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Robert Ian Donaldson 1878 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1878

Birth Location: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Jul 1958

Death Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Father: John Donaldson

Mother: Amelia Farmery

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The story of Robert Ian Donaldson began in 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. Robert Ian Donaldson passed away in 1958 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Ian Donaldson began in 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
  • Robert Ian Donaldson passed away in 1958 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Robert Donaldson's Ancestors

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Robert Donaldson
1878 – 1958
Birth Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Gordon Donaldson
1845 – 1928
Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland
Amelia (Gordon Donaldson) Farmery
1850 – 1927
North Cave, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Donaldson
1820 –
Eliza Gordon
1817 –
Peebles, Peebleshire, Scotland
William Farmery
1816 – 1888
North Cave, Yorkshire, England
Ann (Farmery) Brabbs
1815 – 1875
North Cave, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Farmery
1795 – 1868
Ann Howden
1795 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Farmery
1766 – 1845
Amelia Allott
1766 – 1838

Robert Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1878
31 Jan 1878
Birth of Robert Ian Donaldson in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
1958
10 Jul 1958
Age 80
Death of Robert Ian Donaldson in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1958
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

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