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Mary Donald 1798 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Forfar, Scotland

Death Date: 01 Sep 1861

Death Location: Monikie, Scotland.

Father: James DONALD

Mother: Mary SPENCE

Spouse(s): Joseph Dryden

Children(s): Janet Dryden, Elspet Dryden, Margaret Dryden, Isabel Dryden, Joseph Dryden, James Dryden, Mary Dryden, William Dryden, Peter Dryden, David Dryden, John Dryden

The story of Mary Donald began in 1798 in Forfar, Scotland. Mary Donald married Joseph Dryden, and had children including Janet Dryden, Elspet Dryden, Margaret Dryden, Isabel Davidson Dryden, Joseph Dryden, James Dryden, Mary Dryden, William Glen Dryden, Peter Kinnear Dryden, David Scott Dryden, John G Dryden. Mary Donald passed away in 1861 in Monikie, Scotland..

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Donald began in 1798 in Forfar, Scotland.
  • Mary Donald married Joseph Dryden, and had children including Janet Dryden, Elspet Dryden, Margaret Dryden, Isabel Davidson Dryden, Joseph Dryden, James Dryden, Mary Dryden, William Glen Dryden, Peter Kinnear Dryden, David Scott Dryden, John G Dryden.
  • Mary Donald passed away in 1861 in Monikie, Scotland..

Immediate Family

Parents

James DONALD
1773 –
Birth Location: Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland
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Mary SPENCE
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Dryden
1800 – 1883
Birth Location: Forfar, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Dryden
1822 – 1898
Birth Location: Forfar, Scotland
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Elspet Dryden
1823 –
Birth Location: Forfar, Scotland
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Margaret Dryden
1827 –
Birth Location: Forfar, Scotland
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Isabel Dryden
1829 –
Birth Location: Aberlemmo, Angus, Scotland
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Joseph Dryden
1832 – 1853
Birth Location: Aberlemmo, Angus, Scotland
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James Dryden
1834 –
Birth Location: Monikie, Scotland
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Mary Dryden
1837 – 1837
Birth Location: Monikie, Scotland
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William Dryden
1837 – 1912
Birth Location: Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Peter Dryden
1840 – 1887
Birth Location: Monikie, Scotland
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David Dryden
1845 –
Birth Location: Monikie, Scotland
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John Dryden
1848 – 1910
Birth Location: –
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Mary Donald's Ancestors

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Mary Donald
1798 – 1861
Birth Place: Forfar, Scotland
Parents
James DONALD
1773 –
Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland
Mary SPENCE
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Donald's Descendants

