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Margaret Magdelena McDonald 1887–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1887

Birth Location: Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Sep 1951

Death Location: South Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John McDonald

Mother: Margaret Kearney

Spouse(s): William Richardson

Children(s): William RICHARDSON, Margaret RICHARDSON, David Richardson, John Richardson, Leonard Richardson

The story of Margaret Magdelena McDonald began in 1887 in Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand. Margaret Magdelena McDonald married William James Richardson, and had children including David Alexander Dave Richardson, John Patrick Richardson, Leonard James Len Richardson, Margaret Richardson, William Thomas Bill Richardson. Margaret Magdelena McDonald passed away in 1951 in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Magdelena McDonald began in 1887 in Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand.
  • Margaret Magdelena McDonald married William James Richardson, and had children including David Alexander Dave Richardson, John Patrick Richardson, Leonard James Len Richardson, Margaret Richardson, William Thomas Bill Richardson.
  • Margaret Magdelena McDonald passed away in 1951 in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Margaret McDonald's Ancestors

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Margaret McDonald
1887–1951
Birth Place: Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand
Parents
John McDonald
1865–
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Margaret Kearney
1865–
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret McDonald's Descendants

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Margaret (Magdelena) McDonald (1887–3 Sep 1951) m. William (James) Richardson (24 Apr 1886–9 Feb 1917)
  1. 1. William (Thomas ( Bill )) RICHARDSON 1912–1967 m. Myra (Elizabeth) ROBINSON 1923–1990 m. Lucy (Josephine) O'DRISCOLL 1911–1959
  2. 2. Margaret RICHARDSON 1914–1981
  3. 3. David (Alexander (Dave)) Richardson 1908–1960 m. Earus (Stella) McLean 1910–1988
    1. 1. David (Robert Kevin) RICHARDSON 1935–1988 m. Barbara (Joan) Walsh 1936–2013
  4. 4. John (Patrick) Richardson 1910–1977
  5. 5. Leonard (James (Len)) Richardson 1913–1989

Margaret McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1887
1887
Birth of Margaret Magdelena McDonald in Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand
1951
3 Sep 1951
Age 64
Death of Margaret Magdelena McDonald in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1951
    Event Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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