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Mary Patterson Donaldson 1874 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1874

Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Feb 1948

Death Location: Westport New Zealand

Father: James Donaldson

Mother: Margaret Dunsmore

Spouse(s): Archibald Meek, Archibald Meek

Children(s): Georgina Meek, Georgina MEEK, Georgina Meek, Margaret Meek, John Donaldson

Mary Patterson Donaldson was born in 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Donaldson and Margaret Dunsmore. In 1901, Mary Patterson Donaldson resided in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Mary Patterson Donaldson married Archibald Bennie Meek, Archibald Bennie Meek, and had children including Georgina (Joey) Donaldson Meek, Georgina Donaldson MEEK, Georgina (Joey) Donaldson Meek, Margaret Donaldson Meek, John Donaldson. Mary Patterson Donaldson passed away in 1948 in Westport New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Mary Patterson Donaldson was born in 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Donaldson and Margaret Dunsmore.
  • In 1901, Mary Patterson Donaldson resided in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Mary Patterson Donaldson married Archibald Bennie Meek, Archibald Bennie Meek, and had children including Georgina (Joey) Donaldson Meek, Georgina Donaldson MEEK, Georgina (Joey) Donaldson Meek, Margaret Donaldson Meek, John Donaldson.
  • Mary Patterson Donaldson passed away in 1948 in Westport New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
Mary Donaldson
1874 – 1948
Birth Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Donaldson
1832 – 1911
Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Dunsmore
1834 – 1923
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Donaldson
1808 – 1873
Airdrie, Lanark, Scotland
Jean Wardrope
1805 – 1866
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Dunsmore
1813 – 1856
Old Monkland Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ann Brown
1808 – 1865
Shotts, Lanark
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Donaldson
1779 – 1851
Jane Wilkinson
1778 – 1841
Gavin Wardrope
1770 – 1845
Janet Walker
1782 – 1866
JOHN Dunsmore
1782 – 1881
Jean Gray
1784 –
Alexander Brown
1781 –
Margaret McCulloch
1785 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Donaldson
1741 – 1834
Margaret Bertram
1746 –
Thomas Wilkinson
1748 – 1782
Jane ?
1748 – 1783
john Wardrope
1724 – 1793
Janet Eddie
1737 – 1824
Robert Walker
1743 – 1790
John Dunsmore\Dunsmuir
1740 – 1801
Jean (Freeland)
1740 – 1800

Mary Donaldson's Descendants

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Mary (Patterson) Donaldson (13 Jul 1874 – 11 Feb 1948) m. Archibald (Bennie) Meek (7 Jan 1881 – 29 May 1963) m. Archibald (Bennie) Meek
  1. 1. Georgina ((Joey) Donaldson) Meek (16 Nov 1895 – 19/09/1980) m. Neil Forsyth (20 Oct 1895 – 15 Oct 1973)
    1. 1. Mary (Donaldson) Forsyth (6 November 1920 – 20 July 2019)
    2. 2. Isabella ("Isa" Gibbon Lees) Forsyth (Aug 1922 – 1996) m. Walter (Francis "Garnett") Quinney (7 Feb 1915 – 31 Jul 1986) m. James ("Jim") Jennings
      1. 1. Philip ("Mark") Quinney ( – 20 Apr 2015)
      2. 2. Ray Quinney
      3. 3. Annette Quinney
      4. 4. Marilyn Quinney m. Ronald (George) Lowe (29 Jun 1943 – 28 Dec 2014)
        1. 1. Vanessa Lowe
        2. 2. Jonathan Lowe
      5. 5. Faye Quinney m. Desmond ("Des") Julian
        1. 1. Stacey Julian m. Dayle (Phillip) Jones m. Jason Adams
    3. 3. Baby Forsyth (1926 – 1926)
    4. 4. James Forsyth ( – 21 December 2012)
    5. 5. Gwennith (Faith) Forsyth
  2. 2. Georgina (Donaldson) MEEK (16 November 1895 – 17 September 1980)
  3. 3. Margaret (Donaldson) Meek
  4. 4. John Donaldson (abt 1899 – )

Mary Donaldson's Timeline

5 Records

1874
13 Jul 1874
Birth of Mary Patterson Donaldson in Shotts, Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1874
13 Jul 1874
Birth of Mary Patterson Donaldson in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 27
Mary Patterson Donaldson resided here in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1948
11 Feb 1948
Age 74
Death of Mary Patterson Donaldson in Buller, Nelson, New Zealand
Buller, Nelson, New Zealand
1948
11 Feb 1948
Age 74
Death of Mary Patterson Donaldson in Westport New Zealand
Westport New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1874
    Event Place: Shotts, Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1874
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1948
    Event Place: Buller, Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1948
    Event Place: Westport New Zealand

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