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Mary Donald (1798 – 01 Sep 1861) m. Joseph Dryden (07 Jan 1800 – 11 Jan 1883)
  1. 1. Janet Dryden (02 Jul 1822 – 14 Aug 1898)
  2. 2. Elspet Dryden (03 Nov 1823 – )
  3. 3. Margaret Dryden (20 Mar 1827 – )
  4. 4. Isabel (Davidson) Dryden (22 Nov 1829 – ) m. Joseph Clark
  5. 5. Joseph Dryden (18 Mar 1832 – 23 Sep 1853)
  6. 6. James Dryden (28 Sep 1834 – )
  7. 7. Mary Dryden (Jan 1837 – 02 Feb 1837)
  8. 8. William (Glen) Dryden (11 Sep 1837 – 20 Nov 1912) m. Margaret McDonald (1838 – 31 Jul 1917)
    1. 1. William (Alexander) Dryden (11 Feb 1865 – 21 Apr 1937) m. Margaret Smith (14 Sep 1869 – 14 Jun 1957)
      1. 1. William Dryden (05 Oct 1890 – ) m. Thelma (Pretoria) McDonald (20 Dec 1900 – 14 Sep 1982)
        1. 1. Margaret (Isabella) Dryden (30 Nov 1919 – 08 Jul 1973) m. Campbell Lumsden
        2. 2. Phyllis (Thelma) Dryden (17 Mar 1922 – ) m. William (Andrew) Briggs
        3. 3. Olive (May) Dryden (20 Dec 1924 – 11 Sep 1964) m. John (Stacey) Carnegie (08 Jul 1921 – )
        4. 4. Gordon (William Johns) Dryden (07 Jun 1931 – ) m. Margaret (Lois) Tattley (24 Aug 1933 – )
        5. 5. Owen (Leslie) Dryden (18 Nov 1935 – ) m. Margaret Howard
      2. 2. Isabella (Margaret) Dryden (17 Mar 1892 – 17 Sep 1974) m. John (Mastus) LeFevre
      3. 3. Charles (Stanley) Dryden (01 Sep 1894 – ) m. Alice Henderson
        1. 1. Jessie Dryden m. Garth McDonald
        2. 2. Margaret Dryden
        3. 3. Winnifried Dryden
        4. 4. Charles Dryden
      4. 4. John (Alfred) Dryden (06 Nov 1896 – 13 Sep 1981)
      5. 5. Gordon (Isaac) Dryden (27 Jun 1904 – 11 Aug 1977) m. Winnifred (Monis) Hardie
    2. 2. Alexander (McDonald) Dryden (1867 – 11 Sep 1941) m. Mary (Ann) Friend (1870 – 17 May 1934)
      1. 1. George Dryden (1894 – 26 Sep 1922)
      2. 2. Annie (Violet) Dryden (17 Nov 1895 – 17 Nov 1987) m. Francis (Alexander) Wilkinson (04 Jan 1893 – 21 Nov 1965)
        1. 1. Harriet (Annie Margaret) Wilkinson (22 Dec 1915 – 13 Mar 1977) m. Rowland (James) More (15 Feb 1916 – 28 Apr 2000)
        2. 2. Verona (Myrtle) Wilkinson (17 Nov 1917 – 20 Jun 1985) m. Ernest (Alphonso) Beer (15 Feb 1903 – 21 Nov 1979)
        3. 3. Mary (Lavinia) Wilkinson (31 Aug 1921 – 5 February 1997) m. Michael (John Patrick) O'Connor (13 March 1922 – 04 Oct 1973) m. Leslie Wilson (18 Dec 1914 – )
      3. 3. Alexander (Clifford) Dryden (22 Nov 1899 – 18 Dec 1974) m. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Lewis (20 Apr 1905 – 11 Dec 1977)
        1. 1. Jean Dryden (1928 – ) m. Roger Harliwich (07 Mar 1927 – )
        2. 2. Irma Dryden (29 Apr 1934 – ) m. David Price
      4. 4. Margaret (Alexandra) Dryden (1901 – 10 Jan 1981) m. John Lonneker m. Stanley Eade ( – 17 Dec 1971)
        1. 1. Alexander (John) Lonneker (30 Jul 1927 – Abt. 2000) m. Vivian (Joyce) Poole (23 Sep 1929 – )
        2. 2. Joyce Lonneker (09 Oct 1930 – Abt. 1998) m. Percival Stuck ( – 16 Aug 1977) m. Colin Frew (28 Nov 1929 – )
      5. 5. Lawrence (Glen) Dryden (1903 – 17 May 1977) m. Margaret (Jean) Stevens (07 Jul 1922 – 25 Jun 1985)
        1. 1. Stephen Dryden (26 Dec 1954 – ) m. Talei Watson (20 Jan 1959 – )
      6. 6. Winniford (Myrtle Mary) Dryden (12 Jan 1906 – 04 Jun 1994) m. Albert (George) Whittington (19 Jul 1905 – )
        1. 1. George Whittington (30 Jul 1927 – ) m. Ruth Lee
    3. 3. Elizabeth Dryden (02 Mar 1869 – 01 Aug 1965) m. John Reardon (1865 – 18 Jan 1932)
      1. 1. John Reardon (1890 – 27 Dec 1917)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Reardon (10 Nov 1890 – Dec 1950) m. John Drake (11 Oct 1887 – )
