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Rachel Nicholson McDonald 1878–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1878

Birth Location: Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 14 OCT 1928

Death Location: Glencoe, Southland, New Zealand

Father: John McDonald

Mother:

Spouse(s): James Gilmour

Children(s): Ellen Gilmour, James Gilmour, Annie Gilmour, Margaret Gilmour, Florence Gilmour, Hector Gilmour, Rachel Gilmour

Rachel Nicholson McDonald was born in 1878 in Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand, the child of John Mcdonald And Christina Mcintosh. In 1928, Rachel Nicholson McDonald resided in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand. Rachel Nicholson McDonald married James Steven Gilmour, and had children including Annie Christina Gilmour, Ellen Catherine Nell Gilmour, Florence Alice Gilmour, Hector Mcdonald Gilmour, James John Jack Gilmour, Margaret Elizabeth Gilmour, Rachel Janet Jean Gilmour. Rachel Nicholson McDonald passed away in 1928 in Glencoe, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Rachel Nicholson McDonald was born in 1878 in Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand, the child of John Mcdonald And Christina Mcintosh.
  • In 1928, Rachel Nicholson McDonald resided in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand.
  • Rachel Nicholson McDonald married James Steven Gilmour, and had children including Annie Christina Gilmour, Ellen Catherine Nell Gilmour, Florence Alice Gilmour, Hector Mcdonald Gilmour, James John Jack Gilmour, Margaret Elizabeth Gilmour, Rachel Janet Jean Gilmour.
  • Rachel Nicholson McDonald passed away in 1928 in Glencoe, Southland, New Zealand.

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Rachel McDonald's Ancestors

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Rachel McDonald
1878–1928
Birth Place: Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
John McDonald
1839–1915
Portree, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Donald McDonald
1801–1871
Knoydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Rachel Nicholson
1805–1871
Portree, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel McDonald's Descendants

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Rachel (Nicholson) McDonald (6 APR 1878–14 OCT 1928) m. James (Steven) Gilmour (29 MAR 1877–8 OCT 1938)
  1. 1. Ellen (Catherine (Nell)) Gilmour 1916–1981 m. Ralph (Charles) Voice 1913–1995
  2. 2. James (John “Jack”) Gilmour 1911–1967 m. Hazel (Mary Wilson) Bradshaw 1918–2011
    1. 1. James (John) Gilmour 1936–2017
  3. 3. Annie (Christina) Gilmour 1912–1982 m. Lindsay (Frederick) Rowe 1906–1989
    1. 1. Rex (Mervyn) Rowe 1933–1995
  4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gilmour 1916–1973 m. Hugh (Norris) Mawdsley –1962 m. John (Alexander (Sandy)) Carmichael 1910–1987
  5. 5. Florence (Alice) Gilmour 1915–2004 m. William (Seddon) Diamond 1906–1986
    1. 1. Kenneth (Owen) Diamond 1936–1991
    2. 2. Lynette Diamond 1945–2023 m. Colin (Anthony Joseph) Marshall 1942–2010
    3. 3. Lyal (William) Diamond 1938–1991 m. Alice (May) Bates 1938–1992
  6. 6. Hector (McDonald) Gilmour 1914–1967 m. Jessie? 1929–2011 m. Anita Cameron –2021
  7. 7. Rachel (Janet "Jean") Gilmour 1911–1989 m. Kenneth (Allan) Stark 1911–1989

Rachel McDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1878
6 APR 1878
Birth of Rachel Nicholson McDonald in Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand
Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 50
Rachel Nicholson McDonald resided here in Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
1928
14 OCT 1928
Age 50
Death of Rachel Nicholson McDonald in Glencoe, Southland, New Zealand
Glencoe, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1878
    Event Place: Hunters Bush, Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1928
    Event Place: Glencoe, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

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