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Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald 1889–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1889

Birth Location: Longwarry, Victoria, Australia Reg No 32667

Death Date: 25 Nov 1978

Death Location: Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia

Father: James McDonald

Mother: Rose Boyd

Spouse(s): John Drayton

Children(s): John Drayton, Heather Drayton, Walter Drayton

In 1889, Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald entered the world in Longwarry, Victoria, Australia Reg No 32667, born to James Mcdonald And Rose Boyd. Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald married John Drayton, and had children including Heather Mcdonald Drayton, John Henry Jack Drayton, Walter Francis Rainey Drayton. Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald passed away in 1978 in Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald entered the world in Longwarry, Victoria, Australia Reg No 32667, born to James Mcdonald And Rose Boyd.
  • Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald married John Drayton, and had children including Heather Mcdonald Drayton, John Henry Jack Drayton, Walter Francis Rainey Drayton.
  • Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald passed away in 1978 in Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McDonald
1848–1926
Birth Location: Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia
JM
Rose Boyd
1853–1928
Birth Location: Bunbeg,Carrickfinn Donegal, Ireland, United Kingdom
RB

Spouses(s)

John Drayton
1888–1967
Birth Location: Warrnambool, , Victoria, Australia
JD

Children(s)

John Drayton
1915–1991
Birth Location: Murchison, Victoria, Australia
JD
Heather Drayton
1919–2006
Birth Location: Korumburra, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
HD
Walter Drayton
1923–2000
Birth Location: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
WD

Rachel McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Rachel McDonald
1889–1978
Birth Place: Longwarry, Victoria, Australia Reg No 32667
Parents
James McDonald
1848–1926
Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia
Rose Boyd
1853–1928
Bunbeg,Carrickfinn Donegal, Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel McDonald's Descendants

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Rachel (Jane (Jean)) McDonald (1889–25 Nov 1978) m. John Drayton (1888–1967)
  1. 1. John (Henry (Jack)) Drayton 1915–1991
  2. 2. Heather (McDonald) Drayton 1919–2006
  3. 3. Walter (Francis Rainey) Drayton 1923–2000

Rachel McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1889
1889
Birth of Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald in Longwarry, Victoria, Australia Reg No 32667
Longwarry, Victoria, Australia Reg No 32667
1978
25 Nov 1978
Age 89
Death of Rachel Jane (Jean) McDonald in Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia
Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Longwarry, Victoria, Australia Reg No 32667
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1978
    Event Place: Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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