        1. 1. Ruby (Irene) Drake (29 Dec 1915 – ) m. Lisle Hopkins (25 Jun 1914 – )
        2. 2. Thelma (Elizabeth) Drake (28 Dec 1920 – ) m. William (Henry) Simpson (12 Jul 1923 – )
        3. 3. Florence (May) Drake (04 Feb 1925 – ) m. Stanous Fraser (08 Mar 1922 – )
        4. 4. John Drake (04 Feb 1925 – ) m. Eileen Anderton
      3. 3. William Reardon (1892 – 01 Jun 1904)
      4. 4. Annie Reardon (17 Sep 1894 – 19 Jul 1945) m. George Carley (31 Jan 1900 – )
        1. 1. John (Charles) Carley (Abt. 25 Mar 1925 – 09 Apr 1925)
        2. 2. June Carley (15 Jun 1928 – ) m. William (Allan) Stafford (22 Jun 1935 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Reardon m. Walter Campbell
      6. 6. Norman Reardon m. Emma (Florence) McIntosh
        1. 1. John (Henry) Reardon m. Shirley Hart
    4. 4. Joseph Dryden (29 Mar 1874 – 25 Apr 1930) m. Violet (Agnes) Clode m. Ellen ((Nellie)) DOOLE (09 May 1889 – 23 Jan 1968)
      1. 1. Joseph Dryden (09 Nov 1911 – 1982) m. Evelyn (Amelia) Morris
        1. 1. Marie Dryden (31 Jul 1939 – ) m. Neville (Jerry) Lewis
        2. 2. Barry Dryden (13 Feb 1944 – ) m. Mary Unknown
      2. 2. John (William) Dryden (01 Jan 1913 – 09 May 1975) m. Kathleen Miller (17 Aug 1925 – )
        1. 1. Janet Dryden (28 Jul 1950 – ) m. Christopher Bolderson
        2. 2. Colleen Dryden (27 Mar 1953 – )
      3. 3. Frances (Margaret) Dryden (01 Nov 1914 – 24 Dec 1996) m. Frederick (Arnold) Butt (26 Apr 1912 – 22 Feb 1983)
        1. 1. Patricia (Dorothy) Butt (01 Feb 1942 – ) m. John (Edward) Gough
        2. 2. Lorraine (Ellen) Butt (29 Dec 1943 – ) m. Colin Fraser
        3. 3. Francis (Joseph) Butt (04 Jul 1945 – ) m. Dianna McNichol m. Cynthia Danks
        4. 4. Allan (Frederick) Butt (04 Jul 1945 – ) m. June White
        5. 5. John (Arnold) Butt (30 Jul 1951 – ) m. Lyndall (Mary) Simpson (16 Apr 1951 – ) m. Annette Begg
        6. 6. Graham (David) Butt (09 Sep 1954 – Bet. 05 Nov 1976–05 Nov 1977)
      4. 4. Violet (Agnes) Dryden (02 Nov 1917 – ) m. Joseph Ashman ( – 09 Jun 1993)
        1. 1. Trevor Ashman (08 Dec 1941 – ) m. Lyn McKinnon
        2. 2. Dennis Ashman (13 Oct 1943 – ) m. Joan Rusbatch
      5. 5. Alfred (Ernest) Dryden (17 Oct 1918 – 22 Sep 1944)
      6. 6. Stanley (Eric) Dryden (16 Feb 1920 – 2000) m. Pearl Guilford (30 Oct 1919 – 11 Nov 1963) m. Joy Cleaver
        1. 1. Raewyn Dryden (17 May 1947 – ) m. John McLean
        2. 2. Beverley Dryden (05 Jun 1949 – ) m. Tony Bromfield
        3. 3. Lynette Dryden (23 Jul 1951 – ) m. Gary Bowcock
        4. 4. Shona Dryden (26 Oct 1953 – ) m. Wayne Richards
      7. 7. Glen (Victor) Dryden (21 Jul 1922 – 03 May 2005) m. May Allen
        1. 1. John Dryden (09 Nov 1960 – )
        2. 2. Glen Dryden (09 Nov 1960 – )
      8. 8. Olive (Myrtle) Dryden (14 Nov 1923 – 2006) m. Reginald Day
        1. 1. Jennifer (Ann) Day (16 Aug 1948 – ) m. Lloyd (Charles Barras) Gleeson (18 Apr 1943 – )
        2. 2. Margaret Day (20 Oct 1949 – ) m. Norman Joy
        3. 3. Peter Day (19 Jan 1951 – ) m. Theresa Unknown
        4. 4. Beverley Day (03 Jul 1954 – ) m. Unknown Moore
      9. 9. Mavis (Ellen) Dryden (23 Dec 1925 – 27 Mar 1981) m. Arthur (Laurence) Nelley (24 Sep 1926 – 04 Aug 1984)
        1. 1. Sharron (Rose) Nelley (08 Oct 1950 – ) m. Russell (John) Skinner m. Kerry (Glynn) Williams
        2. 2. Lance (Arthur) Nelley (11 Dec 1959 – )
        3. 3. Raymond (Joseph) Nelley (26 Jan 1963 – 27 Jan 1963)
    5. 5. Alfred (Harkness) Dryden (29 Mar 1874 – 21 Feb 1953) m. Christina (Jane) Elliot (Sep 1878 – 09 Feb 1954)
