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Mary Ann McDonald 1872–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1872

Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 20 May 1945

Death Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Father: Alexander McDonald

Mother: Mary (Lewis)

Spouse(s): William Read

Children(s): Emma Read, Bertie Read, Herbert Read, George Read, William Read, Ivy Reid, Thomas Read, Violet Read, Leslie Read, Percy Read, William Read, Bertie Read, Ivy Read, Thomas Read, Violet Read, Stanley Read, Herbert Read, Bertie Read, Emma Read, William Read

The story of Mary Ann McDonald began in 1872 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 1903, Mary Ann McDonald resided in Geelong, Corio, Victoria, Australia. Mary Ann McDonald married William James Read, and had children including Bertie Read, Emma Olive Gert Read, Emma Olive Gertrude Read, George Stanley Read, Herbert William Read, Ivy May Joy Read, Ivy May Reid, Leslie James Read, Percy James Read, Stanley George Read, Thomas Alfred Ernest Read, Thomas Henry Alfred Ernest Read, Violet Muriel Read, William Henry Read, William James Read. Mary Ann McDonald passed away in 1945 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ann McDonald began in 1872 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • In 1903, Mary Ann McDonald resided in Geelong, Corio, Victoria, Australia.
  • Mary Ann McDonald married William James Read, and had children including Bertie Read, Emma Olive Gert Read, Emma Olive Gertrude Read, George Stanley Read, Herbert William Read, Ivy May Joy Read, Ivy May Reid, Leslie James Read, Percy James Read, Stanley George Read, Thomas Alfred Ernest Read, Thomas Henry Alfred Ernest Read, Violet Muriel Read, William Henry Read, William James Read.
  • Mary Ann McDonald passed away in 1945 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Mary McDonald's Ancestors

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Mary McDonald
1872–1945
Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Alexander McDonald
1850–1876
Bungonia, Goulburn, New South Wales
Mary (McClure) (Lewis)
1853–1919
Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary McDonald's Descendants

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Mary (Ann) McDonald (23 Feb 1872–20 May 1945) m. William (James) Read (28 Dec 1870–24 Jul 1958)
  1. 1. Emma (Olive Gert) Read 1904–1979 m. John (Timothy) Madigan 1893–
    1. 1. Audrey (June) Read 1927–1988
    2. 2. Audrey (June) Read 1927–1988 m. Rodney (Lionel) Cameron 1928–2001
  2. 2. Bertie Read 1902–1902
  3. 3. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
  4. 4. George (Stanley) Read 1911–1930
  5. 5. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
  6. 6. Ivy (May) Reid 1897–1935 m. Cyril (Robert) Synot 1899–1979
    1. 1. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
  7. 7. Thomas (Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
  8. 8. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–1991
  9. 9. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
  10. 10. Percy (James) Read 1894–1953 m. Pearl (Mary Ellen) Read 1898–1968
  11. 11. William (James) Read 1870–1958 m. Mary (Ann) McDonald 1872–1945
    1. 1. Ivy (May Joy) Read 1897–1935
    2. 2. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
    3. 3. Percy (James) Read 1894–1952
    4. 4. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
    5. 5. Thomas (Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
    6. 6. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–
    7. 7. George (Stanley) Read 1911–1930
    8. 8. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
  12. 12. Bertie Read 1902–1902
  13. 13. Ivy (May Joy) Read 1897–1935
  14. 14. Thomas (Henry Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
  15. 15. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–1991
  16. 16. Stanley (George) Read 1911–1930
  17. 17. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
  18. 18. Bertie Read 1902–1902
  19. 19. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979
  20. 20. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894

Mary McDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1872
23 Feb 1872
Birth of Mary Ann McDonald in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1903
1903
Age 31
Mary Ann McDonald resided here in Geelong, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Corio, Victoria, Australia
1945
20 May 1945
Age 73
Death of Mary Ann McDonald in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1872
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Geelong, Corio, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1945
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

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