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Margaret Williamson 1811 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 21 September 1886

Death Location: Hanover St, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Williamson

Mother: Sarah Cochrane

Spouse(s): Charles McDonald

Children(s): James McDonald

Margaret Williamson ^ was born in 1811 in Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland, the child of John Williamson and Sarah Cochrane. Margaret Williamson ^ married Charles Alexander McDonald, and had children including James Charles McDonald. Margaret Williamson ^ passed away in 1886 in Hanover St, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Margaret Williamson ^ was born in 1811 in Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland, the child of John Williamson and Sarah Cochrane.
  • Margaret Williamson ^ married Charles Alexander McDonald, and had children including James Charles McDonald.
  • Margaret Williamson ^ passed away in 1886 in Hanover St, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Williamson
1780 – 1857
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK
JW
Sarah Cochrane
1777 – 1857
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK
SC

Spouses(s)

Charles McDonald
1794 – 1878
Birth Location: Culloden, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
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Children(s)

James McDonald
1843 – 1918
Birth Location: Helmsdale, SUT, SCT
JM

Margaret Williamson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Williamson
1811 – 1886
Birth Place: Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
John Williamson
1780 – 1857
Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK
Sarah Cochrane
1777 – 1857
Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK
Grandparents
William Williamson
1750 –
Margaret Sutherland
1750 –
Alexander Cochrane
1756 –
Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK
Margaret (aka Peggy) Cochrane
1756 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Williamson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Williamson (1811 – 21 September 1886) m. Charles (Alexander) McDonald (1794 – 14 Feb 1878)
  1. 1. James (Charles) McDonald (14 MAR 1843 – SEP 1918) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Tait (15 MAY 1841 – SEP 1918)
    1. 1. Charlotte (Elizabeth) MCDONALD (08 Jun 1871 – 19 OCT 1941) m. James (Duncan) Laing (24 Mar 1853 – 10 Jul 1897)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Laing (15 March 1891 – 9 February 1992) m. Edward (Joseph (Ted)) Flynn (11 Aug 1878 – 27 July 1959)
        1. 1. James Flynn (1 OCT 1912 – 6 November 1999)
        2. 2. Bessie Flynn (25 MAY 1914 – 18 Dec 2013) m. Bertram (Eric) Gilbertson (04 Mar 1911 – 10 Mar 1994)
        3. 3. Russell Flynn (26 FEB 1916 – 06 Sep 1988)
        4. 4. Frank Flynn (17 JUN 1918 – 28 MAR 1994)
        5. 5. Margaret FLYNN (04 Dec 1921 – 16 AUG 1986)
        6. 6. Doris Flynn

Margaret Williamson's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Margaret Williamson ^ in Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland
Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland
1886
21 September 1886
Age 75
Death of Margaret Williamson ^ in Hanover St, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Hanover St, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1886
    Event Place: Hanover St, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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