      1. 1. Iolen Dryden (1902 – 23 Mar 1978) m. Jock Fulton ( – 05 Jun 1967) m. George (Daniel Te) Au (1888 – ) m. Roy Predham
        1. 1. Rachel (Christina Margaret Te) Au (13 Sep 1920 – ) m. Unknown Wards m. Unknown Mitchelson m. Leslie (W.) Palmer
        2. 2. Kathleen (Grace Kerr Te) Au (24 Nov 1922 – ) m. Ian (Haslett) Gordon (24 Apr 1915 – )
      2. 2. Alfred (John) Dryden (25 Nov 1909 – ) m. Annie Lemon (26 Apr 1913 – )
        1. 1. Margaret (Rose) Dryden (04 Feb 1936 – ) m. Nelson Clelland
        2. 2. Alfred (Gordon) Dryden (17 Dec 1939 – ) m. Nola Martin
        3. 3. Yvonne Dryden (14 Jun 1941 – ) m. Gordon Hellier
    6. 6. Mary Dryden (04 Nov 1875 – 28 Aug 1958) m. William Johnson (22 Aug 1869 – )
      1. 1. Isabella Johnson (24 Mar 1895 – ) m. Frank Jopson
        1. 1. Edward Jopson
        2. 2. Ray Jopson
        3. 3. Irvine Jopson
        4. 4. Florence Jopson
        5. 5. Leslie Jopson
        6. 6. Myrtle Jopson
        7. 7. Clifford Jopson
        8. 8. Yvonne Jopson
      2. 2. Mary Johnson (09 Aug 1896 – ) m. Arthur (Robert) Smith
        1. 1. Isabella Smith
        2. 2. Ronald Smith
        3. 3. William Smith
        4. 4. Roger Smith
        5. 5. Elizabeth Smith
      3. 3. William (Seddon) Johnson (13 Jun 1906 – ) m. Alma Brooks
        1. 1. William (Seddon) Johnson
        2. 2. Colin (Lyal) Johnson
        3. 3. Owen Johnson
      4. 4. James (Maitland) Johnson (18 Jun 1913 – ) m. Annie Davidson ( – 10 Feb 1973)
        1. 1. Judith (Anne) Johnson (13 Jul 1949 – )
        2. 2. Lynley (Mary) Johnson (19 Feb 1952 – ) m. David (Alexander) Weir
    7. 7. Margaret Dryden (14 May 1877 – ) m. Peter Dick m. David Esplin
      1. 1. Lawrence (Hunter) Esplin (02 Jan 1903 – ) m. Phyllis Parsons
      2. 2. David (Ewing) Esplin (19 Dec 1905 – 1977) m. Muriel (Beatrice) Bird
        1. 1. Janette (Margaret) Esplin (04 Dec 1938 – ) m. Bruce Meachen
        2. 2. Frances (Roma) Esplin (08 Dec 1940 – ) m. Murray (Gordon) Brown
        3. 3. David Esplin (15 Dec 1945 – ) m. Kyran Mayson
      3. 3. Eric (William) Esplin (30 Sep 1907 – ) m. Grace Unknown
        1. 1. John Esplin
      4. 4. Ronald (Dryden) Esplin (14 Feb 1912 – 1983) m. Ruth Woodhouse
    8. 8. Laurence Dryden (13 Aug 1883 – )
  9. 9. Peter (Kinnear) Dryden (21 Apr 1840 – 17 Jun 1887) m. Christina McDonald ( – 17 May 1904)
    1. 1. Joseph Dryden (13 Jan 1862 – )
    2. 2. John Dryden (06 Dec 1863 – )
    3. 3. Alexander (Macdonald) Dryden (14 Nov 1865 – 22 Aug 1951) m. Elsie (Irena) Martin (28 Feb 1880 – 04 Apr 1971)
      1. 1. Almarine (Martin) Dryden (12 Nov 1897 – 06 Jan 1970) m. Ruby Ryckman (12 Nov 1899 – 07 Jan 1935)
        1. 1. Ruby (Christina) Dryden (16 Aug 1921 – ) m. Forrest (Emanuel) Woolford (14 Oct 1914 – 18 Aug 1985)
    4. 4. James Dryden (08 Sep 1868 – )
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Dryden
    6. 6. Helen Dryden
    7. 7. Peter Dryden
    8. 8. Jessie (Clark) Dryden
    9. 9. Margaret Dryden
  10. 10. David (Scott) Dryden (25 Nov 1845 – )
  11. 11. John (G) Dryden (1848 – 02 Mar 1910)

Mary Donald's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Mary Donald in Forfar, Scotland
Forfar, Scotland
1861
01 Sep 1861
Age 63
Death of Mary Donald in Monikie, Scotland.
Monikie, Scotland.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Forfar, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1861
    Event Place: Monikie, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirkyard of Monikie Parish Kirk, Angus, Scotland
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