kynoch Gilroy, Mary Wilson Gilroy, Margaret Donald Gilroy.
  • Margaret Main Donald passed away in 1974 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Donald's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Donald
1897 – 1974
Birth Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Donald
1869 – 1928
Stonehaven, Kincardine
Barbara Donald
1871 – 1963
Aberdeenshire, Fintray
Grandparents
John Donald
1841 –
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margret Main
1842 –
Cluny, Aberdeen
Great-Grandparents
George Donald
1794 – 1873
Jane Smith
1815 – 1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1789 – 1862
Jean Henderson
1790 – 1851

Margaret Donald's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Main) Donald (abt 1897 – 17 Apr 1974) m. Charles (Hay) Gilroy (22 Jun 1900 – 8 Nov 1960)
  1. 1. Barbara (Kynoch) Gilroy (31 Oct 1921 – 4 Jan 2004) m. James Green (13 Apr 1924 – 19 Jun 1993)
    1. 1. Jane (Fleming) Green (19 Feb 1951 – 13 Nov 1951)
    2. 2. Barbara Green
  2. 2. Mary (Wilson) Gilroy (1923 – 3 Dec 2004)
  3. 3. Margaret (Donald) Gilroy (1926 – 22 Feb 1985) m. John (Emil) Lund (1921 – 1973) m. Albert (Gray) Edwards (1924 – 2018)
    1. 1. Brian (Albert) Edwards (1956 – 1996)

Margaret Donald's Timeline

5 Records

1897
abt 1897
Birth of Margaret Main Donald in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 4
Margaret Main Donald resided here in Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Margaret, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Margaret, Midlothian, Scotland
1965
1965
Age 68
Margaret Main Donald resided here in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
1974
17 Apr 1974
Age 77
Death of Margaret Main Donald in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
1974
22 Apr 1974
Age 77
Burial of Margaret Main Donald in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1897
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Edinburgh St Margaret, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966, Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters For the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: Sl56/158

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1974
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1974
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

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