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Ronald William Macdonald 1891 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1891

Birth Location: Boisdale, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Mar 1945

Death Location: Whyalla SouthAustralia

Father: Farquhar MacDonald

Mother: Christina McLeod

Spouse(s): Catherine Kelly

Children(s): Catherine Russell, Ronald MacDonald, Christine MacDonald

Early life: Ronald William Macdonald arrived in Boisdale, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland in 1891, born to Farquhar MacDonald and Christina McLeod. Over time, Ronald William Macdonald formed a family with Catherine Mabel Kelly, which included Catherine Mabel Russell, Ronald Farquhar MacDonald and Christine Euphemia MacDonald. Ronald William Macdonald concluded life in Whyalla SouthAustralia in 1945.

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Parents

Farquhar MacDonald
1842 – 1936
Birth Location: 327 Baghasdal, Uibhist a Deas (S Uist), Western Isles, Scotland.
FM
Christina McLeod
1852 – 1906
Birth Location: Boisdale, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
CM

Spouses(s)

Catherine Kelly
1909 – 1947
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
CK

Children(s)

Catherine Russell
1934 – 2019
Birth Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
CR
Ronald MacDonald
1936 – 2006
Birth Location: Newcastle New South Wales Australia
RM
Christine MacDonald
1939 – 2014
Birth Location: Raymond Terrace Newcastle New South Wales
CM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1890
    Event Place: Boisdale, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1890
    Event Place: North Uist Outer Hebrides Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1891
    Event Place: Boisdale, South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: South Uist, Inverness, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: South Uist, Inverness, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mayfield East
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Mar 1945
    Event Place: Whyalla SouthAustralia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958
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